Things to do after installing Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn

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1. Enable partner repository
$ sudo sed -i "/^# deb .*partner/ s/^# //" /etc/apt/sources.list && apt-get update

2. Download and Install GetDeb and PlayDeb
$ echo "Downloading GetDeb and PlayDeb" &&
wget http://archive.getdeb.net/install_deb/getdeb-repository_0.1-1~getdeb1_all.deb http://archive.getdeb.net/install_deb/playdeb_0.3-1~getdeb1_all.deb &&
echo "Installing GetDeb" &&
sudo dpkg -i getdeb-repository_0.1-1~getdeb1_all.deb &&
echo "Installing PlayDeb" &&
sudo dpkg -i playdeb_0.3-1~getdeb1_all.deb &&
echo "Deleting Downloads" &&
rm -f getdeb-repository_0.1-1~getdeb1_all.deb &&
rm -f playdeb_0.3-1~getdeb1_all.deb

3. Add PPAs (Personal Package Archives)
$ sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:videolan/stable-daily
$ sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp
$ sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
$ sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:webupd8team/java
$ sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:webupd8team/y-ppa-manager
$ sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:transmissionbt/ppa
$ echo 'deb http://download.videolan.org/pub/debian/stable/ /' | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/libdvdcss.list &&
echo 'deb-src http://download.videolan.org/pub/debian/stable/ /' | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/libdvdcss.list &&
wget -O - http://download.videolan.org/pub/debian/videolan-apt.asc|sudo apt-key add -

4. Update and upgrade
$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

5. Install essentials
$ sudo apt-get install synaptic vlc gimp gimp-data gimp-plugin-registry gimp-data-extras y-ppa-manager bleachbit openjdk-7-jre oracle-java8-installer flashplugin-installer unace unrar zip unzip p7zip-full p7zip-rar sharutils rar uudeview mpack arj cabextract file-roller flac faac faad sox ffmpeg2theora libmpeg2-4 uudeview mpeg3-utils mpegdemux liba52-dev mpeg2dec vorbis-tools id3v2 mpg321 mpg123 libflac++6 totem-mozilla icedax lame libmad0 libjpeg-progs libdvdcss2 libdvdread4 libdvdnav4 ubuntu-restricted-extras ubuntu-wallpapers*

6. Install additional drivers
Open Software & Updates > Additional Drivers, install as needed

7. Install Google Chrome
$ wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb &&
sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb &&
rm -f google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

8. Install VirtualBox
Verify if virtualbox packages are included in multiverse repository
$ apt-cache policy virtualbox
virtualbox:
   Installed: (none)
   Candidate: 4.3.18-dfsg-1
   Version table:
   4.3.18-dfsg-1 0
        500 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic/multiverse amd64 Packages

Update repository then install
$ sudo add-apt-repository multiverse
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install virtualbox

9. Install TrueCrypt
To install:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stefansundin/truecrypt
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install truecrypt

To automatically grant TrueCrypt sudo powers, edit sudoers with "sudo visudo" and add this (important: add it to the end of the file!):
your_username ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/usr/bin/truecrypt

Using "sudo visudo" makes sure you don't damage the file and prevent your system to boot. Never edit the sudoers file directly. If you're wondering why TrueCrypt exits when you hide it, go to Preferences » Background Task » uncheck "Exit when there are no mounted volumes".

10. Install vim with perl/python/ruby support
$ sudo apt-get remove vim-tiny vim vim-nox
$ sudo apt-get build-dep vim
$ sudo apt-get install mercurial
$ hg clone https://vim.googlecode.com/hg/ vim74
$ cd vim74
$ ./configure --enable-perlinterp --enable-pythoninterp --enable-rubyinterp --enable-cscope  --with-features=huge --prefix=/usr
$ sudo make
$ sudo make install

11. Adjust privacy
System Settings > Security & Privacy
Files & Applications - turn OFF
Search - turn OFF

12. Disable system crash reports
$ sudo vim /etc/default/apport
Change to: enabled=0
$ sudo service apport stop

13. Show menus in window's title bar
System Settings > Appearance > Behavior

14. Change display scale
System Settings ~ Displays ~ Scale for menu and title bars ~ adjust to 0.875

15. Install TweakTools or Unity Tweak Tools
$ sudo apt-get install unity-tweak-tool gnome-tweak-tool
Open Unity Tweak Tool and select "Minimize single window applications on click"

16. Install Skype

17. Install dupeGuru
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hsoft/ppa
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install dupeguru*

18. Install Unison
$ sudo apt-get install unison unison-gtk

19. To watch silverlight based video streams (HBO Go, etc)
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mjblenner/ppa-hal
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install hal
$ cd ~/.adobe/Flash_Player
$ rm -rf NativeCache AssetCache APSPrivateData2
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pipelight/stable
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install --install-recommends pipelight-multi
$ sudo pipelight-plugin --update
$ sudo pipelight-plugin --enable silverlight

20. Card reader support
$ sudo apt-get install exfat-fuse exfat-utils

21. Clean up
echo "Cleaning Up" &&
sudo apt-get -f install &&
sudo apt-get autoremove &&
sudo apt-get -y autoclean &&
sudo apt-get -y clean

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hostname:mango, os:Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn
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ASRock Z97 Extreme6 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core i7-4790 Haswell Quad-Core 3.6GHz LGA 1150 84W Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4600
Team Xtreme 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 Desktop Memory
OCZ ARC 100 ARC100-25SAT3-240G 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive
Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
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