This is a list of the software that I installed on my new 17R. My first installation on this laptop was Ubuntu 12.04, and I basically installed the same things as what I had on my old laptop. This was somewhat rushed and more like “notes”. Obviously, it’s been rushed because it has taken me so long to get it proofread and published.
Hopefully, someone will find it useful, so I am publishing it anyway. So, here’s what I installed on Ubuntu 12.04.
Shutter
From the Software Center: shutter
Ran this command to get it to show in the notification area:
gsettings set com.canonical.Unity.Panel systray-whitelist "$(gsettings get com.canonical.Unity.Panel systray-whitelist | sed -e "s/]$/, 'shutter']/")";
Created the $HOME/screenshots folder.
In Edit > Preferences, configured: Main — Directory. Behavior — checked Start Shutter at login and Hide window on first launch.
For screenshots and more information, see the First Steps in Ubuntu 12.04 post.
Remmina
Remmina was already installed, but I had to restore my connections, and I had to make it auto start. To restore the connections, I copied the ~/.remmina directory from my old laptop. To make it auto start, I just went to Edit > Preferences and checked “Start tray icon automatically”.
Chrome
Installed from: https://www.google.com/chrome. Restored my profile and the Gnome Keyring.
For screenshots and more information, see the First Steps in Ubuntu 12.04 post.
Grsync
Installed from Software Center: grsync. Used to copy files from my old laptop.
For more information see: Ubuntu 12.04: Restoring Files
Configuration Utilities
Installed from Software Center: main menu, CompizConfig Settings Manager
For more information see: Ubuntu 12.04: Essential Tweaks
32 Bit Firefox
I installed my 32bit version of Firefox for WebEx. The one issue I had was that I needed to install the ia32-libs package.
Bible Software
I installed Xiphos and BibleTime.
Rather than downloading the modules, I restored the ~/.sword directory from my old laptop.
For more information see: Ubuntu 12.04: Bible Software
Graphics Software
Installed from Software Center: Gimp, Inkscape, Dia, Ubuntu restricted extras, Mplayer, Kden Live, Open Shot, cheese
For more information see: Ubuntu 12.04: Graphics Programs
Sound Software
Installed from Software Center: Audacity and MuseScore
Misc Tools
Installed from Software Center: GVim, 7zip, Concurrent Version System, subversion, Cola Git GUI
Rather than installing Meld directly this time, I installed it with the Nautilus Compare Extension Preferences.
For more information see: Ubuntu 12.04: Misc Tools
Networking
From Software Center, I installed: vpnc, network-manager-vpnc, network-manager-openvpn, network-manager-strongswan, network-manager-openconnect
SQL Developer
I downloaded it from Oracle’s SQL Developer Download Page. The page changed just a little bit. I had to choose the “Other Platforms” link.
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For the JDK, I made sure to install the OpenJDK6 JDK from the Technical Details of the Software Center. I used /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk-amd64 as my JVM when I started it for the first time.
For more information, see: Ubuntu 12.04: Installing Oracle SQL Developer
Microsoft Office
I used Play On Linux and installed Office using my Office Ultimate CD.
For more information, see: Ubuntu 12.04: Office and Play on Linux