Useful programs

This is the list of programs I advised you to install on your server / workstation.

Core programs

Archive managers

To handle compress files and folders

apt-get install flex libarchive-zip-perl libio-compress-perl m4 perl perl-modules unzip zip
apt-get install zoo bzip2 arj nomarch lzop cabextract
apt-get install lzip ncompress rzip sharutils unace unalz unrar p7zip-rar

Linux compilation tools

apt-get install make autoconf automake cpp gcc
apt-get install subversion build-essential

Security audit

apt-get install nmap

apt-get install tshark wireshark wireshark-doc

Core libraries extensions

apt-get install apt-listchanges libnet-ldap-perl libauthen-sasl-perl daemon libio-string-perl libio-socket-ssl-perl
apt-get install libnet-ident-perl libnet-dns-perl

Advanced APT manager

apt-get install python-software-properties

Processes

apt-get install htop

Python

Python is a scripting language often used in open-source software’s.

apt-get install python3 python3-doc

Startup manager

apt-get install sysv-rc-conf

Then launch:

sysv-rc-conf

Java

See JDK_setup

On Ubuntu:

add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java 
apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
apt-get install oracle-java7-installer oracle-jdk7-installer

Utilities

Guake

Installation

apt-get install guake

Add Guake to boot sequence

System settings > Startup application > add "Guake" | path: /usr/bin/guake

Curl

Use curl to check some URLs

apt-get install curl

SSH manager

To manage SSH connections, PAC manager is an excellent tool. see http://sourceforge.net/projects/pacmanager/

Install the required package

apt-get install libgtk2-appindicator-perl

Download the latest version
install the package:

sudo dpkg -i pac.deb

In case of error:

Errors were encountered while processing: pac

Just do:

sudo apt-get install -f && sudo dpkg -i pac.deb

Remmina

Remmina is an excellent tool to manage Windows Remote Desktop Connections. see http://remmina.sourceforge.net/

apt-get install rdesktop
apt-get install remmina remmina-plugin-vnc remmina-plugin-gnome remmina-plugin-rdp

Dos2unix converter and vice-versa

By default Linux cannot run script that are encoded in windows format. Those tools allow you to switch formats.

apt-get install dos2unix tofrodos

To use it just:

dos2unix myFile
tofrodos myFileOptional features

File manager “midnight commander”

apt-get install mc

Text internet browser

apt-get install lynx

Bess hexadecimal editor

apt-get install bless

USB startup disk (unetbootin)

apt-get install unetbootin

Help pages

apt-get install manpages manpages-dev

Help pages (french)

apt-get install manpages-fr manpages-fr-dev manpages-fr-extra

Windows emulator

apt-get install wine

Required libs, to be install in a 2nd time

apt-get install q4wine

Multimedia

Quicktime

apt-get install libquicktime2

VLC

apt-get install vlc

Cairo-dock

Nice and usefull dock to access your applications.

apt-get install cairo-dock cairo-dock-plug-ins cairo-dock-plug-ins-integration

Then, add it to startup: Launch cairo-dock, right click on it ; in the "cairo-dock" menu click 'add it to startup'

Alternative way of adding it to startup: Xubuntu > start menu > all settings > Session and startup > "application autostart" > Add

Graphical

Gimp

Gimp is an excellent tool:

apt-get install gimp gimp-help-common

Some extra features:

apt-get install gimp-data-extras gimp-gmic gimp-ufraw gnome-xcf-thumbnailer

Help

apt-get install gimp-help-fr

Internet

Google Chrome

Download the latest version of Chrome: https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/

Install the package using:

sudo dpkg -i google-chrome.deb

If you encounter some errors during installation, just do:

sudo apt-get install -f && sudo dpkg -i google-chrome.deb

Filezilla (FTP client)

apt-get install filezilla

Skype

Download skype from the official website: http://www.skype.com/

sudo dpkg -i skype-ubuntu-XX.deb

If you encounter some errors during installation, just do:

sudo apt-get install -f && sudo dpkg -i skype-ubuntu-XX.deb

Office tools

Libre office

Core features

apt-get install libreoffice libreoffice-calc libreoffice-draw  libreoffice-impress libreoffice-writer libreoffice-templates libreoffice-pdfimport

Proficient tools

ENGLISH

apt-get install hunspell-en-us hyphen-en-us mythes-en-us

If you don't like the "hunspell" dictionnary you can install "myspell" instead:

apt-get install myspell-en-us

Francais

apt-get install hunspell-fr hyphen-fr mythes-fr

Svenska

apt-get install hunspell-sv-se

Other UI languages