Must have Ubuntu Packages
Jan
17
These are packages that I use and recommend on my Linux Ubuntu box.
System Tools
- Filelight
Displays a circular graph of the space used by your files, so you know when you
have big files (for example, images of your work) that if you backup them you’ll save space.
sudo apt-get install filelight - gdmap
Displays space used by files, but with squares.
sudo apt-get install gdmap - gParted
Interface for partitioning your hard disk drive, and make it a bit easier, without having to reinstall everything.
sudo apt-get install gparted - aptoncd
Just for Ubuntu and Debian. Allows to backup your packages installed in a CD so you can have them ready to
install in another computer.
sudo apt-get install aptoncd - htop
sudo apt-get install htop
Programming/Editor Tools
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PDFedit
Free (and open source) editor for manipulating PDF documents. GUI version + command line interface.
sudo apt-get install pdfedit - Bluefish
sudo apt-get install bluefish - Meld
A simple but powerful small tool that can compare two files or directories and tell you the differences, or merge them.
sudo apt-get install meld - vim
sudo apt-get install vim
Music Tools
Photo Tools
sudo apt-get install xaralx
Networking Tools
Media Players
Downloading Tools
- JDownloader
- Deluge, download it here.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deluge-team/ppa
sudo apt-get install deluge
GUI
- Mac Dock For Linux?
- GnomeDo
sudo apt-get install gnome-do gnome-do-plugins - Compiz
Additional
- p7zip
sudo apt-get install p7zip - TaskCoach
- KeePassX
sudo apt-get install keepassx - ntp
sudo apt-get install ntp - ubuntu-restricted-extras
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
More Great Sites
This is great site to get applications
Other great lists of packages:
You can also find some useful and free software and tools for Ubuntu / Linux in the following link:
http://www.webtechquery.com/index.php/2010/06/software-for-ubuntu-ubuntu-program/
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