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Things to do after you've installed Ubuntu
# Install tweak tools
sudo apt-get install unity-tweak-tool
sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool
# Install compiz
sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager compiz-plugins-extra
# Disable guest and remote login accounts
sudo nano /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
allow-guest=false
greeter-show-remote-login=false
# Improve responsiveness of Unity by removing the lens crap
sudo apt-get autoremove unity-lens-shopping
sudo apt-get autoremove unity-lens-music
sudo apt-get autoremove unity-lens-photos
sudo apt-get autoremove unity-lens-gwibber
sudo apt-get autoremove unity-lens-video
# Disable crash reporter
sudo nano /etc/default/apport
enables=0
# Install psensor
sudo apt-get install lm-sensors hddtemp psensor
# Install flash plugin
sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer
# Install qTorrent (Open source uTorrent clone)
sudo apt-get install qbittorrent
# Install restricted extras
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
# Install codecs and enable DVD player
sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg libxine1-ffmpeg gxine mencoder libdvdread4 totem-mozilla icedax tagtool easytag id3tool lame nautilus-script-audio-convert libmad0 mpg321
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh
# Install compression stuff
sudo apt-get install p7zip-rar p7zip-full unace unrar zip unzip sharutils rar uudeview mpack arj cabextract file-roller
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