elementaryOS Apps and Configs
This guide has been updated for elementaryOS v5.0+.
Enbale PPA support
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get -y install software-properties-common
Elementary tweaks
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:philip.scott/elementary-tweaks
sudo apt-get install -y elementary-tweaks
File Roller
7Z, RAR file support tosudo apt-get install -y rar unrar p7zip-full p7zip-rar
Task manager
sudo apt-get install -y gnome-system-monitor htop
Google Chrome Web Browser
- Download Page, Direct link to Stable and Beta OR
wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add -
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list'
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y google-chrome-stable
VLC Media Player
sudo apt-get install -y vlc
Kingsoft WPS Office
Libre Office
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:libreoffice/ppa
sudo apt-get install -y libreoffice
TLP Laptop battery saver
sudo apt-get install -y tlp tlp-rdw
sudo tlp start
GIMP Image editor
sudo apt-get install -y gimp
xfburn - CD and DVD burning application
sudo apt-get install -y xfburn
xfburn does not support multi-session disks
dConf-Tools
sudo apt-get install -y dconf-tools
Disk usage analyzer
sudo apt install -y baobab
gParted
sudo apt-get install -y gparted
ISO Master
sudo apt-get install -y isomaster
BleachBit
sudo apt-get install -y bleachbit
uGet Download Manager
sudo apt install -y aria2 uget
Spotify desktop app
Synaptic Package Manager
sudo apt-get install -y synaptic
Ubuntu Restricted extras
sudo apt-get install -y ubuntu-restricted-extras
Grub Customizer
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer
sudo apt-get install -y grub-customizer
Filezilla
sudo apt-get install -y filezilla
HandBrake media convertor
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases
sudo apt-get install -y handbrake-gtk
Selene Media Encoder
sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:teejee2008/ppa
sudo apt-get install -y selene
Audio Recorder
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:audio-recorder/ppa
sudo apt-get install -y audio-recorder
Submlime text 3
wget -qO - https://download.sublimetext.com/sublimehq-pub.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb https://download.sublimetext.com/ apt/stable/" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sublime-text.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y sublime-text
Virtual Box
sudo apt install virtualbox virtualbox-ext-pack
gnome disk
sudo apt-get install -y gnome-disk-utility
PulseAudio Volume Control
sudo apt-get install -y pavucontrol
Update manager (you may not need this)
sudo apt-get install software-properties-gtk
sudo apt-get install update-manager
Wingpanel addons
- https://github.com/camellan/placesindicator
- https://github.com/mdh34/elementary-indicators
- https://github.com/PlugaruT/wingpanel-indicator-sys-monitor
- https://github.com/maze-n/indicator-daynight
- https://github.com/ele-l10n-cjk/wingpanel-indicator-inputmethod
- https://github.com/maze-n/indicator-daynight
https://persepolisdm.github.io/
for better download manager based on aria2 with chrome and firrefox extension