Post Ubuntu installation Tips

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sudo apt-get install nvidia-current
sudo apt-get install vim-gtk
# reboot
sudo apt-get install gnome
# -- Undo global menus
sudo apt-get remove appmenu-gtk3 appmenu-gtk appmenu-qt
# -- Remove overlay scrollbars
sudo apt-get remove liboverlay-scrollbar-0.2-0 liboverlay-scrollbar3-0.2-0 overlay-scrollbar 
# logout
# login (using gnome-shell as default)
sudo apt-get install synaptic
sudo apt-get install chromium-browser chromium-codecs-ffmpeg
# -- My backup utility
sudo apt-get install duplicity
sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jdk
sudo apt-get install xchat
sudo apt-get install curl
sudo apt-get install git git-gui
# -- Useful font
sudo apt-get install ttf-droid
# -- Extremely common fonts in use on the web
sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts
sudo apt-get install ttf-bitstream-vera
# -- Make the fonts look nicer
sudo ln -sf /etc/fonts/conf.avail/10-autohint.conf /etc/fonts/conf.d/
# -- Love my ogg123 utility for notifications in xchat
sudo apt-get install vorbis-tools
# -- Mount my home NAS
sudo apt-get install smbfs
# -- make workspaces switch both screens at the same time
sudo apt-get install gconf-editor
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.overrides workspaces-only-on-primary false
# -- Fix Gnome Shell Irritations
sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool
gnome-tweak-tool
# -- In tweak tool...
#  Shell
#    Show date in clock : ON
#    Arrangement of buttons on the titlebar: ALL
#  Fonts
#    Antialiasing: RGBA