New computer, Ubuntu, recommended things to install?

[KCmetro]

Starting fresh with a new computer. It's technically Ubuntu Server, although I am going to also use it as a normal workstation. Any suggestions for applications to install on it?

[Belgarathian]

Windows 10. 

 

I'm joking. 

 

FireFox, LibreOffice, etc.

[Guest]

Just now, Belgarathian said:

Windows 10. 

 

I'm joking. 

 

FireFox, Open Office, etc.

Those are preinssalled on Ubuntu. Maybe not for server but regular ones shold have. They use Libreoffice btw

[themctipers]

chromium, if you use chrome.

[Belgarathian]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Those are preinssalled on Ubuntu. Maybe not for server but regular ones shold have. They use Libreoffice btw

Wasn't aware! it's been so long since I've had Linux installed. 

[Guest]

Just now, themctipers said:

chromium, if you use chrome.

I had issues with it actually. Amazon and newegg won't open

[KCmetro]

15 minutes ago, themctipers said:

chromium, if you use chrome.

I'm curious, why chromium instead of chrome?

[Guest]

Just now, KCmetro said:

I'm curious, why chromium instead of chrome?

because ubuntu doesn't have chrome

 

[treeroy]

Why on earth would you want to use Chrome  

[Fetzie]

19 hours ago, KCmetro said:

Starting fresh with a new computer. It's technically Ubuntu Server, although I am going to also use it as a normal workstation. Any suggestions for applications to install on it?

Doesn't Ubuntu Server not come with a GUI? You might want to install one of those, unless you really like the terminal

 

19 hours ago, Belgarathian said:

 LibreOffice, etc.

 

vim for life

[KCmetro]

2 minutes ago, Fetzie said:

Doesn't Ubuntu Server not come with a GUI? You might want to install one of those, unless you really like the terminal

 

 

vim for life

I don't think so. I installed ubuntu server and it just booted into the command line. I've decided to install fluxbox, keep things as light as possible, only add what I need a I need it. And yep, I like vim, I use vi all the time.

[Fetzie]

1 minute ago, KCmetro said:

I don't think so. I installed ubuntu server and it just booted into the command line. I've decided to install fluxbox, keep things as light as possible, only add what I need a I need it. And yep, I like vim, I use vi all the time.

I keep intending to learn all the shortcuts for shit like "delete the 4th line beginning at the 12th character" but I never seem to find the time (dd is generally all I really need every day :))

[KCmetro]

24 minutes ago, Fetzie said:

I keep intending to learn all the shortcuts for shit like "delete the 4th line beginning at the 12th character" but I never seem to find the time (dd is generally all I really need every day :))

Yeah I use maybe half of those on that cheat sheet, but only about a quarter of them on a regular basis.

[elkenrod]

vim

tmux

mps-youtube

nethogs

ghex

irssi

 

and whole bunch of other things that i just auto install when I install a new version of Linux.

[Sintezza]

On 6-12-2016 at 5:34 AM, deXxterlab97 said:

because ubuntu doesn't have chrome

 

You still can simply just install regular chrome eventually.

Since they are deb packages anyways.

Some people mainly need chrome for netflix.

 

Anyways other handy tools.

 

- media codecs.

- kodi media center

- Skype

- Kden live.

- vlc.

- pdf document viewer. (there are diffrent good ones)

- kazam, simple screen recorder or OBS?.

- bleechbit

- gimp.

- wine + wine tricks.

- Play on Linux.

- Better Audio player of choice.

- ClamAV
- Spotify.

- Torrent client like Transmission or Deluge.

- IRC Client like Hexchat or Quassel.

- Terminator terminal.

- email client of choice, like Thunderbird, or Kmail.

- Burn programm´s.

- Discord.

- Mumble.

- Steam.

- GuFW simple firewall.

- Gparted.

- dropbox.

 

Basicly whatever you need.

 

 

[Guest]

41 minutes ago, Sintezza said:

You still can simply just install regular chrome eventually.

Since they are deb packages anyways.

Some people mainly need chrome for netflix.

 

Anyways other handy tools.

 

- media codecs.

- kodi media center

- Skype

- Kden live.

- vlc.

- pdf document viewer. (there are diffrent good ones)

- kazam, simple screen recorder or OBS?.

- bleechbit

- gimp.

- wine + wine tricks.

- Play on Linux.

- Better Audio player of choice.

- ClamAV
- Spotify.

- Torrent client like Transmission or Deluge.

- IRC Client like Hexchat or Quassel.

- Terminator terminal.

- email client of choice, like Thunderbird, or Kmail.

- Burn programm´s.

- Discord.

- Mumble.

- Steam.

- GuFW simple firewall.

- Gparted.

- dropbox.

 

Basicly whatever you need.

 

 

steam on linux? 

ubuntu has pdf viewer pre installef dont remember the name

[Sintezza]

2 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

steam on linux? 

ubuntu has pdf viewer pre installef dont remember the name

Sure there is a steam client for linux natively..

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Sintezza said:

Sure there is a steam client for linux natively..

I know there is. The question is why? 

[Sintezza]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

I know there is. The question is why? 

If he likes to play some of his steam games on his linux box?

The liberary of steam games that have native support for linux is pretty growing nowdays.

[Guest]

Just now, Sintezza said:

If he likes to play some of his steam games on his linux box?

The liberary of steam games that have native support for linux is pretty growing nowdays.

LinuxMasterRace? Jk he should get Windows 

[KCmetro]

2 minutes ago, Sintezza said:

If he likes to play some of his steam games on his linux box?

The liberary of steam games that have native support for linux is pretty growing nowdays.

I actually have never used steam (I know I know lol) but I built this box largely for use with gaming, have been wanting to get back into it. The Windows side will most likely have Steam. I'm using the Linux side for everything else, but if there's gaming too that's probably okay. I don't care either way, but the windows side will definitely be all gaming (exclusively).

[Sintezza]

8 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

LinuxMasterRace? Jk he should get Windows 

Haha na i am allot active on the Level1techs community.

So yeah i´m probably a bit infected with the Linux virus.

Since there are allot of geeks there.

I like to play arround with Linux allot, allthough i still have not found the perfect distro for myself to replace my main OS.

But my next main OS will definitely be a Linux distro.

Because noooo way, no chance in life that any part of Windows10 is getting onto my machine.

Only in KVM maybe.

[KCmetro]

2 minutes ago, Sintezza said:

Haha na i am allot active on the Level1techs community.

So yeah i´m probably a bit infected with the Linux virus.

Since there are allot of geeks there.

I like to play arround with Linux allot, allthough i still have not found the perfect distro for myself to replace my main OS.

But my next main OS will definitely be a Linux distro.

Because noooo way that any part of Windows10 is getting onto my machine.

 

I have a completely separate drive for windows 10, completely separate drive for linux, completely separate drives for storage. ...windows for gaming only.

[Sintezza]

4 minutes ago, KCmetro said:

I have a completely separate drive for windows 10, completely separate drive for linux, completely separate drives for storage. ...windows for gaming only.

 

Thats totally fine basicly.

Works pretty well, i think that allot of users doing it that way.

Because there are still certain applications on which there are no direct open source replacements for.

And gaming on Linux is slowly starting to get there, but its not fully there yet.

But i expect if Vulkan is going to be a succes, and widley adopted by game developers.

Then Gaming on Linux has a very bright future.

 

You can of course also go totally Linux and run Windows10 in a KVM container.

However you need some pretty decent hardware for that.

 

[KCmetro]

2 minutes ago, Sintezza said:

 

Thats totally fine basicly.

Works pretty well, i think that allot of users doing it that way.

Because there are still certain applications on which there are no direct open source replacements for.

And gaming on Linux is slowly starting to get there, but its not fully there yet.

But i expect if Vulkan is going to be a succes, and widley adopted by game developers.

Then Gaming on Linux has a very bright future.

the day that linux = 100% gaming platform in addition to all the other amazing things that ya can do w/ it, will be the day that microsoft loses a lot of customers.