Apps that should come installed with Ubuntu

[SeijiSensei]

I probably could, too. My only point was that wishlists alone are irrelevant unless you also suggest what should be removed to accommodate the added packages.

Sort of like budgeting, only we don't get to borrow additional CD space from China.

[Untold]

VLC player
Chrome or Chromium (in addition to Firefox)
Calibre (latest version with a script to update it from the upstream site rather than from the repository, since it changes very rapidly)
WINE (with a friendly front-end like PlayOnLinux)
GIMP

I think you summed it up real nice there. Those are what I install upon a new install.

[santosh83]

I probably could, too. My only point was that wishlists alone are irrelevant unless you also suggest what should be removed to accommodate the added packages.

Sort of like budgeting, only we don't get to borrow additional CD space from China.

Err maybe I'm overlooking something really obvious here, but since the official Ubuntu download ISOs are already above CD size at ~760Mb, and need to be burned onto a DVD anyway, is it really that pressing now to be shaving off a few Mb here and there?

I don't mean to suggest that it go up to maximum DVD size but something like 1Gb shouldn't really make a difference to those already downloading 700Mb. And a lot can be included in those extra 300Mb.

[Grenage]

Tbh, any system that's capable of running Ubuntu is going to have a DVD drive.

[snowpine]

Slackware is 2.3gb, Sabayon is 2.1gb, etc.
I really think Ubuntu could be bigger and include more software.

[kurt18947]

From my post-install install list:

- Tint2 panel
- HTOP
-gscan2pdf
-gnome-system-tools. This brings back the superior (IMO) users and groups app.
-system-config-printer. Superior to current printer management app IMO.
-Synaptic
-Gdebi
-gnome-tweak-tool

Some of the 'alternative' *buntu distros include some of these by default.

[santosh83]

From my post-install install list:

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-Synaptic

...

Oh Synaptic isn't installed by default on modern Ubuntu release is it? To me it's irreplaceable. Software Centre often makes me want to go live in a cave!

[kurt18947]

Oh Synaptic isn't installed by default on modern Ubuntu release is it? To me it's irreplaceable. Software Centre often makes me want to go live in a cave!

Synaptic is not installed by default AFAIK. Software Center might have an advantage for new users, though. It gives a better picture of the function of a package to someone who barely knows what a package it. They both have their advantages & disadvantages.

[Hishighness]

Unity.

Seriously, I could probably come up with a ton of stuff that isn't as deserving as Gimp.

LOL. I hated Unity at first, but it's startin to grow on me. I just don't like how you can't customize it. I also think it's hilarious that a project called Unity had the effect of splitting the community.

In answer to the OPs question

- apt-fast
- chrome
- Guake (Whoever made this is a genius)
- Ubuntu Tweak
- VLC
- Wine
- KolourPaint

That's all I can think of off the top of my head.

[monkeybrain2012]

Don't really care as I always get updated versions through ppa or compile them myself for software that I use often (especially multimedia stuffs as the repo versions tend to be pathetically out of date).

Many people say vlc, well vlc's strongest selling point is the bundled codecs, if it comes with Ubuntu's default installation the codecs will be stripped and it will be just another mediaplayer and frankly not as good as mplayer + Smplayer IMO (It has its own codecs not through medibuntu or the restricted extras) If that happens my first thing to do would be to replace it with an uncrippled version from videolan's ppa.

But some system managing tools would be good to come with the default as they don't need upgrading very much and don't take up a lot of space:

gdebi

synaptic

dconf-tools

ccsm

gnome-tweak-tools("advanced settings")

gnome-system-tools (for managing user and groups)

openvpn plugin for network manager