Things to do after installing Ubuntu Maverick Meerkat (10.10)
The new release of Ubuntu is not long off so today I decided to try out the beta on my laptop. Seeing as I am going to have to do a similar installation on a number of desktops that I use, I thought that I would write a quick bash script to automate things I want executing once I have installed the new Ubuntu Maverick Meerkat release next month. So here it is:
#!/bin/bash # To Begin sudo apt-get -y install ttf-droid ttf-inconsolata sudo add-apt-repository ppa:chromium-daily/beta sudo apt-get -y update && sudo apt-get -y upgrade # Gnome tweaks gconftool-2 -s -t bool /desktop/gnome/interface/menus_have_icons true gconftool-2 -s -t bool /desktop/gnome/interface/buttons_have_icons true # Desktop fonts gconftool-2 -s -t string /desktop/gnome/interface/document_font_name "Droid Sans 9" gconftool-2 -s -t string /desktop/gnome/interface/font_name "Droid Sans 9" gconftool-2 -s -t string /desktop/gnome/interface/monospace_font_name "Droid Sans Mono 9" gconftool-2 -s -t string /apps/metacity/general/titlebar_font "Droid Sans Bold 9" gconftool-2 -s -t string /apps/nautilus/preferences/desktop_font "Droid Sans 9" # Remove the fail sudo apt-get -y autoremove mono-runtime sudo apt-get -y autoremove openoffice-* sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-games-common sudo apt-get -y autoremove evolution-common evolution-data-server evolution-plugins evolution-webcal evolution-indicator sudo apt-get -y autoremove gwibber-service sudo apt-get -y autoremove simple-scan sudo apt-get -y autoremove pitivi # Install the win sudo apt-get -y install chromium-browser sudo apt-get -y install hamster-applet imageshack-uploader shutter xchat gm-notify sudo apt-get -y install git-core bzr sqlite3 sudo apt-get -y install build-essential python-dev libjpeg62 libjpeg62-dev zlib1g zlib1g-dev # Plugins for mp3 playback and other media sudo apt-get -y install gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg gstreamer0.10-fluendo-mp3 gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugl sudo apt-get -y install flashplugin-nonfree # Python stuff sudo apt-get -y install python-setuptools sudo easy_install pip sudo pip install virtualenv virtualenvwrapper echo "source /usr/local/bin/virtualenvwrapper.sh" >> ~/.bashrc mkdir $HOME/.virtualenvs # Cleanup sudo apt-get autoremove && sudo apt-get clean all && sudo apt-get autoclean all # Reminders echo "***********************************************************************" echo "Go and download Dropbox from https://www.dropbox.com/downloading " echo "Go and install Wing IDE from http://wingware.com/downloads/wingide/4.0 " echo "***********************************************************************"
As you can see, I am not in opposition to using a little bit of beta software. Hope you find this useful.

