Simple script to install essential packages in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid 64-bit
Please note that this script has been tested only with a lucid 64-bit installation. It requires an active internet connection to download packages (a broadband connection, otherwise it will seem to take forever to finish):
#!/bin/bash
# Adding Medibuntu Repositories
sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/$(lsb_release -cs).list --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude install medibuntu-keyring && sudo aptitude update
sudo update-apt-xapian-index
# Install multimedia codecs
sudo apt-get remove gnash gnash-common libflashsupport mozilla-plugin-gnash swfdec-mozilla
sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad gstreamer0.10-plugins-base gstreamer0.10-plugins-good gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg libdvdread4 libdvdnav4 libdvdcss2
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh
sudo apt-get install alsa-oss faac faad flashplugin-nonfree gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse libmp3lame0 non-free-codecs unrar msttcorefonts ubuntu-restricted-extras vlc build-essential cdbs fakeroot dh-make debhelper debconf dkms
# Install some of my favorite software
sudo apt-get install netspeed ntfs-config gparted wine vlc gnome-do gimp filezilla bluefish stardict chmsee
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