Setting up a new Ubuntu
For the record, my OS of choice is Ubuntu 9.10 aka Karmic Koala. I use Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.10 on laptops and netbooks, Desktop 9.10 on desktop machines, Server 8.10 on Servers and Mythbuntu 9.04 on my home theater PCs.
To start I install Ubuntu, then do system updates.
When I set up a new Ubuntu, there are a few things i do right away to get it set up correctly, this them:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mc htop openssh-serverFrom there I can remote in from another machine and continue configuring the system...
sudo apt-get install inkscape gimp wine Then i set up my terminal text editor to MC Edit
sudo update-alternatives --config editorSo sometimes the software I use is not avialable from the APT-GET command, so I set up some additional software as follows:
... more to come