User Applications
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Install common desktop software
sudo apt install -y abcde acpi bsdgames culmus docbook-xsl dia ffmpeg fonts-anonymous-pro fonts-liberation fonts-lyx fonts-mplus fonts-sil-gentium geeqie gimp gnucash gnumeric inkscape kubuntu-restricted-addons kubuntu-restricted-extras kwalletcli ledger libsox-fmt-mp3 mpv nmap normalize-audio open-vm-tools password-gorilla passwordsafe pavucontrol pulseaudio-utils python3-dev qtchooser scribus scribus-doc ttf-bitstream-vera ttf-mscorefonts-installer ttf-xfree86-nonfree vlc xsltproc
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firefox
To install Firefox from a deb package, see firefox instructions
To install from flatpak:
sudo apt install flatpakflatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepoflatpak install flathub.org org.mozilla.firefoxNote
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emacs
If the distro version of emacs is out of date, see Appendix E, Build emacs .
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Download from github
sudo unzip procs-v0.14.4-x86_64-linux.zipsudo cp procs /usr/local/bin -
Chromium
Ideally, install Chromium from something besides Snap.
Configure Chromium for Wayland
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Go to chrome://flags
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Search "Preferred Ozone platform"
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Set it to "Wayland"
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Restart
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