some essential and additional packages, which should be installed after an upgrade vim ssh thunderbird thunderbird-gnome-support enigmail network-manager-openvpn network-manager-vpnc nvidia-glx-* compizconfig-settings-manager gnome-do awn-settings unison-gtk gimp acroread build-essential git subversion rapidsvn sun-java6-* (uncomment canonical first) maven2 ant flashplugin-* ubuntu-restricted-extras xine-[ui|plugin] vlc libdvdread4 libqt4-dev a2ps hplip-gui gnomebaker pidgin skype gdesklets virtualbox vmware dropbox texmaker to be continued …

hey folks, i know, it is kind of a religious discussion - but, i am on the light side of the force ;) here you can find a very good introduction: “learn vim progressively” … it’s really easy! may the force be with us!

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hey folks, there is a wonderful post describing why to know the basics … and how it provides you a really great advantage! i often try to explain it to my students and only a handful of them realise it! so, enjoy it … http://www.codelord.net/2011/02/22/you-owe-it-to-yourself-to-be-old-school/ for example, a really good question is: Learn C and some systems programming and you have the ability to grasp basics of most tools you use....