For new servers:
sudo apt-get install openssh-server apache2 mysql-server perl php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql libapache2-mod-auth-mysql imagemagick libmagickwand-dev nano apcalc gdisk net-tools unzip
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For new servers:
sudo apt-get install openssh-server apache2 mysql-server perl php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql libapache2-mod-auth-mysql imagemagick libmagickwand-dev nano apcalc gdisk net-tools unzip
For new desktop installations:
To enable vlc:
sudo wget --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/$(lsb_releasae -cs).list
sudo apt-get --quiet update
sudo apt-get --yes --quiet --allow-unauthenticated install medibuntu-keyring
sudo apt-get --quiet update
sudo apt-get --yes install app-install-data-medibuntu apport-hooks-medibuntu
Installation:
sudo apt-get install firefox testdisk gimp dvdbackup ubuntu-restricted-extras pdfedit libdvdread4 unzip kcharselect traceroute gcc g++ krdc k9copy libdvdcss2 mplayer vlc scribus scribus-template scribus-doc xsane imagemagick flashplugin-installer sshfs dvdstyler fslint texlive openjdk-7-jre icedtea-7-plugin apcalc autofs syncthing gdisk net-tools nano
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh