Things to do on Fresh Linux installation

sudo apt-get install synaptic vlc gimp gimp-data gimp-plugin-registry gimp-data-extras y-ppa-manager bleachbit openjdk-7-jre oracle-java8-installer flashplugin-installer unace unrar zip unzip p7zip-full p7zip-rar sharutils rar uudeview mpack arj cabextract file-roller libxine1-ffmpeg mencoder flac faac faad sox ffmpeg2theora libmpeg2-4 uudeview libmpeg3-1 mpeg3-utils mpegdemux liba52-dev mpeg2dec vorbis-tools id3v2 mpg321 mpg123 libflac++6 totem-mozilla icedax lame libmad0 libjpeg-progs libdvdcss2 libdvdread4 libdvdnav4 libswscale-extra-2 ubuntu-restricted-extras ubuntu-wallpapers*

1. synaptic is a package manager, which we use in many tutorials.
2. vlc is one of the most popular and powerful media players available.
3. gimp, gimp-data, gimp-plugin-registry, andgimp-data-extras are all parts of a powerful photo editor, built to rival Adobe Photoshop.
4. y-ppa-manager is there so you can manage PPAs without needing to use the Terminal.
5. bleachbit is a powerful cleaning utility.
6. openjdk-7-jre is an open-source Java emulator.
7. oracle-java8-installer is the official Java installer.
8. flashplugin-installer is the official Flash installer.
9. unace, unrar, zip, unzip, p7zip-full, p7zip-rar, sharutils, rar, uudeview, mpack, arj,cabextract, and file-roller are there to extract and compress files in various archive formats.
10. libxine1-ffmpeg, mencoder, flac, faac, faad,sox, ffmpeg2theora, libmpeg2-4, uudeview,libmpeg3-1, mpeg3-utils, mpegdemux, liba52-dev, mpeg2dec, vorbis-tools, id3v2, mpg321,mpg123, libflac++6, totem-mozilla, icedax,lame, libmad0, libjpeg-progs, libdvdcss2,libdvdread4, libdvdnav4, libswscale-extra-2and ubuntu-restricted-extras are all media codecs. They play videos, music, and DVDs.
11. ubuntu-wallpapers* adds basically every wallpaper that has ever lived.