We have already featured a post dedicated to things you should do after installing Ubuntu , now lets take a look at the applications/softwares to install after installing Ubuntu. Please bear in mind that this is a post meant for newbie Ubuntu users primarily. Top 18 applications to install after installing Ubuntu.

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Click here to install VLC from official Ubuntu repositories.

If you want to Install the bleeding edge version of VLC instead, check this post for details regarding installing latest VLC in Ubuntu.

Click here to install SMPlayer from official Ubuntu repositories.

If you prefer the bleeding edge version of the player instead, here are the instructions for installing the latest SMPlayer in Ubuntu.

Banshee Music Player - The Default Music Player for Ubuntu from Next Release

Most of you will be aware of this already, Banshee will most probably become the default music player for Ubuntu from the next major release, Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal ie. Banshee is already the default choice for many among Ubuntu users and and you might also want to give it a try.





Click here to install Banshee from official Ubuntu repositories. If you want to install the latest version of Banshee instead, instructions here.

DeadBeef - An Extremely Lightweight Music Player Alternative

I was deeply impressed by this nice little music player which is extremely good at syncing *very* large music collections quickly and without any stability issues. DeadBeef is what you need if you are looking for something basic and simple.



Click here to install Deluge from Ubuntu repositories.

Or else, you might want to install the latest version of Deluge instead.

JDownloader is a simple cross platform download manager which probably is also one among the most popular download manager for Linux platform. JDownloader is Open Source and written entirely in Java.





Read JDownloader installations instructions for Ubuntu.

Click here to install Pidgin from default Ubuntu repositories(recommended method).

If you want to install latest Pidgin build instead, instructions here.

Hotot - My Favorite Twitter Client for Ubuntu

There are plenty of twitter clients for Ubuntu available for free download. I have tried a lot of them, but nothing comes close to the functionality and ease of use aspects of Hotot IMO.





Hotot twitter client is not yet available in the default Ubuntu repositories. You should instead read this post on how to install latest Hotot twitter client in Ubuntu.

Dropbox is probably one among the best online file syncing/sharing tool available for Ubuntu. And unlike Ubuntu One, the default online file syncing app for Ubuntu, Dropbox is cross platform as well and a lot less buggier.

Read detailed instructions for installing Dropbox in Ubuntu.

This is something every newbie Ubuntu user should be looking for, a more eyecandy desktop. Well, I got to tell you there are plenty of desktop configuration options available. But here we are going to discuss about themes alone.

Equinox GTK Theme + Faenza Icon Theme

If you are a regular reader of this blog, you must probably knew about my addiction for this particular theme combination already.





Cheese - Take Photos and Record Videos Using Webcam

Cheese is a must install especially if you are a laptop user, since most laptops/netbooks have a webcam these days. Cheese is a simple application that lets you take photos and record videos using your webcam. Cheese have some even cheesier effects also to make your photos and videos look, well, different. Click here to install Cheese from official Ubuntu repositories. Avant Window Navigator(AWN)

Avant Window Navigator is an awesome dock application for your Ubuntu desktop. AWN is simple and it was one of the first dock application for Ubuntu which featured easy drag and drop functionality of different AWN apps.

Click here to install AWN from official Ubuntu repositories. The AWN shown is the above screenshot is a slight different version which is not yet available with official repositories. More about AWN Lucido and Installation Instructions. Docky - Yet Another Dock Application

Docky is another really good and simple dock application Ubuntu and it is well integrated into the GNOME Desktop as well. Docky provides an application launcher, running application management, and various "docklets" including a CPU monitor, weather report, clock etc.

Click here to install Docky from official Ubuntu repositories. Or you might want to install bleeding edge version. Instructions here. Synapse - One of Its Kind Launcher Application for Ubuntu

I was never a fan of third party launcher applications since I was quite satisfied with the default ALT + F2 functionality of Ubuntu. But everything changed once Synapse happened.



Here are a bunch of applications for Ubuntu which belong to the 'others' category,I was never a fan of third party launcher applications since I was quite satisfied with the default ALT + F2 functionality of Ubuntu. But everything changed once Synapse happened.

Choice of applications vary from user to user and this collection of 18 apps for Ubuntu reflect my personal choice of applications and doesn't infer to anything 'official'. This is also one of our lengthiest post till now, please do let us know your review of the post and the general quality of our blog. And don't forget to check out our compilation of things to do after installing Ubuntu

My favorite multimedia applications for Ubuntu include,VLC media player is arguably the most comprehensive multimedia application available for Ubuntu. It is fast and has support for almost all multimedia formats.SMplyer is another awesome media player application for Ubuntu which is basically a nice and simple frontend for award winning MPlayer multimedia player for Ubuntu/Linux.Pidgin was the default IM client for Ubuntu until last release, which was then replaced by Empathy IM client. Pidgin still is a power packed IM client and have support for almost all IM platforms.