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This article mainly introduces "how to install basic applications automatically on Ubuntu". In daily operation, I believe many people have doubts about how to install basic applications automatically on Ubuntu. Xiaobian consulted all kinds of materials and sorted out simple and easy-to-use operation methods. I hope it will be helpful to answer the questions of "how to install basic applications automatically on Ubuntu". Next, please follow the editor to study!

Install Alfred on Ubuntu

Alfred installation is easy! Just download the script and start it. It's that simple.

$wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/derkomai/alfred/master/alfred.py$ python3 alfred.py

Alternatively, use wget to download the script, as shown above, simply move alfred.py to $PATH:

$sudo cp alfred.py / usr/local/bin/alfred

To make it executable:

$sudo chmod + x / usr/local/bin/alfred

And start it with the command:

Alfred uses Alfred scripts to easily and quickly install basic applications on Ubuntu

Start the Alfred script as described above. This is what the default interface of Alfred looks like.

As you can see, Alfred lists many of the most commonly used application types, such as:

Web browser

Mail client

Message

Cloud storage client

Hardware driver

Codec

Developer tools

Android

Text editor

Git

Kernel update tool

Audio / video player

Screenshot tool

Screencap tool

Video encoder

Streaming media application

3D modeling and animation tools

Image Viewer and Editor

CAD software

PDF tool

Game simulator

Disk management tool

Encryption tool

Password Manager

Archiving tool

FTP software

System Resource Monitor

Apply initiator and so on.

You can select any one or more applications and install them immediately. Here, I will install "Developer bundle", so I select it and click the OK button.

Now, the Alfred script will automatically add the necessary repositories, PPA and install the selected applications to your Ubuntu system.

After the installation is complete, you will see the following message.

Congratulations! The selected package has been installed.

You can view recently installed applications on Ubuntu using the following command:

$grep "install" / var/log/dpkg.log

You may need to restart the system to use some installed applications. Similarly, you can easily install any program in the list.

As a hint, there is a similar script written by different developers called post_install.sh. It is exactly the same as Alfred, but provides some different applications. Please check the link below for more details.

Ubuntu Post Installation Script

These two scripts allow lazy users, especially novices, to quickly and easily install most of the common applications, tools, updates, and Mini Program they want to use in Ubuntu Linux with just a few mouse clicks, without relying on official or unofficial documentation for help.

At this point, the study on "how to automate the installation of basic applications on Ubuntu" is over. I hope to be able to solve your doubts. The collocation of theory and practice can better help you learn, go and try it! If you want to continue to learn more related knowledge, please continue to follow the website, the editor will continue to work hard to bring you more practical articles!

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