My running log of what I've done to my fresh Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr installation.

trusty_tahr_setup.sh

# This can be ran as a standalone script but really it is just a reference of things I've done with a fresh install in case I want or need to install Ubuntu on another machine.

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# Tips from the following URL: http://howtoubuntu.org/things-to-do-after-installing-ubuntu-14-04-trusty-tahr

# ***Note: First you will need to enable partner repositories in the Software & Updates GUI.***

echo "Downloading GetDeb and PlayDeb....." &&
wget http://archive.getdeb.net/install_deb/getdeb-repository_0.1-1~getdeb1_all.deb http://archive.getdeb.net/install_deb/playdeb_0.3-1~getdeb1_all.deb &&

echo "Installing GetDeb....." &&
sudo dpkg -i getdeb-repository_0.1-1~getdeb1_all.deb &&

echo "Installing PlayDeb....." &&
sudo dpkg -i playdeb_0.3-1~getdeb1_all.deb &&

echo "Deleting Downloads....." &&
rm -f getdeb-repository_0.1-1~getdeb1_all.deb &&
rm -f playdeb_0.3-1~getdeb1_all.deb

echo "Adding some common repositories....." &&
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:videolan/stable-daily
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:webupd8team/y-ppa-manager
echo 'deb http://download.videolan.org/pub/debian/stable/ /' | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/libdvdcss.list &&
echo 'deb-src http://download.videolan.org/pub/debian/stable/ /' | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/libdvdcss.list &&
wget -O - http://download.videolan.org/pub/debian/videolan-apt.asc|sudo apt-key add -

echo "Update packages....." &&
sudo apt-get update

echo "Upgrade packages....." &&
sudo apt-get upgrade

echo "Upgrade distribution packages....." &&
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

echo "Adding some common repositories....." &&
sudo apt-get install  -y 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*

echo "Install Google Chrome....." &&
if [[ $(getconf LONG_BIT) = "64" ]]
then
	echo "64bit Detected" &&
	echo "Installing Google Chrome" &&
	wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb &&
	sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb &&
	rm -f google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
else
	echo "32bit Detected" &&
	echo "Installing Google Chrome" &&
	wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb &&
	sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb &&
	rm -f google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb
fi

echo "Some cleaning up....." &&
sudo apt-get -f install &&
sudo apt-get autoremove &&
sudo apt-get -y autoclean &&
sudo apt-get -y clean

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# Some tips from the following URL: http://www.enqlu.com/2014/04/things-to-do-after-installing-ubuntu-14-04-lts-trusty-tahr.html

echo "Installing Gnome Tweak Tool....." &&
sudo apt-get install -y gnome-tweak-tool

echo "Installing Unity Tweak Tool....." &&
sudo apt-get install -y unity-tweak-tool

echo "Installing Pidgin....." &&
sudo apt-get install -y pidgin

echo "Installing System Load Indicator....." &&
sudo apt-get install -y indicator-multiload

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# Some tips from the following URL: http://www.webupd8.org/2014/04/10-things-to-do-after-installing-ubuntu.html

echo "Installing Cpufreq Indicator....." &&
sudo apt-get install -y indicator-cpufreq

echo "Installing Firefox support for H.264....." &&
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mc3man/trusty-media
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg

echo "Installing and configuring Pipelight....." &&
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:pipelight/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y pipelight-multi
sudo pipelight-plugin --enable silverlight
sudo pipelight-plugin --enable widevine

echo "Installing Pepper Flash....." &&
sudo apt-get install -y pepperflashplugin-nonfree
sudo update-pepperflashplugin-nonfree --install


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# Some of my favorite IDE's

# Sublime Text 2 (I'll upgrade to 3 eventually.....)
# Reference: http://askubuntu.com/questions/172698/how-do-i-install-sublime-text-2
echo "Installing Sublime Text 2....." &&
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/sublime-text-2
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install sublime-text

# Install Jetbrains Webstorm
# Partial Reference: http://www.jetbrains.com/webstorm/webhelp/system-requirements-and-installation.html#d117668e505
# Download the WebStorm-*.tar.gz file at http://www.jetbrains.com/webstorm/download/index.html
# @TODO Make version number dynamic
echo "Installing WebStorm 8.0.3..." &&
wget -P /home/$USER/Downloads http://download.jetbrains.com/webstorm/WebStorm-8.0.3.tar.gz
sudo mkdir /home/$USER/WebStorm
pushd /home/$USER/Downloads/
sudo tar xfz WebStorm-*.tar.gz
sudo rm WebStorm-*.tar.gz
sudo mv WebStorm-* /home/$USER/WebStorm/
sudo sh /home/$USER/WebStorm/WebStorm-*/bin/webstorm.sh &

# Vim (of course)
echo "Installing Vim....." &&
sudo apt-get install -y vim

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# Some dev environment stuff

# Install curl
echo "Installing curl....." &&
sudo apt-get install -y curl

# Borrow Ben Alman's dotfiles repo setup script
# Reference: https://github.com/cowboy/dotfiles
echo "Installing Ben Alman's dotfiles....." &&
sudo bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/cowboy/dotfiles/master/bin/dotfiles)" && source ~/.bashrc

# *** Note: You will now have some nice aliases available thanks to the dotfiles script but just in case I want to pick and choose in the future I'll keep it to the normal bash commands. ***

# A good old LAMP install plus some common PHP extensions
echo "Installing LAMP and some PHP extensions....." &&
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y apache2
sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo apt-get install -y mysql-server libapache2-mod-auth-mysql php5-mysql
sudo apt-get install -y php5 libapache2-mod-php5 php5-mcrypt
sudo apt-get install -y php5-cli php5-common php-apc php-pear php5-xdebug php5-curl php5 php5-dev
sudo apt-get install -y php5-xsl
sudo apt-get install -y php5-intl
sudo service apache2 restart

# SQLite
echo "Installing sqlite....." &&
sudo apt-get install -y sqlite3 php5-sqlite

# Composer
echo "Installing Composer....." &&
sudo curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
sudo mv composer.phar /usr/bin/composer

# Oh My Zsh
echo "Installing ohmyzsh....." &&
sudo apt-get install -y zsh
sudo curl -L http://install.ohmyz.sh | sh

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# Some miscellaneous stuff

# Spotify
echo "Installing Spotify....." &&
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/spotify.list'
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 94558F59
sudo apt-get install spotify-client

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# I dual boot windows so this can be helpful

# Boot-Repair
echo "Installing Boot Repair....." &&
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair
sudo sed 's/trusty/saucy/g' -i /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yannubuntu-boot-repair-trusty.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y boot-repair && (boot-repair &)


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# Things I used the Software Center to install

# Dropbox
# MySQL Workbench
# XBMC Media Center

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