Checklist of things to do on reinstalling Ubuntu

I'm finally moving to 64 bit Linux (since all my machines are fine with that).  My disks have my /home and root files in different partitions, so I can erase and reinstall Linux itself without touching any of "my" files.  This works flawlessly, and the new installation comes up with all my old desktop settings etc.  Since the Ubuntu Software Center's "sync" function still doesn't work properly, here are some installations and customizations that I like:

• For Okular, also install  kdelibs5-data and kdelibs-bin
• Get rid of silly Gnome shell appmenu (This extension seems to work in Gnome 3.8.4, which makes life easy)
• Fix the Google/Gnome calendar thing (still residual bugs though)
• fix annoying Baobab thing
• fix annoying slow/broken PDF printing on my LJ1300 (out with foomatic, in with cups-gutenberg).

Install:

• Synaptic and gdebi 
• dkms
• Java (openjdk, openjre, icedtea): default-jre, default-jdk
• keepassx
• TeXStudio (get from website, without recommendeds, otherwise you pull the whole TeXlive; Blahota ppa not current).
• qbittorrent (and remove transmission)
• m17n (and setup ibus, including UK) 
• ibus-qt4 (so that ibus works with QT applications like TeXstudio)
• subdownloader
• musescore (get a ppa when available)
• easytag
• artha dictionary
• geany
• gThumb (and remove shotwell)
• scantailor
• network-manager-openvpn
• openvpn (and privateinternetaccess and OpenDNS)
• network-manager-vpnc (for Univie VPN)
• vino/remmina
• filezilla
• Nemo-compare
• gnome tweak and ubuntu-tweak
• gconf editors (dconf ed's already there)
• ubuntu restricted extras
• USB startup disk creator
• gparted
• menulibre
• git 
• indicator-sync (for ubuntuone indicator) 
• grsync 
• pdftk 
• perl-tk 
• Nemo-open-terminal
• banshee (remove rhythmbox)
• 64-bit version of local things like emusicj (NB: ~/bin is mirrored)
• enable encoded DVD playing
• libtiff-tools  
• ImageMagick
• mozplugger
• curl 
• some extra fonts (Gentium, Galatia)

Add ppas, and get

• yppa (ppa:webupd8team/y-ppa-manager)
• textadept 
• grub customizer
• Moka themes and icons (ppa:snwh/moka-icon-theme-daily)

And from outside the repos, install:

• Virtualbox and extension pack from Oracle's website. 
• TeXlive from TUG
• Nautilus Solus fork when it's ready for Gnome 3.8 (superseded: use Nemo instead)
• Google music manager
• Dropbox (from dropbox.com)
• dbupdate (from DB forum, with my edit.)
• Jabref (not necessary - mine is installed locally)
• oXygen
• AppMenu tweak
• Hide Top Bar tweak
• Replace Nautilus with Nemo 

argument for apt-get install:

sudo apt-get install dkms default-jre default-jdk keepassx qbittorrent subdownloader musescore easytag artha geany gthumb scantailor network-manager-openvpn openvpn network-manager-vpnc vino remmina filezilla meld gconf-editor ubuntu-restricted-extras gparted git indicator-sync grsync pdftk perl-tk m17n-db m17n-contrib ibus-m17n gnome-tweak-tool banshee libtiff-tools  ImageMagick mozplugger curl ibus-qt4 synaptic gdebi fonts-sil-gentium fonts-sil-galatia

argument for apt-get remove:

sudo apt-get remove rhythmbox transmission empathy evolution shotwell gnome-shell-extensions

not in main repos:

ubuntu-tweak (ppa:tualatrix/next)
textadept (ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8)
grub-customizer (ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer)
moka-gtk-theme moka-icon-theme moka-icon-theme-extras (ppa:snwh/moka-icon-theme-daily, ppa:snwh/moka-gtk-theme-daily)
menulibre

 sudo add-apt repository

ppa:tualatrix/next
ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer
ppa:snwh/moka-icon-theme-daily
ppa:snwh/moka-gtk-theme-daily
ppa:menulibre-dev/dailyppa:webupd8team/y-ppa-manager

sudo apt-get install y-ppa-manager ubuntu-tweak grub-customizer moka-gtk-theme moka-icon-theme moka-icon-theme-extras menulibre