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When I installed Ubuntu 19.10, I chose the "Minimal Installation" option. I figured that the default programs (that are regularly installed with Ubuntu) would be accessible from some meta-package afterwards, but I have yet to find it.

Is there such a meta-package or other way to install the default Ubuntu 19.10 programs without re-installing whole system?

K7AAY
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ATLief
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The metapackage you seek is ubuntu-desktop.

This will give you most of the stock Ubuntu Desktop, minus some applications:

$ sudo apt install ubuntu-desktop

This will give you the complete stock Ubuntu Desktop with all applications installed from the Desktop image:

$ sudo apt install ubuntu-desktop --install-recommends
N0rbert
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user535733
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First, open the terminal and enter

sudo apt remove ubuntu-desktop

Next, enter this command, this will install most of the apps and packages which are installed with the normal installation.

sudo apt install ubuntu-desktop

Hope this helps :)

Mohammed Ahmed Abdul Sattar
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Based in other responses but using other strategy:

  1. sudo apt-get update
  2. sudo apt-get install --install-recommends xorg xterm
  3. sudo apt install --install-recommends firefox
  4. sudo apt install --reinstall --install-recommends ubuntu-desktop

Maybe the 1 and 4 are enough, but I put the other dependencies if needed.

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