From 1f477769b4e648f762c8016d3906e4e89aca417c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ryanlovett <rylo@berkeley.edu>
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 00:01:28 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Install octave.

Install octave for desktop, and remove unneeded packages.
---
 apt.txt | 62 ++++++++++-----------------------------------------------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 52 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apt.txt b/apt.txt
index 10e53b0..59cd670 100644
--- a/apt.txt
+++ b/apt.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
-# Some linux packages for basic terminal work, particularly
-# oriented at users new to Unix/cmd line environments.
-
-# installing less as more just isn't enough
-less
-
 # Basic unix tools
+less
 man
 man-db
 manpages-posix
@@ -18,23 +13,8 @@ wget
 # Core text editors on a *nix box: vim
 vim
 
-# A couple of CLI editors that are easier than vim
-# micro  # currently not working on 18.04
-nano
-jed
-jed-extra
-
-# powerful terminal-based file manager, better than the one in JLab
-mc
-
-# for easily managing multiple repositories with one command (perl-doc
-# is needed for its help pages to work)
-mr
-perl-doc
-
 # Regular build tools for compiling common stuff
 build-essential
-gfortran
 
 # Dependencies for nbconvert
 texlive-xetex
@@ -48,34 +28,16 @@ lmodern
 pandoc
 latexdiff
 
-# Some useful git utilities use basic Ruby
-ruby
-
-# Other niceties for command-line work and life
-ack   # powerful grep-like tool
-pydf  # colorized disk usage
-tmux
-screen
-htop
-nnn   # cmd line file manager
-zsh
-rsync
-tig  # console UI for git
-multitail
-
-# For later, these are not available in 18.04
-#browsh # text-based web browser, occasionally handy
-#dasel  # json/yml/csv/etc data wrangling at the terminal
-#fzf   # fuzzy file finder
-
 ## This section adds tools for desktop environment usage
 dbus-x11
+xfce4
+xfce4-panel
+xfce4-session
+xfce4-settings
 xorg
 xubuntu-icon-theme
-xfce4
-xfce4-goodies
-xclip
-xsel
+tigervnc-standalone-server
+tigervnc-xorg-extension
 firefox
 chromium-browser
 
@@ -83,15 +45,11 @@ chromium-browser
 vim-gtk3
 gedit
 
-# Git clients and tools
-git-gui
-gitg
-qgit
-meld
-
-# For jupyter-tree-download. Ref: https://github.com/berkeley-dsep-infra/datahub/issues/3979			
+# For jupyter-tree-download
 zip
 
 # playwright deps https://jira-secure.berkeley.edu/browse/DH-305
 libnss3
 libnspr4
+
+octave