Install additional Software and configure existing packages after the base install of Mac OS X
Install any software you find necessary to install. Most commonly sought-after are MS Office, Adobe Reader, TextWrangler, X11. More on some of those further down.
Much of the frequently required software can be found in the "mac" account which can either be accessed
with a webbrowser or [smb://itsmb/mac as a samba mount] (see also MacOsXconfigureFinderAndSoftwareUpdate)
- MacOsXinstallX11
- MacOsXinstallMsOffice
- Adobe Reader: make sure to install all updates, in the correct order...
- MacOsXconfigureSafari
- MacOsXinstallXcode - not generally needed or desired but containing a couple of generally useful items - recommended