Standalone Ansible playbook for (X)ubuntu post-install tasks.

ansible-standalone.yml

---
- hosts: ubuntu
  user: admin
  sudo: yes

  tasks:
  - name: Test distribution
    fail: msg="Not Ubuntu, aborting"
    when_string: $ansible_distribution != "Ubuntu"

  - name: Install prerequisites for PPA management
    apt: pkg=$item state=present update_cache=yes
    with_items:
    - python-software-properties
    - software-properties-common

  - name: Add PPAs
    apt_repository: repo=$item
    with_items:
    - ppa:kevin-mehall/pithos-daily
    - ppa:x2go/stable

  - name: Uninstall cruft
    apt: pkg=$item state=absent
    with_items:
    - abiword-common

  - name: Install packages
    apt: pkg=$item state=present update_cache=yes
    with_items:
    # System
    - gparted
    - ecryptfs-utils
    - unetbootin

    # VCS
    - git
    - gitg
    - git-svn
    - meld

    # Text and graphics
    - gedit
    - libreoffice-calc
    - libreoffice-core
    - libreoffice-math
    - libreoffice-impress
    - libreoffice-pdfimport
    - libreoffice-writer
    - pdfmod
    - gimp
    - inkscape
    - shutter

    # Package management
    - python-pip
    - synaptic

    # Network
    - chromium-browser
    - filezilla
    - transmission
    - grsync
    - remmina
    - pyhoca-gui
    - wireshark
    - zenmap

    # Media
    - pithos
    - vlc

xubuntu.sh

sudo apt-get remove abiword-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pithos/ppa
sudo apt-get install ssh synaptic gparted unetbootin git git-svn gitg meld python-pip python-dev gcc nmap zenmap pithos vlc gedit gimp inkscape shutter chromium-browser filezilla transmission grsync remmina wireshark libreoffice-calc libreoffice-core libreoffice-math libreoffice-impress libreoffice-pdfimport libreoffice-writer pdfmod trimage gigolo transgui wine simple-scan chirp virt-manager hugin nautilus nvidia-xconfig
sudo pip install virtualenv requests selenium boto python-dateutil 

#https://www.dropbox.com/install?os=lnx
#http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/files/Linux-BETA/
#http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads
#http://www.duplicati.com/home