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 # All in one command
sudo apt-get install at man vim rsync ntp

Here is the long version of it,

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# Alternatively do one line at a time
sudo apt-get install at # To run a job at a specified time.
sudo apt-get install man # man pages.
sudo apt-get install vim # Newer vi which has color coding.
sudo apt-get install rsync # Transfer just the differences between two sets of files across the network 
sudo apt-get install ntp # Ensures your time is synced (covered in setup, but listed here for completeness)

This above list is still be  refined. Maybe put inbeing refined and I am considering including,

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sudo apt-get install dnsutil # Might be useful as it has nslookup.
geoip-database # Determine geo location of ip. Probably installed with dnsutil. 
sudo apt-get install command-not-found # Suggest packages to install when command is not found.

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sudo apt-get install wget

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