Here's an interesting tool to get a lot of the things installed on a normal home system. I'll be giving this a shot on an home system and let you all know how it goes.
Here's the basics of it: http://getautomatix.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
Here's the packages it installs: http://getautomatix.com/wiki/index.php?title=Automatix_for_%28X%29Ubuntu
Again, I'll report back after I've played with it.
Mike K.
Mike,
I have used Automatix, it rocks. It is a great tool. With it, I actually go real player to final install!