Many of these things aren't 11.10 specific, but since I find myself applying the same changes to each machine I install a list seemed prudent. Without a list I wind up trying to figure out why X works on one computer but not another. Play encrypted DVDs
sudo apt-get install libdvdread4
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh
Add Medibuntu Repository
sudo wget –output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/$(lsb_release -cs).list &&sudo apt-get –quiet update && sudo apt-get –yes –quiet –allow-unauthenticated install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get –quiet update
Classic Menu
http://www.noobslab.com/2011/07/classic-menu-indicator-on-ubuntu-1104.html
Menu Editor (and other Gnome stuff)
sudo apt-get install gnome-session-fallback
Allow stuff so display in top panel
gsettings set com.canonical.Unity.Panel systray-whitelist "['all']"
Kdenlive Latest Version My Favorite Video Editor
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:sunab/kdenlive-release && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install kdenlive
sudo apt-get upgrade {this will get the new MLT packages}