DailyDreaming/system-setup

Scripts and files for setting up my Ubuntu machine.

Scripts and Files for a Fresh Ubuntu Setup.

Preinstall:

• Update the Kernel: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.16.2/
  • sudo dpkg -i *.deb
  • uname -r
• Resolve any driver issues.
  • Video card drivers rely on the kernel version, lightdm/gdm3, and Wayland Enabling
  • Resolve any other driver issues
• Reboot

Install:

• Run install_0.sh.

• Assuming all went well, run install_1.sh.

• Install tensorflow and cuda+ manually: https://www.tensorflow.org/install

• Install mendeley manually: https://www.mendeley.com/download-desktop/

• Install deadbeef manually: http://deadbeef.sourceforge.net/download.html

• Install kicad manually: http://kicad-pcb.org/download/ubuntu/

• Configure codecs to get libdvdcss2:

   dpkg-reconfigure libdvd-pkg
  

• Configure git:

   git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
   git config --global user.name "Your Name"
   git config --global credential.helper store
   git config --global alias.lg "log --color --graph --pretty=format:'%Cred%h%Creset -%C(yellow)%d%Creset %s %Cgreen(%cr) %C(bold blue)<%an>%Creset' --abbrev-commit"
  

• Install Cinnamon Desktop:

   sudo apt install -y cinnamon-desktop-environment lightdm
   dpkg-reconfigure lightdm
  

Set default programs*

*TODO: Automate? Slightly paranoid about using sed for this.

• For sublime text specifically, check which of these files exists:

   ls /usr/share/applications/sublime_text.desktop # make sure this exists
   ls /usr/share/applications/sublime-text.desktop # might be this instead on some systems
  

• Then find/replace gedit with sublime_text or sublime-text, do the same for vlc and deadbeef respectively:

   sudo nano /usr/share/applications/defaults.list
  

• From within PyCharm, click top left "tool" menu -> "create desktop entry" (necessary to lock to launcher).

• Build Elasticsearch (5.5) from Source: Place binary in /usr/local/bin/elasticsearch

• Manually Set hosts filter:

   wget http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt
   cat hosts.txt >> /etc/hosts  # open and edit
  

• Setup git-secrets

• Install Slack

• Install Zoom + Profile Avatar

• Import Firefox Bookmarks + Install Add-Ons

• sudo dpkg-reconfigure -plow unattended-upgrades