Configure Ubuntu

Setup and configure an Ubuntu installation.

Setup

Initial

View installed packages.

sudo apt list --installed

Remove unwanted packages.

sudo apt remove [package] [package] ...

Update and upgrade packages.

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Build Essentials

Install build essential packages.

sudo apt install build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev

Restricted Extras

Install Restricted Extras package.

sudo apt install ubuntu-restricted-extras

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For copyright reasons, the Restricted Extras package is excluded from Ubuntu's default installation.

Ubuntu Pro

Install and attach Ubunto Pro advantage tools.

sudo apt install ubuntu-advantage-toolssudo pro attach [token]

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To obtain a token, visit the Ubuntu Pro subscription page.

Cleanup

Remove unused packages.

sudo apt autoremove

Applications

1Password

See installation guide.

Chrome

See installation guide.

Color Picker

sudo apt install gcolor3

Discord

See installation guide.

Dropbox

See installation guide.

FileZilla

sudo apt install filezilla

Git

sudo apt install git

Obsidian

See installation guide.

Slack

See installation guide.

Spotify

See installation guide.

Virtual Box

sudo apt install virtualbox

Visual Studio Code

See installation guide.

Wireshark

See installation guide.

Enable for non-root users.

sudo dpkg-reconfigure wireshark-commonsudo usermod -a -G wireshark [user]sudo reboot

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It's recommended to run the above commands so non-root users can run Wireshark.

Dotfiles

See installation guide.

caution

Install applications before you install dotfiles.

Desktop

Move Applications icon to the top of the Dock.

gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock show-apps-at-top true

Show Trash icon on Desktop.

gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.ding show-trash true

Terminal

Tilix

Install Tilix, a tiling terminal emulator.

sudo apt install tilix

Exa

Install Exa, a replacement for ls.

sudo apt install exa

Zsh and Oh My Zsh

Install Zsh, a Bash replacement shell.

sudo apt install zsh

Install Oh My Zsh, an open source Zsh configuration manager framework.

sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

Install zsh-autosuggestions and zsh-syntax-highlighting.

git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-autosuggestionsgit clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting

Fonts

Install Powerline fonts.

sudo apt install fonts-powerlinefc-cache -f -v

Install JetBrains Mono Nerd fonts.

wget https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/releases/latest/download/JetBrainsMono.zipsudo unzip JetBrainsMono.zip -d /usr/share/fonts/jetbrains-monorm JetBrainsMono.zipfc-cache -f -v

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Once installed, set as default for Tilix and Visual Studio Code.

Theme

Install Powerlevel10k theme.

git clone https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k.git $ZSH_CUSTOM/themes/powerlevel10k

Install Tomorrow Night theme with Gogh.

sudo apt install dconf-cli uuid-runtimebash -c  "$(wget -qO- https://git.io/vQgMr)"

Development

Create Development folder.

mkdir ~/Development

SSH Keys

See installation guide.

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Once generated, add id_*.pub to Ubuntu One and Github.

Environments

Docker

See installation guide.

Node.js

NVM

See installation guide.

Node

nvm install --lts

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Move any appended export code from ~/.zshrc to ~/.exports.

Python

Install Pip, a Python package installer.

sudo apt install python3-pip

Install venv, a virtual environment creation tool.

sudo apt install python3-venv

Shortcuts

Windows

Shortcut	Description
Super + Tab	Application switcher
Super + ▲	Maximize window state
Super + ▼	Default window state
Super + ◄	Split window left
Super + ►	Split window right