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Ubuntu is currently the most popular flavor of Linux, based heavily off of Debian. It has a huge community, lots of support from developers, and is a suitable platform for both workstation and server. With a Long-Term Support version every other major version, offering 5 years of support at no cost.

Start by opening a Terminal

Overview¶

A few applications are necessary for a functional developer computer complete with an office suite, web browser, media player, development tools, and few extra goodies. Here are a few, more to come:

Setup Third-Party PPA repositories¶

• VirtualBox PPA
  

  sudo apt-add-repository ppa:debfx/virtualbox
  

• KeePass2 PPA
  

  sudo apt-add-repository ppa:jtaylor/keepass
  

• Latest HandBrake PPA
  

  sudo apt-add-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases
  

• Latest GIMP PPA
  

  sudo apt-add-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp
  

• Android adb & fastboot PPA
  

  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
  

• Android SDK
  

  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:upubuntu-com/sdk
  

• ownCloud Client Repo
  

  wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:desktop/xUbuntu_14.04/Release.key
  sudo apt-key add - < Release.key  
  sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:/ownCloud:/desktop/xUbuntu_14.04/ /' >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/owncloud-client.list" 
  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get install owncloud-client
  

Refresh the software manager cache¶

sudo apt-get update

The following command will install:

• HandBrake: The ultimate video conversion program
• VirtualBox w/ Guest Additions: Virtual computing software
• LibreOffice: Office suite
• TrueCrypt: High-grade encryption tool
• Windows Network Browsing: For connecting to Windows shares
• Firefox: Web browser
• Thunderbird: Mail client
• Pidgin: Instant messaging client
• Chromium: Open Source Chrome web
• BleachBit: Browser, mail, application cleaning application
• GIMP: Image editing
• Filezilla: FTP/SFTP Client
• git: Source code management
• KeePass2: Password management
• VLC: Media player
• Flash: Closed source media and content plugin
• Restricted codecs: Closed source audio and video codecs, i.e .mp3
• Arduino: Arduino Integrated Development Environment
• Fritzing: Prototyping software
  

  sudo apt-get install netflix-desktop virtualbox virtualbox-guest-additions-iso libreoffice truecrypt bleachbit nautilus-share samba firefox thunderbird pidgin pidgin-otr gimp gimp-data-extras gimp-help-en filezilla git-core keepass2 ubuntu-restricted-extras vlc chromium-browser android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot android-sdk arduino fritzing libqt4-sql-sqlite handbrake-gtk kdenlive k3b openshot nmap wireshark geany remmina calibre owncloud-client