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Support #631

GNet Developer Ubuntu Workstation

Added by Daniel Curtis almost 9 years ago. Updated over 8 years ago.

Status:
Closed
Priority:
Normal
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Category:
Workstation
Start date:
08/28/2014
Due date:
% Done:

100%

Estimated time:
2.50 h
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Description

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. This is a guide for setting up a development environment using an Ubuntu 14.04 derivative.

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

  • Latest HandBrake PPA
    sudo apt-add-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases
    
  • Android adb & fastboot PPA
    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
    
  • 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" 
    
  • Google Chome repo
    wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add - 
    sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google.list'
    

Install the Applications

  • Refresh the software manager cache:
    sudo apt-get update
The following command will install:
  1. HandBrake: The ultimate video conversion program
  2. VirtualBox w/ Guest Additions: Virtual computing software
  3. LibreOffice: Office suite
  4. Windows Network Browsing: For connecting to Windows shares
  5. Firefox: Mozilla Web browser
  6. Thunderbird: Mail client
  7. Pidgin: Instant messaging client
  8. Google Chrome: Google Chrome web browser
  9. Chromium: Open Source Chrome web browser
  10. BleachBit: Browser, mail, application cleaning application
  11. GIMP: Image editing
  12. Filezilla: FTP/SFTP Client
  13. git: Source code management
  14. KeePass2: Password management
  15. VLC: Media player
  16. Restricted codecs: Closed source audio and video codecs, i.e .mp3
  17. Arduino: Arduino Integrated Development Environment
  18. Fritzing: Prototyping software
  • Install the packages:
    sudo apt-get install google-chrome-stable 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 keepass2 ubuntu-restricted-extras vlc chromium-browser android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot arduino fritzing libqt4-sql-sqlite handbrake-gtk kdenlive k3b openshot nmap wireshark geany remmina calibre owncloud-client

Autostart Applications at Startup

  • Create the autostart directory:
    mkdir ~/.config/autostart
    
  • Create a link of the pidgin.desktop file to the autostart folder to autostart pidgin upon login:
    ln -s /usr/share/applications/pidgin.desktop ~/.config/autostart/pidgin.desktop
    

Related issues

Copied from GNet Solutions - Support #442: Generic Ubuntu Desktop Post-Install ChecklistClosedwilliam carinio08/28/2014

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#1

Updated by Daniel Curtis almost 9 years ago

  • Copied from Support #442: Generic Ubuntu Desktop Post-Install Checklist added
#2

Updated by Daniel Curtis almost 9 years ago

  • Description updated (diff)
  • Status changed from New to Resolved
  • % Done changed from 0 to 100
#3

Updated by Daniel Curtis almost 9 years ago

  • Description updated (diff)
#4

Updated by Daniel Curtis over 8 years ago

  • Status changed from Resolved to Closed

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