Support #631
Updated by Daniel Curtis over 9 years ago
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* h2. 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: h2. Setup Third-Party PPA repositories * Latest HandBrake PPA <pre> sudo apt-add-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases </pre> * Android adb & fastboot PPA <pre> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8 </pre> * ownCloud Client repo <pre> 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" </pre> * Google Chome repo <pre> 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' </pre> * Refresh the software manager cache: <pre>sudo apt-get update</pre> The following command will install: # HandBrake*: * *HandBrake*: The ultimate video conversion program # VirtualBox * *VirtualBox w/ Guest Additions*: Virtual computing software # LibreOffice*: * *LibreOffice*: Office suite # Windows * *Windows Network Browsing*: For connecting to Windows shares # Firefox*: * *Firefox*: Mozilla Web browser # Thunderbird*: * *Thunderbird*: Mail client # Pidgin*: * *Pidgin*: Instant messaging client # Google * *Google Chrome*: Google Chrome web browser # Chromium*: * *Chromium*: Open Source Chrome web browser # BleachBit*: * *BleachBit*: Browser, mail, application cleaning application # GIMP*: * *GIMP*: Image editing # Filezilla*: * *Filezilla*: FTP/SFTP Client # git*: * *git*: Source code management # KeePass2*: * *KeePass2*: Password management # VLC*: * *VLC*: Media player # Restricted * *Restricted codecs*: Closed source audio and video codecs, i.e .mp3 # Arduino*: * *Arduino*: Arduino Integrated Development Environment # Fritzing*: * *Fritzing*: Prototyping software * Install the packages: <pre>sudo apt-get install chrome-browser-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</pre>