Support #442
Updated by Daniel Curtis over 10 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. *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 * VirtualBox PPA <pre> sudo apt-add-repository ppa:debfx/virtualbox </pre> * KeePass2 PPA <pre> sudo apt-add-repository ppa:jtaylor/keepass </pre> * Latest HandBrake PPA <pre> sudo apt-add-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases </pre> * Latest GIMP PPA <pre> sudo apt-add-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp </pre> * Android adb & fastboot PPA <pre> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8 </pre> * Android SDK <pre> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:upubuntu-com/sdk </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" sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install owncloud-client </pre> h3. Refresh the software manager cache <pre>sudo apt-get update</pre> 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 <pre>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</pre> handbrake-gtk</pre>