phairow / linuxsetup

setup linux environment

linuxsetup

setup linux environment

recovery

mount readwrite filesystem from recovery mode

    mount -o remount,rw /

xkb special key modifiers

• left alt = left ctrl
• left special = left alt
• caps lock = left control
• both shift keys at once = caps lock
• one shift key releases caps lock

    setxkbmap -option 'caps:ctrl_modifier,altwin:ctrl_alt_win,shift:both_capslock_cancel'

force ubuntu to run at startup

    gnome-session-properties

click Add

• name = Key Modifiers
• Command = [see setxkbmap command above]

install some packages

    sudo abt-get update
    sudo apt-get install vim
    sudo apt-get install curl
    sudo apt-get install -y build-essential
    
    // for docker
    sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https ca-certificates
    sudo apt-get install linux-image-extra-$(uname -r)
    apt-get install apparmor

install nvm and nodejs/npm versions

• https://github.com/creationix/nvm

(using node v4.3.2 at time of this writing)

install mongo to get mongo client

https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-ubuntu/

    echo "deb http://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu trusty/mongodb-org/3.2 multiverse" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-3.2.list
    
    sudo apt-get update
    
    sudo apt-get install -y mongodb-org

    sudo apt-get install -y mongodb-org=3.2.3 mongodb-org-server=3.2.3 mongodb-org-shell=3.2.3 mongodb-org-mongos=3.2.3 mongodb-org-tools=3.2.3

install docker

https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/linux/ubuntulinux/

install docker-compose

https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/

install some apps

• Atom editor (plugins: apm install atom-typescript; apm install linter)
• vscode editor (plugins: tslint, vetur, vim, vscode-icons, debugger-for-chrome, vscode-docker)
• Chrome (or may already have Chromium)
• Firefox
• Brave
• Gimp
• Ghostscript
• Inkscape
• Meld
• Slack

android

• java
• android studio