ubuntu-post-install-todo

My task list after intalling Ubuntu 24.04

• stuff

  • sudo ufw enable enables firewall
  • sudo ufw allow from 192.168.0.0/16 allow incomming traffic from lan
  • sudo apt update updates repositories
  • sudo apt full-upgrade upgrades packages to latest version
  • sudo apt install ubuntu-restricted-extras $(check-language-support) installs Microsoft fonts, extra media decoders and missing translations
  • sudo apt install byobu curl gdebi-core gimp git git-cola kdiff3 lnav python3-pip python3-venv shutter vim installs dependencies and software I use
  • gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.calendar show-weekdate true enables week numbers in calendar widget
  • "Settings" -> "Wif-Fi" -> "Disable"
  • "Settings" -> "Bluetooth" -> "Disable"
  • "Settings" -> "Displays" -> "Primary display" -> "Most right screen"
  • "Settings" -> "Sound" -> "Volume Levels" -> "Press speaker of System Sounds to mute it"
  • "Settings" -> "Multitasking" -> "Workspaces" -> "Fixed number of workspaces" -> "1"
  • "Settings" -> "Multitasking" -> "Application Switching" -> "Include applications from each monitor only"
  • "Settings" -> "Appearance" -> "Style" -> "Dark"
  • "Settings" -> "Ubuntu Desktop" -> "Desktop Icons" -> "Show Personal folder" -> "Disable"
  • "Settings" -> "Ubuntu Desktop" -> "Dock" -> "Show on" -> "All displays"
  • "Settings" -> "Ubuntu Desktop" -> "Dock" -> "Configure dock behaviour" -> "Include Unmounted Volumes" -> "Disable" && "Show Trash" -> "Disable"
  • "Settings" -> "Mouse & Touchpad" -> "Mouse" -> "Mouse Acceleration" -> ""Disable"
  • Cleanup Start bar

• Start firefox

  • Install and Logon to LastPass
  • login to firefox sync
  • alt -> "View" -> "Toolbars" -> "Bookmarks toolbar" -> "Always show"
  • menu -> "More tools" -> "Customize toolbar...". Do cleanup, add home button next to reload.
  • extensions -> Pin the ones that are used allot

• byobu

  • byobu-enable enables byobu as login shell
  • byobu -> ctrl+a -> "(1) Screen mode (GNU Screen's default escape sequence)" starts byobu and sets the default escape sequence
  • use byobu as default shell -> ctrl+alt+t -> "preferences" -> "Unamed profile" -> "command" -> "Run custom command instead of my shell" -> /usr/bin/byobu

• zsh

  • sudo apt install zsh-antigen installs zsh-antigen
  • printf "set -g default-shell /usr/bin/zsh\nset -g default-command /usr/bin/zsh" > .config/byobu/.tmux.conf enables zsh in byobu
  • add the following to ~/.zshrc enables oh my zsh with robbyrussell theme as well as some auto-complete bundles

  source /usr/share/zsh-antigen/antigen.zsh
  antigen use oh-my-zsh
  antigen bundle git
  antigen theme robbyrussell
  antigen apply

  • https://github.com/junegunn/fzf, use the checkout repo install method. Ubuntu's version is old.
  • https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide, use the external repo method. Ubuntu's version is old.

• git

  • generate ssh -> add ssh github, add ssh gitlab
  • git config --global user.name "Robbert Korving"
  • git config --global user.email "r.korving@gmail.com"
  • git config --global core.editor vim
  • git config --global merge.tool kdiff3
  • git config --global fetch.prune true
  • git config --global rebase.autosquash true
  • git config --global push.autoSetupRemote true

• misc

  • sudo snap install discord slack dbeaver-ce spotify
  • sudo snap install code --classic
  • thefuck
    • python3 -m venv ~/venv --prompt "~/venv" creates a virtual environment in your home
    • source ~/venv/bin/activate in ~/.zshrc activates the venv in every terminal session, type deactivate to get out of it
    • pip install "thefuck@git+https://github.com/nvbn/thefuck" setuptools -> eval $(thefuck --alias) in ~/.zshrc
  • Yubico Authenticator
    • sudo apt install pcscd
    • extract latest and run ./desktop_integration.sh -i
  • OBS Studio -> https://launchpad.net/~obsproject/+archive/ubuntu/obs-studio
  • virtualbox
    • echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/oracle-virtualbox-2016.gpg] https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian $(lsb_release -cs) contrib" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list
    • wget -O- https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox_2016.asc | sudo gpg --dearmor --yes --output /usr/share/keyrings/oracle-virtualbox-2016.gpg
    • sudo apt update
    • sudo apt install virtualbox-7.0
  • docker
    • curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/docker.gpg
    • echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/docker.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list
    • sudo apt update
    • sudo apt install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
    • sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
    • newgrp docker
    • sudo systemctl enable docker.service
    • sudo systemctl enable containerd.service
  • install vagrant
    • curl -fsSL https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/vagrant.gpg
    • echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/vagrant.gpg] https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com $(lsb_release -cs) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vagrant.list
    • sudo apt update
    • sudo apt install vagrant
  • nodejs
    • install latest LTS
    • sudo -H npm install npm@latest -g updates global npm, without writing root owned files in current user's home dir