Ubuntu 16.04 "Xenial Xerus" setup

Throw Ubuntu on a USB stick following ubuntu instructions.

Reboot, select to boot the thumb in BIOS, install, checking the [download as you go] and [install 3rd party stuff] boxes.

Things to install ASAP:

• (everything, then see more detailed notes, below)

sudo apt-get install i3 i3lock i3status suckless-tools dunst openssh-server cifs-utils smbclient synergy arandr ubuntu-restricted-extras exfat-fuse exfat-utils hfsprogs acpi gparted chromium-browser p7zip-full k4dirstat screen rxvt-unicode grdesktop openvpn bridge-utils nautilus-compare smartmontools git gimp network-manager-gnome network-manager-openvpn-gnome nautilus-dropbox synergy software-properties-common scrot feh

• if ubuntu forced grub as the boot manager, download the refind zip file, unpack, and (re)run ./install.sh.
• install i3
  • EITHER install i3 and i3 meta package through ubuntu: sudo software-center # then install i3 and i3 meta package
  • OR do it yourself: sudo apt-get install i3 i3lock i3status suckless-tools dunst
  • in .i3/config, set up nm-applet to run on login: exec --no-startup-id nm-applet
  • in .i3/config, set up synergy to run on login: exec --no-startup-id synergy
  • gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background show-desktop-icons false # this disables the gnome desktop from opening when you run nautilus
  • then logout from unity and log back in to i3
  • sudo apt-get install urxvt # for a terminal that we can control (float, set geometry) with i3
• nvidia drivers
  • open unity-control-panel AS ROOT: sudo unity-control-panel
  • select Sofware and Updates
  • select Additional Drivers tab, click nvidia (and Intel mobo, etc as needed) proprietary driver, Apply
• set up ssh

sudo apt-get install openssh-server # default is ok but see /etc/ssh/sshd_config for details
cd ~m/.ssh
scp m@bitpost.com:/home/m/.ssh/authorized_keys .
scp m@bitpost.com:/home/m/.ssh/id_rsa_3072_nopswd .
ln -s id_rsa_3072_nopswd id_rsa

• as root, create /root/samba_credentials (copy it from another machine)
• set up scripts repo

git clone ssh://bitpost.com/home/m/development/scripts 
cd && ln -s development/scripts scripts
mkdir scripts/ubuntu/[new machine]

• set up config repo (remember we need files in git and symlinks to them from the system, YES THIS SUCKS, GIT!)

verify_ubuntu_config_symlinks # we need to turn ALL THESE into SYMLINKS
mkdir development && cd development
git clone ssh://bitpost.com/home/m/development/config 
cd config
# DO ALL THE FOLLOWING AT ONCE or your system will be fubar
cp -r -p [wallee or whatever]/ubuntu [new machine]/ # be careful, this will need pruning/updating NOW
cd && ln -s /home/m/development/config/[new machine]/ubuntu config
cd && ln -s development/config/[new machine]/ubuntu/home/m/.bashrc .bashrc 
subl .bashrc # update PATH to include custom scripts folder in path
cd .i3 && mv config config.backup && ln -s /home/m/development/config/common/home/m/.i3/config config # and press Mod+Shift+C to reload
cd .gconf/apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default && mv %gconf.xml %gconf.xml.backup && ln -s /home/m/development/config/common/home/m/.gconf/apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/%gconf.xml %gconf.xml
# fix up fstab as/if needed
su -
cd /etc
mv fstab /home/m/config/etc/fstab
ln -s fstab /home/m/config/etc/fstab
diff /etc/hosts /home/m/config/etc/hosts (most important: make sure correct hostname is being used)
mv hosts /home/m/config/etc/hosts
ln -s hosts /home/m/config/etc/hosts
verify_ubuntu_config_symlinks # ALL THESE should now be SYMLINKS

• sudo apt-get install cifs-utils smbclient # and create /root/samba_credentials and all the samba /etc/fstab entries
• sudo apt-get install synergy # and configure it
• sudo apt-get install arandr # run to turn a monitor back on if it gets turned off during power cycling
• sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras # for mp3s in firefox, etc.
• sudo apt-get install exfat-fuse exfat-utils # for access to modern exfat thumb drives (>4gb files)
• sudo apt-get install hfsprogs # if you want to access osx volumes
• sudo apt-get install acpi # for power management, so we can check battery level on laptop!
• sudo apt-get install gparted chromium-browser p7zip-full k4dirstat screen # more good tools
• sudo apt-get install nautilus-compare # then run nautilus-compare-preferences and pick kdiff3 for all
• sudo apt-get install smartmontools # use to test drive health with [smartctl] - DO IT OFTEN
• sudo apt-get install software-properties-common # to get add-apt-repository if you should need it; verymeta noiz pollution
• set up networking (see above)

• MAKE SURE to turn off stupid errors=mount in /etc/fstab if Ubuntu set it there

# MDM UBUNTU STOP F'IN AROUND WITH remount-ro
# UUID=6d51557a-1aaf-4594-8c28-f51a8730f63f   /   ext4    errors=remount-ro  0 1
UUID=6d51557a-1aaf-4594-8c28-f51a8730f63f     /   ext4    errors=continue    0 1

• # download steam .deb file, [sudo software-center ~m/Downloads/.....deb]
• # set up firefox sync, make sure adblock is installed, etc.
• from a running terminal, set scrollback buffer to unlimited: Edit -> Profile Preferences -> Scrolling

AWS | OpenVPN | RemoteDesktop

• sudo apt-get install grdesktop openvpn bridge-utils
• get a set of OpenVPN certificate files

OpenVPN Desc	OpenVPN files
Config file	(e.g.) m.gec.poweranalytics.io.conf
User Certificate	client.crt
CA Certificate	ca.crt
Private Key	client.key

• to start an openvpn connection manually, start a terminal as root, and run openvpn:

root@wallee:/home/m/development/power_analytics/docs/private/vpn/m.gec.poweranalytics.io-openvpn# openvpn --config m.gec.poweranalytics.io.conf 

• (some day this may actually work... now, it just makes all traffic fail)
  • for automatic, multiple-VPN connections, upgrade to using NetworkManager, by installing network-manager-openvpn-gnome
  • you can configure multiple VPN connections, and turn them on/off independently, via the wifi/wired icon in the tray
  • tray->Edit Connections->Add->OpenVPN->point it at your certificate files
• This is available but more work, never bothered...
  • sudo unity-control-center
  • Click +, VPN, OpenVPN, Create... etc.

Development setup

• # install android studio manually from zips into development folder
• install Eclipse
• install boost, see Development reference
• (everything)

sudo apt-get install emacs build-essential automake libtool libssl-dev libbz2-dev python-dev curl libcurl4-openssl-dev php5-common php5-curl php5-cli php5-json php5-readline kdiff3 sqlite3 sqlitebrowser

• (or individually...)
• sudo apt-get install emacs
• sudo apt-get install build-essential automake libtool # for automake - build-essential may be there already
• sudo apt-get install libssl-dev # to get autotools "-lssl" to work
• sudo apt-get install libbz2-dev python-dev # used by boost
• sudo apt-get install curl libcurl4-openssl-dev php5-common php5-curl php5-cli php5-json php5-readline # for php with curl (for etrade PHP SDK etc)
• sudo apt-get install kdiff3 # will pull in a shit-ton of kde deps, i guess that's good
• sudo apt-get install sqlite3 sqlitebrowser
• install sublime editor (see below)
• install Node.js (see below) then you can install npm packages rad-scripts and mah-haus
• install Java (see below), then you can add to the Java stack as needed: play, sbt, activator...
• run setup_for_dev.node.js to pull down all active dev repos (in progress)
• hipchat hipshat

sudo su
echo "deb http://downloads.hipchat.com/linux/apt stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/atlassian-hipchat.list
wget -O - https://www.hipchat.com/keys/hipchat-linux.key | apt-key add -
apt-get update
apt-get install hipchat

UnixPorn

• all config files should be symlinked from ~m/development/config/common, and checked in verify_ubuntu_config; details follow...
• great code font:
  • https://github.com/andreberg/Meslo-Font
  • As root, copy ttf fonts anywhere under /usr/share/fonts, and run [sudo fc-cache -fv] to search and update the font cache
  • I installed both of them: LG stands for line-gap; DZ stands for dotted-zero
  • They are here now: /home/m/development/config/common/usr/share/fonts/Meslo LG v1.2.1
  • I am using Meslo LG S, 10pt as my default code font (QtCreator, Eclipse)
• solarize Qt:
  • There are three scattered ones, I took this and made line numbers and background quieter
  • See it here: ~/development/config/common/home/m/.config/QtProject/qtcreator/styles/mdm-solarized-from-curonian.xml
• Toggle function keys into "fkeysfirst" mode