Ubuntu quickstart

• Install Ubuntu from thumb, following OS installation instructions.
• HARDWARE
  • nvidia drivers
    • open unity-control-center WITHIN UNITY, or from i3 i think you must open AS ROOT: sudo unity-control-center
    • select Sofware and Updates
    • select Additional Drivers tab, click nvidia (and Intel mobo, etc as needed) proprietary driver, Apply
• REFIND Ensure refind remains the boot manager; download and unpack the zip, then reinstall:

cd Downloads/refind-bin-0.10.3
./refind-install

• EVERYTHING Get everything INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT STUFF

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 gnome-screenshot gnome-settings-daemon gksu feh blueman pavucontrol pnmixer emacs build-essential automake libtool libssl-dev libbz2-dev python-dev curl libcurl4-openssl-dev kdiff3 sqlite3 sqlitebrowser qt-sdk qtcreator ruby ruby-dev tig meld blender vlc audacity cmake stow firefox

• SSH

# openssh-server defaults are 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

• SAMBA as root, create /root/samba_credentials (get it from another machine), and chmod 400 on it
• SCRIPTS

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

• CONFIG

cd ~/development
git clone bitpost.com:development/config.git 
cd config
mkdir [new machine]
# DO ALL THE FOLLOWING AT ONCE or your system will be fubar
cp -r -p viper/ubuntu [new machine]/
# be careful, this will need pruning/updating NOW
grep -R viper * # search so you can replace!
cd && ln -s /home/m/development/config/[new machine]/ubuntu config

• RUN SETUP SCRIPT

setup_new_ubuntu.sh
verify_ubuntu_config_symlinks

• set chrome or other default browsers to save to /home/m/bitpost/download/torrents
• download boost, symlink to /home/m/development/boost, build with my script
• run qtcreator, load CMakeLists.txt files for important projects, and configure release/debug projects
• install an editor like Brackets yeah or Sublime
• Get lots of UnixPorn goodness going

OLD NOTES that should be handled in setup script...

Ubuntu 16.04 "Xenial Xerus" setup

Ubuntu 16.10 "Xenial Xerus" upgrade

sudo visudo
  # MDM PUT THIS AT THE VERY END
  m ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL
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
subl /home/m/config/etc/fstab /home/m/development/config/melange/ubuntu/etc/fstab # and copy samba mounts
su -
cd /etc
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
# keep going with all remaining symlinks.... until....

verify_ubuntu_config_symlinks # ALL THESE should now be SYMLINKS
# set up .bashrc - see another machine's as an example; use the common parts at top and bottom; make sure to update script path