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Ubuntu fresh setup guide

Update & Upgrade

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Install Packages

sudo apt-get install python3-pip zsh curl wget git
sudo apt-get install p7zip-full smplayer cmus speedtest-cli git-gui filezilla pavucontrol paprefs ufw servefile nmap fail2ban gimp most colordiff mosh dconf-editor ncdu qcalc jq tor fonts-noto nautilus-actions filemanager-actions thunderbird chrome-gnome-shell gnome-tweaks smartmontools &

pip3 install youtube-dl tldr

External Repositories

Antimicro

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mdeguzis/libregeek

As of today, a bionic package is still not available, but the artful works!. https://github.com/AntiMicro/antimicro/issues

sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mdeguzis-ubuntu-libregeek-bionic.list Replace bionic with artful

sudo apt update
sudo apt install antimicro

Put config file https://gist.github.com/madacol/19f8c71ba98f484a4294ccfe90e88e6e in ~/.config/antimicro

SinkSwitcher

https://github.com/madacol/sinkSwitcher

Web installs

• docker: https://download.docker.com
• VSCode: https://code.visualstudio.com/
• chrome: https://www.chrome.com/
• syncthing: https://apt.syncthing.net/
• Zsh-syntax-highlighting: https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting/blob/master/INSTALL.md

Shells

Fish

Functions

• nvm

  Install bass, then configure these functions

  • __nvm_load.fish

    function __nvm_load
      functions -e __nvm_load node npm npx
      bass source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh --no-use ';' nvm use 2> /dev/null '||' nvm use default
    end
    

  • nvm.fish

  function nvm
    functions -e __nvm_load node npm npx
    bass source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh --no-use ';' source ~/.nvm/bash_completion ';' nvm $argv
  end
  

  • npx.fish

  function npx
    __nvm_load
    npx $argv
  end
  

  • npm.fish

  function npm
    __nvm_load
    npm $argv
  end
  

  • node.fish

  function node
    __nvm_load
    node $argv
  end
  

Zsh - Edit ~/.zshrc

Add ~/.local/bin to PATH

export PATH=$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH

Add shortcut "Alt+:" to iterate through arguments

autoload -Uz copy-earlier-word
zle -N copy-earlier-word
bindkey "^[:" copy-earlier-word

Aliases

alias lr="ls -hartl"
alias youtube-dl720='youtube-dl -f "bestvideo[height<=720]+bestaudio/best[height<=720]"'
alias python=python3
alias ipython=ipython3
function mkcd () { mkdir -p "$@" && cd "$@"; }

Lazy-load nvm

export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && . $NVM_DIR/nvm.sh --no-use;
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && . $NVM_DIR/bash_completion;
function __nvm_load_node () {
  unalias node npm npx;
  nvm use 2> /dev/null || nvm use default;
  command=$1;
  shift 1;
  $command $@;
}
alias node='__nvm_load_node node $@'
alias npm='__nvm_load_node npm $@'
alias npx='__nvm_load_node npx $@'

Enable most

export PAGER=most

Enable zsh plugins

plugins=(git zsh-syntax-highlighting zsh-autosuggestions)

Note: Probably need to install them first

Gnome extensions

• Caffeine https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/517/caffeine/
• NetSpeed https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/104/netspeed/

Dconf

• org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock = cycle-windows # so scroll-wheel cycle through apps in the launcher

Custom shortcuts

• systemctl suspend
• Cmus https://medium.com/@madacol/configure-cmus-music-player-on-the-terminal-in-ubuntu-3c513d2d2cd0

StartUp

• Cmus gnome-terminal -- cmus