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Thiago Braga
Thiago Braga

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Ubuntu 21.10 installation with a bunch of programs

#ubuntu #linux #tutorial #productivity

Hi, guys. How are you?

In this post I'll share the script I've been writing down during my most recent installation of Ubuntu 21.10, so I can reuse it on another computer.

It's divided into the following sections:

Note: This script is constantly changing. Follow the Ubuntu 21.10 Installation gist for the most current version, in case the text below is out of date.

Initial tasks

Use sudo without password 

# TODO: Check if entry already exists in sudoers file
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# It'll ask for password only once
echo "${USER} ALL=(ALL:ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL" | sudo tee -a /etc/sudoers
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Update installed programs 

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade -yV
sudo apt autoremove -yV
sudo apt autoclean
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Make Ubuntu use local time for hardware clock

It avoids conflicts with Windows clock in dual-boot setups.

timedatectl set-local-rtc 1
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Install essential software 

sudo apt install -y \
  apt-transport-https \
  bash \
  bat \
  chrome-gnome-shell \
  clang \
  cmake \
  curl \
  dconf-editor \
  dosfstools \
  findutils \
  gawk \
  git \
  gnome-shell-extension-prefs \
  gnome-tweaks \
  gpick \
  grep \
  grub-common \
  grub-pc-bin \
  htop \
  jq \
  libcurl4-openssl-dev \
  libffi-dev \
  libpython3-dev \
  libreadline-dev \
  libssl-dev \
  libtool-bin \
  libwim15 \
  libwxbase3.0-0v5 \
  libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5 \
  libxslt1-dev \
  libxt-dev \
  libyaml-dev \
  make \
  ntfs-3g \
  p7zip \
  p7zip-full \
  parted \
  python3-wxgtk4.0 \
  qt5ct \
  samba \
  tmux \
  ubuntu-restricted-extras \
  unrar \
  util-linux \
  vim \
  wget \
  wimtools \
  xclip \
  zlib1g-dev \
  zsh
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Tasks to do after install

Make zsh default shell to user and root 

sudo chsh -s $(which zsh) ${USER}
sudo chsh -s $(which zsh) root
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Add samba user 

sudo smbpasswd -a ${USER}
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Development

PHP

PHP 7.4 

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ondrej/php
sudo sed -i 's/impish/focal/' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ondrej-ubuntu-php-impish.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y php7.4-{cli,curl,fpm,mcrypt,xdebug,xml,zip}
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Composer 

php -r "copy('https://getcomposer.org/installer', 'composer-setup.php');"
php composer-setup.php
php -r "unlink('composer-setup.php');"
sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
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PHP CodeSniffer (phpcs) 

composer global require squizlabs/php_codesniffer=3.6.0
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Python

Python 3 

sudo apt install -y python-is-python3 python3-pip
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Ruby

Ruby 2.7.1 

sudo apt install -y rbenv ruby-build
echo 'eval "$(rbenv init -)"' >> ~/.zshrc
source ~/.zshrc
rbenv install 2.7.1
rbenv global 2.7.1
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Gollum (Gitlab Wiki) 

gem install gollum
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IDE

Sublime Text 

wget -qO - https://download.sublimetext.com/sublimehq-pub.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb https://download.sublimetext.com/ apt/stable/" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sublime-text.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y sublime-text
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VS Code 

sudo apt install wget gpg
wget -qO- https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | gpg --dearmor > packages.microsoft.gpg
sudo install -o root -g root -m 644 packages.microsoft.gpg /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64,arm64,armhf signed-by=/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/packages.microsoft.gpg] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/code stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vscode.list'
rm -f packages.microsoft.gpg
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y code
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DBMS

DBeaver 

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:serge-rider/dbeaver-ce
sudo apt install -y dbeaver-ce
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MySQL Workbench 

sudo apt install -y mysql-workbench
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DevOps tools

Docker 

curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com -o get-docker.sh
sudo sh get-docker.sh
rm -f get-docker.sh
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Docker Compose

I'm still using v1.29.2 because of incompatibilities with BuildKit in some projects I work.

sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.29.2/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
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Ansible 

sudo apt install -y ansible
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Terraform 

sudo apt install -y terraform
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Kool 

curl -fsSL https://kool.dev/install | BIN_PATH=~/.local/bin/kool bash
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Heroku 

curl https://cli-assets.heroku.com/install-ubuntu.sh | sh
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Minikube 

curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube-linux-amd64
sudo install minikube-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/minikube
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RestAPIs

Postman 

curl -Lo postman-linux-x64.tar.gz https://dl.pstmn.io/download/latest/linux64
tar zxvf postman-linux-x64.tar.gz
rm -f postman-linux-x64.tar.gz
sudo mv Postman /opt
sudo ln -sf /opt/Postman/Postman /usr/local/bin/postman
sudo ln -sf /opt/Postman/Postman /usr/bin/postman
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Browsers

Brave 

sudo curl -fsSLo /usr/share/keyrings/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg arch=amd64] https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/ stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y brave-browser
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Chrome 

wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
sudo apt install -y ./google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
rm -f google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
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Firefox 

sudo snap remove firefox --purge
sudo apt install -y firefox
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Microsoft Edge Dev 

curl https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | gpg --dearmor > microsoft.gpg
sudo install -o root -g root -m 644 microsoft.gpg /usr/share/keyrings/
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/microsoft.gpg] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/edge stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft-edge-dev.list'
sudo rm -f microsoft.gpg
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y microsoft-edge-dev
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Other softwares

Balena Etcher 

curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/balena/etcher/setup.deb.sh' | sudo -E bash
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y balena-etcher-electron
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Clementine 

sudo apt install -y clementine
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Flatpak 

sudo apt install -y \
  gnome-software \
  gnome-software-plugin-flatpak \
  flatpak
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Gparted 

sudo apt install -y gparted
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Grub Customizer 

sudo apt install -y grub-customizer
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Nemo 

sudo apt install -y nemo
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Numlockx 

sudo apt install -y numlockx
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Peek 

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:peek-developers/stable
sudo apt install -y peek
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qBitTorrent 

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:qbittorrent-team/qbittorrent-stable
sudo apt install -y qbittorrent
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Remmina 

sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:remmina-ppa-team/remmina-next
sudo apt install -y remmina remmina-plugin-rdp remmina-plugin-secret
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SmartGit 

# TODO: It is incomplete. Sorry :)
tar xzf <smartgit*.tar.gz>
bin/add-menuitem.sh
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Spotify 

curl -sS https://download.spotify.com/debian/pubkey_5E3C45D7B312C643.gpg | sudo apt-key add - 
echo "deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/spotify.list
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y spotify-client
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Steam 

curl -0L https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/client/installer/steam.deb -o ~/Downloads/steam.deb
sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/steam.deb
rm -f ~/Downloads/steam.deb
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Terminator 

sudo apt install -y terminator
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TestDisk 

sudo apt install -y testdisk
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Tux Guitar 

sudo apt install -y tuxguitar \
  tuxguitar-jsa \
  fluid-soundfont-gm \
  fluid-soundfont-gs \
  fluidsynth \
  timidity
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Typora 

wget -qO - https://typora.io/linux/public-key.asc | sudo apt-key add -
sudo add-apt-repository -y 'deb https://typora.io/linux ./'
sudo apt install -y typora
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WoeUSB 

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:tomtomtom/woeusb
sudo apt install -y woeusb-frontend-wxgtk
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Zoom 

wget https://zoom.us/client/latest/zoom_amd64.deb -O zoom.deb
sudo apt install -y ./zoom.deb
rm -f zoom.deb
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