Machine Setup for an Ubuntu VM

Though a lot of the stuff in the middle is the same for any OS.

    🔗Virtual Machine Setup

  1. Download Ubuntu.iso from Ubuntu.com
  2. Download Oracle VM Virtual Box - virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
  3. Install Virtual Box
  4. Install Extensions for it
  5. Create a new virtual machine
  6. Right-Click > Settings
  7. Start up VM
  8. Install Ubuntu

    9. 🔗Setting up your OS

  9. Install updates, reboot, install updates, reboot, etc.
  10. In the Virtual box menu > Devices > "Insert Guest Additions CD image..."
  11. Install Virtual Box stuff and reboot when done. Eject fake disc if it's still in there.
  12. Back in Ubuntu > System Settings > Brightness & Lock > Never | Off | uncheck require pw
  13. Change desktop background if you want by Right-clicking it
  14. Open Firefox, adjust all the browser settings to your liking.

    15. 🔗Uninstall Software

  15. Start button at top of dock > Applications button at bottom of screen > Installed (See X more results) > Right-click on a program to uninstall

    16. 🔗Install Software

  16. sublimetext.com/3 - download the .deb file and run it. It will open the Software Center. Click Install. Open it and lock to dock.
  17. Any other browser you want, like Chromium or Opera, or just stick with Firefox

    18. 🔗Set up Dev environment

  18. Open up terminal and run the following:
    1. sudo apt-get update
    2. sudo apt-get install unity-tweak-tool
    3. sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager
    4. sudo apt-get install -y build-essentials
    5. sudo apt-get install git
    6. sudo apt-get install curl
    7. sudo apt-get install libgconf-2-4
    8. curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.34.0/install.sh | bash
    9. nvm install
  19. If you are on Debian, open the root terminal and run this instead:
    1. sudo apt-get install curl
    2. curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_7.x | bash -
    3. apt-get install -y nodejs
  20. syntevo.com/smartgit/download - Scroll down and find the Debian package > Download and Install SmartGit
  21. Open Files > Computer > Home > drag your user folder into sublime text after opening it to create a sidebar.
  22. Create a GitHub folder in your user folder (mkdir ~/GitHub)
  23. In ST3 open ~/.bashrc and add this at the bottom and save:
    24.     alias dir='ls'
    alias explorer='nautilus'
    alias cd..='cd ..'
    alias cls='clear'
    alias csl='clear'
    alias home='cd ~/GitHub
    clear'
  24. Open SmartGit

    25. 🔗Customize Sublime

  25. Open Sublime Text 
    26.  {
     "class": "icon_file_type",
     "content_margin": [0,0]
 },
 {
     "class": "icon_folder",
     "content_margin": [0,0]
 },
 {
     "class": "icon_folder_loading",
     "content_margin": [0,0]
 }
  26. Press CTRL + SHIFT + F in the "Where:" section, use one of the following:
  27. Menu > Preferences > Settings
    28. {
    "caret_extra_top": 0,
    "caret_extra_bottom": 1,
    "caret_extra_width": 1,
    "caret_style": "smooth",
    "color_scheme": "Packages/Color Scheme - Default/Monokai.sublime-color-scheme",
    "folder_exclude_patterns": [
        "Application"
    ],
    "font_options": [
        "directwrite",
        "subpixel_antialias"
    ],
    "font_size": 10,
    "ignored_packages": [
        "Vintage"
    ],
    "index_exclude_patterns": [
        "*.log",
        "*/node_modules/*",
        "*/.git/*",
        "*/bower_components/*",
        "*/dist/*",
        "*/unit/coverage/*",
        "*/package-lock.json"
    ],
    "show_definitions": false,
    "show_git_status": false,
    "theme": "Legacy.sublime-theme"
}
  28. Preferences > Key Bindings
    29. [
    {
        "keys": ["ctrl+tab"],
        "command": "next_view"
    },
    {
        "keys": ["ctrl+shift+tab"],
        "command": "prev_view"
    }
]
  29. CTRL + Shift + P > PackageResourceViewer: Open Resource > Color Scheme - Default > Monokai.sublime-color-scheme >
    30.     "globals":
    {
        "line_diff_added": "var(yellow5)",
        "line_diff_deleted": "var(yellow5)",
        "line_diff_modified": "var(yellow5)",
        "line_diff_width": "var(yellow5)"
    },

    🔗Customization:

  30. Remove junk from sidebar (Libre Office, Amazon, etc.) and add stuff to it. Here's what you should have:
  31. Start > Search: "CompizConfig Settings Manager"
  32. Open Files > Home > CTRL + H (unhide files)
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