{"id":176,"date":"2013-12-08T14:49:35","date_gmt":"2013-12-08T13:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.graverini.net\/elena\/?page_id=176"},"modified":"2016-08-04T11:46:22","modified_gmt":"2016-08-04T09:46:22","slug":"things-to-do-after-fresh-install","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.graverini.net\/elena\/computing\/linux\/things-to-do-after-fresh-install\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to do after fresh install"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here follows a list of the things I do after every fresh Linux Mint installation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Upgrade everything:<br \/>\n<code>sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Install Google Chrome and the GTalk plugin:<br \/>\n<code>wget -q -O - https:\/\/dl-ssl.google.com\/linux\/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add - <\/code><br \/>\n<code>sudo sh -c 'echo \"deb http:\/\/dl.google.com\/linux\/chrome\/deb\/ stable main\" &gt;&gt; \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/google.list'<\/code><br \/>\n<code>sudo sh -c 'echo \"deb http:\/\/dl.google.com\/linux\/talkplugin\/deb\/ stable main\" >> \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/google-talkplugin.list'<\/code><br \/>\n<code>sudo apt-get update<\/code><br \/>\n<code>sudo apt-get install google-chrome-stable google-talkplugin<\/code><br \/>\nCheck for duplicate repositories:<br \/>\n<code>ls \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/<\/code><br \/>\nIn case of duplicates:<br \/>\n<code>sudo rm \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/google.list<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Install TTF fonts (useful for browsing and documents):<br \/>\n<code>sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Install SSH server:<br \/>\n<code>sudo apt-get install ssh<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Share folders on LAN:<br \/>\n<code>sudo apt-get install nemo-share<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Install Dropbox:<br \/>\n<code>sudo apt-get install nemo-dropbox<\/code><br \/>\n<code>dropbox start -i<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Install Copy:<br \/>\n<code>wget https:\/\/copy.com\/install\/linux\/Copy.tgz<\/code><br \/>\n<code>tar -xvf Copy.tgz<\/code><br \/>\n<code>sudo mv copy\/ \/opt\/copy<\/code><br \/>\n<code>cd \/opt\/copy\/<\/code><br \/>\n<code>sudo wget https:\/\/www.copy.com\/include\/images\/images-std\/about-copycrane.png<\/code><br \/>\n<code>mv about-copycrane.png copy.png<\/code><br \/>\n<code>sudo ln -s \/opt\/copy\/x86_64\/CopyAgent \/usr\/bin\/copy_agent<\/code><br \/>\n<code>sudo gedit \/usr\/share\/applications\/copy.desktop<\/code><br \/>\nEnter:<\/p>\n<pre>\r\n[Desktop Entry]\r\nName=Copy\r\nGenericName=File Synchronizer\r\nComment=Sync your files across computers and to the web\r\nExec=copy_agent\r\nTerminal=false\r\nType=Application\r\nIcon=\/opt\/copy\/copy.png\r\nCategories=Network;FileTransfer;\r\nStartupNotify=false\r\n<\/pre>\n<p>Start Copy from the applications menu.<br \/>\n<code><\/code><\/li>\n<li>Install emacs:<br \/>\n<code>sudo apt-get install emacs<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Install Sublime Text 3 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sublimetext.com\/3\" title=\"http:\/\/www.sublimetext.com\/3\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.sublimetext.com\/3<\/a>):<br \/>\n<code>wget http:\/\/c758482.r82.cf2.rackcdn.com\/sublime-text_build-3059_amd64.deb && sudo dpkg -i sublime*.deb<\/code><br \/>\nInstalling ST3 on another distribution:<br \/>\n<code>wget http:\/\/c758482.r82.cf2.rackcdn.com\/sublime_text_3_build_3065_x64.tar.bz2 && tar xvjf sublime_text_3*<\/code><br \/>\n<code>echo \"alias subl=\\\"\/path\/to\/sublime_text_3\/sublime_text\\\"\" >> $HOME\/.bashrc<\/code><br \/>\nInstalling the ST3 package manager: view <a href=\"https:\/\/packagecontrol.io\/installation\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/packagecontrol.io\/installation<\/a>.<br \/>\nUseful packages: djaneiro (django markup), sidebarenhancements (added functionalities for the sidebar file browser), sublimelinter (live code correction, requires language-specific packages e.g. sublimelinter-html-tidy, sublimelinter-pep8, sublimelinter-pep8-flakes), brackethighlighter (highlights brackets), git and gitgutter (integrate with git and show edits wrt the last commit). Other nice packages are: anaconda (for python snippets, but disable its own linter), markdown preview, bootstrap 3 snippets.\n<\/li>\n<li>Install JDownloader (after following <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webupd8.org\/2012\/09\/install-oracle-java-8-in-ubuntu-via-ppa.html\" target=\"_blank\">these steps<\/a> to install Oracle Java):<br \/>\n<code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jd-team\/jdownloader<\/code><br \/>\n<code>sudo apt-get update &amp;&amp; sudo apt-get install jdownloader<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Install Skype:<br \/>\n<code>sudo apt-get install skype libasound2-plugins:i386<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Install Texmaker and the latest Texlive distribution:<br \/>\n<code>sudo apt-get install texmaker texlive-lang-italian texlive-fonts-recommended texlive-fonts-extra texlive-bibtex-extra texlive-science texlive-math-extra feynmf texlive-metapost texlive-publishers texlive-latex-extra latex-xcolor biblatex pgf lmodern tex-gyre latex-beamer<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Install missing language files: Menu &gt; System Settings &gt; Languages<\/li>\n<li>Install Truecrypt 7.1:<br \/>\n<code>wget http:\/\/www.truecrypt.org\/download\/truecrypt-7.1a-linux-x64.tar.gz<\/code><br \/>\nfor the new one: <code>wget http:\/\/downloads.sourceforge.net\/project\/truecrypt\/TrueCrypt\/Other\/TrueCrypt-7.2-Linux-x64.tar.gz?r=http%3A%2F%2Ftruecrypt.sourceforge.net%2FOtherPlatforms.html&ts=1467988839&use_mirror=jaist<\/code><br \/>\n<code>tar -zxvf truecrypt*.gz<\/code><br \/>\n<code>sudo .\/truecrypt-7.1a-setup-x64<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Install Vidyo: go to <a href=\"https:\/\/vidyoportal.cern.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/vidyoportal.cern.ch\/<\/a> and download the .deb package.<br \/>\n<code>sudo dpkg -i Vidyo*.deb<\/code><br \/>\n<code>sudo apt-get install -f<\/code><br \/>\nRemember to configure it not to automatically load on startup.<\/li>\n<li>Install FileZilla:<br \/>\n<code>sudo apt-get install filezilla<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Install Ghostscript, ImageMagick and Inkscape:<br \/>\n<code>sudo apt-get install ghostscript imagemagick inkscape<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Make Gmail the default email client:<br \/>\n<code>sudo apt-get install gnome-gmail<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Install Thunderbird extensions <em>FireTray<\/em> and <em>Display Quota<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Scipy, IPython and PIP:<br \/>\n<code>sudo apt-get install python-numpy python-scipy ipython python-pip python-scitools python-matplotlib python-pandas spyder<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Doxygen:<br \/>\n<code>sudo apt-get install doxygen doxygen-latex doxygen-gui graphviz<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Acrobat reader (for Ubuntu 14.04, from <a href=\"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2014\/04\/install-adobe-reader-ubuntu-1404\/\">here<\/a>):<br \/>\n<code>cd ~\/Downloads && wget http:\/\/ardownload.adobe.com\/pub\/adobe\/reader\/unix\/9.x\/9.5.5\/enu\/AdbeRdr9.5.5-1_i386linux_enu.deb<\/code><br \/>\n<code>sudo apt-get install gdebi libgtk2.0-0:i386 libnss3-1d:i386 libnspr4-0d:i386 lib32nss-mdns* libxml2:i386 libxslt1.1:i386 libstdc++6:i386<\/code><br \/>\n<code>sudo gdebi AdbeRdr9.5.5-1_i386linux_enu.deb<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Install fake-hwclock (source: <a href=\"http:\/\/askubuntu.com\/questions\/254826\/how-to-force-a-clock-update-using-ntp\">How to force a clock update using ntp?<\/a>):<br \/>\n<code>sudo apt-get install fake-hwclock<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Install Pumubuntu (a Pomodoro timer from <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Pumubuntu\/Pumubuntu\">https:\/\/github.com\/Pumubuntu\/Pumubuntu<\/a>):<br \/>\n        <code>sudo apt-get install python-appindicator<\/code><br \/>\n        Download the files from <a href=\"http:\/\/pumubuntu.github.io\/\">the repository<\/a>, unzip the package, and run the <strong>pumubuntu<\/strong> executable. Add it to the list of startup applications as described in the README file.<\/li>\n<li>Install <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediahuman.com\/repository.html\">Youtube to mp3<\/a> converter:<br \/>\n<code>sudo add-apt-repository 'deb http:\/\/www.mediahuman.com\/packages\/ubuntu trusty main'<\/code><br \/>\n<code>sudo apt-key adv --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 7D19F1F3<\/code><br \/>\n<code>sudo apt-get update<\/code><br \/>\n<code>sudo apt-get install youtube-to-mp3<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here follows a list of the things I do after every fresh Linux Mint installation. 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