Ubuntu - Configuring For Programming

This is a checklist and a set of tips on setting up a complete ubuntu

installation suitable for software development and scientific research.

These instructions were tested on Ubuntu 11.10 but are almost the same for 11.04.

Installing Packages

• Be resourceful. Install most of the stuff you'll ever need so you don't have to worry about it later. After this, your system will consume about 15GB total

apt-get install kdenlive kino texlive-full blender konqueror konq-plugins  glade gtk-gnutella freemind emacs scilab octave ipython ddd xmaxima gap r-base r-base-dev r-recommended gnuplot imagemagick inkscape gimp digikam compizconfig-settings-manager pitivi python-kiwi apache2 ssh recordmydesktop mplayer gxine vlc ffmpeg puredata puredata-import git-core git-svn git-cvs kubuntu-full amarok cmake cmake-curses-gui autoconf automake libtool ekiga chromium-browser konsole  gitk gitg irssi xfig gv amule amule-emc qbittorrent nicotine gtk-gnutella kubuntu-full kubuntu-desktop vim-gnome mesa-utils dconf-tools sshfs pdftk libmagick++-dev gimp-data-extras gimp-plugin-registry gnome-tweak-tool v4l-utils synaptic libv4l-dev swig tcllib ardour audacity audacious jackd qjackctl unrar unison-gtk php5 libproc-processtable-perl guvcview

Removes the unified menu feature:

apt-get remove indicator-appmenu 

Clipboard history:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:diodon-team/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install diodon

System indicator:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:indicator-multiload/stable-daily
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install indicator-multiload

Get dev libs indirectly through build-dep:

apt-get build-dep scilab evince okular digikam mplayer gimp libreoffice firefox empathy kino vlc gxine puredata ardour lmms

Apt-file to search for packages containing a specified file (useful for compiling)

apt-get install apt-file

sample usage:

# one-time: 
apt-file update    
# all other times:
apt-file find arquivo_exemplo.h

Apt-rdepends to search for packages depending on a specified package (useful for compiling)

apt-get install apt-rdepends

sample usage:

apt-rdepends --reverse (packagename)

No Ubuntu 11.10, Gnome shell:

apt-get install gnome-shell

Other Configs

• capslock -> additional control
• nvidia-drivers
• wish 8.5 (see listamacambira email) - nice tcl/tk GUI
• Explore o gnome-tweak-tool

You might want to change UID to same as the UID of your other computers or external hard drives (same with GID)

usermod -u 870 rfabbri
groupmod -g 870 rfabbri

This will take care of everything inside /home/rfabbri, /etc/passwd and the like. Remember to edit /etc/login.defs if your UID is below 1000

Cuda

If you have a cuda-capable NVidia GPU, follow this:

http://hdfpga.blogspot.com/2011/05/install-cuda-40-on-ubuntu-1104.html