My Ubuntu Setup

Overview

I keep experimenting with different operating systems and configurations on my personal laptop. While it’s fun, sometimes it becomes daunting to set everything up again after a clean install. Since Ubuntu is the Operating system that I use the most, I thought of setting up an automated way of setting up Ubuntu so that I don’t have to spend so much time on it every time.

Considering the solutions

Bash scripting:

One intuitive solution is using shell scripts to automate the whole setup.
While this is useful for clean installations, it may happen that the script may fail at some time and you will have to run the whole script again, which is just a waste of time.
Of course, you can comment out the part that is done, but that is just too much work.

Ansible:

Ansible is a powerful tool used in DevOps and automation of large software systems on the cloud
We can write modular code in Ansible, which I found to be very helpful
It’s very easy to understand, so is maintainable in case your project expands quickly

My setup

As mentioned earlier, I chose Ansible for this project. The complete code for this project can be found here: my-ubuntu-setup.

How to use

Clone this project: git clone https://github.com/manparvesh/my-ubuntu-setup

Edit the setup.yml file in this repository and un-comment all the items you want to install to your machine.

While running on a fresh Ubuntu machine / VM, it’s better to run ./run-all after cloning this repository. If you have python, python-pip, ansible (>=2.8) and git installed, you can simply run ./run in the terminal.

Manual operations

Probably need to change default shell manually, doesn’t seem to work using ansible

Set keyboard and mouse speeds from Universal access > Typing > repeat keys

VSCode plugins and themes

Material theme
Markdown all in one
LaTeX workshop
Ansible
Go

sublime plugins and themes

Materialize
Materialize Appicons

install gnome extensions

https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1013/alt-alttab/
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/15/alternatetab/
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1036/extensions/
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/921/multi-monitors-add-on/
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/104/netspeed/
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1403/remove-alttab-delay/
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1238/time/
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1301/ubuntu-appindicators/
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1300/ubuntu-dock/
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/19/user-themes/
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/21/workspace-indicator/

Install jupyter notebook extensions

Things that you can install using this script

deeplearning: deep learning setup for machines with GPUs

anaconda
nvdia GPU driver
tensorflow-gpu
keras

programming languages

java
Golang

Ubuntu aliases

text editors:

vim
atom
vscode
sublime text
notepad++

web browsers

google chrome
brave

cloud

docker
kubectl
minikube
microk8s
aws-cli

design

gravit-designer
darktable
gimp
inkscape
polarr

devtools

anaconda
nodejs
latex
postman
eclipse
git
jetbrains toolbox
jupyter
vagrant

themes and stuff

desktop themes
gnome desktop

utilities

gparted
shutter
skype
slack
snap store
virtualbox

enternainment

spotify
vlc

terminal

terminator
zsh