Linux Ubuntu 18.04 setup

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Instructions prefixed with VM are for the virtual machine installation

• Download the 18.04.3 desktop image from ubuntu.com or a more local source http://se.releases.ubuntu.com/18.04.3/ Links to an external site.
• VM: Not take up too much resources  we assigned it a 35GB disk (fixed size) and 4094MB RAM.
  • On your machine you might want to assign it more processor cores (default 1 and more RAM).
• Install ubuntu with user wasp/wasp
• Make sure that the system is updated
  

  • sudo apt update

  • sudo apt upgrade

• Install kernel header files

  sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r` dkms

• VM: Install Guest additions (under menu Devices)
• VM: Setup a shared folder and bidirectional Shared clipboard and Drag and Drop under Devices
• Remove the Amazon icon on the launcher
• Create desktop URL shortcut to the WASP course webpage in Canvas, i.e., to
  • https://kth.instructure.com/login/saml (put this file on the desktop Login_Canvas_non-KTH.desktop Download Login_Canvas_non-KTH.desktop)
  • https://kth.instructure.com/login/canvas (put this file on the desktop Login_Canvas_KTH.desktop Download Login_Canvas_KTH.desktop
    )
• Install Google chrome browser from Link Links to an external site.
• Install some basic packages

  • sudo apt-get install terminator git octave

• Install a few text editors

  • sudo apt-get install gedit emacs xemacs21 vim vim-gnome

• The following editors where also installed
  • Atom Links to an external site.
  • Visual Studio Code Links to an external site.
• Install an image and video editing software and sound recording software

  • sudo apt-get install gimp handbrake gnome-sound-recorder soundconverter vlc vokoscreen

• Install additional python packages
  

  • sudo apt-get install python-numpy python-scipy python-matplotlib python-pandas python-sympy python-nose python-pip python-dev python-virtualenv