Setup Linux

This repo contains my personal setup scripts for my Ubuntu PoP!_OS desktop partition. This is not a complete setup, but it gets me part way there.

Some parts are out of date, I'm still working on migrating from Ubuntu to Pop.

Feel free to modify and use at your own risk.

Overview

.
├── packages/
│   ├── some-package.deb
│   └── some-other-package.deb 
├── packages_local.txt
├── packages.txt
├── snaps.txt
├── README.md
└── setup.sh

Usage

1. Download this repo, unzip and cd into it.
2. Check and modify packages.txt and packages_local.txt as needed. These lines contain a list of commmands and their package names (if package name differs from command) - separated by a ; character. Note, Multiple package names are separated again, by a , character.
3. Run sudo bash ./setup.sh and answer the y/n prompts as they appear.

Packages

apt

• curl - URL getter
• flatpak - alternative package manager that works across different distributions
• xclip - allows copy/paste in the micro editor
• zsh - alternative terminal shell
• postgresql - for databases

Local packages

• ulauncher - Alfred alternative
• espanso - Open source, cross-platform snippets/macro app
• rustdesk - https://rustdesk.com/ is an open source, cross-platform AnyDesk/TeamViewer alternative.

Flatpaks

• codium - Open-source, "un-microsoft'd" VS Code.
• Discord - The chat app
• Obsidian - Notes
• bottles - Modern WINE bottler app
• OBS - OBS Studio, for streaming/capturing
• Thunderbird - Email client
• Handbreak -
• Primehack - modded Dolphin emulator
• micro - text editor for terminal
• Lutris - Multi-system game organiser
• RPCS3 - PS3 Emulator
• BreakTimer - Just constantly interrupts me and tells me to take a break
• RetroArch - Multi-system emulator
• yuzu - Nintendo Switch emulator
• PlexDesktop - Multimedia client app
• Plexamp - Multimedia client app
• VLC - Multimedia app
• Reaper - Audio software
• Cemu - Wii U Emulator
• xemu - Xbox Emulator
• RMG - N64 Emulator (Rosalie's Mupen GUI)
• @TODO: more notes here

Snaps

I've tried to avoid using Snap as much as I can.

• icloud-for-linux - These are just web-wrappers around some common iCloud tools like calendar and reminders.

Cleanup

• Steam - Advise installing straight from the .deb on the Steam website. Especially if you want to use controllers.

Code Extensions

• I've included Github Copilot as a .visx file, since you can't install GHCP the regular way with Codium.
• Shout-out to @ustas-eth for the [VSCodium/vscodium#1487] to running Copilot in VSCodium)

Credits

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