Ubuntu 20.04 Initial Setup

Update Editor Default

sudo update-alternatives --config editor

Installing Ansisble

sudo apt install ansible

Configuring with Ansible

Install Libraries

The playbook ansible/playbooks/setup.yml installs the following:

• Java
• Node JS
• Pip
• Git
• Docker
• Docker Compose
• Terraform
• AWS CLI
• Azure CLI
• gcc
• g++
• curl
• ca-certificates
• apt-transport-https
• gnupg
• python3-venv

Run playbook: ansible-playbook -K ansible/playbooks/setup.yml

Install Apps

The playbook ansible/playbooks/apps.yml installs the following applications:

• Visual Studio Code
• Brave Browser
• Spotify
• Discord
• Slack
• VLC

Note: VSCode will also require an installation of the 'SettingSync' extension to automatically configure from personal GitHub gist.

Run playbook: ansible-playbook -K ansible/playbooks/apps.yml

Configure SSH and GPG Keys

SSH: ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 GPG: gpg --default-new-key-algo rsa4096 --gen-key

Configure Git

Move the config file into home directory

Other Applications

Applications downloaded manually through Ubuntu Software:

• Stacer

Applications downloaded manually:

• ExpressVPN

Installing i3 Windows Manager

https://kifarunix.com/install-and-setup-i3-windows-manager-on-ubuntu-20-04/ https://www.cyberithub.com/how-to-install-and-use-i3-window-manager-on-ubuntu-20-04/

Other

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux4noobs/comments/lkbr65/learn_grep_sed_awk_perl_oneliners_with_hundreds/