Simple Bash script for setting up a new computer (running [X]Ubuntu)

My personal system set-up script which installs most of the packages I need on a daily basis after a fresh [X]Ubuntu system install.

• Added support for tweaking Dell XPS 15
• Dotfiles installation
• GitHub GPG and SSH keys installation

Installation:

On an [X]Ubuntu based distro with admin/sudo rights, run the following and follow the prompts:

bash -c "$(curl -L https://git.io/runme)"
# That's it

Here are some of the things that gets set up:

• Installs Git+Hub and configures your GPG and SSH keys via api.github.com
• Installs Travis-CI ruby based CLI client for managing Travis builds.
• Installs Python3.7 and few modules and Docker and configures Docker to work without sudo .
• Installs 3 text editors/IDE namely: VSCode including plugins, Sublime-Text and Atom.
• Supports for Arduino/IoT development using Platfomio library intergrated on VScode and Atom.
• Installs Slack for colabs, Megasync and Dropbox for cloud storage.
• Installs Academic tools such as Latex including extras, Mendeley for research management and, Zotero for reference management.
• Installs a collection of scripts and tweaks to make [X]Ubuntu 18.04 run smooth on Dell XPS 15 9570 , if you are running a Dell XPS 15
  • Credit:@JackHack96
• Installs my dotfiles and my githooks
• [Optional] Installs additional desktop environment: elementaryOS and Ubuntu

The script itself

The script is broken up extensively into functions for easier readability and trouble-shooting. Most everything should be self-explanatory. You can easily add new methods of installations as well.

Demo

To see the demo, click on the gif below

Contributing workflow

Here’s how we suggest you go about proposing a change to this project:

1. Fork this project to your account.
2. Create a branch for the change you intend to make.
3. Make your changes to your fork.
4. Send a pull request from your fork’s branch to our master branch.

Using the web-based interface to make changes is fine too, and will help you by automatically forking the project and prompting to send a pull request too.