Personal Linux Setup

This is my first deep dive into setting up my Linux development environment.

Computer / OS

• Hardware
  • Dell Inspiron 14” Laptop (model: i7440-7304BLU-PUS)
    • Intel Core 7 Series 1
    • 1tb SSD
    • 16gb RAM
• OS
  • Pop_OS download

Software

• Browser(s)
  • Firefox
  • Google Chrome
• Screen Capture
  • OBS Studio
• Meetings/Communications
  • Slack
  • Zoom
• Office Suite
  • LibreOffice
• IDE(s)
  • VS Code
  • WebStorm
• WP Development (for work)
  • Local

Fingerprint scan for login

sudo apt install fprintd libpam-fprintd sudo pam-auth-update

Restart the computer and then go into Settings > Users > [User]. Click on Fingerprint Login to enable it.

Node / NVM

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.0/install.sh | bash
source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh
nvm install --lts
nvm use [version]