Linux

Linux Setup

Writing Disk Image

I use balenaEtcher on MacOS to write a disk image to a USB flash drive.

Install Chrome

cd ~/Downloads
wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current.amd64.deb

snap Installs

sudo snap install \
    slack \
    spotify \ 
    emacs --classic

apt Installs

sudo apt install \
    build-essential \
    curl \
    emacs \
    git \
    htop \
    tmux \
    xclip

NVIDIA Driver

1. Enter your GPU information here to figure out which run file to download.
2. sudo apt purge nvidia* if there were any drivers already installed on the machine.
3. Reboot machine and enter TTY terminal with Ctrl + Alt + F2
4. Run the script:

   cd ~/Downloads
   sudo chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.60.11.run  # Whatever your file is named
   sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.60.11.run

5. Follow the prompts until it succeeds, and reboot.

SSH Keys

1. Do ssh-keygen and follow prompts, use defaults.
2. Copy public key to clipboard: xclip -sel c < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
3. Add the key where you need it, e.g. GitHub