Revision as of 18:03, 6 June 2014

This is the list of programs I advised you to install on your server / workstation.

Core programs

Archive managers

To handle compress files and folders

apt-get install flex libarchive-zip-perl libio-compress-perl m4 perl perl-modules unzip zip
apt-get install zoo bzip2 arj nomarch lzop cabextract
apt-get install lzip ncompress rzip sharutils unace unalz unrar p7zip-rar

Linux compilation tools

apt-get install make autoconf automake cpp gcc
apt-get install subversion build-essential

Core libraries extensions

apt-get install libnet-ldap-perl libauthen-sasl-perl daemon libio-string-perl libio-socket-ssl-perl
apt-get install libnet-ident-perl libnet-dns-perl

Advanced APT manager

apt-get install software-properties-common python-software-properties

Processes

apt-get install htop

Python

Python is a scripting language often used in open-source software’s.

apt-get install python3 python3-doc

Startup manager

apt-get install sysv-rc-conf

Then launch:

sysv-rc-conf

Java

See JDK_setup#Linux_installation

Time syncronization

apt-get install ntp ntpdate

Help pages

apt-get install manpages

NFS client

apt-get install nfs-common

Drivers

see Drivers

Utilities

Guake

Installation

apt-get install guake

Add Guake to boot sequence:

System settings > Startup application > add "Guake" | path: /usr/bin/guake

Dos2unix converter and vice-versa

By default Linux cannot run script that are encoded in windows format. Those tools allow you to switch formats.

apt-get install dos2unix tofrodos

To use it just:

dos2unix myFile
tofrodos myFileOptional features

File manager “midnight commander”

apt-get install mc

Text internet browser

apt-get install lynx

USB startup disk (unetbootin)

apt-get install unetbootin

Windows emulator

apt-get install wine

Required libs, to be install in a 2nd time

apt-get install q4wine

Internet

Google Chrome

Download the latest version of Chrome: https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/

Install the package using:

sudo dpkg -i google-chrome.deb

If you encounter some errors during installation, just do:

sudo apt-get install -f && sudo dpkg -i google-chrome.deb

Filezilla (FTP client)

apt-get install filezilla

Skype

Download skype from the official website: http://www.skype.com/

sudo dpkg -i skype-ubuntu-XX.deb

If you encounter some errors during installation, just do:

sudo apt-get install -f && sudo dpkg -i skype-ubuntu-XX.deb

Office tools

Libre office

Core features

apt-get install libreoffice libreoffice-calc libreoffice-draw  libreoffice-impress libreoffice-writer libreoffice-templates libreoffice-pdfimport

Proficient tools

ENGLISH

apt-get install hunspell-en-us hyphen-en-us mythes-en-us

If you don't like the "hunspell" dictionnary you can install "myspell" instead:

apt-get install myspell-en-us

Francais

apt-get install hunspell-fr hyphen-fr mythes-fr

Svenska

apt-get install hunspell-sv-se

UI (menu) languages

Francais

apt-get install libreoffice-l10n-fr libreoffice-help-fr

Svenska

apt-get install libreoffice-l10n-sv libreoffice-help-sv

Cliparts

Nowdays you don't need to install it. Just use Google images instead!

apt-get install openclipart-libreoffice openclipart2-libreoffice

!! Careful !! Total is about 760 Mb ! Just install the first package = 160Mb to get some cliparts.

Multimedia

Restricted extras

Each Ubuntu flavor has a specific set of restricted libraries to play music, videos and so on... If you plan to do anything else than working you should definitively install that package! ;)

Get the package for your distro

apt-cache search restricted | grep extra

Install, example for xUbuntu:

apt-get install xubuntu-restricted-extras

VLC

apt-get install vlc

Rhythmbox

This is an excellent audio player!

apt-get install rhythmbox rhythmbox-mozilla rhythmbox-doc rhythmbox-plugin-visualizer rhythmbox-radio-browser

Quicktime

apt-get install libquicktime2

Cairo-dock

Nice and usefull dock to access your applications.

apt-get install cairo-dock cairo-dock-plug-ins cairo-dock-plug-ins-integration

Then, add it to startup:

Launch cairo-dock, right click on it ;
in the "cairo-dock" menu click 'add it to startup'

Alternative way of adding it to startup:

Xubuntu > start menu > all settings > Session and startup > "application autostart" > Add

Graphical

Gimp

Gimp is an excellent tool:

apt-get install gimp gimp-help-common

Some extra features:

apt-get install gimp-data-extras gimp-gmic gimp-ufraw gnome-xcf-thumbnailer

Help

apt-get install gimp-help-fr

Dia

Dia is a very good tool for diagrams:

apt-get install dia

Network tools

Curl

Use curl to check some URLs

apt-get install curl

SSH manager

To manage SSH connections, PAC manager is an excellent tool. see http://sourceforge.net/projects/pacmanager/

Install the required package

apt-get install libgtk2-appindicator-perl

Download the latest version

install the package:

sudo dpkg -i pac.deb

In case of error:

Errors were encountered while processing: pac

Just do:

sudo apt-get install -f && sudo dpkg -i pac.deb

Remmina

Remmina is an excellent tool to manage Windows Remote Desktop Connections. see http://remmina.sourceforge.net/

apt-get install rdesktop
apt-get install remmina remmina-plugin-vnc remmina-plugin-gnome remmina-plugin-rdp

Security

Security audit

Port scanner:

apt-get install nmap

Interface listeners:

apt-get install tshark wireshark wireshark-doc

OpenVPN

That will install openvpn client + server + UI client to manage ovpn files.

apt-get install openvpn
apt-get install network-manager-openvpn

Development

Sublime text

Sublime text is a nice alternative to default editors such as Vim, Gedit, MousePad, ...

Just download it from the official website: http://www.sublimetext.com/

Then, extract it in /opt/sublime_text/ and run it! ;)

Bess hexadecimal editor

apt-get install bless

MySQL workbench

apt-get install mysql-workbench

Squirrel SQL

http://squirrel-sql.sourceforge.net/

Installation

Download the latest version of Squirrel SQL from the official website.

Then, launch the installation:

java -jar squirrel-sql-3.5.2-standard.jar

Install the following plugins:

Microsoft SQL server
MySQL
SQL param
SQL replace
SQL validator

Drivers installation

Download the required drivers:

MySQL JDBC: http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/j/
Microsoft JTDS driver: http://sourceforge.net/projects/jtds/

Copy the .jar files into squirrelSql/lib:

mysql-connector-java-5.1.0-bin.jar
jtds-1.3.1.jar

Run the application

Then you can run the application:

./squirrel-sql.sh

You should see in "drivers" that both Microsoft SQL + MySQL are available.

Create advanced symlinks

Create new symlinks

sudo ln -s /home/guillaume/DEV/squirrelsql/squirrel-sql.sh /usr/bin/squirrel-sql

Create icon

for Xubuntu only

Go to start menu > Settings > Menu Editor
Under development, add a new launcher
- Command: /home/guillaume/DEV/squirrelsql/squirrel-sql.sh

DbVisualizer

DbVisualizer is a generic tool to access different types of databases. http://www.dbvis.com/

Installation

Go to DOWNLOAD

Download the latest version for Linux: Linux x86 (setup installer)

Mark the downloaded file as executable and run it

chmod 755 dbvis_linux_9_1_8.sh
./dbvis_linux_9_1_8.sh

Install the application
- I advised you to put it in /opt/DbVisualizer

... First, you have to grant your user the right to use /opt : chown -R myUser:myUser /opt

- Create symlinks in /usr/local/bin

... If you're not root then this step might not succeed!

Installation is done! You can run the application

Create advanced symlinks

Create new symlinks

sudo ln -s /opt/DbVisualizer/dbvis /usr/local/bin/

Create icon

for Xubuntu only

Go to start menu > Settings > Menu Editor

Under development, add a new launcher
- Command: /opt/DbVisualizer/dbvis

Subversion

apt-get install subversion subversion-tools

GIT

Help page: http://git-scm.com/book/en/

Installation

apt-get install libcurl4-gnutls-dev libexpat1-dev gettext libz-dev libssl-dev
apt-get install git git-doc git-gui

If you want to use GIT as your local SVN client:

apt-get install git-svn

If you want to browse the GIT repository in a local browser:

apt-get install gitweb

Configuration

Run the following commands a standard user, not root!

git config --global user.name "guillaume.diaz"
git config --global user.email johndoe@example.com
git config --global core.editor vim

Get project files

Run the following commands a standard user, not root!

Clone an existing project

git clone [url] [targetFolder]

Perform operation using Git GUI

cd [my GIT repo]
git gui

Check files status

git status

Add file

git add [file]

Commit

git commit -m "my comment"

Ignore files in GIT

Create a file called .gitignore to the root of your GIT repo.

cd [my GIT repo]
vim .gitignore

Insert the following code:

## generic files to ignore
*~
*.lock
*.DS_Store
*.swp
*.out
*.tmp
*.temp
build/

#java specific
*.class
target/

#maven
pom.xml.tag
pom.xml.releaseBackup
pom.xml.versionsBackup
pom.xml.next
release.properties

#netbeans ignore personal stuff 
nbproject/private/

#eclipse specifics
settings/
.project
.classpath
.checkstyle

You can find more example on https://github.com/github/gitignore

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 ==Java==
-See [[JDK_setup]]
+See [[JDK_setup#Linux_installation]]
-On Ubuntu:
-<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
-add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
-apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
-apt-get install oracle-java7-installer oracle-jdk7-installer
-</syntaxhighlight>

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Revision as of 18:03, 6 June 2014

Contents

Core programs

Archive managers

Linux compilation tools

Core libraries extensions

Advanced APT manager

Processes

Python

Startup manager

Java

Time syncronization

Help pages

NFS client

Drivers

Utilities

Guake

Dos2unix converter and vice-versa

File manager “midnight commander”

Text internet browser

USB startup disk (unetbootin)

Windows emulator

Internet

Google Chrome

Filezilla (FTP client)

Skype

Office tools

Libre office

Core features

Proficient tools

ENGLISH

Francais

Svenska

UI (menu) languages

Francais

Svenska

Cliparts

Multimedia

Restricted extras

VLC

Rhythmbox

Quicktime

Cairo-dock

Graphical

Gimp

Dia

Network tools

Curl

SSH manager

Remmina

Security

Security audit

OpenVPN

Development

Sublime text

Bess hexadecimal editor

MySQL workbench

Squirrel SQL

Installation

Drivers installation

Run the application

Create advanced symlinks

Create icon

DbVisualizer

Installation

Create advanced symlinks

Create icon

Subversion

GIT

Installation

Configuration

Get project files

Ignore files in GIT