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This is the list of programs I advised you to install on your server / workstation.
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===Core programs===
 
 
 
====Archive managers====
 
To handle compress files and folders
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
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
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
====Linux compilation tools====
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install make autoconf automake cpp gcc
 
apt-get install subversion build-essential
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
====Security audit====
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install nmap
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install tshark wireshark wireshark-doc
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
====Core libraries extensions====
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install apt-listchanges libnet-ldap-perl libauthen-sasl-perl daemon libio-string-perl libio-socket-ssl-perl
 
apt-get install libnet-ident-perl libnet-dns-perl
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
====Advanced APT manager====
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install python-software-properties
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
====Processes====
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install htop
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
====Python====
 
Python is a scripting language often used in open-source software’s.
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install python3 python3-doc
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
====Startup manager====
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install sysv-rc-conf
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
Then launch:
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
sysv-rc-conf
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
====Java====
 
See [[JDK_setup]]
 
 
 
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>
 
 
 
 
 
===Utilities===
 
====Guake====
 
Installation
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install guake
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
Add Guake to boot sequence
 
 
 
System settings > Startup application > add "Guake" | path: /usr/bin/guake
 
 
 
====Curl====
 
Use ''curl'' to check some URLs
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install curl
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
====SSH manager====
 
To manage SSH connections, PAC manager is an excellent tool. see http://sourceforge.net/projects/pacmanager/
 
* Install the required package
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install libgtk2-appindicator-perl
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
* Download the latest version
 
* install the package:
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
sudo dpkg -i pac.deb
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
In case of error:
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
Errors were encountered while processing: pac
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
Just do:
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
sudo apt-get install -f && sudo dpkg -i pac.deb
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
====Remmina====
 
Remmina is an excellent tool to manage Windows Remote Desktop Connections. see http://remmina.sourceforge.net/
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install rdesktop
 
apt-get install remmina remmina-plugin-vnc remmina-plugin-gnome remmina-plugin-rdp
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
====Dos2unix converter and vice-versa====
 
By default Linux cannot run script that are encoded in windows format. Those tools allow you to switch formats.
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install dos2unix tofrodos
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
To use it just:
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
dos2unix myFile
 
tofrodos myFileOptional features
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
====File manager “midnight commander”====
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install mc
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
====Text internet browser====
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install lynx
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
====Bess hexadecimal editor====
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install bless
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
====USB startup disk (unetbootin)====
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install unetbootin
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
====Help pages====
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install manpages manpages-dev
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
====Help pages (french)====
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install manpages-fr manpages-fr-dev manpages-fr-extra
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
====Windows emulator====
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install wine
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
Required libs, to be install in a 2nd time
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install q4wine
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
===Multimedia===
 
====Quicktime====
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install libquicktime2
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
====VLC====
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install vlc
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
====Cairo-dock====
 
Nice and usefull dock to access your applications.
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install cairo-dock cairo-dock-plug-ins cairo-dock-plug-ins-integration
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
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:
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install gimp gimp-help-common
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
Some extra features:
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install gimp-data-extras gimp-gmic gimp-ufraw gnome-xcf-thumbnailer
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
Help
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install gimp-help-fr
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
 
 
===Internet===
 
====Google Chrome====
 
Download the latest version of Chrome: https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/
 
 
Install the package using:
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
sudo dpkg -i google-chrome.deb
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
If you encounter some errors during installation, just do:
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
sudo apt-get install -f && sudo dpkg -i google-chrome.deb
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
====Filezilla (FTP client)====
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install filezilla
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
====Skype====
 
Download skype from the official website: http://www.skype.com/
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
sudo dpkg -i skype-ubuntu-XX.deb
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
If you encounter some errors during installation, just do:
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
sudo apt-get install -f && sudo dpkg -i skype-ubuntu-XX.deb
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
===Office tools===
 
====Libre office====
 
=====Core features=====
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install libreoffice libreoffice-calc libreoffice-draw  libreoffice-impress libreoffice-writer libreoffice-templates libreoffice-pdfimport
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
=====Proficient tools=====
 
'''ENGLISH'''
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install hunspell-en-us hyphen-en-us mythes-en-us
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
If you don't like the "hunspell" dictionnary you can install "myspell" instead:
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install myspell-en-us
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
 
 
'''Francais'''
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install hunspell-fr hyphen-fr mythes-fr
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
 
 
'''Svenska'''
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install hunspell-sv-se
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
=====Other UI languages=====
 
'''Francais'''
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install libreoffice-l10n-fr libreoffice-help-fr
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
 
 
'''Svenska'''
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install libreoffice-l10n-sv libreoffice-help-sv
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
=====Cliparts=====
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install openclipart-libreoffice openclipart2-libreoffice
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
!! Careful !! Total is about 760 Mb ! Just install the first package = 160Mb to get some cliparts.
 
 
 
 
 
===Drivers===
 
see [[Drivers]]
 
 
 
 
 
===GIT===
 
 
 
Help page: http://git-scm.com/book/en/
 
 
 
====Installation====
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install libcurl4-gnutls-dev libexpat1-dev gettext libz-dev libssl-dev
 
apt-get install git git-doc git-gui
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
If you want to use GIT as your local SVN client:
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install git-svn
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
If you want to browse the GIT repository in a local browser:
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
apt-get install gitweb
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
====Configuration====
 
Run the following commands a '''standard user''', not root!
 
 
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
git config --global user.name "guillaume.diaz"
 
git config --global user.email johndoe@example.com
 
git config --global core.editor vim
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
====Get project files====
 
Run the following commands a '''standard user''', not root!
 
 
 
Clone an existing project
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
git clone [url] [targetFolder]
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
Perform operation using Git GUI
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
cd [my GIT repo]
 
git gui
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
 
 
Check files status
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
git status
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
Add file
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
git add [file]
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
Commit
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
git commit -m "my comment"
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
 
 
====Ignore files===
 
Create a file called .gitignore to the root of your GIT repo.
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
cd [my GIT repo]
 
vim .gitignore
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
 
 
Insert the following code:
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
## 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
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
You can find more example on https://github.com/github/gitignore
 

Latest revision as of 23:44, 17 December 2014