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## Ubuntu Start Up.md

      
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    #OS Installation

Download ISO of Ubuntu 14.04 64bit from http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop (14.10 should work the same)
Create bootable USB on Windows following this guide
Plug in a bootable flash drive to laptop
Restart computer and during BIOS hit F12
Select Bios Setup
Select boot configuration
Move USB storage device to top priority
Save and exit
When ubuntu loads, select Install Ubuntu
Select your language of choice
Connect to internet
Select Both Download updates while installing and Install this third-party software
If continue button seems to stall, quit install and launch installation again.
Select Install Ubuntu alongside Windows 7
Drag the bar between windows ('Files') and Ubuntu to size the partition as desired (I would not go smaller than 20GB for ubuntu)
Hit Install Now, wait ~20 minutes
Install updates once installation is finished

#Configuration
WIFI


Update system: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
Use PEAP and mschapv2
use @olin.edu and network password
Ignore lack of CA certificate
If not connecting, ensure dpkg-query -W -f '${Version}\n' network-manager-gnome is greater than 0.9.8.8-0ubuntu4.3
Then run sudo rm -f /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/OLIN && sudo stop network-manager && sudo start network-manager

#Important Packages

Git: sudo apt-get install git
pip: sudo apt-get install python-pip
pip3: sudo apt-get install python-pip3
chrome: https://www.google.com/intl/en-US/chrome/browser/
Atom Editor

or


sublime-text3:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/sublime-text-3
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install sublime-text-installer

Sublime Package Manager: https://packagecontrol.io/installation (Now explore packages online or with 'ctrl+shift+p -> Package Control: Install Packages' in Sublime)

#Tips/Tricks

Shell aliases: alias ll='ls -alh' (ll now does 'ls -alh'). To save, add aliases in a file (~/aliases) and add the line source ~/aliases to your ~/.profile or ~/.bashrc files. This will take effect next time you open a terminal session.