Ubuntu Setup Notes

ubuntu-setup-notes.md

This file contains a list of commands that can be used to quickly and easily setup a new Ubuntu 20.04 installation.

Update and Upgrade

• sudo apt update
• sudo apt upgrade

Install SSH Server

• sudo apt install openssh-server

Install Basic Apps

• sudo apt install git curl wget zip unzip net-tools

Connect Remotely

• Lookup your IP address: ifconfig
• Connect to your server with a remote computer: ssh <username>@<ip address>

Install Node.js

• curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | sudo -E bash -
• sudo apt-get install -y nodejs build-essential
• sudo npm install -g npm

Install Docker

• sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common
• curl -fsSL get.docker.com -o get-docker.sh && sh get-docker.sh
• sudo usermod -aG docker ${USER}
• Log out and back in for changes to take effect.

Install Docker Compose (amd64 processor)

• sudo curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.27.4/docker-compose-`uname -s`-`uname -m` -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
• sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

Install Docker Compose (Raspberry Pi arm64 processor)

• sudo apt-get install -y libffi-dev libssl-dev
• sudo apt-get install -y python3 python3-pip
• sudo apt-get remove python-configparser
• sudo pip3 -v install docker-compose

Install Go

• sudo apt install snapd
• sudo snap install go --classic

Install IPFS

• wget https://dist.ipfs.io/go-ipfs/v0.11.0/go-ipfs_v0.11.0_linux-amd64.tar.gz
• tar -xvf go-ipfs_v0.11.0_linux-amd64.tar.gz rm go-ipfs_v0.9.1_linux-amd64.tar.gz
• cd go-ipfs
• sudo ./install.sh

Disable Autoupdate and Update Reminder

• sudo apt remove unattended-upgrades
• sudo apt remove update-manager