Personal setup instruction for my KDE neon box

neon-setup.md

1. Update and install software

sudo pkcon refresh
sudo pkcon update

sudo apt-get install --yes --no-install-recommends --ignore-missing \
  apt-transport-https \
  curl \
  git \
  kcalc \
  kolourpaint \
  fcitx5-mozc kde-config-fcitx5 \
  uvccapture guvcview \
  vlc \
  wget \
  whois \
  yakuake

# TODO also install `clamav`

2. Manually install following software

• Google Chrome
• Node.js (from Nodesource repo)
• VirtualBox
• Dropbox
• Slack
• Zoom
• Docker Desktop
• VisualStudio Code
• GitHub Desktop
• Spotify

undefined machine only

• Radeon™ RX 580 Drivers

3. Setup for installed software

sudo apt-get update -qq
sudo apt-get --fix-broken install --yes

# Allow Dropbox to watch more number of files
echo "fs.inotify.max_user_watches = 100000" | sudo tee /etc/sysctl.d/dropbox.conf

sudo npm update --global

#
# git config
#

# Don't convert line endings to CRLF
sudo git config --system core.autocrlf false
# Don't commit file permission change
sudo git config --system core.fileMode false
# Set default branch name
sudo git config --system init.defaultBranch main

if [[ ! -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa ]]; then
  ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -f ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 -N ""
fi

4. Setup Git identity

git config --global user.name "John Doe"
git config --global user.email "git@example.com"