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Instructions for installing developer's tools on Ubuntu:

ITEM ACTION
Virtual Machine
VM Install
  1. Download: Ubuntu desktop http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop
  2. On Windows:
    • In VirtualBox 6.0, select "Create a New Virtual Machine" and then select "Use ISO Image" with your "ubuntu-20.04.2.0-desktop-amd64.iso" file.
    • Follow instructions, set Disk-Size >30GB, then "Customize Hardware" to select 50% of your laptop's RAM
  3. Install desktop:
    sudo apt -y install ubuntu-desktop gdm
    sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start
    sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
  4. Install classic destkop:
    sudo apt -y install gnome-panel
  5. System Fixes (Screen Resolution, MATLAB GPL):
    sudo apt -y install virtualbox-guest-dkms virtualbox-guest-x11 mesa-utils
  6. Install tools:
    sudo apt -y install expect tree grub2 geany gftp kdiff3 meld vim postfix
  7. Developers tools:
    sudo apt -y install apache2 php libapache2-mod-php mysql-server phpmyadmin
  8. Developers git:
    sudo apt -y install git gitg qgit gitk git-gui
  9. Perl:
    sudo apt -y install perl perl-doc
  10. Python:
    sudo apt -y install python python-numpy python-scipy python-mysqldb
  11. R, (Rstudio):
    sudo apt -y install r-base
  12. Mathtex:
    sudo apt-get -y install texlive-full gedit-latex-plugin texmaker build-essential
VM Config
  1. Open config file:
    sudo gedit /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
  2. Add to config file:
    Include /etc/phpmyadmin/apache.conf
  3. Restart apache:
    sudo service apache2 restart
Issues
  1. gFTP:
    FTP Menu ➤ Preferences ➤ SSH Tab ➤ Blank out input lines