Setting up my Dev Ubuntu box

Here’s a quick run through of how I’d setup my development machine. All configured to my taste. 🙂

After installing LAMP (please see other post on AMP installation in Ubuntu) I move on to setup other tools.

1. Install Chrome.

sudo apt-get install libxss1
wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i google-chrome*.deb

2. Install Filezilla.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install filezilla

3. Install Geany text editor

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:geany-dev/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install geany geany-plugins

Then configure setup the work environment.

Set Geany as default text editor

sudo update-alternatives –install /usr/bin/editor editor /usr/bin/geany 10

Set Geany to use dark theme (ala Sublime):
Select a theme from the list:
Geany Colorschemes List
Copy the .conf file into the ~/.config/geany/colorschemes
Restart Geany.

4. Install Skype.

sudo add-apt-repository “deb http://archive.canonical.com/ $(lsb_release -sc) partner”
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install skype

5. Install WINE.

6. Install Viber.

7. Install DropBox for the cloud connectivity.
Add key.

sudo apt-key adv –keyserver pgp.mit.edu –recv-keys 5044912E

Add repository.

sudo sh -c ‘echo “deb http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu/ $(lsb_release -cs) main” >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dropbox.list’

Update local repository.

sudo apt-get update

Proceed with client installation.

sudo apt-get install dropbox

8. Downloading sites from Remote Servers.
To mirror live sites on my local machine, use WGET for a faster, more efficient FTP transfer.

wget -m –user “username” –password “password” ftp://domainname.tld

the -m flag stands for mirror

to copy just a specific directory:

wget -m –user “username” –password “password” ftp://domainname.tld/somedirectory

for more about WGET
http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/manual/wget.html