Installing Linux Operating system

In this documentation, I am writing to brain dump the things each time I do installation.

My preffered OS

I usually prefer to install debian. I prefer to install debian because of it's stability, people I know and the core philosophy of the project. That's why I install it.

I have two free bootware USB sticks. With this it's pretty easy to install anything. The first one was gifted by Abhijit P A, Debian Developer and second one I got it during Debconf.

Add user to sudoers

Edit: /etc/sudoers Add username in that file as:

username ALL=(ALL) ALL

How can I add a user as a new sudoer using the command line?Ask Ubuntu

Basic Installation software

sudo do apt update
sudo apt upgrade

sudo apt install wget
sudo apt install git

# Installation of chrome

wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
sudo apt install ./google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

How to Install Google Chrome on Debian and Kali LinuxIt's FOSS

Text Editors

sudo apt install vim

Cursor.so and VSCODE

CursorCursor

https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/linuxcode.visualstudio.com

apt install ./<>.deb

#older version
sudo dpkg -i <file>.deb
# sudo apt-get install -f # Install dependencies

Configurations:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kurianbenoy/reimagined-dotfiles/master/.vimrcraw.githubusercontent.com

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kurianbenoy/reimagined-dotfiles/master/.bash_aliasesraw.githubusercontent.com

GitHub - kurianbenoy/reimagined-dotfiles: A list of all my configuration files which make my life much EasierGitHub

Install nodejs

 sudo apt install nodejs npm

How to Install Node.js and NPM on Debian 11 | RoseHostingRoseHosting

Install Python

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fastai/fastsetup/master/setup-conda.sh

source setup-conda.sh
. ~/.bashrc
conda install -yq mamba -c conda-forge

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Settings

Check mouse trackpad setting to enable double tap

Displays in Linux

For screensharing - How to use two monitors or share when giving presentations??

It wasn't as complicated as I expected. Just press function key and then press the key for screensharing in laptop.

In my case it was: FN+ F7 key

https://www.kubuntuforums.net/forum/currently-supported-releases/kubuntu-22-04-jammy-jellyfish/desktop-environment-support/673028-mirror-the-laptop-kde-desktop-to-smart-tv-via-hdmi