This tool sets up an Ubuntu Linux Desktop virtualization server PC.
- Changes desktop and terminal color preferences
- Installs:
- OpenSSH Server
- Vim
- Curl
- VirtualBox
- Microsoft Visual Studio Code
- Sets favorite apps on Ubuntu Desktop
- Configures a few XRDP settings to avoid issues
Here's a beginner-friendly breakdown of how to use this tool, assuming you've purchased a dedicated desktop PC that still needs the OS installed.
- On your personal computer, create a bootable USB flash drive of Ubuntu Linux 20.10 Groovy Gorilla.
- Plug monitor, power, keyboard, mouse, and ethernet into your new PC.
- Insert the bootable USB flash drive of Ubuntu 20.10 into your new PC.
- Boot into the installer software and install Ubuntu OS.
- Reboot and remove your USB flash drive.
- Log in and open a Terminal session.
sudo apt updatesudo apt install xrdp -y- Check your IP address with
ip a - At this stage, remote into your Ubuntu computer from your host computer using RDP.
sudo apt install git -ymkdir ~/githubcd ~/githubgit clone https://github.com/lee5378/labsetup.gitbash ~/github/labsetup/labsetup.shexecutes the tool. Note that you should NOT run withsudoas the script privilege escalates on a per-command basis.
Budget an hour to keep an eye on the script execution and keep it moving. You may encounter occasional prompts for superuser password or to press OK/Enter to proceed. This is normal, because several processes have not been fully automated yet.
If you're using this on a VM just skip steps 1-5 and start on step 6 above.
This has been tested on Ubuntu Linux 20.10 on both a physical PC and a VirtualBox VM.
PRs are welcome, please review open issues first.