🧋 Setup Linux

Opinionated notes and scripts for setting up a fresh Pop!_OS computer for web development, gaming, and general hobbying (Follow at your own risk / benefit)

💡 I also have guides for macOS and Windows!

NB: Tested on POP_OS 22.04 (Jammy)

Usage

1. Download this repo, unzip and cd into it.
2. Check and modify packages/apt.txt, packages/brew.txt and packages/flatpak.txt as you desire. Each line consists of a command and its package names (if package name differs from command) - separated by a ; character. Note, Multiple package names are separated again, by a , character.
3. Run sudo bash ./setup.sh and answer the y/n prompts as they appear.

Packages

TODO: Need to update these lists as they're now out of date.

apt/get

• curl - URL getter
• flatpak - alternative package manager that works across different distributions
• xclip - allows copy/paste in the micro editor
• zsh - alternative terminal shell
• postgresql - for databases

Flatpaks

• Codium - Open-source, "un-microsoft'd" VS Code.
• Discord - The chat app
• Obsidian - Notes
• Bottles - Modern WINE bottler app
• OBS - OBS Studio, for streaming/capturing
• Thunderbird - Email client
• Handbrakespaceship - Video file conversion util
• Primehack - modded Dolphin emulator
• Micro - text editor for terminal
• RPCS3 - PS3 Emulator
• RetroArch - Multi-system emulator
• PlexDesktop - Multimedia client app
• Plexamp - Multimedia client app
• VLC - Multimedia app
• Reaper - Audio software
• Cemu - Wii U Emulator
• Xemu - Xbox Emulator
• RMG - N64 Emulator (Rosalie's Mupen GUI)

Homebrew

Brew (macOS package manager) can be useful for installing non-cask packages.

• spaceship
• zsh-autosuggestions
• zsh-syntax-highlighting
• fastfetch
• speedtest-cli

Clean-up

Due to Flatpak sandbox issues, and other listed issues, I recommend installing the following apps without a package manager.

• Steam - Game client/store. Advise installing straight from the .deb on the Steam website. Especially if you want to use controllers.
• DBeaver - Database management. Advise installing straight from the .deb on the DBeaver website due to dbeaver/dbeaver#20371.
• Lutris - Multi-system game organiser. Advise installing straight from the .deb on the Lutris releases page due to sandboxing issues.

VS Code Extensions

• I've included Github Copilot as a .visx file, since you can't install GHCP the regular way with Codium.
• Shout-out to @ustas-eth for the [VSCodium/vscodium#1487] to running Copilot in VSCodium)
• VSCodium/vscodium#1487 (comment)
• Other extensions relate to me and my work, so ignore if not needed.