New System Notes

Linux Administration

Notes for when I install a new Linux system (instructions here may be Mint specific)

Don't bother creating partitions for boot or home. One partition for root is fine especially with SSDs.

Install the following packages:

• Spotify (go to https://www.spotify.com/us/download/linux/)
• Emacs
• Signal (download from signal website. follow instructions)
• Syncthing (install it from their repository)
• Dropbox (install it from this page, using the Ubuntu deb file)
  • Need to install gir1-gtk for the newer Dropbox packages to work
• Docker (look at https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/)
  • And set up so that we can run docker as non-root (bottom line is to add your user to the docker group, creating it if it's not there)

Install these on Desktop only:

• Digikam from flatpak since it seems to be more up to date
• Gimp
• rsnapshot

Set up SSH keys so that I can log into my remote VPS.

Start the following services when you start (using Startup Applications on Linux Mint):

• Syncthing
• Dropbox (done automatically when you install the deb file)
• Emacs server (/usr/bin/emacs --daemon)