Last Updated: Feb 16, 2013.
Just installed Ubuntu 12.10 for the first time, on my Asus UL30VT from an external DVD.
The following is a checklist I’ve been putting together for how to set up a Linux install.
####Get Spotify Working
First, open /etc/apt/sources.list. This will open a dialog box asking for a repository. Type this:
deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free
Then, open terminal and run:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install spotify-client
That should do it. More on Spotify and Linux here and here.
###Get Flash working
Here’s the contents from an install_flash.sh script I put together:
sudo apt-add-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ $(lsb_release -sc) partner"
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer
That said … unlike the rest of these I’m writing about the Flash installation long after the fact. If memory serves, I had to manually move a flashplayer.so file into the chromium/plugin directory, and then manually enable it from the browser.
###Adjust the launchbar
Go to System Settings -> Appearances -> Behaviors and set the launch bar on the left to hide automatically.
###Install git & vim:
This fairly straightforward:
sudo apt-get install git-core
sudo apt-get install gitk
Install vim:
sudo apt-get install vim
Get Wuala
Download Wuala for Linux. Wuala requires Java, but Java 7 comes pre-installed with Ubuntu so there’s no need to download it.
Setup Rails and Jekyll
Get rails and jekyll going:
sudo apt-get install rubygems
sudo apt-get install rails
sudo apt-get install ruby1.9.1-dev
gem install jekyll
gem install rdiscount
Note: not sure rubygems is needed for install, since we’re not running the standard gem install rails
Install R
First, open the file /etc/apt/sources.list. Click on the “Other Software” tab. Then click the “Add” button and enter the following:
deb http://watson.nci.nih.gov/cran_mirror/bin/linux/ubuntu quantal/
At that point you should be prompted to enter your password.
Once the repository has been added, run this in terminal:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install r-base
That might take a while, but when it’s done, you should have R installed on your system.
However, at this point you can only run it via command line. For a GUI, there are two options. The first and probably best is to download and install RStudio.
The other option is install rkward, which can be done as follows:
sudo apt-get install rkward
UPDATE: You should probably be able to simply adding the repository as follows:
sudo apt-add-repository "deb http://watson.nci.nih.gov/cran_mirror/bin/linux/ubuntu quantal/"