• Description
• Usage
  • Troubleshooting
• Screenshots
• Features
• Contribution guide
  • Generating of main script
    • Workflow of script generating
    • Autogenerator usage (Adding new features)

Description

The script enables installation and configuration of some essential apps and utilities that make your Ubuntu more useful and powerful. Script is using zenity graphical interface, which is preinstalled by default in Ubuntu. Script is now more universal, there are frozen versions for specific Ubuntu releases.

Usage

# Clone repo
git clone https://github.com/wiktor2200/Ubuntu-firstrun-config.git
cd Ubuntu-firstrun-config

Then run main script:

# Run main config script
bash ubuntu-firstrun-config.bash

Troubleshooting

In case of any problems and not being able to scroll the very long TTY output. There was logging feature introduced.

Logs location: ~/YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM-SS_ubuntu_firstrun_config_log Logs are located in home directory on purpose. User has access to them and they are not deleted while Performance - Enable tmp folder in RAM option is run.

Screenshots

Main menu:

Example summary:

Features

Full feature list from config.csv file in Develop directory in easy readable table.

2023-04-15

Task	Description	Subscript
0Upgrade - Upgrade packages	Perform apt dist-upgrade	perform-upgrade
0Upgrade - Set upgrade notifications for all users	Set upgrade notifications for all users	enable-upgrade-notifications
Cleanup - Clean packages	Perform apt autoremove, clean and autoclean	perform-cleanup
Cleanup - Uninstall garbage Gnome and Ubuntu packages	Uninstall some garbage packages e.g. orca, shotwell, rhythmbox, totem, transmission	uninstall-garbage-packages
Documents - Install Libreoffice	Install full Libreoffice package with language packages.	install-libreoffice
IDE - Install Visual Studio Code IDE	Install Visual Studio Code - easy, customizable and powerful IDE for almost all languages.	install-vs-code
Multimedia - Install VLC	Install popular media player - both music and videos.	install-vlc
Photos - Install GIMP	Install popular photo editor GIMP.	install-gimp
Useful - Install password manager	Install password manager – keepassXC	install-password-manager
Utilties - Install archives tools	Support for zip, rar, 7zip etc.	install-archives-tools
Utilties - Install codecs	Codecs to support common audio, video formats and additional fonts.	install-codecs
Utilties - Install Gnome tools	Install Gnome settings managers and utils.	install-gnome-tools
Utilties - Install language packages	Installing language packages for your locale different than English.	install-language-packages
Utilties - Install useful system utilties	Install Partitioning tools, space usage tools, hardware info tools.	install-system-utilties
Utilties - Install backup tools.	Install backup tools - luckybackup AKA rsync-gui and unison syncronizer.	install-backup-tools
Utilties - Replace default snap packages with native Gnome apps.	Replace default snap packages with native Gnome apps.	replace-snap-packages
Utilties - Replace firefox snap package with native apt.	Replace firefox snap package with native apt.	replace-snap-firefox
Utilties - Install duplicate finder czkawka. (using AppImage)	Install duplicate finder czkawka. (using AppImage)	install-czkawka
Utilties - Install Bleachbit cleaner.	Install Bleachbit powerful cache, temp files and garbage cleaner.	install-bleachbit
Cleanup - Uninstall Ubuntu dock	Uninstall Ubuntu Gnome dock.	uninstall-ubuntu-dock
Developer - Install Docker	Install Docker from snap package manager.	install-docker
Developer - Install VirtualBox	Install Virtualbox virtual machines manager.	install-virtualbox
Documents - Install ebook reader	Install ebook reader – calibre	install-calibre
Documents - Install OCR Reader	Install utilties to OCR read files.	install-ocr
Documents - Install PDF tools	Install utilties to support pdf modifications - merging, spliting, replacing pages etc.	install-pdf-tools
Documents - Install QownNotes	Install notepad with markdown support and todo list manager supporting sync.	install-qownnotes
Fixes - Fix top panel icons	Fix top panel icons on systems upgraded from 16.04	fix-top-panel-icons
Graphics - Install Dia – diagram creator	Install Dia – diagram creator – easy and powerful	install-dia
Graphics - Install Gnome Paint - replacement for MSPaint.	Install Gnome Paint - Linux alternative for MSPaint.	install-gnome-paint
Graphics - Install Inkscape – vector graphic editor	Install vector graphic editor – Inkscape	install-inkscape
Hardware - Install better laptop's battery support	Install better laptop's battery support. Recommended on laptops.	install-battery-support
Hardware - Install scanner support	Install utilties to support scanner in Ubuntu.	install-scanner-support
Hardware - Install webcam application	Install webcam application – cheese	install-webcam-cheese
IDE - Install Atom.io IDE	Install easy to customize IDE – Atom.io	install-atom
IDE - Install Powerful HEX editor – bless	Install hex editor - bless - more powerful, but needs more dependencies. – bless.	install-hex-bless-editor
IDE - Install qtCreator IDE	Install IDE for qt programs	install-qtcreator
IDE - Install Simple HEX editor - ghex	Install simple Gnome hex editor.	install-hex-gnome-editor
Multimedia - Install Amarok	Install powerful music player – Amarok	install-amarok
Multimedia - Install Audacity audio editor	Install Audacity audio editor	install-audacity
Network - Install sysadmin network utilties	Install utilties to monitor network traffic e.g. nethogs, nmap, iftop, whois, net-tools etc.	install-sysadmin-network-tools
Performance - Enable tmp folder in RAM	Increase efficiency of your system and enable tmp folder in RAM. Recommended if more than 8GB of RAM	enable-tmp-ram
Performance - Remove swapfile	Removing of swapfile is recommended when using ssd drive - to increase it's life. When swap is off hibernation is disabled!	remove-swapfile
Photos - Install batch photos utilties	Install utilties to batch modify your photos and metadata e.g. aaphoto, exiv2	install-photo-utils
Photos - Install Digikam	Install Powerful tool for photos managment	install-digikam
Storage - Install Dropbox client	Install official Dropbox client with nemo support. Headless moder – run as user which will be using dropbox.	install-dropbox
Storage - Install Nextcloud client	Install Nextcloud client.	install-nextcloud
Storage - Install Owncloud client	Install Owncloud client.	install-owncloud
System - Install Cinnamon desktop manager	Install Cinnamon desktop manager	install-cinnamon
Useful - Install Chromium browser	Install open-source Chromium browser. Open-source Chrome.	install-chromium
Useful - Install ClamAV Antivirus	Install and configure ClamAV Antivirus	install-antivir
Useful - Install Kazam desktop recorder	Install Kazam - simple desktop recorder	install-desktop-recorder
Useful - Install Qalculate scientific calculator	Install Qalculate scientific calculator	install-qalculate
Useful - Install Slack	Install Slack team collaboration tool from snap package.	install-slack
Useful - Install task manager – TaskCoach (using AppImage)	Install powerful task manager TaskCoach (using AppImage)	install-taskcoach
Useful - Install Tellico – collections manager	Install Tellico – collections manager – books, movies, coins etc.	install-tellico
Useful - Install Thunderbird	Install Thunderbird mail client	install-thunderbird
Utilties - Install AMD-Nvidia graphics drivers	Install Install AMD-Nvidia graphics drivers	install-amd-nvidia-drivers
Utilties - Install bootable live USB creator – mkusb	Install bootable live USB creator – mkusb	install-mkusb
Utilties - Install CD-DVD burner	Install CD-DVD burner – if you have disk drive	install-cd-dvd-burner
Utilties - Install fzf – CLI fuzzy finder	Install fzf – CLI fuzzy finder. Git clone installation – run as user which will be using script	install-fzf
Utilties - Install Guake – gnome dropdown terminal	Install Guake – gnome dropdown terminal	install-guake
Utilties - Install ISO images tool	Install ISO images tool, mount, unmount, modify. - acetoneiso	install-acetoneiso
Utilties - Install sandboxing app – Firejail	Install sandboxing app Firejail.	install-firejail
Utilties - Install Solaar - Logitech Unifying/Bolt companion tool	install-solaar
Utilties - Install Synaptic package manager	Install Synaptic package manager	install-synaptic
System - Replace filemanager Nautilus with Nemo	Replace file manager Nautilus with more powerful Nemo	replace-nautilus-nemo
System - Replace notepad gedit with pluma	Replace default gedit with powerful pluma notepad.	replace-gedit-pluma
System - Set Grub Timeout to 1 second	Set Grub Timeout to 1 second	set-grub
System - Show hidden autostart system entries	Show hidden autostart system entries	show-hidden-autostart-entries
Cleanup - Uninstall Ubuntu 16.04 old dependencies.	Uninstall 16.04 garbage dependencies after upgrade to 18.04.	uninstall-old-1604-dependencies

Contribution guide

Generating of main script

Main script is autogenerated using script generate-script-from-config.bash in Develop directory.

Adding new features

Modify ./Develop/config.csv file and run:

bash ./Develop/generate-script-from-config.bash

After that, fill in generated file in scripts folder and then create pull request with your new feature :)

Workflow of script generating

Script generation workflow is as follows:

1. Read config.csv file for:

• state (TRUE/FALSE),
• task - task name,
• description - description of task

2. Then subscripts folder and files are created (if not exist)
3. Generate zenity main checklist menu.
4. Generate case function for zenity checklist output.
5. Generate rest of code to provide zenity summary and errors windows.
6. Manually replace feature list in README.md with content of generated file: feature_list.md