1. Create new user and add user to sudoers (may have to install sudo first)
https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_OpenStack_Platform/2/html/Getting_Started_Guide/ch02s03.html
2. Update and upgrade
sudo apt-get update # Fetches the list of available updates
sudo apt-get upgrade # Strictly upgrades the current packages
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade # Installs updates (new ones)
3. Install packages
Command Line:
sudo
git
vim
emacs
tmux
sed
ed
htop
texlive-full
dos2unix
laptop-mode-tools
zsh
oh-my-zsh
octave
pandoc
doxygen
swig
python-pip
python-virtualenv
python-numpy
python-scipy
python-matplotlib
ipython
ipython-notebook
ipython-doc
python-pandas
python-sympy
python-nose
python-gdal
GUI:
firefox
gnuradio
virtualbox
gvim
emacs
gnuplot
maxima
maxima-emacs
4. Additional Packages
org-show
scilab
gnuradio-doc
graphviz
5. Install virtualbox guest additions
6. Disable cursor blink
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface cursor-blink false