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1. Install Google Chrome stable from a repo
  • wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add -
  • echo 'deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list
  • sudo apt-get update
  • sudo apt-get install google-chrome-stable
2. Install ROS Kinetic
  • sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://packages.ros.org/ros/ubuntu $(lsb_release -sc) main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ros-latest.list'
  • sudo apt-key adv --keyserver 'hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80' --recv-key C1CF6E31E6BADE8868B172B4F42ED6FBAB17C654
  • sudo apt-get update
  • sudo apt-get install ros-kinetic-desktop-full
  • sudo rosdep init
  • rosdep update
  • echo "source /opt/ros/kinetic/setup.bash" >> ~/.bashrc
  • source ~/.bashrc
3. Install additional tools
  • sudo apt-get install meld minicom ant git gitk gksu openssh-server terminator gparted git-core python-argparse python-wstool python-vcstools python-rosdep build-essential gedit-plugins

4. Extend length of History

  • In the ~/.bashrc file change the below settings to lengthen the history file. Just add a couple zero’s to each setting.
  • HISTSIZE=100000
  • HISTFILESIZE=200000

5. Modify Power Saving

  • Go to System Settings -> All Settings -> Brightness & Lock
  • Check 'Dim screen to save power'
  • Set "Turn screen off when inactive for: 1 hour"
  • Disable screen lock

6. Disable bluetooth on start up

  • gksu gedit /etc/rc.local
  • Add this line before exit 0: rfkill block bluetooth
  • You should still be able to enable Bluetooth through the top bar applet or System Settings.

7. Edit Terminal's Default Profile

  • Open Terminal. Click on Edit -> Profile Preferences
  • On the Scrolling tab, uncheck the box "Limit scrollback to:"

8. GEDIT Preferences.

  • Open a text file using Gedit or type gedit in a terminal window and hit enter. This brings up the text editor.
  • Click Edit -> Preferences -> Editor.
  • Change Tab width to 4 , Check the box for "Insert spaces instead of tabs"
  • Enable block commenting. Click Edit -> Preferences -> Plugins, and check the box for "Code Comment"
  • Enable highlight matching brackets. Click Edit -> Preferences -> View, and check the box for "Highlight matching brackets"

9. Allow user1 to dialout on USB devices

  • sudo adduser user1 dialout

10. Setup git

  • git config --global user.email "user1@brix01.com"
  • git config --global user.name "User1 Brix"
  • git config --global push.default simple