Ubuntu14.04安装笔记

ubuntu 14.04 install note

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I. install Unbuntu 14.04 LTS

这是一篇我自己的安装笔记，可能不是很适合完全零基础的linux新手参考，但是如果有过使用linux的基本经验，本篇可以做个参考。主要以win8.1和ubuntu 14.04LTS为主要环境, 软件安装部分，介绍了命令行安装、下载安装、和software center安装三种方式，这个可以根据个人需要和软件的新旧程度自己决定，后文我会添加一些重要的软件安装配置的文章，至于一些其他的，可以自行google

1. win8.1 and ubuntu14.04 double systems installation

• Prepare a U disk and Download the image of Ubuntu14.04 from Internet
• Enter live CD， choose try ubuntu and than use install ubuntu
• Skip wireless， continue
• Install third party software, continue
• Choose something else ,enter installation type to divide partition
  
  • 1 : choose free space, press + button
  • 2: / : ext4, logical begining of this space
  • 3: /home: ext4, logical begining of this space
  • 4: swap: choose swap area, give 6G space
  • 5: check boot device installation press install now and continue
• Choose location and keyboard layout
• Set your name, PC name ,user name and password , then press continue
• Then wait the installation program finished and reboot your device, enter into Ubuntu 14.04LTS
• If there is some problem with the grub2, please google boot-repair tools to repair it.

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II. After Install

1. Basic configuration

• System setting:
  
  • Software & Updates: choose the best service mirror and than use the privacy graphic card driver(recommende tested driver)
    ps: choose download from - other - select best server.
  • Language Support: update the language support
  • If you have other details to set like power appearance, set by yourself

• Use Ctrl+Alt+T, to open Terminal

  • how to install software:

    sudo apt-get install xxx
    

  • install software from a repository

    sudo add-apt-repository PPA: xxx
    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get install xxx
    

  • if you want to install a software locally with de deb

    cd ~/Downloads/software    //suppose the directory locate in the folder software
    sudo apt-get install xxx;
    // or double click the installation file to install by software center
    

2. Install basic software

1. Enter into software center, choose software to install:

   • Internet: Chromium , Filezilla, UGet, qBittorent
   • system : 7-zip, Adobe flash plugin
   • Fonts: wenquanyi
   • Development tools: code::blocks, geany, java, php, ruby, python
   • Sounds and Video: VLC, clementine
   • Inputmethods: fcitx, and switch it in language and support
   • Effect: tweak tool and compizconfig
   • PDF:Okular

2. Use terminal to install software:

   • rar

     sudo apt-get install unrar
     

   • gcc and g++

     sudo apt-get install gcc g++
     

   • oracle java environment

     sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
     sudo apt-get update
     sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer
     sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-set-default 
     

   • mysql server

     sudo apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client   
     sudo service mysql restart
     sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-auth-mysql
     sudo apt-get install php5-mysql
     

     ps: login into mysql, use root user

     mysql -u root  -p
     

     ps：the password is what you input when you install it,then we need to set a new normal user and authenticate it

     mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'monty'@'localhost'
     -> IDENTIFIED BY 'some_pass' WITH GRANT OPTION; 
     

   • media codecs:

     sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
     

     DVD playback:

     sudo apt-get install libdvdread4
     
     sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh
     

     gstreamer

     sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-pitfdll gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse -y --force-yes
     

3. Other software
   Please download them from the official website and install it, you can just google the name of them.

   • eclipse
   • Netbeans
   • oracle expression 11g
   • remarkble: a good markdown editor in linux
   • Gvim
   • Sublime-text3
   • Emacs24
   • WPS
   • skype
   • sogou pinyin
   • Dropbox
   • google chrome
   • Youdao Dict
   • GoldenDict
   • Caffeine Indicator

Note: This is just the basic configuration of ubuntu 14.04, and I will add further informations in following blogs.