Linux-installation-guide.md

Linux Installation Guide

I use a Lenovo B50-70 Notebook running Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

Configuring bash terminal

Installations

1. Update the package manager: sudo apt-get update
2. Install VIM: sudo apt-get install vim.
3. Install Latex: sudo apt-get install texlive-full
4. Install GRIP (Github flavoured Markdown; GitHub Readme Instant Preview): sudo apt-get install grip

Configure profile

The .bashrc file contains default configurations. I made a few changes:

1. Changed display colour for username
   1. Uncomment force_color_prompt=yes
   2. Changed colour to brown: [\033[0;33m\]\u@\h\
2. Set alias open in lieu of xdg-open.

Aesthetics

1. To improve readability and aesthetics, I opted for the Gruvbox Dark Theme for GNOME Terminals.
   Important: the original source code specified black bold font for gruvbox darkmode.
   Change the #000000000000 to the foreground colour #ebebdbdbb2b2 before installing so that bolded words are still readable.
2. (Built-in theme) I previously used black-on-white scheme and chose the DeJaVu Sans Monobook font. These can be configured in Preferences.

Configure Vim

For Vim (powerful text editor), see Vim-config-guide