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Setup fresh Solus install

Download, burn, install and update

  1. Download Solus iso from https://getsol.us/download/. Choose Budgie version preferably.

  2. Burn iso to a Solus Live USB stick using Rufus https://rufus.ie/ (Windows) or Gnome MultiWriter (Linux) or Balena Etcher (Mac).

  3. Boot into the Solus Live USB stick and install Solus. Choose LVM if you need encryption.

  4. Boot into the installed Solus and update the software.

Make Solus suitable for getting stuff done

Option 1: use script

Install Git

  1. Open Terminal and install git using command:
    sudo eopkg install git

  2. Recommended: set your git details:
    git config --global user.name "Your Name"
    git config --global user.email "you@your-domain.com"

  3. To enable colors in the output, which can be very helpful:
    git config --global color.ui auto

  4. Generate SSH keys: use instructions from here:
    https://help.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/connecting-to-github-with-ssh
    take care be sure to replace calls to apt-get (Ubuntu package manager) with eopkg (Solus package manager)

  5. Initialise repository:
    cd ~; mkdir git; cd git;

Pull the setup script

  1. Pull this repository locally:
    git clone https://github.com/neurogamer/tools_of_the_trade
    or this script:
    wget https://gist.github.com/MrDrMcCoy/c23f1d215b8725ac3e1193686b7ebbfc

  2. Run the setup script downloaded above:
    Go to script's folder. Make the .sh or .bash script executable (right click > properties).
    Open Terminal and run:
    ./setup-solus.sh
    ./setup-solus.bash
    Any of these scripts will automatically set up Solus workstation.

Option 2: directly install software customised to your needs

remove sudo reauthentication timeout

sudo sed -i.bak -e '$a\' -e 'Defaults timestamp_timeout=-1' -e '/Defaults timestamp_timeout=.*/d' /etc/sudoers

set better ssh defaults

sudo sed -i.bak -e '$a\' -e 'StrictHostKeyChecking=no' -e '/StrictHostKeyChecking=.*/d' /etc/ssh/ssh_config
sudo sed -i.bak -e '$a\' -e 'UserKnownHostsFile=\/dev\/null' -e '/UserKnownHostsFile=.*/d' /etc/ssh/ssh_config
sudo sed -i.bak -e '$a\' -e 'GlobalKnownHostsFile=\/dev\/null' -e '/GlobalKnownHostsFile=.*/d' /etc/ssh/ssh_config
sudo sed -i.bak -e '$a\' -e 'Compression=yes' -e '/Compression=.*/d' /etc/ssh/ssh_config

Remove useless default apps

sudo eopkg remove -y gnome-mpv hexchat hythmbox thunderbird

Install packages from standard repo (adjust list as needed)

sudo eopkg install -y audacity calibre cifs-utils cmus conky curl davfs2 dbeaver deadbeef docker evolution 
sudo eopkg install -y feh fuse gimp htop inkscape iotop keepass lutris lxappearance lynx mc mpd mtr neofetch 
sudo eopkg install -y pavucontrol powertop ranger remmina scribus shellcheck sshfs-fuse steam terminator 
sudo eopkg install -y tlp umbrello unrar variety vim virt-manager virtualbox{,-current} vlc vscode wine zsh

Compile 3rd-party packages

msfonts
sudo eopkg bi --ignore-safety -y https://raw.githubusercontent.com/getsolus/3rd-party/master/desktop/font/mscorefonts/pspec.xml
sudo eopkg it mscorefonts*.eopkg;sudo rm mscorefonts*.eopkg
teamviewer
sudo eopkg bi --ignore-safety https://raw.githubusercontent.com/getsolus/3rd-party/master/network/util/teamviewer/pspec.xml
sudo eopkg it teamviewer*.eopkg;sudo rm teamviewer*.eopkg
sudo systemctl start teamviewerd.service
chrome
sudo eopkg bi --ignore-safety https://raw.githubusercontent.com/getsolus/3rd-party/master/network/web/browser/google-chrome-stable/pspec.xml
sudo eopkg it google-chrome-*.eopkg;sudo rm google-chrome-*.eopkg
Mendeley Desktop
sudo eopkg bi --ignore-safety https://raw.githubusercontent.com/getsolus/3rd-party/master/office/mendeleydesktop/pspec.xml
sudo eopkg it mendeleydesktop*.eopkg;sudo rm mendeleydesktop*.eopkg
PyCharm
sudo eopkg bi --ignore-safety https://raw.githubusercontent.com/getsolus/3rd-party/master/programming/pycharm/pspec.xml
sudo eopkg it pycharm*.eopkg;sudo rm pycharm*.eopkg
EnPass
sudo eopkg bi --ignore-safety https://raw.githubusercontent.com/getsolus/3rd-party/master/security/enpass/pspec.xml
sudo eopkg it enpass*.eopkg;sudo rm enpass*.eopkg
Set up Visual Studio Code extensions
code-oss --install-extension Tyriar.sort-lines
code-oss --install-extension ms-python.python
code-oss --install-extension redhat.vscode-yaml
code-oss --install-extension shardulm94.trailing-spaces
code-oss --install-extension shd101wyy.markdown-preview-enhanced
code-oss --install-extension timonwong.shellcheck
code-oss --install-extension wholroyd.jinja
code-oss --install-extension yzhang.markdown-all-in-one
Add user to groups
for group in docker fuse davfs2 input libvirt vboxusers; do
  sudo gpasswd -a $USER $group
done