Script to automate some of the post-installation steps in Ubuntu / Debian. NOTE: Double-check version numbers, etc. before executing!

ubuntu-desktop-config.sh

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

### if using some Dell Bluetooth modules...
# sudo touch /etc/udev/rules.d/97-hid2hci.rules
# sudo apt-get remove bluez

### if using Oracle VirtualBox...
# sudo apt-get install virtualbox-guest-x11
# sudo VBoxClient --clipboard
### also see, http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2017/04/custom-screen-resolution-ubuntu-desktop/

### Install some packages
sudo apt-get install curl apt-transport-https lm-sensors hddtemp pulseaudio pavucontrol paprefs ubuntu-sounds vlc dconf-editor

### Configure hardware sensors (you may be prompted to enter 'yes' several times the first time this runs
sudo sensors-detect
sensors

### Install Google Chrome
wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

### Move the "Show Applications" button to top or left of dock bar.
echo show-apps-at-top=true >> /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/10_ubuntu-dock.gschema.override
sudo glib-compile-schemas /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/

### Remove subfolders from All Applications screen
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.app-folders folder-children ['']

### Clear out background image
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-options 'none'

### Setup your sound defaults
sudo alsamixer
sudo alsactl store

### Install NVM, NodeJs, NPM
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/master/install.sh | bash
source ~/.profile
nvm install v12.7.0
npm update -g

### Install Visual Studio Code
wget -q https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/19.04/packages-microsoft-prod.deb
sudo dpkg -i packages-microsoft-prod.deb

### Install .net SDK
sudo snap install dotnet-sdk --classic

### Install GitKraken
# wget https://release.gitkraken.com/linux/gitkraken-amd64.deb
# sudo dpkg -i gitkraken-amd64.deb

### Install Gimp for image creation and manipulation
# sudo snap install gimp

### Install Trimage for image file optimization
# sudo apt-get install trimage

### Install Blender for 3D modeling
# sudo snap install blender --classic

### Install VirtualBox VM software
# sudo apt-get install virtualbox

### One last update, and then, cleanup, cleanup, everybody cleanup 
sudo snap refresh
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get autoremove