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Getting Started with Ubuntu

You have two options: Install Ubuntu on a VirtualBox or install it natively. Ubuntu will run a lot smoother if you're running it natively, but it is a lot easier to install via VirtualBox.

Install Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (64-bit Desktop)

Regardless of whether you're installing virtually or natively, you'll need to download the OS image: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop

Installing via VirtualBox

If you choose to install this virtually, download the appropriate VirtualBox client at https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads.

Create a VirtualBox

Create a VirtualBox with at least 2GB RAM. The more, the better, but your computer may not be able to handle it. Test it and find the right balance for your machine.

After Ubuntu is installed, install the Guest Additions from VirtualBox:

VirtualBox VM Menu → Devices → Install Guest Additions CD Image

This will install a couple extensions to VirtualBox to help it work smoother on your computer.

Install Git

We'll need to install Git to interact with GitHub.

sudo apt-get install git

Install curl

We need to install curl, a command line tool for transferring data with URL syntax, to start setting up Node.

sudo apt-get install curl

Install Node

Based on instructions from Joyent

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup | sudo bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
sudo apt-get install -y build-essential

Finally, run node -v to confirm you’re using a version >= 0.10.35.

Update npm

The version of npm packaged with Node is old. Update to the latest version:

sudo npm install -g npm

Run npm -v to confirm that you’re using a version >= 2.1.14.

Install Bower

Bower is our front-end package manager. We will use it to fetch third-party dependencies from remote Git repositories.

sudo npm install -g bower

Installing a Text Editor

The choice of Text Editors is completely up to you.

Here are the instructions to install Atom, the text editor made by GitHub. I can't really say I recommend it as I don't use it myself... but it's relatively well backed and is available for Ubuntu.

  • Download atom-amd64.deb from the Atom releases page.
  • Run sudo dpkg --install atom-amd64.deb on the downloaded package.
  • Launch Atom using the installed atom command.
  • The Linux version does not currently automatically update so you will need to repeat these steps to upgrade to future releases.