Lubuntu Setup for Programming

Memo to setup a light weight linux env for programming usage.

Env

• Oracle Virtual Box
• lubuntu-i386 12.10

Basic Setup Steps

1. enable su mode and set the sudo profile

   su passwd root

   sudo visudo

   add a defaults line: Defaults env_reset , timestamp_timeout=-1

2. install make and gcc

   su

   apt-get update

   apt-get install make gcc git git-web

3. install VB guest addition

   /media//VBox..../VBoxLinuxAddtion.run

4. install editors

   apt-get install vim7 emacs24

5. customize ~/.bashrc

6. git

   • configure ssh session key for git
   • setup git

Python

• sudo apt-get install python-dev (resolve the python.h issue)

• install virtualenv find a place to save

  curl -0 https://raw.github.com/pypa/virtualenv/master/virtualenv.py > virtualenv.py

• use virtualenv created *env*s to install other libraries

Clojure

• Clojure 1.4 (apt-get will install openjdk 7)

  sudo apt-get install clojure1.4

• Get the lein.sh, launch a nrepl

  lein.sh nrepl

• make sure to install the nrepl, clojure-mode, parent-edit, ac-nrepl, auto-complete-mode with emacs24's package-install