Things to Do After Installing Ubuntu
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Things to Do After Installing Ubuntu
In this post, I want to share the things I usually do after installing Ubuntu.
Update and upgrade package
Update and upgrade your system to keep your software up to date.
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade -y
Remove unused packages
This command helps clean up unused packages and free disk space.
sudo apt autoremove
Install compilation tools
Install the basic compilation tools required to build software from source.
# Install essential build tools (gcc, make, etc.)
sudo apt install build-essential
# check
gcc --version
g++ --version
Install network tool
Provides legacy networking commands such as ifconfig and netstat
# Install network utilities like ifconfig, netstats
sudo apt install net-tools
# check ip
ifconfig
Install firewall
Install a user-friendly firewall tool to helps secure your Ubuntu system and control incoming and outgoing network traffic.
# Install UFW firewall
sudo apt install ufw
# Check status firewall
sudo ufw status verbose
# If you use SSH remotely, allow SSH before enabling the firewall
sudo ufw allow ssh # (skip this step if you are using Ubuntu as a desktop client)
# enalbe firewall
sudo ufw enable
# Control ufw via GUI
sudo apt install gufw
Other Useful Tools
## Optional but Recommended
# Install Git
sudo apt install git
# Config git
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
it config --global user.email "your.email@example.com"
# Install curl, wget
sudo apt install curl
sudo apt install wget
Thanks for reading, I hope you find this helpful.