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Linux

Distribution

Run the following command to check which Linux distribution you are using

lsb_release -a

Package manager

Depending on your Linux distribution you will use a different package manager.

For Fedora based distributions (e.g. RHEL, CentOS) you will use dnf.

For Debian based distributions (e.g. Ubuntu) you will use apt.

NB: dnf is the next-generation version of yum. To install dnf run yum install dnf.

Git

Install Git

For Fedora based distributions

sudo dnf install git-all

For Debian based distributions

sudo apt install git-all

Configure Git

To attach your full name to every commit you make simply add this line (of course, change it to your own name):

git config --global user.name "Jane Doe"

You can keep your email addresses private by using <username>@users.noreply.github.com. Just replace <username> with your actual GitHub username (e.g. [email protected])

git config --global user.email "<username>@users.noreply.github.com"

Add the following recommended configurations:

git config --global push.default simple
git config --global credential.helper cache
git config --global core.autocrlf input
git config --global pull.rebase true
git config --global rebase.autoStash true
git config --global core.editor 'code --wait'

Node.js

Install Node.js

Official Node.js binary distributions for various Linux distributions are provided by NodeSource.

For Fedora based distributions, refer to installation instructions here.

For Debian based distributions, refer to installation instructions here.

Node Version Manager

When developing sofware for various projects, it is not uncommon to deal with multiple versions of Node.js. The best way to manage these versions is to use a Node Version Manager.

We recommed using n. You can read their documentation and install it by running the following command:

npm install -g n

Shell

Most Linux distributions use bash as its default shell. There are other shells that you can optionally use instead of bash. For example, there is Z shell and C shell among many others.

Many programmers like to use Z shell along with Oh My Zsh (a configuration tool for Z shell).

If you would like to install Oh My Zsh, follow the instructions here.

Browsers

Chrome and Firefox are two recommended browsers that you should install for web development.

Chrome

To install Chrome browser, follow the instructions here.

Firefox

To install Firefox, follow the instructions here.