Linux Distro Post Install Scripts

Welcome to Linux Distro Post Install Scripts!

Post install script

Requirements · Usage · Features · Project documentation

A collection of scripts for getting a new system up and running easily

Note

Click on distros for distro specific features and information

Supported distros

• OpenSUSE
• Fedora
• Debian
• Arch linux

Tested distros:

• OpenSUSE Tumbleweed
• OpenSUSE Leap
• Fedora
• Debian
• Ubuntu
• Linux Mint
• ZorinOS
• Pop!_OS
• MX Linux
• WSL
• Arch Linux
• EndeavourOS
• Manjaro Linux

Written in Bash and whiptail
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Note

Originally designed for OpenSUSE Tumbleweed KDE
Only tested with the x86 architecture

Important

If you're using a very old iso, update the system and restart before running the script
Recommended on Arch Linux and OpenSUSE Tumbleweed

? Requirements

• wget (to download the scripts)
• unzip (to unzip the scripts)
• bash (to run the scripts)
• systemd (needed to start services)

Usage

Note

Step 1: Download scripts (will be downloaded to your downloads directory)
Step 2: Navigate to the downloaded scripts and unzip them
Step 3: Run the script

Stable

wget -O "$(xdg-user-dir DOWNLOAD)/post-install-scripts.zip" "https://github.com/KnightTheCoder/Linux-Distro-Post-Install-Scripts/archive/refs/heads/master.zip"

cd "$(xdg-user-dir DOWNLOAD)" && unzip -o post-install-scripts.zip && cd Linux-Distro-Post-Install-Scripts-master

bash ./post_install.sh

Experimental

wget -O "$(xdg-user-dir DOWNLOAD)/post-install-scripts.zip" "https://github.com/KnightTheCoder/Linux-Distro-Post-Install-Scripts/archive/refs/heads/maintanence.zip"

cd "$(xdg-user-dir DOWNLOAD)" && unzip -o post-install-scripts.zip && cd Linux-Distro-Post-Install-Scripts-maintanence

bash ./post_install.sh

Features

• Choose the apps and configurations you need
• Install one of 3 firefox policy templates for privacy and preinstalled extensions
• Updates the system
• Sets up flatpak and install apps
• Downloads and installs microsoft and hack nerd fonts
• Installs Visual Studio Code and Codium extensions and copies the keybindings
• Installs gaming launchers such as Steam, lutris, itch desktop app
• Adds the following command line utilities: neofetch, htop, btop, neovim, eza, bat, tldr
• Installs wine and Protonup-Qt to run windows games
• Sets up bash, fish and zsh
• Installs NvChad or AstroNvim for neovim
• Installs the GitHub CLI
• Installs docker, podman and distrobox for containers
• Installs qemu, virtualbox for virtualization
• Installs code editors: vscode, vscodium
• Installs programming languages and development environments: gcc, nodejs, dotnet, rust, go, java, xampp
• Optionally sets hostname

❓ Why use it?

Post install script for linux aims to quickly setup a system with the same configuration/software across multiple distros.

The scripts are meant to be reproducable and allow you to get to using your new system/virtual machine rather than try to replicate your already existing setup.

You only need to configure apps and configuration files once when changing the project to suit your own needs and be able to use it afterwards.

Project location

By using the provided commands the scripts will be downloaded and unzipped in your language's Downloads folder

Note

Run xdg-user-dir DOWNLOAD to find out the location of yours

Firefox policy

A firefox policy is included for increased privacy.

Increases privacy, removes telemetry and installs privacy extensions.

Full policy list and changes: here

Note

The policy is applied automatically when running the script with the --copy-firefox-policy argument
Can be found at config/firefox/policies.json
Manually edit to customize, then copy to /etc/firefox/policies/ for it to work