---
title: "Ubuntu Setup & Linux Troubleshooting | Ameya Shenoy"
description: "Explore practical Ubuntu setup notes on package management, development tools, partition resizing, networking and multimedia from Ameya Shenoy’s Linux journey."
canonical: "https://www.codingcoffee.dev/blog/ubuntu-the-start-of-an-amazing-journey"
published: "2017-11-20"
tags: "blog"
---

# Ubuntu - The start of an amazing journey

By Ameya Shenoy · Published 2017-11-20

Explore practical Ubuntu setup notes on package management, development tools, partition resizing, networking and multimedia from Ameya Shenoy’s Linux journey.

This guide covers transitioning from Windows to Ubuntu, beginning with setup instructions and progressing through extensive FAQs addressing common challenges.

## Initial Setup

**Pre-Installation Steps:**
- Allocate 200GB+ of disk space via Windows Disk Utility
- Disable Windows fastboot to prevent filesystem conflicts
- Create bootable USB using Etcher and Ubuntu ISO image

**Partition Scheme** for dual-boot systems:
- Swap: 11 GB (primary)
- Root (/): 75 GB (ext4, logical)
- Boot (/boot): 1 GB (ext4, logical)
- Home (/home): 75 GB (ext4, logical)

## Package Management

Essential commands:

```bash
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
```

Understanding `sudo` privileges before executing commands affecting system directories is crucial.

## Development Tools

### Sublime Text 3

```bash
wget -qO - https://download.sublimetext.com/sublimehq-pub.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb https://download.sublimetext.com/ apt/stable/" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sublime-text.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install sublime-text
```

### Git

```bash
sudo apt install git
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email "your@email.com"
```

### Python Virtual Environments

```bash
sudo apt install python3-pip python3-venv
python3 -m venv myenv
source myenv/bin/activate
```

### Docker

```bash
sudo apt install docker.io
sudo systemctl start docker
sudo systemctl enable docker
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
```

## System Administration

### Partition Resizing

Use GParted for graphical partition management:

```bash
sudo apt install gparted
```

### Network Monitoring

```bash
sudo apt install nethogs
sudo nethogs
```

### exFAT USB Support

```bash
sudo apt install exfat-fuse exfat-utils
```

## Multimedia

### VLC

```bash
sudo apt install vlc
```

### Spotify

```bash
curl -sS https://download.spotify.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/spotify.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install spotify-client
```

## Advanced Topics

### CUDA Installation

```bash
sudo apt install nvidia-cuda-toolkit
```

Add to your shell profile:

```bash
export PATH=/usr/local/cuda/bin:$PATH
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/cuda/lib64:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
```

### WiFi Hotspot

Use `create_ap` for creating a WiFi hotspot from your Linux machine:

```bash
sudo create_ap wlan0 eth0 MyAccessPoint MyPassPhrase
```

This collection of solutions grew organically from real problems encountered during my early Linux days. The beauty of Linux is that every problem has a solution - you just need to know where to look.

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