Commands to setup development tools on an Ubuntu server

server_setup.md

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
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# Basic programs
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sudo apt-get install openssh-server
sudo apt-get install vim
sudo apt-get install git
sudo apt-get install curl
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# Python
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sudo apt-get install python python-pip python-dev
# For those not aware, start using virtual environements for python projects
sudo pip install virtualenv
# Add -H flag to sudo in above command if problem occurs
# Alternative to pip: sudo apt-get install python-virtualenv
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# Apache, PHP and MySQL
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sudo apt-get install apache2 apache2-utils
sudo apt-get install php7.0 libapache2-mod-php7.0
sudo apt-get install mysql-client mysql-server
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# To run VPN client
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sudo apt-get install openvpn
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# Python modules
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# Python numpy library (prefer installing in virtual env. If not successful, install in global environment)
pip install numpy # To be run in virtual env
sudo -H pip install numpy # In case above method has problems
# Python Flask framework (prefer to install in virtual env)
pip install flask
pip install requests