I made this script because I wanted a quick way to configure an Ubuntu install(Kubuntu actually, if in gui mode). The starting point is an Ubuntu Server image. It installs a collection of tools I want, and optionally, a desktop environment (KDE Plasma) and the Brave browser, when the "--include-gui" argument is provided.

So far I've only tested this on Ubuntu Server 22.04 ARM64. Will test on more releases.

The default configuration installs the following tools:

• nvim

• tmux

• tldr

• exa

• hyperfine

• zsh

• oh-my-zsh with:

  • tjkirch theme

  • git

  • zsh-autosuggestions

  • dirhistory

  • copyfile

You can modify the script to fit your needs if you want to install additional or fewer tools.

When run with the --include-gui argument, the script will also install:

• KDE Plasma Desktop Environment

• Brave Browser

To download and run the script, use the following command:

bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/stefanfaur/os-bootstrap/main/bootstrap.sh)

To include the GUI and Brave browser installation, pass the --include-gui argument:

bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/stefanfaur/os-bootstrap/main/bootstrap.sh) --include-gui

The script does not run with root privileges. However, most commands in it run with sudo. It'll ask for you password.