42_vm

Recreate the workspace of the 42 in a vm

Some useful tips to create a virtual machine with all the tools you need to work on projects of the 42 school wherever you want.

Summary

• Virtualization
• Operating System
• Tools

Virtualization

• Oracle VM VirtualBox : https://www.virtualbox.org

Operating System

• Ubuntu LTS : https://ubuntu.com
• Xubuntu LTS : https://xubuntu.org
• Lubuntu LTS : https://lubuntu.me

choose xubuntu for a fair compromise between performance and features.

Fell free to use this banner to remember the username and password chosen.

Tools

• Install Vim:

sudo apt-get install vim

• Install git:

sudo apt-get install git

• Install curl:

sudo apt-get install curl

• Install Zsh and set as default login shell for the current user:

sudo apt-get install zsh
sudo usermod -s $(which zsh) $(whoami)

• Run zsh and press the number key 2 and ZSH should create a new ~/.zshrc configuration file with the recommended settings, then reboot the system.

• Customize Zsh with Oh My Zsh:

  sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

  NOTE: the installer will rename an existing .zshrc file to .zshrc.pre-oh-my-zsh.

• It is possible to customize Zsh more thoroughly:

  • Set agnoster as a default theme:

    sed -i 's/ZSH_THEME=".*"/ZSH_THEME="agnoster"/' ~/.zshrc

    NOTE: In all likelihood, you will need to install a Powerline-patched font for this theme to render correctly:

    sudo apt-get install fonts-powerline

  • Download and configure Dracula Theme:

    After put the file in the specified folder:

    Open "Xfce Terminal Settings" --> "Colors" --> "Load Presets.." --> Select Dracula

  • Download and configure zsh-autosuggestions

  • Download and configure zsh-syntax-higlighting

• Install the VirtualBox Guest Additions:

  sudo apt update
  sudo apt install build-essential dkms linux-headers-$(uname -r)
  

  Mount the Guest Additions CD Image e run the script for Linux, then reboot

• Install gcc:

  sudo apt-get install gcc
  

• Some Info of the gcc configuration of the Mac on the cluster:

  • Mac with MacOS:

    • Output of:

      gcc -dM -E - </dev/null > gcc_define_cluster_macos.txt
      

    • Output of:

      gcc -v 2> gcc_version_macos.txt
      

  • Mac with Ubuntu LTS:

    • Output of:

      gcc -dM -E - </dev/null > gcc_define_cluster_ubuntu.txt
      

    • Output of:

      gcc -v 2> gcc_version_ubuntu.txt