Minimal Linux Dev Environment Setup

These are quick notes for setting up a clean, minimal development environment on a fresh Ubuntu Server LTS install.

Step 1: Base Packages

Update package lists and install standard build tools, git, and curl:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install -y build-essential git curl tmux neovim zsh

Step 2: Zsh & Oh My Zsh

Change default shell to zsh:

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

Step 3: Git Config

Set up basic user details and configure default branch to main:

git config --global user.name "srinivasBJ"
git config --global user.email "placeholder@example.com"
git config --global init.defaultBranch main

These notes are lightweight and meant as quick lookup guidelines for dev machines.