bootable USB stick<\/a><\/p>\nboot it up and answer lots of questions<\/p>\n
wait while everything gets installed<\/p>\n
then install Dropbox and Google Chrome<\/p>\n
$ apt install ssh # to get the OpenSSH server<\/p>\n
$ ssh some-machine # then copy any data not in Dropbox<\/p>\n
$ apt install telegram-desktop<\/p>\n
$ apt install gnome-tweak-tool\u00c2\u00a0 # to enable permanent workspaces<\/p>\n
$ apt install colordiff antiword jhead csvtool ffe poppler-utils<\/p>\n
$ apt install sqlite3 sqlite3-pcre<\/p>\n
$ apt install git curl libreadline-dev<\/p>\n
$ apt install vim vim-gtk<\/p>\n
$ apt install build-essential<\/p>\n
$ apt install\u00c2\u00a0libssl-dev zlib1g-dev<\/p>\n
$ cd ; git clone git:\/\/github.com\/sstephenson\/rbenv.git .rbenv<\/p>\n
$ rbenv -l # to find what version to install<\/p>\n
$ rbenv install 2.5.1 # or whatever<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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