Linux Development Environment

Install Visual Studio Code (VSCode)

1. Open a terminal and run the commands below:

   • Install Visual Studio Code

     
     sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y && sudo apt install -y wget gpg
     
     wget -qO- https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | gpg --dearmor > packages.microsoft.gpg
     
     sudo install -o root -g root -m 644 packages.microsoft.gpg /usr/share/keyrings/
     
     sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/packages.microsoft.gpg] \
     https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/code stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vscode.list'
     
     sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y code
     

   • Verify installation

     
     code --version
     
     

   • Install VSCode Extensions

     code --install-extension ms-vscode.cpptools-extension-pack --force
     code --install-extension vadimcn.vscode-lldb --force
     code --install-extension ms-vscode.makefile-tools --force
     code --install-extension nvidia.nsight-vscode-edition --force
     code --install-extension ms-dotnettools.csdevkit --force
     code --install-extension dotnettools.vscodeintellicode-csharp --force
     code --install-extension ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh --force
     code --install-extension ms-toolsai.jupyter --force
     code --install-extension ms-python.python --force

Install Nvidia Driver and CUDA Toolkit

1. Run the commands below (assumes you have an Nvidia GPU):

   • Install Nvidia Driver and CUDA Toolkit

     
     sudo apt install -y dkms
     
     wget https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/repos/ubuntu$(lsb_release -rs | tr -d .)/x86_64/cuda-repo-ubuntu$(lsb_release -rs | tr -d .)_pin-600
     
     sudo mv cuda-repo-ubuntu$(lsb_release -rs | tr -d .)_pin-600 /etc/apt/preferences.d/cuda-repository-pin-600
     
     sudo apt-key adv --fetch-keys https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/repos/ubuntu$(lsb_release -rs | tr -d .)/
     x86_64/7fa2af80.pub
     
     sudo add-apt-repository "deb https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/repos/ubuntu$(lsb_release -rs | tr -d .)/x86_64/ /"
     
     sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y cuda  # or a specific version, e.g. cuda-12-2 or cuda-11-8
     
     echo -e '\nexport PATH=/usr/local/cuda/bin:$PATH\nexport LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/cuda/lib64:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH' >> ~/.bashrc
     
     source ~/.bashrc
     

   • Verify installation

     
     nvcc --version
     nvidia-smi --query-gpu=driver_version --format=csv,noheader
     
     

Install OpenCL SDK

1. Open a terminal and run the commands below:

   • Install OpenCL SDK Headers

     
     sudo apt install -y ocl-icd-opencl-dev
     
     

   • If you have an Intel CPU or GPU

     
     sudo apt install -y intel-opencl-icd
     
     

   • For ROCm (AMD’s open compute platform)

     Follow instructions at:
     
     
     https://rocmdocs.amd.com/en/latest/Installation_Guide/Installation-Guide.html
     
     

   • If you have an Nvidia GPU

     Installed together with NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit
     
     

   • Verify installation

     
     clinfo --version
     
     

Install GCC, GDB, Clang, LLDB, and CMake

1. Open a terminal and run the commands below:

   • Install Build Essentials

     
     sudo apt install -y build-essential, gdb, clang, lldb, cmake
     
     

   • Verify installation

     
     gcc --version
     gdb --version
     clang --version
     lldb --version
     cmake --version
     
     

Install .NET SDK

1. Open a terminal and run the commands below:

   • Install .NET SDK

     
     wget https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/$(lsb_release -rs)/packages-microsoft-prod.deb -O packages-microsoft-prod.deb
     
     sudo dpkg -i packages-microsoft-prod.deb
     
     rm packages-microsoft-prod.deb
     
     sudo apt install -y dotnet-sdk-9.0
     
     

   • Verify installation

     
     dotnet --version
     
     

Install Miniconda

1. Open a terminal and run the commands below:

   • Install .NET SDK

     
     wget https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh
     
     sudo dpkg -i packages-microsoft-prod.deb
     
     bash Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh -b -p $HOME/miniconda3
     
     $HOME/miniconda3/bin/conda init
     
     $HOME/miniconda3/bin/conda config --set auto_activate_base false
     
     source "$HOME/.bashrc"
     
     

   • Verify installation

     
     $HOME/miniconda3/bin/conda --version
     
     

Install Git

1. Open a terminal and run the commands below:

   • Install Git

     
     sudo apt install -y git
     
     

   • Verify installation

     
     git --version