Ubuntu Focal Fossa 20.04 Setup on XPS 13 9300

This script is made to getting you started on your XPS 13 Developper Edition with drivers & popular SDKs.

This script is regularly tested on Ubuntu 20.04 through Github Actions.
It will take approximately 20 min for the full installation.

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jules-ch/Ubuntu20-Setup-XPS13/master/setup.sh && sudo chmod +x setup.sh && ./setup.sh

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If this scripts doesn’t suit your needs, do not hesitate to fork & edit to fit your needs.

Prerequisistes

XPS 9300 comes with Bionic Beaver 18.04 pre-installed.
Upgrade Ubuntu to 20.04 before executing this script.

General

• Shell : Gnome Shell
• Theme : Plata Theme Noir
• Icon : Tela

• Fonts :

  • Open Sans (Interface)
  • Fira Code Retina (Mono)

• Drivers from Dell focal repository

• Fingerprint reader support
• Fusuma for handling trackpad gestures
• Howdy for authentication with facial recognition (Optional)

Social

• Discord
• Thunderbird

Software management

• gnome-software + flatpak plugin
• Flatpak

Development

• Visual Studio Code
• Docker
• Postman
• Python 3
• Java (OpenJDK 11 LTS)
• Go 1.16
• .NET Core 5 SDK & Runtime
• Web Development (Node.js 18 LTS + Yarn)
• Mobile Development (Android Studio 4.1) (Optional)

Multimedia

• Spotify
• VLC
• GIMP