Workstation Prep • Setup • Configuration

Mikey Workstation Preparation Guide

Setup steps and tools for preparing a development workstation for BCBC projects.

Completed Steps
  • Fixed Debian 13 Trixie repositories
  • Added wj14franza to sudo group
  • Installed core admin tools
  • Mapped Node01 Samba shares
  • Ran full upgrade before NVIDIA
  • Installed NVIDIA driver
  • Verified RTX 2080 with nvidia-smi
  • Mapped Caps Lock to Escape
Repositories
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security trixie-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
Core Packages
sudo apt install -y sudo cifs-utils smbclient nfs-common curl git vim nano htop net-tools dnsutils openssh-client rsync ca-certificates gnupg lsb-release dkms
NVIDIA Verification
nvidia-smi
dkms status
lsmod | grep nvidia
Node01 Mounts
mkdir -p ~/NODE01/BACKUP_MAIN ~/NODE01/BACKUP_EXP

sudo mount -t cifs //NODE01_IP/BACKUP_MAIN ~/NODE01/BACKUP_MAIN -o guest,uid=$(id -u),gid=$(id -g),vers=3.0
sudo mount -t cifs //NODE01_IP/BACKUP_EXP  ~/NODE01/BACKUP_EXP  -o guest,uid=$(id -u),gid=$(id -g),vers=3.0

df -h ~/NODE01/BACKUP_MAIN ~/NODE01/BACKUP_EXP
Caps Lock to Escape
setxkbmap -option caps:escape
Remaining Tasks
  • Restore latest Lenovo documents/downloads/BCBC tree
  • Wake up second and third monitors
  • Install Claude gateway/reverse proxy
  • Make mounts persistent in /etc/fstab