DevEssential

🚀 Essential development packages installer for Ubuntu/Debian systems with Python development focus.

Quick Install

Install all essential development packages with a single command:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/datumbrain/dev-essential/main/install.sh | bash

Or with zsh:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/datumbrain/dev-essential/main/install.sh | zsh

What It Installs

DevEssential installs the essential build dependencies needed for:

• Python development with pyenv
• Compiling from source
• Building native extensions
• SSL/TLS support
• Database connectivity

Package List

• build-essential - Essential compilation tools (gcc, make, etc.)
• libssl-dev - SSL/TLS support for secure connections
• zlib1g-dev - Compression library support
• libbz2-dev - bzip2 compression support
• libreadline-dev - Interactive command line editing
• libsqlite3-dev - SQLite database support
• libffi-dev - Foreign function interface for calling C libraries
• libncursesw5-dev - Terminal control library (wide character support)
• xz-utils - XZ compression utilities
• tk-dev - Tkinter GUI framework support
• libxml2-dev - XML parsing library
• libxmlsec1-dev - XML security library
• liblzma-dev - LZMA compression support
• wget - Web content retrieval tool
• curl - Data transfer tool
• llvm - Low Level Virtual Machine compiler infrastructure
• git - Distributed version control system for tracking code changes and collaborating with others
• nvm - Node Version Manager

Manual Installation

If you prefer to review the script first:

# Download the script
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/datumbrain/dev-essential/main/install.sh -o install.sh

# Review the script
cat install.sh

# Make executable and run
chmod +x install.sh
./install.sh

System Requirements

• Ubuntu 20.04+ or Debian-based distributions
• sudo privileges
• Internet connection

Perfect For

• Setting up new development environments
• Preparing for pyenv Python installations
• Docker container development setups
• CI/CD pipeline preparation
• Fresh Ubuntu/Debian installations

After Installation

Once DevEssential is installed, you can:

1. Install pyenv:

   curl https://pyenv.run | bash

2. Install any Python version:

   pyenv install 3.11.5
   pyenv global 3.11.5

Contributing

Feel free to submit issues and enhancement requests!

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.