• Install Oracle virtual box current version 6.1 https://www.virtualbox.org/

• Download the latest Ubuntu 20.04 iso http://releases.ubuntu.com/20.04/

• In virtualbox create a NEW machine

  • 4196 GB RAM
  • 25GB virtual dynamic disk
  • Linux Ubuntu

• Start the machine and insert the iso

• Do a minimal install to minimize file size, include extra drivers

• Restart the machine

• run Software Updater and apply all updates

• Restart the machine

• power off the machine

• export to an .ova file called pgk-vm2020-base.ova or similar by selecting menu Machine -> Export OCI... and

  • select Format "Open Virt ... 1.0"
  • MAC addr policy "Include only NAT except MAC"
  • tick Write Manifest file
  • untic include iso image

Clone in virtual box by selecting Clone...

• Name: pgk-vm2020
• unticked "Keep Disk Names"
• unticked "keep hardware UUID"
• "Full Clone"

• make terminal use Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V in terminal->Edit->Preferences->Shortcuts

• install this

sudo apt update
sudo apt dist-upgrade
sudo apt install curl
sudo apt install ubuntu-restricted-extras
sudo apt install gnome-tweak-tool

mkdir -p bin
cd bin
wget -O cs https://git.io/coursier-cli-linux && chmod +x cs && ./cs setup

Then reboot.

Then install VS Code:

sudo snap install code --classic

• Fire up visual studio code and install extension "Scala (Metals)"

• Install latest from http://www.kogics.net/kojo-download

• export an .ova file called pgk-vm2020-base.ova or similar by selecting menu Machine -> Export OCI... and
  • select Format "Open Virt ... 2.0"
  • MAC addr policy "Include only NAT except MAC"
  • tick Write Manifest file
  • untic include iso image

This can take more than an hour:

scp ~/Documents/pgk-vm2020.ova $LUCATID@web.cs.lth.se:/Websites/Fileadmin/pgk/.