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Setting up development environment on Ubuntu

Installing MS Teams​

  1. Open Ubuntu Software store.
  2. Search for Microsoft Teams.
  3. Click Install.

Now, follow the following steps to enable screen sharing for teams.

  1. Run echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE in the terminal. If the output is x11 skip the following steps.

  2. Open /etc/gdm3/custom.conf and uncomment the following line

    WaylandEnable=false

  3. Reboot the system.

  4. Run echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE again. The output should be x11.

Installing Mysql​

If a local install of mysql server is required then follow the following steps:

  1. Update the package index

    sudo apt update

  2. Install mysql server

    sudo apt install mysql-server

  3. Start the mysql server

    sudo systemctl start mysql.service

  4. Configure mysql server

    sudo mysql_secure_installation

    Follow the promts to set up password for the root user