Set up your Ai workstation

This tutorial will guide you through configuring a workstation or server for AI projects from scratch. Since the author enjoys exploring the latest systems, the tutorial will use the installation of the latest version, Ubuntu 24.04, as an example.

Install ubuntu in your computer or workstation

You can find the downloda link and new release here: https://ubuntu.com/blog/tag/ubuntu-24-04-lts ,just download the version you like.

After the download is complete, you'll need to use a USB drive (preferably a blank one) to create a bootable system disk.

If you are using MACOS you can follow xhttps://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-create-a-usb-stick-on-macos

If you are using WINDOWS you can usen rufus https://rufus.ie/zh/ and follow https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows#1-overview

I will follow the macos guide here.

Open the following app.

Find the external disk, and erase it:

Download etcher https://etcher.balena.io/#download-etcher in your device.

then open this application:

just 'flash' it.

Insert the USB drive into the new machine. Before the boot screen appears, repeatedly press F8 or F2 to enter the boot menu. Select USB (choose the UEFI option) as the boot device, and then boot Ubuntu from the USB drive. Follow the on-screen instructions to proceed.

Then just follow the guide here: https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/install-ubuntu-desktop#4-boot-from-usb-flash-drive

Finally you will have ubuntu 24.04LST in your workstation.

Don't forget remove the USB drive before you restart your machine.

Install AI research application

Establishing an SSH Connection to Your Machine:

Check for Network Tools:

Open the terminal on your workstation and enter ifconfig.
If you receive a "command not found" error, it indicates that the network tools are not installed, and the SSH tool is likely missing as well.

Install SSH and Network Tool sudo apt install ssh and sudo apt install ssh net-tools
Connect via SSH: Once installed, you can establish an SSH connection from another device using:

ssh yourname@ip-of-yourworkstation you can use ifconfig to check the ip of your workstation

Install miniconda

Document link : https://docs.anaconda.com/miniconda/miniconda-install/ and https://docs.anaconda.com/miniconda/

Then restart your terminal, and you will find miniconda is working.

Last modified: 22 August 2024