Desktop Install Notes

Desktop Install Notes

Useful Links

Ubuntu Lucid (10.04) 64-bit

Software Sources

Open System→Administration→Software Sources
- Check all package sets on “Ubuntu Software” tab
- Check “archive.canonical.com” sources on “Third Party Software” tab
Get correct local mirror lines from http://helios/local-ubuntu-mirror.html and insert them at the top of /etc/apt/sources.list
Update, upgrade and reboot
Enable Medibuntu repository
Enable Google repository

Enable VirtualBox repository ( :!:

use lucid, not karmic, when it's available!)

echo "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian lucid non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list
wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/sun_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
sudo aptitude update

System configuration

Create a Samba credentials file in ~/.samba_credentials:
```
username=alan
password=<password>
workgroup=WORKGROUP
```
Make sure it's protected!
```
chmod 600 ~/.samba_credentials
```

Create Samba mount points:

sudo mkdir -p /mnt/helios/alan
sudo mkdir -p /mnt/helios/public

Edit /etc/fstab

Add Samba mounts:

//helios/alan    /mnt/helios/alan    cifs  noatime,credentials=/home/alan/.samba_credentials,iocharset=utf8  0  0
//helios/public  /mnt/helios/public  cifs  noatime,credentials=/home/alan/.samba_credentials,iocharset=utf8,uid=alan,gid=alan  0  0

Setup Xorg configuration to remap side button on mouse
- http://www.alanbriolat.co.uk/2010/04/remapping-mouse-buttons-on-ubuntu-lucid/
Enable bitmap fonts
- http://www.alanbriolat.co.uk/2009/04/enable-bitmap-fonts-on-ubuntu-jaunty/

Initial Package Set

Important stuff

sudo aptitude install smbfs openssh-server

Development essentials

sudo aptitude install vim-gnome build-essential git-core gitk subversion git-svn ipython meld

Restricted packages (Flash, media playback, Java)

sudo aptitude install ubuntu-restricted-extras non-free-codecs libdvdcss2

Get rid of the horrible 32-bit flash

sudo aptitude purge flashplugin-installer flashplugin-nonfree

Install 64-bit flash
- Download from here: http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10_64bit.html
- Extract libflashplayer.so to ~/.mozilla/plugins/

Useful GUI utilities

sudo aptitude install xbindkeys xclip quick-lounge-applet timer-applet hamster-applet

“Productivity”

sudo aptitude install chromium-browser gnumeric abiword texlive-latex-base texlive-latex-recommended texlive-latex-extra

Install Google Picasa from http://picasa.google.com/linux/

Development web server

sudo aptitude install apache2 libapache2-mod-suphp php5-curl php5-gd php5-imagick php5-json \
                      php5-ldap php5-mcrypt php5-mhash php5-pgsql php5-sqlite3 php5-mysql

Install VirtualBox (logout and login again for group membership to take effect)
```
sudo aptitude install virtualbox-3.1
sudo gpasswd -a alan vboxusers
```

Setting up graphical environment

Sort out fonts
- In GNOME font settings, set font DPI to 75 and subpixel hinting to full
- Set all “Sans” fonts to “DejaVu Sans”
  - http://www.alanbriolat.co.uk/2010/04/fixing-ugly-qt-fonts-in-gnome/
- Install MonteCarlo font and set it as monospace font
- Add ~/.fonts.conf to fix applications that don't obey GNOME's font hinting settings
  - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1200992
Install Wine
Install Spotify
Set up gnome-open handler: http://www.spotify.com/uk/help/faq/wine/#opening-spotify-links-in-web-browsers

Ubuntu Jaunty (9.04) 64-bit

Software Sources

Open System→Administration→Software Sources
- Check all package sets on “Ubuntu Software” tab
- Check “archive.canonical.com” sources on “Third Party Software” tab
Get correct local mirror lines from http://helios/local-ubuntu-mirror.html and insert them into /etc/apt/sources.list
Update, upgrade and reboot
Enable Medibuntu

Enable VirtualBox repository

echo "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian jaunty non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list
wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/sun_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
sudo aptitude update

System configuration

Use static network configuration to avoid Samba-related pause on shutdown; in /etc/network/interfaces add:
```
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
```
Create a Samba credentials file in ~/.samba_credentials:
```
username=alan
password=<password>
workgroup=WORKGROUP
```
Make sure it's protected!
```
chmod 600 ~/.samba_credentials
```

Create Samba mount points:

sudo mkdir -p /mnt/helios/alan
sudo mkdir -p /mnt/helios/public

Edit /etc/fstab

Comment out all lines starting ”/dev/scd” (prevents “do not have permission to mount” errors in nautilus)

Add helios samba mounts:

//helios/alan    /mnt/helios/alan    cifs  noatime,credentials=/home/alan/.samba_credentials,iocharset=utf8  0  0
//helios/public  /mnt/helios/public  cifs  noatime,credentials=/home/alan/.samba_credentials,iocharset=utf8,uid=alan,gid=alan  0  0

Setup HAL policy to remap side button to middle button on mouse
- http://www.alanbriolat.co.uk/2009/06/mouse-button-remapping-with-hal/
Setup system-wide pulseaudio
- http://www.alanbriolat.co.uk/2009/03/mpd-pulseaudio-ubuntu-intrepid-810/
Enable bitmap fonts
- http://www.alanbriolat.co.uk/2009/04/enable-bitmap-fonts-on-ubuntu-jaunty/

Initial Package Set

Important stuff

sudo aptitude install smbfs openssh-server

Development essentials

sudo aptitude install vim-gnome build-essential git-core gitk subversion git-svn ipython meld

Restricted packages (Flash, media playback, Java)

sudo aptitude install ubuntu-restricted-extras

sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh

Get rid of the horrible 32-bit flash

sudo aptitude purge flashplugin-installer flashplugin-nonfree

Install 64-bit flash
- http://johnbokma.com/mexit/2008/11/25/64-bit-adobe-flash-ubuntu.html

Useful GUI utilities

sudo aptitude install xbindkeys xclip quick-lounge-applet timer-applet hamster-applet

MPD

sudo aptitude install mpd mpc ncmpc sonata

“Productivity”

sudo aptitude install gnumeric abiword texlive-latex-base texlive-latex-recommended texlive-latex-extra skype

Development web server

sudo aptitude install apache2 libapache2-mod-suphp php5-curl php5-gd php5-imagick php5-json \
                      php5-ldap php5-mcrypt php5-mhash php5-pgsql php5-sqlite3 php5-mysql

Install Google Picasa from http://picasa.google.com/linux/
Install VirtualBox (logout and login again for group membership to take effect)
```
sudo aptitude install virtualbox-3.0
sudo gpasswd -a alan vboxusers
```

Setting up MPD

Edit /etc/mpd.conf:
- Set audio_buffer_size to 4096 (network latency can cause glitching otherwise)
- Add audio_output section:
```
audio_output {
    type    "pulse"
    name    "MPD"
}
```

Give mpd user pulseaudio access:

sudo gpasswd -a mpd pulse
sudo gpasswd -a mpd pulse-access
sudo gpasswd -a mpd pulse-rt

Make a link to where the music is:

sudo rm -r /var/lib/mpd/music
sudo ln -s /mnt/helios/alan/public/Music /var/lib/mpd/music

Setting up development web server

Enable some modules

sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo a2enmod userdir

Modify suphp configuration /etc/suphp/suphp.conf

docroot=/
check_vhost_docroot=false
errors_to_browser=true

Restart Apache
```
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
```