Gryphon - Ubuntu

Introduction

This is the configuration page for the Ubuntu Karmic Koala 9.10 partition on Gryphon.

Configuration Files

All configuration files can be found here.

Installed Applications

• [2009-10-27] Gnome DO (gnome-do)
• [2009-10-27] Synergy 1.3.1 keyboard/mouse sharing (synergy).
• [2009-10-27] VIM (vim)
• [2009-10-27] p7zip (p7zip-full p7zip-rar)
• [2009-10-27] Samba (samba smbfs)
• [2009-10-27] NFS Client (nfs-common)
• [2009-10-27] SSH (ssh)
• [2009-10-27] dlocate and apt-file(dlocate apt-file)
• [2009-10-27] Wine (wine)
• [2009-10-27] IMAP Courier (courier-imap courier-doc courier-imap-ssl) ...see below for install settings
• [2009-10-27] Midnight Commander (mc)
• [2009-10-27] Opera 10.00 (need to add apt-key - see below)

Un-installed applications (by uninstall date):

• [YYYY-MM-DD] - SOFTWARE NAME (PACKAGE NAME) REASON

Simple Settings

• [2009-10-27] - Enabled proprietary video device driver NVIDIA (version 96).

Detailed System Settings

1st install

• 1st install on [2009-10-26]
• Distribution: Ubuntu 9.10 Release Candidate
• Installation method: Net boot install from Internet using GRUB (see here)

First copy files initrd.gz and linux from here to /boot, then in GRUB command-line (press c in GRUB menu):

root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/linux 
initrd /boot/initrd.gz
boot

• Language: English
• Location: Europe, Belgium Time
• Computer name: gryphon
• Keyboard layout: Belgium, Belgium
• Name: Bad Dreams
• Login name: baddreams
• Update: Install security updates automatically
• Software to install: Ubuntu desktop
• Partition: see parent page

File System

• Fixed: CIFS shares not properly unmounted during shutdown - see bug here
• Mount /windows/c as read-only (option ro in /etc/fstab)

Network

• To be completed

Preferences

• Appearance

• Background: Isabelle Hires Noir&Blanc crop-despeckle 936x1024.png, scaled, background color = (160,160,160)
• Fonts: All font size set to 9, except Desktop → 10.

• Display

• Resolution: 1280x1024, refresh rate auto
• Issue: Can't save the settings - error message Can't parse /etc/X1/xorg.conf
• Fixed: Create a new /etc/X11/xorg.conf with

sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.original
sudo nvidia-xconfig
sudo nvidia-settings

• Issue: Windows are blank (see info here and here)
• Fixed: Edit the new /etc/X11/xorg.conf as follows:

     ...
     Identifier     "Screen0"
     # This line is necessary otherwise windows are blank!
     Option         "AddARGBGLXVisuals"	"True"
     Device         "Device0"
     ...

Update / Package Management

To be completed

Users

To be completed

Detailed Application Settings

Courier-IMAP

• Install
  • Create directories for web-based administration
  • SSL Certificate: /etc/courier/pop3d.pem, /etc/courier/imapd.pem
  • Postfix configuration: local only
  • System mail name: gryphon.HELL

Evolution

• Restore data from previous backup (see Evolution#Backup).

To Do

• Related to blank windows and xorg.conf bug when saving nvidia settings:
  • Try to add the line Option "DisableGLXRootClipping" "True" (although they say here that it must not be done)
  • Try to run the command sudo nvidia-xconfig --add-argb-glx-visuals

Done:

• nothing