Nxl67002 - Ubuntu

Introduction

This is the configuration page for the Ubuntu Lucid Lynx 10.04 LTS (amd64) partition on NXL67002.

Configuration Files

All configuration files can be found here.

Installed Applications

[2010-05-03]	Gnome DO (gnome-do)
[2010-05-10]	Midnight Commander (mc)	[2010-05-31] see reference page. Use vi as standard viewer/editor.
[2010-05-10]	Vim (vim)
[2010-05-10]	Opera 10.60.6344	[2010-07-01] Updated to 10.60.6344!
[2010-05-10]	VirtualBox 3.2.4 (virtualbox-3.2)	[2010-05-26] Local settings. Updated to 3.2.4! — See VirtualBox
[2010-05-10]	Samba (smbclient smbfs)
[2010-05-10]	KeePassX (keepassx)
[2010-05-11]	Privoxy (privoxy)
[2010-05-11]	AutoSSH (autossh)
[2010-05-11]	apt-file (apt-file)
[2010-05-11]	SSH Tunnel script (sshtunnel.pl, libssl-dev)	Thierry Walrant's Perl script sshtunnel.pl
[2010-05-11]	GNU C/C++ compiler (g++)
[2010-05-26]	UltraEdit 1.2.0.7 (uex)
[2010-05-27]	MBR (mbr)	To create VirtualBox rawdisk
[2010-05-27]	Courier IMAP (courier-imap courier-doc courier-imap-ssl)	Install instructions and local settings
[2010-05-28]	SSH (ssh)	Local settings
[2010-05-28]	p7zip (p7zip-full p7zip-rar)
[2010-05-28]	dlocate (dlocate)
[2010-05-28]	Thunderbird (thunderbird)
[2010-05-28]	Synergy Plus 1.3.4 (synergy-plus)	[2010-06-09] Updated to Synergy-plus 1.3.4! Reference page. Added /usr/bin/synergyc to /etc/suoders Added quick alias to ~/.bashrc
[2010-05-31]	Courier-POP3 (courier-pop courier-pop-ssl)
[2010-05-31]	Courier-MTA (courier-mta courier-mta-ssl)	so that mails are sent to Courier mailboxes
[2010-05-31]	AutoFS (autofs)	See local config
[2010-05-31]	XSel (xsel)
[2010-05-31]	LAMP (apache2 php5 mysql-server mysql-client php5-mysql)	See local config
[2010-05-31]	PHPMyAdmin (phpmyadmin)	Install for apache2 + configure phpmyadmin database + see local config
[2010-06-01]	Psi (psi)	See local config
[2010-06-01]	MS Truetype core fonts (msttcorefonts)
[2010-06-01]	Compiz config settings manager (compizconfig-settings-manager)
[2010-06-01]	Ubuntu restricted extras (ubuntu-restricted-extras)	shall install automatically libdvdread4
[2010-06-01]	libdvdcss2	Installed via sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh (see also [1])
[2010-06-03]	GVim (vim-gnome)	To enable support of X clipboard
[2010-06-07]	CUPS PDF (cups-pdf)	Allow CUPS to access ~/PDF: sudo aa-complain cupsd
[2010-06-08]	Qiv (qiv)
[2010-06-09]	Foxit Reader (qiv)	Extracted tar.gz in /usr/local/bin Icons in /usr/share/pixmaps/foxitreader.png. Desktop file in /usr/share/applications/ + edited mime type in ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list to associate with application/pdffiles
[2010-06-09]	Grub2 Splash Image (ubuntu-splash-image)	(from lucid-splash-image.deb) installed with sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture lucid-splash-image.deb
[2010-06-11]	Racoon (racoon)	For RSA key generation, see Crypto
[2010-06-14]	GPG Agent (gnupg-agent)	Added use-agent at end of ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf
[2010-06-14]	Rename utils (renameutils)
[2010-06-30]	Ruby (ruby)	... for Vim plug-in snipMate.vim
[2010-07-07]	LaTeX (texlive texlive-xetex latex2hml)	Including XeTeX package
[2010-07-07]	TeX Extra packages (texlive-plain-extra)	Soul package requires CTAN color package - see [2]
[2010-07-14]	gThumb (gthumb)
[2010-07-14]	QIV (qiv)

Un-installed applications (by uninstall date): none

Automatic Updates

• [2010-05-03] — Kernel — (linux-image-2.6.32-22-generic, replacing original linux-image-2.6.32-21-generic)

Simple Settings

• GRUB — Added to file /etc/grub.d/40_custom: (Not needed anymore since VirtualBox boots Windows directly, so no risk of booting host again)

  set default="Microsoft Windows XP Professional (on /dev/sda2)"
  

• CRON - cron script for automatic backup of wikis on Noekeon's (see config files).
• PROXY - script for automatic setup of network environment (proxy, ssh...) (see config files).
• FONTS - Install jsMath fonts, Linux variant, darkness 20 (this file, see here, instruction here).
• FONTS - Install all jsMath extra fonts, dark version (from this page).

Detailed System Settings

1st install

• 1st install on [2010-05-03]
• Distribution: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS amd64
• Installation method: Net boot install from Internet using GRUB
• Language: English
• Location: Europe, Belgium Time
• Computer name: NXL67002UX
• Keyboard layout: USA, USA
• Name: beq06659
• Login name: beq06659
• Update: Install security updates automatically
• Software to install: Ubuntu Desktop
• Partition: see main page

File System

• For details, see /etc/fstab.
• Windows partition:
  • C: → do not mount automatically. Risk of corruption if mounted while VirtualBox is running!
  • D: → mount as /windows/d.
• File system structure:

/:                                        # /dev/sda7
  lrwxrwxrwx root      root      data -> /mnt/data/
  drwxr-xr-x root      root      net/
  lrwxrwxrwx root      root      sage -> /data/sage-4.2.1/
  drwxr-xr-x root      root      smb/
  drwxr-xr-x root      root      windows/
/data:
  drwxr-xr-x altran    altran    altran/
  drwxr-xr-x beq06659  beq06659  beq06659/
  drwxr-xr-x beq06659  beq06659  sage-4.2.1/
  drwxr-xr-x www-data  root      www/
/home/beq06659:
  lrwxrwxrwx beq06659  beq06659  Documents -> /windows/d/Profiles/beq06659/My Documents/
  lrwxrwxrwx beq06659  beq06659  Maildir -> /data/beq06659/Maildir/
  lrwxrwxrwx beq06659  beq06659  backup -> /data/beq06659/backup/
/mnt:
  drwxr-xr-x root      root      data/    # /windows/d/andlinux/Drives/data.reiserfs.10G.dvi
  drwxr-xr-x root      root      winc/    # /dev/sda2
  drwxr-xr-x root      root      wind/    # /dev/sda5
/net:
  # NFS autofs
/smb:
  drwxr-xr-x root      root      mnemosyne/   # SMB autofs
/var:
  lrwxrwxrwx root      root      www -> /data/www/
/windows:
  lrwxrwxrwx root      root      d -> /mnt/wind/

Network

• Edited /etc/hosts
• Proxy configuration - network nxp:
  • sshproxy → connect to NXP proxy with sshtunnel (with NTLM auth. if needed); forward IMAP/SMTP ports; opens a SOCKS5 proxy
  • privoxy → forward to ssh SOCKS5 proxy. provide http proxy server.
  • apt-get, wget, browsers... → through privoxy (env. set in /etc/bash.bashrc, /etc/profile, /etc/environment)
  • ftp → direct connection (no solution...)
• Proxy configuration - network home:
  • sshproxy → direct connection; forward IMAP/SMTP ports; opens a SOCKS5 proxy (useless).
  • privoxy → direct connection. provide http proxy server.
  • apt-get, wget, browsers... → through privoxy (env. set in /etc/bash.bashrc, /etc/profile, /etc/environment)
  • ftp → direct connection

• SAMBA/NFS CLIENT - Mount mnemosyne shares as NFS autofs (see [3]) and as SMB autofs
• Enabled/created the following automounters in /etc/auto.master:

/net           /etc/auto.net
/smb/mnemosyne /etc/auto.smb.mnemosyne

• Created configuration file /etc/auto.smb.mnemosyne
• Created SMB credential files /etc/auto.smb.mnemosyne.* (see man mount.cifs)
• Created path for mount points:

sudo mkdir /net
sudo mkdir -p /smb/mnemosyne
#ls /net/mnemosyne
#sudo mkdir -p /mnt/mnemosyne
#for i in /net/mnemosyne/volume1/*; do sudo ln -s $i /mnt/mnemosyne/$(basename $i); done

Preferences

• Appearance
• Fonts: All font size set to 8, except Title → 9.
• Keyboard Layout (System-Wide)
• Layout: Belgium (default) + USA, no separate layout
  Custom layout Belgium (file /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/be) to allow AltGr-; → '<' and AltGr-: → '>', and support Greek letters with AltGr-Shift.
• Options: Capslock affects all keys, Alt+CapsLock or Right Ctrl+Right Shift switch layout, right alt chooses 3rd level.
  (because Alt+Shift,Left Ctrl+Left Shift prevents ctrl-alt-shift shortcuts to work, Right Ctrl conflicts with VirtualBox)
• Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action	Remark
Super-E	Home Folder	Hack Super is mapped to Win keys not needed anymore it seems
Shift-Super-E	Expo key
Shift-Alt-Space	Activate the window menu	was conflicting with Gnome DO shortcut

• Window List Panel (see here)
• Window List Content → Show windows from all workspaces
• Restoring Minimized Windows → Restore to native workspace
• Fonts
• (/usr/local/share/fonts) BitStream Vera 1.10.
• Compiz
• Static Application Switcher: Use Alt-Tab for Next Window (all workspaces)
• Scale: Multi-Output Mode → On all output devices, darken background, Emblem for overlay icon
• Ring Switcher: Enabled + Use Super-Alt for Next Windows (All Workspaces) + Allow Mouse Selection
• Enhanced Zoom Desktop: Disabled
• Negative: Disabled
• Desktop Wall: enabled Edge Flip Move.
• Windows
• Movement Key: Super (Windows logo)
  because Alt-mouse is used in OpenOffice to move columns / rows

Detailed Application Settings

Courier IMAP

• Install (reference here):
  • Create directories for web-based administration
  • SSL Certificate: /etc/courier/pop3d.pem, /etc/courier/imapd.pem
  • Postfix configuration: local only
  • System mail name: nxl67002ux.wbi.nxp.com
  • Created /etc/courier/userdb, and kept entries for root, localuser and beq06659
  • Use password from /etc/courier/userdb (method authuserdb).

Firefox

• Theme: macfox3 1.1.4
• Extensions:
  • AutoPager 0.6.1.12
  • Cycle Input Focus 1.0.0
  • Delicious Bookmarks 2.1.072
  • Fast Dial 2.23b1
  • FireGestures 1.5.7
  • Live HTTP headers 0.16
  • User Agent Switcher 0.7.2

Gnome DO

• Autostart, Quiet mode, notification icon, Glass theme
• Launch key: <alt>+space (! disable first Gnome global shortcut for Activate the window menu)

LAMP

sudo apt-get install apache2 php5 mysql-server mysql-client php5-mysql
# --> Defined password for MySQL root user
sudo vi /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
# --> Added lines at line 32:
#     #MIP CUSTOM
#     ServerName "nxl67002ux"
# Restart apache server to activate php module...
sudo /etc/init.d/apache restart

# Move www root dir to /data disk
sudo mv /var/www /data
sudo ln -s /f /data/www /var/www

• Apache configuration file is at /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
• By default, Apache root http directory is /var/www

# Create database that will store local copies of noekeon.org crypto and mikiwiki wiki, and todolist
mysql --user=root -p mysql
mysql> CREATE DATABASE cryptokiwi;
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON cryptokiwi.* TO kiwi@localhost IDENTIFIED BY '********';
mysql> CREATE DATABASE mikiwiki;
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON mikiwiki.* TO miki@localhost IDENTIFIED BY '********';
mysql> CREATE DATABASE mikido;
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON mikido.* TO miki@localhost IDENTIFIED BY '********';
mysql> quit

Nautilus

• Default view: List View
• Display, date format: YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss
• List View: zoom 33%
• Icon View, Compact View: zoorm 66%
• Preview: all set to Never, and only for files smaller than 500kB (to prevent thumbnailing PDFs...)

Psi

(recovered from previous settings on Gryphon at ~/.psi)

• Gnome: Added Psi as startup program (Psi, /usr/bin/psi, Communicate over the jabber network).
• Options → Events → Enable popup notifications (all notifications)
• Modify Account... → Changed resource to work-ux
• Modify Account... → Automatically reconnect if disconnected
• Modify Account... → Proxy → localhost:8118

SSH

• Installed SSH-Tunnel
• Files recovered from other installation (ssh-tunnel v2.26 + patch):

/usr/local/bin
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root ssh-agent-refresh_andlinux.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root ssh-agent-refresh.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root ssh.pl
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root ssh-tunnel.pl

• User beq06659 - configuration file in directory ~/.ssh:
  • id_rsa || id_rsa.pub || authorized_keys || config* || proxy.conf* || clbanner.txt

Terminal

• Set default window size (system-wide) to 150x43
• Disabled menu shortcut key (F10) (conflicts with midnight commander)
• Set scrollback to 5120 lines

Vim

• Added ~/.bash_complete from [4] (modified to also take alias v=gvim)

VirtualBox

• Installed with apt, version 3.2.0
• VirtualBox is launched as user root (because it seems that only the current user and root can access PulseAudio in a same X session — see [5])
• Create vmdk to boot windows partition /dev/sda2. Update the MBR code to remove GRUB. Repeat this every time the partitions change:

sudo dd if=/dev/sda of=opensource.mbr bs=512 count=1
sudo apt-get install mbr                                 # For command "install-mbr"
sudo install-mbr -i n -p D -t 0 opensource.mbr
sudo VBoxManage internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename nxl67002-sda2-mbr.vmdk -rawdisk /dev/sda -partitions 2 -relative -mbr opensource.mbr

• Allow user beq06659 to launch VirtualBox through user root. Add to /etc/sudoers:

beq06659	ALL=NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/VirtualBox

• Helper function to add to e.g. ~/.bashrc :

function winbox() {
    sudo /usr/bin/VirtualBox&
}

• Host-only network vboxnet0
  • IPv4 address/mask 192.168.11.150/255.255.255.0 (same as AndLinux)
  • DHCP Server address/mask 192.168.11.1/255.255.255.0, Lower/Upper address bound 192.168.11.2/192.168.11.99
• Virtual machine NXL67002
  • Base Memory 1536 MB, 2 cpus, VT-x/AMD-V enabled, Nested Paging enabled
  • Video memory 48 MB, 2 monitors, 3D accel enabled, 2D accel enabled
  • Audio host driver PulseAudio, controller ICH AC97
  • Network PCnet-FAST III, bridged, eth0
  • Network PCnet-FAST III, Host-only adapter, vboxnet0
  • Machine folder: permanent, full access, /windows/d as d
  • Default layount: seamless mode, extended desktop (windows taskbar on external monitor, gnome taskbar on primary monitor, workspace switcher panel on top bar)

To Do

• Issue - ssh disconnects after some time, autossh can't reconnect. Even doing a simple ssh does not work anymore. Might be due to broken ssh-agent
  • Disable auto-run of Gnome ssh-agent, enabled back my ss-agent script
• Issue - synergy unstable. Sometimes CTRL key does not work anymore in the client...
  • Look for alternatives: Synergy+ (SynergyPlus), or x2x (see Synergy page on wikipedia).
• Issue - VirtualBox - UE slower gui refresh since update to VirtualBox 3.2.4 (previous version was 3.2.0)
• Issue - Wireless continuously connect / disconnect. It seems I'm not the only one.
• ToDo - look at Compact Human Theme (see Delicious)
• ToDo - look at Legacy font hinting engine (see Delicious)