Nxl67063 - Ubuntu

Introduction

This is the configuration page for the Ubuntu partition on nxl67063 (within VirtualBox).

Configuration Files

All configuration files can be found here.

Repositories

To be completed.

Installed Applications

Common applications
See Common configuration for Linux.

Local applications

Citrix ICA Client (icaclient)

V12.1 — See this excellent page from Ubuntu Official Documentation. Install Citrix ICA Client, then check installation: sudo apt-get install icaclient # will install motif-clients /opt/Citrix/ICAClient/util/hdxcheck.sh # Check installation (as user) If hdxcheck.sh fails, patch it and retry: - Lib=`find *libjpeg.so*` + Lib=`find /usr/lib -name *libjpeg.so*` If needed, give Citrix access to Firefox certificates: sudo ln -s /usr/share/ca-certificates/mozilla/* /opt/Citrix/ICAClient/keystore/cacerts If Firefox asks for program when opening an .ica file, point it to /opt/Citrix/ICAClient/wfica.sh:

tmux (tmux)

Alternative to screen, but with support for multiple panes like terminator

Un-installed applications (by uninstall date):

Application (package)

[YYYY-MM-DD] uninstalled (reason)

Simple Settings

• [2011-05-24] - VirtualBox - display → Enable 3D acceleration (for compiz), but use only 1 monitor (otherwise painfully slow).
• [2012-10-18] - Terminator → Select profile default8, add -p default8 to Exec key in Terminator *.desktop file.

Detailed System Settings

1st install

• 1st install on [2012-04-18]
• Distribution: Ubuntu Precise Pangolin 12.04 LTS i386
• Installation method: Live CD (.iso)
• Language: English
• Location: Europe, Belgium Time
• Computer name: nxl67063ux
• Keyboard layout: BE
• Name: beq06659
• Login name: beq06659
• Update: No automatic update
• Software to install: Ubuntu Desktop
• Partition:
  • C drive (.vdi) &mdash 6.5 GB (growing)
  • D drive (.vdi) &mdash 20 GB (fixed size)

File System

• To be completed

Network

• VirtualBox settings:

itf	type	nxl67063ux	nxl67063
eth0	Bridged adapter	-	-
eth1	Host-Only	192.168.56.101	192.168.56.1
eth2	NAT	10.0.4.14	?

• windows C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts:

192.168.56.101     nxl67063ux   nxl67063ux.local

• windows C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\lmhosts.sam:

192.168.56.101     nxl67063ux   #PRE

Preferences

• To be completed

SSH

• Do not accept locale env var. LC_* from the client (see SSH#Missing Locale in Perl)

Users

• Add local user to dialout group for access to /dev/ttyUSB0

sudo gpasswd -a $USER dialout

Detailed Application Settings

Samba Server

• Settings /etc/samba/smb.conf:

workgroup = TELEMATICS
security = user
username map = /etc/samba/smbusers

[homes]
    comment = Home Directories
    browseable = no

[data]
    comment = /data partition
    browseable = yes
    path = /data
    printable = no
    guest ok = no
    read only = no
    create mask = 0664
    directory mask = 0775

• Add user beq06659:

sudo smbpasswd -a beq06659

To Do

Issues

See Common Issues.

Done & Fixed

• Fixed — Issue description
  Fix description
• Done — Description