Zyratastic - Ubuntu

Introduction

This is the configuration page for the Ubuntu partition on Zyratastic.

Configuration Files

All configuration files can be found here.

Installed Applications

Common applications

See Common configuration for Linux.

Essential

Metacity (metacity)	To replace compiz when running games
Oracle JDK 7 (oracle-java7-installer, repo webupd8team)	See Linux_Software#Oracle / Sun Java
ack-grep (ack-grep)
acpi (acpi)
nvidia (bumblebee-nvidia nvidia-331 nvidia-settings-331)	Packages installed as 2015/02/19 bumblebee 3.2.1-5 bumblebee-nvidia 3.2.1-5 nvidia-331-updates 331.113-0ubuntu0.0.4 nvidia-libopencl1-331-updates 331.38-0ubuntu7.1 nvidia-opencl-icd-331-updates 331.113-0ubuntu0.0.4 nvidia-settings 331.20-0ubuntu8
unity tweak tool (unity-tweak-tool)	from Software Center
skype (skype)
SSH (ssh)	Enable GNOME Keyring at startup such that SSH key is cached at login. In Startup Application, create launcher: Name SSH Key Agent Command /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon --start --components=ssh Comment GNOME Keyring: SSH Agent
LTS Enablement Stacks	Upgrade to Kernel 3.19 and new X server. See [1]: sudo apt-get install --install-recommends linux-generic-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-core-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-lts-vivid \ xserver-xorg-video-all-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-input-all-lts-vivid libwayland-egl1-mesa-lts-vivid
Nvidia	Update to Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Again the release update breaks nvidia. This time we install the default nvidia driver, no bumblebee: sudo apt-get purge nvidia* bumblebee sudo apt-get install nvidia-361 nvidia-prime # reboot glxinfo glxgears Old release (14.04) Recent update broke the nvidia installation. Instead of installing back again nvidia-331, I followed Osgyan's guide (see below) to install latest nvidia drivers: # First purge current installation sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove bumblebee* nvidia* sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove bumblebee* nvidia* # Add ppa for latest nvidia drivers sudo apt-add-repository ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa sudo apt-add-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa sudo apt-get update # Update current installation sudo apt-get upgrade && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade # Install nvidia-352 sudo apt-get install bumblebee bumblebee-nvidia primus nvidia-352 sudo gpasswd -a $USER bumblebee #sudo systemctl enable bumblebeed # U15.04 only - not necessary here Then enable modules i915 and bbswitch (necessary to switch on/off the nvidia card): sudo vi /etc/modules # Add the lines: # # i915 # bbswitch Edit bumblebee configuration file: sudo vi /etc/bumblebee/bumblebee.conf # Line 22: # Driver=nvidia # line 55: # KernelDriver=nvidia-352 # line 58: # LibraryPath=/usr/lib/nvidia-352:/usr/lib32/nvidia-352 # line 61: # XorgModulePath=/usr/lib/nvidia-349/xorg,/usr/lib/xorg/modules If not done yet, blacklist the nvidia module: # sudo vi /etc/modprobe.d/bumblebee.conf # Not necessary, already done # Add the below lines to the end: # #349 # blacklist nvidia-349 Reboot and check that nvidia driver is in use: sudo apt-get install mesa-utils primusrun glxinfo | grep OpenGL

Local

Application (package)

[YYYY-MM-DD] Update Additional configuration settings

Uninstalled

Application (package)

[YYYY-MM-DD] Update Additional configuration settings

System Settings

1st install	TBC
File system	TBC
Network	TBC
Preferences	Appearance — Look — Launcher Icon Size = 32 Appearance — behavior — Auto-hide the launcher Appearance — behavior — Enable workspaces Compiz — switcher — Disable show desktop in the switcher
Miscellaneous	TBC

To Do

References

• Install guide AsusZenbookPrime
• Install guide N750JV
• Install guide N550JV

# DONE
sudo apt-get install acpi           # acpi util, to access acpi info from command line
sudo vi /etc/default/grub           # GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash acpi_osi="
sudo update-grub
sudo apt-get install bumblebee-nvidia nvidia-319 nvidia-settings-319
# Hopefully the following will fix our bluetooth issues (patch failure)
sudo vi /etc/bluetooth/main.conf    # EnableGatt = true
sudo vi /etc/modprobe.d/ath9k.conf  # options ath9k btcoex_enable=1
sudo apt-get install bluetooth

• Google query "ubuntu asus n550jv"
• Ubuntu 13.10 guide top things
• Ubuntu 13.10 guide tweak things
• Ubuntu 13.10 guide 15 things
• Osgyan — How to Install the latest Nvidia Driver in Ubuntu 14.04.2/14.10/15/04 via Bumblebee
• Osgyan — How does Bumblebee work with Optimus NVIDIA GPU

This guide explains the reasons of the whitelisting of modules i915 and bbswitch, and why the nvidia module must be blacklisted.

Issues

See Common Issues.