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)
• [2009-10-27] Ubuntu restricted extras (ubuntu-restricted-extras) - shall install automatically libdvdread4 (see also [1])
• [2009-10-27] msttcorefonts (msttcorefonts)
• [2009-10-27] gThumb (gthumb)
• [2009-10-27] QIV (qiv)
• [2009-10-27] Amarok (amarok)
• [2009-10-27] VLC (vlc)
• [2009-10-27] MPlayer (mplayer mplayer-doc mplayer-fonts)
• [2009-10-27] libdvdcss2 (libdvdcss) (requires Medibuntu repository)
• [2009-10-28] gvncviewer (gvncviewer) (... for testing purpose ...)
• [2009-11-01] XSel (xsel)
• [2009-11-07] Evince (evince)
• [2009-11-11] TrueCrypt 6.3
• [2009-11-26] Kwrite (kwrite)
• [2009-11-29] GNU Go (gnugo)
• [2009-11-29] Various Go games (qgo uligo)
• [2009-11-29] Panda glGo 1.4.1 ([2])
  • Also need packages libsdl-image1.2 libsdl-ttf2.0-0
  • sudo ln -s libpython2.6.so.1.0 /usr/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0
  • Start glGo (glGo), and enter /usr/games/gnugo for location of gnugo
• [2009-11-29] KeePassX (keepassx)
• [2009-11-29] Igowin (under wine)
• [2009-12-09] Psi
• [2009-12-16] UltraEdit 1.0.0.11

Un-installed applications (by uninstall date):

• [2009-11-29] cgoban games (cgoban)

Simple Settings

• [2009-10-27] - Enabled proprietary video device driver NVIDIA (version 96).
• [2009-10-27] gnome-terminal, set default window size (system-wide) to 150x43.
• [2009-10-28] - Fonts BitStream Vera 1.10 (copied to /usr/share/fonts/truetype/local).
• [2009-11-26] - /etc/sudoers - Allows shutdown without root password.
• [2009-12-11] - Install jsMath fonts, Linux variant, darkness 20 (this file, see here, instruction here).
• [2010-01-03] - /etc/sudoers - Allows /usr/bin/truecrypt without root password.
• [2010-01-06] - Install all jsMath extra fonts, dark version (from this page).

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)
• Create share directories (see Samba):

sudo mkdir -p /net/mnemosyne/public /net/mnemosyne/backup /net/mnemosyne/photos /net/mnemosyne/movies /net/mnemosyne/videos /net/mnemosyne/musics
sudo mkdir -p /net/mnemosyne/publicrw /net/mnemosyne/backuprw /net/mnemosyne/photosrw /net/mnemosyne/moviesrw /net/mnemosyne/videosrw /net/mnemosyne/musicsrw
sudo chown baddreams /net/mnemosyne/*
sudo chgrp sambashare /net/mnemosyne/*

Network

• SAMBA - Created the following shares (file /etc/samba/smb.conf):
  • d → /windows/d (guest ok)
  • f → /windows/f (guest ok)
  • j → /windows/j (guest ok)
  • k → /windows/k (guest ok)

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"
     ...

• Keyboard Shortcuts

Action	Shortcut	Remark
Home Folder	Win-E (Mod4-E)	Hack Super is mapped to Win keys not needed anymore it seems
Expo key	Shift-Win-E (Shift-Mod4-E)
Activate the window menu	Shift-Alt-Space	was conflicting with Gnome DO shortcut

• Window List Panel (see here)

Window List Content → Show windows from all workspace

Restoring Minimized Windows → Restore to native workspace

• Screensaver
  • Picture folder + edited settings with gconf-editor

Update / Package Management

Repositories / keys:

• Added Opera authentication key (see here)
• Added Medibuntu repository (See here)

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).

Gnome DO

• My reference page
• Start Gnome DO at login
• Hide window on first launch (quiet mode)
• Launch key: <alt>+space.
  • But 1st change shortcut for Activate the window menu (restart Gnome DO afterwards for change to take effect)

Nautilus

• User baddreams - Default view: List View

Opera

• Current version: Opera 10.00, .deb package for Ubuntu Karmic Koala 9.10.
• Use Master Password to protect saved passwords.
• Set Google as default search engine (toolbar and speed dial).
• Keyboard configuration in file ~/.opera/keyboard/standard_keyboard_1.ini
  • Note that shortcut can also be defined through Opera, but it does not work for ² alt (! this file is UTF8. See this bug)

[Application]
Platform Windows-Unix-MCE, PageUp ctrl=Switch to previous page
Platform Windows-Unix-MCE, PageDown ctrl=Switch to next page
...
Esc=Leave access key mode | Cancel current voice
Esc shift=Leave access key mode | Cancel current voice
² alt=Enter access key mode | Leave access key mode
...
PageUp ctrl=Page left
PageDown ctrl=Page right

• Added 2 buttons for Delicious in file ~/.opera/toolbar/standard_toolbar (1).ini:
  • Changed URL from http://del.icio.us/m1p to http://delicious.com/m1p to solve cookie issues
  • Using post button code from http://goetz.buerkle.org/delicious-opera (insert highlighted text as note)

[Hotlist Floating.content]
Button0, -1726668283=Add/Remove Panels
Button1, "Go to page"="Go to page, "http://delicious.com/m1p", , "Delicious", "Panel Mail""
Button2, "post to del.icio.us"="Go to page, "javascript:loc=location.href;title=document.title;notes=window.getSelection();void(open(' http://delicious.com/post?v=4;noui=yes;jump=close;url='+encodeURIComponent(loc)+';title='+encodeURIComponent(title)+';notes='+encodeURIComponent(notes),'delicious','toolbar=no,width=700,height=400'));", , "post to del.icio.us", "Compose mail""

Psi

(recovered previous settings at ~/.psi)

• Gnome: Added Psi as startup program (Psi, /usr/bin/psi, Communicate over the jabber network).
• Options → Events → Enable popup notifications (all notifications)

Synergy

• Reference page
• synergy v1.3.1
• Install xsel (to circumvent Firefox copy/paste Chinese bug)
• Configuration file /etc/synergy.conf
• At the end of /etc/gdm/Init/Default

#
# Start the synergy server
#
/usr/bin/killall synergys
sleep 1
/usr/bin/synergys --config /etc/synergy.conf --daemon

• At the beginning of /etc/gdm/PostLogin/Default

#
# Kill all running synergy server
#
/usr/bin/killall synergys
sleep 1

• At the beginning of /etc/gdm/PreSession/Default

#
# Start synergy server
#
/usr/bin/killall synergys
sleep 1
/usr/bin/synergys --config /etc/synergy.conf --daemon

TrueCrypt

• Using TrueCrypt 6.3.
• Personal configuration directory in ~/.tc.
• Added function tc in ~/.bashrc to mount tc volume in command-line.
  • Requires creating directory /mnt/tc
• Settings → Keyfiles → add ~/.tc/tckeyfile as default key file + Use keyfiles by default.
• Settings → Preferences → System Integration panel → Open Explorer window for succesfully mounted volume.

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
• Opera: Set cookie policy to Accept only cookies from site I visit, and Delete new cookies when exiting Opera.
• Install
  • aMule, dvd fab, gnupg, password safe, psi, truecrypt, wine.

Done:

• nothing