Leviathan - Ubuntu 9.04

Introduction

This is the configuration page for the Ubuntu 9.04 partition on Leviathan.

Configuration Files

All configuration files can be found here.

Installed Applications

• [2009-10-19] Gnome DO (gnome-do)
• [2009-10-19] Synergy 1.3.1 keyboard/mouse sharing (synergy).
• [2009-10-19] VIM (vim)
• [2009-10-19] p7zip (p7zip-full p7zip-rar)
• [2009-10-19] Opera 10.00 (need to add apt-key - see below)
• [2009-10-19] Samba (samba smbfs)
• [2009-10-19] NFS Client (nfs-common)
• [2009-10-19] Ubuntu restricted extras (ubuntu-restricted-extras) - shall install automatically libdvdread4 (see also [1])
• [2009-10-19] VLC (vlc)
• [2009-10-19] SSH (ssh)
• [2009-10-19] dlocate and apt-file(dlocate apt-file)
• [2009-10-19] XBMC (xbmc xbmc-standalone) as explained here.

Simple Settings

• [2009-10-19] - Enabled proprietary video device driver NVIDIA (version 180).
• [2009-10-19] - Show Home icon and Network servers on desktop (see here).

Detailed System Settings

1st install

• 1st install on [2009-10-19]
• Language: French
• Keyboard layout: Belgium, Belgium
• Location: Europe, Brussels
• Name: Michel Roch
• Login name: mich
• Computer name: Leviathan
• Log in automatically
• Import settings: Vista Mich → Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Wallpaper.
• Partition: see above
• (advanced...) Participate in the package usage survey

File System

• Fixed: CIFS shares not properly unmounted during shutdown - see bug here

Network

• Wireless Lan: SSID = ManticoreNet, WPA2 Personal, connect automatically, available to all users
• Wireless Lan: SSID = LochNessNet, WPA2 Personal, connect automatically, available to all users

Preferences

• Keyboard
  • → Layout → Layout Options → Alt-Win key behavior → Super is mapped to Win keys
• Keyboard Shortcuts

Action	Shortcut	Remark
Home Folder	Win-E (Mod4-E)	Need Super is mapped to Win keys - see [2]
Expo key	Shift-Win-E (Shift-Mod4-E
Activate the window menu	Shift-Alt-Space	was conflicting with Gnome DO shortcut

Update / Package Management

Repositories / keys:

• Added Opera authentication key (see here)

Package deleted after updates:

• linux-image-2.6.28-11-generic (to remove unused kernel entries in GRUB [3], or other sol [4])

Users

To be completed

Detailed Application Settings

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

Nautilus

• User Mich - Default view: List View

SSH

• User Mich - Create key (see SSH#Install
• Configuration files (chmod 600): ~/.ssh/authorized_keys || ~/.ssh/id_rsa
• Configuration files (chmod 644): ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

To Do

• [2009-10-19] Install ubuntu-restricted-extras (should install flash, java, mp3 support, dvd playback, windows fonts...)?
  • Check also Medibuntu