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* [<tt>2009-10-27</tt>] '''IMAP Courier''' (<tt>courier-imap courier-doc courier-imap-ssl</tt>) ''...see below for install settings''
* [<tt>2009-10-27</tt>] '''IMAP Courier''' (<tt>courier-imap courier-doc courier-imap-ssl</tt>) ''...see below for install settings''
* [<tt>2009-10-27</tt>] '''Midnight Commander''' (<tt>mc</tt>)
* [<tt>2009-10-27</tt>] '''Midnight Commander''' (<tt>mc</tt>)
* [<tt>2009-10-27</tt>] '''Opera 10.00''' (need to add apt-key - see below)


Un-installed applications (by uninstall date):
Un-installed applications (by uninstall date):

Revision as of 00:02, 28 October 2009

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)

Un-installed applications (by uninstall date):

  • [YYYY-MM-DD] - SOFTWARE NAME (PACKAGE NAME) REASON

Simple Settings

  • [2009-10-27] - Enabled proprietary video device driver NVIDIA (version 96).

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)

Network

  • To be completed

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"
     ...

Update / Package Management

To be completed

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

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

Done:

  • nothing