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== Simple Settings ==
== Simple Settings ==
*'''GRUB''' &mdash; Added to file <tt>/etc/grub.d/40_custom</tt>: <source lang="bash" enclose="prevalid">set default="Microsoft Windows XP Professional (on /dev/sda2)"</source>
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== Detailed System Settings ==
== Detailed System Settings ==
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* Restoring Minimized Windows &rarr; '''Restore to native workspace'''
* Restoring Minimized Windows &rarr; '''Restore to native workspace'''
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=== Miscellaneous ===
*'''GRUB''' &mdash; In <tt>/etc/grub.d/40_custom</tt>, added <code>set default="Microsoft Windows XP Professional (on /dev/sda2)"</code>


== Detailed Application Settings ==
== Detailed Application Settings ==

Revision as of 15:51, 26 May 2010

Introduction

This is the configuration page for the Ubuntu Lucid Lynx 10.04 LTS (amd64) partition on NXL67002.

Configuration Files

All configuration files can be found here.

Installed Applications

[2010-05-03]Vim (vim)
[2010-05-03]Gnome DO (gnome-do)
[2010-05-03]Opera 10.53 beta
[2010-05-03]Samba (smbclient smbfs)
[2010-05-03]Midnight Commander (mc)see reference page
[2010-05-03]NTFS Progs (ntfsprogs)

Un-installed applications (by uninstall date): none

Simple Settings

  • GRUB — Added to file /etc/grub.d/40_custom:
    set default="Microsoft Windows XP Professional (on /dev/sda2)"
    


Detailed System Settings

1st install

  • 1st install on [2010-05-03]
  • Distribution: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS amd64
  • Installation method: Net boot install from Internet using GRUB
  • Language: English
  • Location: Europe, Belgium Time
  • Computer name: NXL67002UX
  • Keyboard layout: USA, USA
  • Name: beq06659
  • Login name: beq06659
  • Update: Install security updates automatically
  • Software to install: Ubuntu Desktop
  • Partition: see main page

File System

TBC

Network

To be completed

Preferences

  • Appearance
    • Fonts: All font size set to 8, except Title → 9.
  • Keyboard Layout (System-Wide)
    • Layout: Belgium (default) + USA, no separate layout
    • Options: capslock affects all keys, shift+capslock switch layout (because shift-alt conflicts with ctrl-alt-shift shortcuts), right alt chooses 3rd level
  • 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

Detailed Application Settings

Gnome DO

  • Autostart, Quiet mode, notification icon, Glass theme
  • Launch key: <alt>+space (! disable first Gnome global shortcut for Activate the window menu)

Nautilus

  • Default view: List View
  • Display, date format: YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss
  • List View: zoom 33%

Terminal

  • Set default window size (system-wide) to 150x43
  • Disabled menu shortcut key (F10) (conflicts with midnight commander)
  • Set scrollback to 5120 lines

VirtualBox

  • Installed with apt
  • Virtual machine NXL67002
    • Base Memory 1536 MB, 2 cpus, VT-x/AMD-V enabled, Nested Paging enabled
    • Video memory 32 MB, 3D accel enabled, 2D accel enabled.
    • Audio host driver PulseAudio, controller ICH AC97
    • Network PCnet-FAST III, bridged, eth0
  • Create raw disk for /dev/sda2
sudo VBoxManage internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename nxl67002-sda.vmdk -rawdisk /dev/sda

To Do

Nothing so far...