Minimoy - Ubuntu

Introduction

This is the configuration page for the Ubuntu Karmic Koala 9.10 partition on Minimoy.

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] Midnight Commander (mc)
• [2009-10-28] Vino (vino) ...temporary... for testing purpose...
• [2009-11-17] XBMC (xbmc xbmc-standalone) as explained here.
• [2009-11-29] GNU Go (gnugo)
• [2009-11-29] Various Go games (qgo uligo)
• [2009-11-29] Panda glGo 1.4.1 ([1])
  • 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] Igowin (under wine)
• [2010-02-27] autofs (autofs)
• [2010-03-01] XBMC 9.11 (xbmc xbmc-standalone) as explained here.
• [2010-03-02] LIRC (lirc) (for XBMC and Gyration Remote 3101)
  • Selected remote none and transmitter none

Un-installed applications (by uninstall date):

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

Simple Settings

• [2009-10-27] Wireless Network: Preferences → Network Connections → Added new connection (ManticoreNet, Available to all users, WPA & WPA2 Personal).

Detailed System Settings

1st install

• 1st install on [2009-10-27]
• 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: minimoy
• Keyboard layout: Belgium, Belgium
• Name: Arthur
• Login name: arthur
• Update: Install security updates automatically
• Software to install: Ubuntu NBR
• Partition: see parent page

= Upgrade to Ubuntu Lucid Lynx 10.04

• Upgrade using the Update Manager
• Everything's working fine! Fast NFS, xbmc boots automatically
  • Only needs to restore settings for Gyration remote (lirc...).

File System

For main partitions, see #Partition access conditions above.

• Mount CIFS-share on Mnemosyne.
  • Add mount to /etc/fstab
  • Create mount points (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 arthur /net/mnemosyne/*
sudo chgrp sambashare /net/mnemosyne/*

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

• Mount mnemosyne shares as NFS autofs (see [2])

• Enabled /net automounter in /etc/auto.master (uncomment the following line):

/net     /etc/auto.net

• Created Symlink:

sudo ln -s /net/mnemosyne/volume1/movies /mnt/mnemosyne/movies

Network

• To be completed

Preferences

• To be completed

Update / Package Management

To be completed

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.

Nautilus

• Default view: List View

XBMC

• Installed remote Gyration Remote 3101' using lirc (see XBMC#Remote_and_Keyboard_Control here).
• Back remote button in Home window shows the Shutdown menu.
• See the configuration files.

To Do

• Got the following WARNING when install Ubuntu Netbook Remix package: WARNING:root:Failed to setup dbus (ignoring)

Done:

• nothing