ZAVCXL0005 - Ubuntu

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Introduction

This is the configuration page for the Ubuntu Trusty 14.04 partition on ZAVCWL0035.

Configuration Files

All configuration files can be found here.

Installed Applications

Common applications

See Common configuration for Linux.

Essential

Virtualbox (package, repo Repository)

If virtualbox is autostarting (and fails), remove it with:

sudo update-rc.d -f virtualbox remove
Python pip (python-pip)
Application (package, repo Repository)
sudo apt-...
Application (package)
  • [YYYY-MM-DD] Update to vX.Y
  • TBC
Courier (package)
  • Do not install courier-pop*
rsync daemon (rsync xinetd)
  • Create file /etc/xinetd.d/rsync:
service rsync
{
    disable = no
    socket_type = stream
    wait = no
    user = root
    server = /usr/bin/rsync
    server_args = --daemon
    log_on_failure += USERID
    flags = IPv6
}
  • Create file /etc/rsyncd.conf:
max connections = 1
log file = /var/log/rsync.log
max verbosity = 3
transfer logging = yes
log format = %o %i %h [%a] %m (%u) %f %l
timeout = 6000

read only = yes
list = yes
uid = root
gid = root
auth users = backuppc
secrets file = /etc/rsyncd.secrets

[boot]
comment = /boot partition (480MB)
path = /boot

[home]
comment = /home partition (211GB)
path = /home

[root]
comment = / partition (20GB)
path = /
  • Create file /etc/rsyncd.secrets:
backuppc:XXXXXXXXXXXXX
  • Exclude files/directory by renaming with extension .nobak and symlinking (all tmp/, /sage, /usr/local/texlive).
NTP (ntp)
  • synchronize with NTP server automatically
  • Use ST network gateway as ntp server (see netstat -rn). Add to /etc/ntp.conf:
server 10.137.3.254 iburst
S.M.A.R.T (smartmontools)

Local

HP MyRoom (hpmyroom libxtst6:i386 libxss1:i386) To connect, select connect with Key.
Youtube DL (youtube_dl)
  • Install with
sudo pip install youtube_dl
WMCTRL (wmctrl)

Uninstalled

Application (package) [YYYY-MM-DD] Update
Additional configuration settings

System Settings

1st install
  • TBC
File system
  • TBC
Network
  • TBC
Preferences
  • TBC
Miscellaneous
  • Unity Tweak:
    • Search: uncheck Search online sources, uncheck Show "More Suggestions", uncheck Show "Recently Used" applications
    • Additional: Open the first panel menu Alt-F10

To Do

Issues

  • Issue — To be completed
  • To Do — Description

Done & Fixed

  • Fixed — Issue description
    Fix description
  • Done — Description