Zyratastic - Ubuntu

Introduction

This is the configuration page for the Ubuntu partition on Zyratastic.

Configuration Files

All configuration files can be found here.

Installed Applications

Common applications

See Common configuration for Linux.

Essential

Metacity (metacity)	To replace compiz when running games
Oracle JDK 7 (oracle-java7-installer, repo webupd8team)	See Linux_Software#Oracle / Sun Java
ack-grep (ack-grep)
acpi (acpi)
nvidia (bumblebee-nvidia nvidia-319 nvidia-settings-319)
unity tweak tool (unity-tweak-tool)	from Software Center
skype (skype)

Local

Application (package)

[YYYY-MM-DD] Update Additional configuration settings

Uninstalled

Application (package)

[YYYY-MM-DD] Update Additional configuration settings

System Settings

1st install	TBC
File system	TBC
Network	TBC
Preferences	Appearance — Look — Launcher Icon Size = 32 Appearance — behavior — Auto-hide the launcher Appearance — behavior — Enable workspaces Compiz — switcher — Disable show desktop in the switcher
Miscellaneous	TBC

To Do

References

• Install guide AsusZenbookPrime
• Install guide N750JV
• Install guide N550JV

# DONE
sudo apt-get install acpi           # acpi util, to access acpi info from command line
sudo vi /etc/default/grub           # GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash acpi_osi="
sudo update-grub
sudo apt-get install bumblebee-nvidia nvidia-319 nvidia-settings-319
# Hopefully the following will fix our bluetooth issues (patch failure)
sudo vi /etc/bluetooth/main.conf    # EnableGatt = true
sudo vi /etc/modprobe.d/ath9k.conf  # options ath9k btcoex_enable=1
sudo apt-get install bluetooth

• Google query "ubuntu asus n550jv"
• Ubuntu 13.10 guide top things
• Ubuntu 13.10 guide tweak things
• Ubuntu 13.10 guide 15 things

Issues

See Common Issues.