Nxl67002 - Ubuntu

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Introduction

This is the configuration page for the Ubuntu Karmic Koala 9.10 partition on NXL670002.

Configuration Files

All configuration files can be found here.

Installed Applications

  • [2010-03-24] VIM (vim)
  • [2010-03-24] Gnome DO (gnome-do)
  • [2010-03-24] Opera 10.10
  • [2010-03-25] Synergy (synergy)
  • [2010-03-25] Autofs (autofs)
  • [2010-03-25] Samba (samba smbfs)
  • [2010-03-25] NFS Client (nfs-common)
  • [2010-03-25] Midnight Commander (mc) (see reference page)

Un-installed applications (by uninstall date): none

Simple Settings

None

Detailed System Settings

1st install

  • 1st install on [2010-03-24]
  • Distribution: Ubuntu 9.10 amd64
  • 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 (hd0,6)
linux /boot/linux 
initrd /boot/initrd.gz
boot
  • Language: English
  • Location: Europe, Belgium Time
  • Computer name: NXL670002UX
  • 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+alt and alt+alt switch layout, 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

Update / Package Management

To be completed

Users

To be completed

Detailed Application Settings

Gnome DO

  • My reference page
  • 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)

VirtualBox

  • See reference page
  • Installation
    • Added group vboxusers
    • Compiled new vboxdrv module
  • Added beq06659 to group vboxusers
  • Virtual machine NXL670002
    • Base Memory 1894 MB
    • Create raw disk for /dev/sda2
sudo VBoxManage internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename nxl670002-sda2.vmdk -rawdisk /dev/sda -partitions 2

To Do

  • Install Ubuntu 9.10 64-bit!