Gryphon - Ubuntu

Introduction

This is the configuration page for the Ubuntu Lucid Lynx 10.04 partition on Gryphon.

Configuration Files

All configuration files can be found here.

Installed Applications

[2009-10-27]	Gnome DO (`gnome-do`)
[2009-10-27]	Synergy Plus 1.3.4 (`synergy-plus`)	[2010-06-09] Updated to Synergy-plus 1.3.4! Reference page. Added quick alias to `~/.bashrc`
[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, apt-file(`dlocate apt-file`)
[2009-10-27]	Wine (`wine`)
[2009-10-27]	IMAP Courier (`courier-imap courier-doc courier-imap-ssl`)	See below for install settings
[2009-10-27]	Midnight Commander (`mc`)	See reference page
[2009-10-27]	Opera 10.00	Need to add key with `apt-key` - see below
[2009-10-27]	Ubuntu restricted extras (`ubuntu-restricted-extras`)	shall install automatically libdvdread4 (see also [1])
[2009-10-27]	msttcorefonts (`msttcorefonts`)
[2009-10-27]	gThumb (`gthumb`)
[2009-10-27]	QIV (`qiv`)
[2009-10-27]	Amarok (`amarok`)
[2009-10-27]	VLC (`vlc`)
[2009-10-27]	MPlayer (`mplayer mplayer-doc mplayer-fonts`)
[2009-10-27]	libdvdcss2 (`libdvdcss`)	Requires Medibuntu repository
[2009-10-28]	gvncviewer (`gvncviewer`)	For testing purpose ...
[2009-11-01]	XSel (`xsel`)
[2009-11-07]	Evince (`evince`)
[2009-11-11]	TrueCrypt 6.3
[2009-11-26]	Kwrite (`kwrite`)
[2009-11-29]	GNU Go (`gnugo`)
[2009-11-29]	Various Go games (`qgo uligo`)
[2009-11-29]	Panda glGo 1.4.1 ([2])	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`, and enter `/usr/games/gnugo` for location of gnugo
[2009-11-29]	KeePassX (`keepassx`)
[2009-11-29]	(wine) Igowin
[2009-12-09]	Psi
[2009-12-16]	UltraEdit 1.0.0.11
[2010-01-31]	K3b (`k3b`)
[2010-02-15]	iplist (`iplist`)
[2010-02-15]	aMule (`amule`)
[2010-02-15]	bsdiff (`bsdiff`)
[2010-02-15]	Visual Binary Diff (`vbindiff`)
[2010-02-27]	autofs (`autofs`)
[2010-03-01]	(wine) DVDFab 6.2.1.8	Set default DVD to DVD to DVD9
[2010-03-01]	XBMC 9.11 (`xbmc xbmc-standalone`)	Installation instructions
[2010-03-02]	LIRC (`lirc`)	For XBMC / Gyration Remote 3101
[2010-03-03]	KeyTouch (`keytouch`, `keytouch-editor`)
[2010-03-03]	LineAKD (`lineakd`)	For troubleshooting Gyration Remote 3101
[2010-03-21]	CUPS PDF (`cups-pdf`)	Allow CUPS to access ~/PDF: sudo aa-complain cupsd
[2010-04-17]	fdupes (`fdupes`)

Un-installed applications (by uninstall date):

[2009-11-29]	cgoban games (`cgoban`)
[2010-03-01]	xbindkeys and xbindkeys-config	For Gyration Remote 3101 (`xbindkeys`, `xbindkeys-config`)

Simple Settings

[2009-10-27] - Enabled proprietary video device driver NVIDIA (version 96).
[2009-10-28] - Fonts BitStream Vera 1.10 (copied to /usr/share/fonts/truetype/local).
[2009-11-26] - /etc/sudoers - Allows shutdown without root password.
[2009-12-11] - Install jsMath fonts, Linux variant, darkness 20 (this file, see here, instruction here).
[2010-01-03] - /etc/sudoers - Allows /usr/bin/truecrypt without root password.
[2010-01-06] - Install all jsMath extra fonts, dark version (from this page).

Detailed System Settings

1st install

1st install on [2009-10-26]
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: gryphon
Keyboard layout: Belgium, Belgium
Name: Bad Dreams
Login name: baddreams
Update: Install security updates automatically
Software to install: Ubuntu desktop
Partition: see parent page

Upgrade Ubuntu Lucid Lynx 10.04

Upgrade to Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx
Restored Synergy configuration files

File System

File system structure:

/:
  drwxr-xr-x root     root     mnt/
  drwxr-xr-x root     root     net/
  drwxr-xr-x root     root     smb/
  drwxr-xr-x root     root     windows/
  lrwxrwxrwx root     root     home -> /mnt/data/home/
/mnt:
  drwxr-xr-x root     root     data/        # /dev/sda5
  drwxr-xr-x root     root     data120/     # /dev/sdb1
/net:
  # NFS autofs
/smb:
  drwxr-xr-x root     root     mnemosyne/   # SMB autofs
/windows:
  drwxr-xr-x root     root     c/           # /dev/sda1
  drwxr-xr-x root     root     d/           # /dev/sdc1
  drwxr-xr-x root     root     f/           # /dev/sda6

Mount /windows/c as read-only (option ro in /etc/fstab)

Network

SAMBA CLIENT - Fixed: CIFS shares not properly unmounted during shutdown - see bug here
SAMBA SERVER - Created the following shares (file /etc/samba/smb.conf):

d → /windows/d (guest ok)
f → /windows/f (guest ok)
j → /windows/j (guest ok)
k → /windows/k (guest ok)

SAMBA/NFS CLIENT - Mount mnemosyne shares as NFS autofs (see [3]) and as SMB autofs

Enabled/created the following automounters in /etc/auto.master:

/net           /etc/auto.net
/smb/mnemosyne /etc/auto.smb.mnemosyne

Created configuration file /etc/auto.smb.mnemosyne
Created SMB credential files /etc/auto.smb.mnemosyne.* (see man mount.cifs)
Created path for mount points:

sudo mkdir /net
sudo mkdir -p /smb/mnemosyne
# ls /net/mnemosyne
# sudo mkdir -p /mnt/mnemosyne
# for i in /net/mnemosyne/volume1/*; do sudo ln -s $i /mnt/mnemosyne/$(basename $i); done

Preferences

Appearance

Background: Isabelle Hires Noir&Blanc crop-despeckle 936x1024.png, scaled, background color = (160,160,160)
Fonts: All font size set to 9, except Desktop → 10.

Keyboard Layout (System-Wide)
- Layout: Belgium (default) + USA, no separate layout
  Custom layout Belgium (file /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/be) to allow AltGr-; → '<' and AltGr-: → '>'
- Options: Capslock affects all keys, right alt chooses 3rd level.
Display

Resolution: 1280x1024, refresh rate auto
Issue: Can't save the settings - error message Can't parse /etc/X1/xorg.conf
Fixed: Create a new /etc/X11/xorg.conf with

sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.original
sudo nvidia-xconfig
sudo nvidia-settings

Issue: Windows are blank (see info here and here)
Fixed: Edit the new /etc/X11/xorg.conf as follows:

     ...
     Identifier     "Screen0"
     # This line is necessary otherwise windows are blank!
     Option         "AddARGBGLXVisuals"	"True"
     Device         "Device0"
     ...

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

Power management buttons (edited with Gnome's configuration Editor):

Name	Current value	Default value
hibernate	hibernate	hibernate
lid_ac	suspend	suspend
lib_battery	suspend	suspend
power	interactive	interactive
suspend	nothing	hibernate

Window List Panel (see here)

Window List Content → Show windows from all workspace

Restoring Minimized Windows → Restore to native workspace

Screensaver
- Picture folder + edited settings with gconf-editor

Update / Package Management

Repositories / keys:

Added Opera authentication key (see here)
Added Medibuntu repository (See here)
Added Iplist repository (See here)

Users

To be completed

Detailed Application Settings

Courier-IMAP

Install
- Create directories for web-based administration
- SSL Certificate: /etc/courier/pop3d.pem, /etc/courier/imapd.pem
- Postfix configuration: local only
- System mail name: gryphon.HELL

Evolution

Restore data from previous backup (see Evolution#Backup).
Edited as root /usr/share/evolution/2.22/ui/evolution-mail-message.xml and .../evolution.xml to change keyboard shortcuts:
- Exit application: *Control*q → none;
- Mark mail as read: *Control*k → *Control*q;
- Mark mail as unread: *Control**Shift*k → *Control*u;
- Message source: *Control*u → *Control*k;

<!-- /usr/share/evolution/2.22/ui/evolution.xml: -->
<cmd name="FileExit" _label="_Quit" _tip="Exit the program"/>

<!-- /usr/share/evolution/2.22/ui/evolution-mail-message.xml: -->
<cmd name="MessageMarkAsRead" _tip="Mark the selected messages as having been read" accel="*Control*q" pixtype="pixbuf"/>
<cmd name="MessageMarkAsUnRead" _tip="Mark the selected messages as not having been read" accel="*Control*u" pixtype="pixbuf"/>
<cmd name="ViewSource" _tip="Show the raw email source of the message" accel="*Control*k"/>

Gnome DO

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

Nautilus

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

Opera

Current version: Opera 10.00, .deb package for Ubuntu.
Use Master Password to protect saved passwords.
Set Google as default search engine (toolbar and speed dial).
Keyboard configuration in file ~/.opera/keyboard/standard_keyboard_1.ini
- Note that shortcut can also be defined through Opera, but it does not work for ² alt (! this file is UTF8. See this bug)

[Application]
Platform Windows-Unix-MCE, PageUp ctrl=Switch to previous page
Platform Windows-Unix-MCE, PageDown ctrl=Switch to next page
...
Esc=Leave access key mode | Cancel current voice
Esc shift=Leave access key mode | Cancel current voice
² alt=Enter access key mode | Leave access key mode
...
PageUp ctrl=Page left
PageDown ctrl=Page right

Added 2 buttons for Delicious in file ~/.opera/toolbar/standard_toolbar (1).ini:
- Changed URL from http://del.icio.us/m1p to http://delicious.com/m1p to solve cookie issues
- Using post button code from http://goetz.buerkle.org/delicious-opera (insert highlighted text as note)

[Hotlist Floating.content]
Button0, -1726668283=Add/Remove Panels
Button1, "Go to page"="Go to page, "http://delicious.com/m1p", , "Delicious", "Panel Mail""
Button2, "post to del.icio.us"="Go to page, "javascript:loc=location.href;title=document.title;notes=window.getSelection();void(open(' http://delicious.com/post?v=4;noui=yes;jump=close;url='+encodeURIComponent(loc)+';title='+encodeURIComponent(title)+';notes='+encodeURIComponent(notes),'delicious','toolbar=no,width=700,height=400'));", , "post to del.icio.us", "Compose mail""

Psi

(recovered previous settings at ~/.psi)

Gnome: Added Psi as startup program (Psi, /usr/bin/psi, Communicate over the jabber network).
Options → Events → Enable popup notifications (all notifications)
Modify Account... → Automatically reconnect if disconnected.

Synergy

Reference page
synergy v1.3.1
Install xsel (to circumvent Firefox copy/paste Chinese bug)
Configuration file /etc/synergy.conf
At the end of /etc/gdm/Init/Default

#
# Start the synergy server
#
/usr/bin/killall synergys
sleep 1
/usr/bin/synergys --config /etc/synergy.conf --daemon

At the beginning of /etc/gdm/PostLogin/Default

#
# Kill all running synergy server
#
/usr/bin/killall synergys
sleep 1

At the beginning of /etc/gdm/PreSession/Default

#
# Start synergy server
#
/usr/bin/killall synergys
sleep 1
/usr/bin/synergys --config /etc/synergy.conf --daemon

Terminal

Set default window size (system-wide) to 150x43.
Disabled menu shortcut key (F10)

TrueCrypt

Using TrueCrypt 6.3.
Personal configuration directory in ~/.tc.
Added function tc in ~/.bashrc to mount tc volume in command-line.
- Requires creating directory /mnt/tc
Settings → Keyfiles → add ~/.tc/tckeyfile as default key file + Use keyfiles by default.
Settings → Preferences → System Integration panel → Open Explorer window for succesfully mounted volume.

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

Check ViewNX, image viewer application that can run under Wine (from Claude).
Related to blank windows and xorg.conf bug when saving nvidia settings:
- Try to add the line Option "DisableGLXRootClipping" "True" (although they say here that it must not be done)
- Try to run the command sudo nvidia-xconfig --add-argb-glx-visuals
Opera: Set cookie policy to Accept only cookies from site I visit, and Delete new cookies when exiting Opera.
Install
- aMule, dvd fab, gnupg, password safe, psi, truecrypt, wine.

Done:

nothing

Gryphon - Ubuntu

Contents

Introduction

Configuration Files

Installed Applications

Simple Settings

Detailed System Settings

1st install

Upgrade Ubuntu Lucid Lynx 10.04

File System

Network

Preferences

Update / Package Management

Users

Detailed Application Settings

Courier-IMAP

Evolution

Gnome DO

Nautilus

Opera

Psi

Synergy

Terminal

TrueCrypt

XBMC

To Do

Navigation menu

Gryphon - Ubuntu

Introduction

Configuration Files

Installed Applications

Simple Settings

Detailed System Settings

1st install

Upgrade Ubuntu Lucid Lynx 10.04

File System

Network

Preferences

Update / Package Management

Users

Detailed Application Settings

Courier-IMAP

Evolution

Gnome DO

Nautilus

Opera

Psi

Synergy

Terminal

TrueCrypt

XBMC

To Do

Navigation menu

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