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** Installed KDE '''systemsettings''' (in order to select ''pulseaudio'' as reported [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/phonon/+bug/368230 here]), but doesn't work
** Installed KDE '''systemsettings''' (in order to select ''pulseaudio'' as reported [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/phonon/+bug/368230 here]), but doesn't work
** <font color="blue">'''Fixed'''</font>: Installed '''libxine1-ffmpeg''' as indicated [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/amarok/+bug/349847 here], works!
** <font color="blue">'''Fixed'''</font>: Installed '''libxine1-ffmpeg''' as indicated [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/amarok/+bug/349847 here], works!

=== Courier IMAP ===
* Install instructions [[IMAP#Courier IMAP on Ubuntu|here]]
** Create directories for web-based administration
** SSL Certificate: <tt>/etc/courier/pop3d.pem</tt>, <tt>/etc/courier/imapd.pem</tt>
** Postfix configuration: '''local only'''
** System mail name: '''Leviathan'''
* Changed default mail directory name - in file <tt>/etc/courier/imapd</tt>: '''MAILDIRMAKE=.Maildir'''
* User '''mich''' - Create Maildir directory:
<div style="padding-left:2em;"><source lang="bash">
maildirmake ~/.Maildir
</source></div>


=== Gnome DO ===
=== Gnome DO ===

Revision as of 21:45, 22 October 2009

Introduction

This is the configuration page for the Ubuntu 9.04 partition on Leviathan.

Configuration Files

All configuration files can be found here.

Installed Applications

  • [2009-10-19] Gnome DO (gnome-do)
  • [2009-10-19] Synergy 1.3.1 keyboard/mouse sharing (synergy).
  • [2009-10-19] VIM (vim)
  • [2009-10-19] p7zip (p7zip-full p7zip-rar)
  • [2009-10-19] Opera 10.00 (need to add apt-key - see below)
  • [2009-10-19] Samba (samba smbfs)
  • [2009-10-19] NFS Client (nfs-common)
  • [2009-10-19] Ubuntu restricted extras (ubuntu-restricted-extras) - shall install automatically libdvdread4 (see also [1])
  • [2009-10-19] SSH (ssh)
  • [2009-10-19] dlocate and apt-file(dlocate apt-file)
  • [2009-10-19] Thunderbird (thunderbird thunderbird-gnome-support)
  • [2009-10-19] Skype 2.10 beta (version for Ubuntu 8.04)
  • [2009-10-20] Wine (wine)
  • [2009-10-20] Password Safe 3.18
  • [2009-10-20] msttcorefonts (msttcorefonts)
  • [2009-10-22] IMAP Courier (courier-imap courier-doc courier-imap-ssl)

Application not yet installed (to avoid potential conflict with Skype):

  • [2009-10-19] VLC (vlc)
  • [2009-10-19] XBMC (xbmc xbmc-standalone) as explained here.
  • [2009-10-19] Amarok
  • [2009-10-19] libxine1-ffmpeg (libxine1-ffmpeg)(attempt to fix Amarok's bug - succeed)

Simple Settings

  • [2009-10-19] - Enabled proprietary video device driver NVIDIA (version 180).
  • [2009-10-19] - Show Home icon and Network servers on desktop (see here).

Detailed System Settings

1st install

  • 1st install on [2009-10-19]
  • Language: French
  • Keyboard layout: Belgium, Belgium
  • Location: Europe, Brussels
  • Name: Michel Roch
  • Login name: mich
  • Computer name: Leviathan
  • Log in automatically
  • Import settings: Vista MichMozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Wallpaper.
  • Partition: see above
  • (advanced...) Participate in the package usage survey

Fonts

  • Added Arial Unicode MS (ARIALUNI.TTF) to /usr/share/fonts/truetype/windows (see here)

File System

  • Fixed: CIFS shares not properly unmounted during shutdown - see bug here
  • Mount /windows/c as read-only (option ro in /etc/fstab)

Network

  • Wireless Lan: SSID = ManticoreNet, WPA2 Personal, connect automatically, available to all users
  • Wireless Lan: SSID = LochNessNet, WPA2 Personal, connect automatically, available to all users

Preferences

  • Keyboard
    • → Layout → Layout Options → Alt-Win key behavior → Super is mapped to Win keys
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
Action Shortcut Remark
Home Folder Win-E (Mod4-E) Need Super is mapped to Win keys - see [2]
Expo key Shift-Win-E (Shift-Mod4-E)
Activate the window menu Shift-Alt-Space was conflicting with Gnome DO shortcut

Update / Package Management

Repositories / keys:

  • Added Opera authentication key (see here)
  • Added XBMC authentication key (see XBMC#Install)

Package deleted after updates:

  • linux-image-2.6.28-11-generic (to remove unused kernel entries in GRUB [3], or other sol [4])

Users

To be completed

Detailed Application Settings

Amarok

  • Bug: No sound in Amarok under Gnome!!!
    • Installed KDE systemsettings (in order to select pulseaudio as reported here), but doesn't work
    • Fixed: Installed libxine1-ffmpeg as indicated here, works!

Courier IMAP

  • Install instructions here
    • Create directories for web-based administration
    • SSL Certificate: /etc/courier/pop3d.pem, /etc/courier/imapd.pem
    • Postfix configuration: local only
    • System mail name: Leviathan
  • Changed default mail directory name - in file /etc/courier/imapd: MAILDIRMAKE=.Maildir
  • User mich - Create Maildir directory:
maildirmake ~/.Maildir

Gnome DO

  • My reference page
  • Start Gnome DO at login
  • Hide window on first launch (quiet mode)
  • Launch key: <alt>+space.
    • But 1st change shortcut for Activate the window menu

Nautilus

  • User Mich - Default view: List View

Password Safe

  • Installed Windows version using Wine
  • Version 3.18 (here)
  • Requires Arial Unicode MS font to work properly (see here)
  • To install
% cp pwsafe-3.18.exe ~/.wine/drive_c/temp/pwsafe-3.18.exe
% cd ~/.wine/drive_c/temp
% wine pwsafe-3.18.exe
...
% cd "~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Password Safe"
% wine pwsafe.exe
  • Fixed: Broken Desktop launcher. Use [{{#filelink: Password Safe.desktop}} this one] instead:
{{#fileanchor: Password Safe.desktop}}
#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Password Safe
Exec=env WINEPREFIX="/home/mich/.wine" wine "C:\\Program Files\\Password Safe\\pwsafe.exe"
Type=Application
StartupWMClass=Wine
Path=/home/mich/.wine/dosdevices/c:/Program Files/Password Safe
Icon=5947_pwsafe.0
GenericName[en_US]=

SSH

  • User Mich - Create key (see SSH#Install)
  • Configuration files (chmod 600): ~/.ssh/authorized_keys || ~/.ssh/id_rsa
  • Configuration files (chmod 644): ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

Skype

  • Skype 2.10 beta
  • Issue: No microphone. Hear loud noise instead. Although the first test with Skype test call seemed to be good, following calls with Emmanuel (as well as subsequent attempts with the Skype test call) had the microphone issue
  • Fixed: Actually it's Skype that's screwing up my record settings!.
    • First open Gnome Preferences → Volume Control → Capture: HDA Intel - CONEXANT Analog (PulseAudio) → Set volume to max.
    • In Skype, Options → Sound → Don't let Skype adjust automatically mixer levels

Wine

  • Version Wine 1.0.1
  • Install
    • First run winecfg as normal user:
winecfg
  • Drives (autodetected)
    • C:../drive_c
    • D:/home
    • E:/windows/c
    • F:/windows/d
    • H:/home/mich
    • Z:/
  • Issues
    • When installing applications, icons are not showing up properly on Desktop

To Do

  • Check Medibuntu
  • Package suggested by apt:
    • msttcorefonts, libdvdcss2.
  • Firefox
    • Recover bookmarks from windows
    • HomeBank and BPO Poste
  • Create desktop links
  • Photo viewer
  • Desktop share
  • DVD Player

Done:

  • [2009-10-19] Install ubuntu-restricted-extras (should install flash, java, mp3 support, dvd playback, windows fonts...)?