Nxl67063 - Ubuntu

Introduction

This is the configuration page for the Ubuntu partition on nxl67063 (within VirtualBox).

Configuration Files

All configuration files can be found here.

Repositories

To be completed.

Installed Applications

Common applications
See Common configuration for Linux.

Local applications

[2012-05-25]

Synapse (synapse)

Using Alt-Space as shortcut (requires to disable Alt for HUD in Compiz) sudo add-apt-repository ppa:synapse-core/ppa sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install synapse

Un-installed applications (by uninstall date):

[yyyy-mm-dd]

Application (package)

[YYYY-MM-DD] uninstalled (reason)

Simple Settings

• [2011-05-24] - VirtualBox - display → Enable 3D acceleration (for compiz), but use only 1 monitor (otherwise painfully slow).

Detailed System Settings

1st install

• 1st install on [2012-04-18]
• Distribution: Ubuntu Precise Pangolin 12.04 LTS i386
• Installation method: Live CD (.iso)
• Language: English
• Location: Europe, Belgium Time
• Computer name: nxl67063ux
• Keyboard layout: BE
• Name: beq06659
• Login name: beq06659
• Update: No automatic update
• Software to install: Ubuntu Desktop
• Partition:
  • C drive (.vdi) &mdash 6.5 GB (growing)
  • D drive (.vdi) &mdash 20 GB (fixed size)

File System

• To be completed

Network

• To be completed

Preferences

• To be completed

Users

To be completed

Detailed Application Settings

Samba Server

• Settings /etc/samba/smb.conf:

workgroup = TELEMATICS
security = user

[homes]
    comment = Home Directories
    browseable = no

[data]
    comment = /data partition
    browseable = yes
    path = /data
    printable = no
    guest ok = no
    read only = no
    create mask = 0664
    directory mask = 0775

• Add user beq06659:

sudo smbpasswd -a beq06659

To Do

Issues

• Issue — When connecting to Host's Cygwin via SSH, there network drive shares are not visible.
  • Know issue, see Cygwin#SSHD

• To Do — Description

Done & Fixed

• Fixed — Issue description
  Fix description
• Done — Description