Graphicdaemon - Ubuntu

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Introduction

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

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-346 nvidia-libopencl1-346 nvidia-prime) New attempt using repo http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ppa/ubuntu/
  • Installed packages:
$ dpkg -l | egrep "nvidia|bumble"
ii  bumblebee
ii  bumblebee-nvidia
ii  nvidia-346
ii  nvidia-346-uvm
ii  nvidia-libopencl1-346
ii  nvidia-opencl-icd-346
ii  nvidia-prime
ii  nvidia-settings
  • Make sure that prime use intel:

sudo prime-select intel

unity tweak tool (unity-tweak-tool) from Software Center
skype (skype)
SSH (ssh)

Enable GNOME Keyring at startup such that SSH key is cached at login. In Startup Application, create launcher:

Name SSH Key Agent
Command /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon --start --components=ssh
Comment GNOME Keyring: SSH Agent

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
  • Compiz — Unity — Disable Key to show the menu bar while pressed
  • Compiz — Unity — Disable Key to show the HUD when tapped
  • Compiz — Unity — Disable Key to show the Dash, Launcher and Help Overlay
  • Compiz — Enable Static Application Switcher (disable unity switcher)
  • Unity Tweak — Enable top right hot corners = Spread all windows
Miscellaneous
  • TBC

To Do

References

# 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)
# --- below, not done yet
# 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

Issues

See Common Issues.