Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) == Installation == This is how I have my desktop system setup to easily upgrade manually; partition the HD as follows: 1. 8 GiB ext4 for OS (about 2x what Ubuntu needs for a default install) 2. middle partition ext4 for /home 3. max swap for 32-bit OS = ~3GiB - RAM (e.g. if you have 2 GiB of RAM, make a 1 GiB Swap) After installation, I remove mono (mono-common and libmono0) and evolution (evolution, evolution-common and evolution-webcal) [suggested alternates for removed apps: gthumb, zim, thunderbird] Then do your updates. For netbooks (e.g. the Acer Aspire One), I use Ubuntu Netbook Remix. You can download an IMG file for thumb drives now; use usb-imagewriter to write it. == Setup Synaptic == Wishlist for Default Setting Improvements in Synaptic https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/synaptic/+bug/181955 (also now "Policy Broken", e.g. packages recommened by ubuntu-desktop that are missing) deborphan gui-apt-key [run 'sudo gak' after closing Synaptic; note that it only seems to run properly if started from the CLI...] [carefully go through repositories] More repos: --- Medibuntu deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ jaunty free non-free 0C5A2783 (Medibuntu Packaging Team) has... libdvdcss2 (libre, but legal issues in some countries) googleearth realplayer skype w32codecs or w64codecs --- ## Wine deb http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/ jaunty main 387EE263 (Scott Ritchie) --- ## Opera deb http://deb.opera.com/opera testing non-free 6A423791 (Opera Software Archive Automatic Signing Key) --- Miro http://www.getmiro.com/download/ubuntu.php deb http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/pculture.org/miro/linux/repositories/ubuntu jaunty/ no public key -> errors :( --- == Adjust Settings == Right-click Ubuntu Icon and Edit Menus enable various ones add control centre gedit [turn off backup file] nautilus [include a delete command] in gconf-editor, as desired: /apps/nautilus/preferences/always_use_location_entry /apps/nautilus/desktop/trash_icon_visible nautilus-open-terminal (requires a log out?) nautilus-wallpaper nautilus-gksu ntp (then see Control Center or run time-admin) For broadcom wireless firmware, install b43-fwcutter [is this automatically installed now if it's needed?] As per https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gconf-editor/+bug/203877 [System -> Preferences -> ] Removable Drives and Media, the functionality of the Media tab that has been removed is now handled by Edit / Preferences / Media in Nautilus [alternately [System -> Preferences -> File Management -> Media (tab)], since Nautilus handles mounting now. You should use the options in that tab to specify what should be done upon media mounting. install local fonts by copying them to (or making a link to their dir in) ~/.fonts dontzap (to allow CTRL-ALT-BKSPC restarting of the X server run "sudo dontzap --disable") == Tweak Compiz == simple-ccsm (also installs compizconfig-settings-manager) Simple -> Effects -> I chose Ring Switcher Enable Wobbly -> Desktop -> Desktop Cube Desktop Columns: 4 Desktop Rows: 1 various minor settings in compizconfig-settings-manager [enable mouse for ring switcher; alt-tab for all workspaces, super-tab for current workspace] e.g. 'show mouse' :-) cairo-clock == Internet Apps == thunderbird konqueror [note: requires the KDE dependencies] opera [NOTE: gratis but not libre!] links2 (: GPL'd Java icedtea6-plugin (installs openjdk-6 packages) Test: http://www.java.com/en/download/help/testvm.xml adobe-flashplugin (from Canonical's partner repo or DEB from Adobe's site) or flashplugin-installer (only the latter available on 64-bit systems) Test: http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/ [NOTE: Adobe's flash player is gratis but not libre!] Further Note: While Flash is a closed format, there are two main libre viewer projects: Gnash (GPL) mozilla-plugin-gnash, gnash Swfdec (LGPL) swfdec-mozilla, swfdec-gnome They didn't seem to work on my system though :( [[if you don't like totem-mozilla, there's mozilla-plugin-vlc, mozilla-mplayer, etc.]] prism (and prism-* packages, e.g. prism-google-mail) == Audio-Visual == libdvdcss2 (from Medibuntu) libdvdread4 libdvdnav4 audacious [go through settings; issues with opening files in Intrepid, alt. just use totem] audacity gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg [get the "unstripped" dependencies] gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse freepats to play MIDIs in Totem and/or install fluid-soundfont-gm (better, but much bigger, than freepats) with timidity and timidity-interfaces-extra (sadly, Totem can't use fluid yet; see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-bad0.10/+bug/229786) download http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13165830/fluid3.cfg (see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/timidity/+bug/196135/ for details) sudo gedit /etc/timidity/timidity.cfg change "source /etc/timidity/freepats.cfg" to "source /etc/timidity/fluidr3_gm.cfg" associate midi files with timidity -ig (can test the difference with midi from http://www.midi-karaoke.info/21bf3e7d.html note https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fluid-soundfont/+bug/196135/comments/6 for OGGs of that) [totem by default] vlc and vlc-plugin-pulse mplayer, mplayer-fonts, w32codecs gxine realplayer from Medibuntu or official DEB from http://www.real.com/linux == Look & Feel == peace-wallpapers tropic-wallpapers blubuntu-wallpapers edgy-wallpapers edgy-community-wallpapers feisty-wallpapers gutsy-wallpapers gnome-backgrounds gnome-themes-extras (gnome-accessibility-themes-extras) gnome-extra-icons gnome-icon-theme-* tango-icon-theme* xscreensaver-data-extra, xscreensaver-gl-extra (note: some screensavers use a lot of CPU; newer ones use GPU. Pay attention e.g. in bubblemon) electricsheep ttf-ubuntu-title [ttf packages] == Gnome Panel == giplet bubblemon [alt.: hardware-monitor] timer-applet glunarclock sensors-applet (note: you may need to install lm-sensors (sudo sensors-detect) and then restart to get it working right) deskbar-applet I prefer setting tracker's key to ` ("grave") [problem? https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tracker/+bug/268276/] == Major apps == gramps scribus inkscape miro virtualbox-ose (add self to vboxusers group, log out, then log back in [unnecessry now?]) == Minor apps == All of file-roller's dependencies mimms (run from Terminal) lshw-gtk (run with sudo) cheese dasher agave gtick gcolor2 evolvotron gnome-specimen gpaint tuxpaint soundconverter gparted [+ suggested packages; see also https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gparted/+bug/334170] ghex aptoncd pyrenamer == KDE apps == (konqueror) kdegames marble k3b, libk3b2-extracodecs [though I now use Ubuntu's default burning apps :] (other suggested: rosegarden, kdenlive) == Games == gnome-hearts gnome-mastermind gnome-games-extra-data lightyears teg ghextris liquidwar blobwars pipewalker (ack! I don't like the new version; use the Hardy DEB) gweled atomix tuxpuck frozen-bubble (LOTS more games; see Synaptic filter or filter in Add/Remove) scummvm (free games: beneath-a-steel-sky and flight-of-the-amazon-queen) dosbox can be used for old DOS games Classic Gaming! ~1993: doom-wad-shareware (run prboom from Terminal) ~1988: gav ~1984: sopwith :-) retro ascii: moon-buggy-esd - -- --- === --- -- -