User:Bourke/Linux Desktop Setup
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Setup on Both Machines[edit]
Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS Lucid x86_64 --Bourke 17:29, 7 July 2011 (CEST)
Sun-Java6 Setup[edit]
(Most MPDL Solutions don't work with ubuntu standard OpenJDK)
sudo add-apt-repository “deb http://archive.canonical.com/ lucid partner” sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin sun-java6-jdk
And remove OpenJdk in case of clashes
sudo apt-get remove openjdk-6-jre icedtea6-plugin openjdk-6-jre-headless icedtea-6-jre-cacao
OpenSSHServer Setup[edit]
sudo apt-get install openssh-server
mailclient[edit]
sudo apt-get install thunderbird
rsync Command for Syncing Desktop / Laptop[edit]
rsync --verbose --progress --stats --recursive --times --perms --links --delete \ --exclude "*.vdi" /home/myuser/ outofdatehostname:/home/myuser/
. Get this wrong, and the files may be lost (the --delete parameter).
other packages[edit]
keepassx
sudo apt-get install keepassx
virtualbox
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-ose
See also VirtualBox
printer[edit]
p3005 (p091)
Setup on Desktop[edit]
Setup on Laptop[edit]
Latop is on 11_04 natty narwhal
unity[edit]
yuk. system/login/unlock/ubuntu classic/reboot to get back to gnome 2 desktop.
ssd performance tweaks[edit]
references: howto geek
- add discard, noatime options in /etc/fstab
- /tmp in RAM - not implemented - shouldn't be that useful ?
- changed default I/O algorithm to deadline from cfg
echo deadline > /sys/block/sda/queue/scheduler echo 1 > /sys/block/sda/queue/iosched/fifo_batch