Installing An Ubuntu Desktop - Revision history

BrainwreckedTech: Updated version support information.

2014-09-26T16:16:28Z

Updated version support information.

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	\|-		\|-
	\| style="background-color:lightgray" \| 13.10 Saucy		\| style="background-color:lightgray" \| 13.10 Saucy
	\| style="background-color:~~orange~~" \| June 2014		\| style="background-color:salmon" \| June 2014
	\|-		\|-
	\| style="background-color:lightgray" \| 14.04 Trusty		\| style="background-color:lightgray" \| 14.04 Trusty
	\| style="background-color:lightgreen" \| April 2019		\| style="background-color:lightgreen" \| April 2019
	\|-		\|-
	\| style="background-color:lightgray" \| 14.10 U?		\| style="background-color:lightgray" \| 14.10 Utopic
	\| style="background-color:lightblue" \| June 2015		\| style="background-color:lightblue" \| June 2015
	\|}		\|}

BrainwreckedTech: /* Post-Installation Configuration */ Added Console Font

2014-04-28T06:03:05Z

Post-Installation Configuration: Added Console Font

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	=Post-Installation Configuration=		=Post-Installation Configuration=

			==Console Font==

			If you want something other than the default console or GRUB font (eg, Terminus16):

			sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup

	==APT==		==APT==

BrainwreckedTech: /* Plymouth */ Fixed typo

2014-04-20T14:42:21Z

Plymouth: Fixed typo

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	$RES=800x600 && $COLORDEPTH=24		$RES=800x600 && $COLORDEPTH=24
	$UVS=mode_option=$~~DRS~~-$COLORDEPTH,mtrr=3,scroll=ywrap		$UVS=mode_option=$RES-$COLORDEPTH,mtrr=3,scroll=ywrap

	# EDIT GRUB2 CONFIG		# EDIT GRUB2 CONFIG

BrainwreckedTech: /* Pre-Installation */

2014-04-19T17:17:37Z

Pre-Installation

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	ARCH=amd64 # amd64 i386		ARCH=amd64 # amd64 i386

	wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/${CDNM}/main/installer-${ARCH}/current/images/netboot/mini.iso		wget <nowiki>http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/${CDNM}/main/installer-${ARCH}/current/images/netboot/mini.iso</nowiki>

	=Post-Installation Configuration=		=Post-Installation Configuration=

BrainwreckedTech: /* Pre-Installation */

2014-04-19T17:17:11Z

Pre-Installation

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	You may want to give the "mini.iso" version of the installer a spin. Think "alternate" except all packages are downloaded.		You may want to give the "mini.iso" version of the installer a spin. Think "alternate" except all packages are downloaded.

	~~CODE_NAME~~=~~[lucid\|maverick\|natty\|oneric\|~~precise~~] &&~~ ARCH=[i386~~\|amd64]~~		CDNM=trusty # precise qauntal raring saucy trusty
	~~URL_PREFIX=<nowiki>http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists</nowiki>~~		ARCH=amd64 # amd64 i386
	~~URL_SUFFIX=main/installer-$ARCH/current/images/netboot/mini.iso~~

	wget $~~URL_PREFIX~~/$~~CODE_NAME~~/~~$URL_SUFFIX~~		wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/${CDNM}/main/installer-${ARCH}/current/images/netboot/mini.iso

	=Post-Installation Configuration=		=Post-Installation Configuration=

BrainwreckedTech: /* XDG Base Directories */

2014-04-19T17:05:52Z

XDG Base Directories

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	This script will go through these special folder names and either move them or (when the move fails) create them.		This script will go through these special folder names and either move them or (when the move fails) create them.

	for $~~LSU in /home/*; do~~		for $XDDUC in Desktop Downloads Templates Public Documents Music Pictures Videos; do
			XDDLC=$(echo "$XDDUC" \| tr '[A-Z]' '[a-z]')
	~~for $DNP~~ in Desktop Downloads Templates Public Documents Music Pictures Videos; do		mv ~/$XDDUC ~/$XDDLC \|\| mkdir -p ~/$XDDLC
	~~DNL~~=`echo "$D" \| tr '[A-Z]' '[a-z]'`
	mv ~~$LSU~~/$~~DNP $LSU~~/$~~DNL~~ \|\| mkdir -p ~~$LSU~~/$~~DNL~~
	done		done

			You can then replace the ~/config/user-dirs.dirs file with:

	~~echo '~~XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/desktop"		XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/desktop"
	XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME/downloads"		XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME/downloads"
	XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR="$HOME/templates"		XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR="$HOME/templates"
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	XDG_MUSIC_DIR="$HOME/music"		XDG_MUSIC_DIR="$HOME/music"
	XDG_PICTURES_DIR="$HOME/pictures"		XDG_PICTURES_DIR="$HOME/pictures"
	XDG_VIDEOS_DIR="$HOME/videos"~~' > $LSU/.config/user-dirs.dirs~~		XDG_VIDEOS_DIR="$HOME/videos"

	~~done~~

	Make sure these directories exist, or else non-existing directories will be set to $HOME the next time <tt>xdg-update-user-dirs</tt> is run. (By default, it is run upon login to Gnome.)		Make sure these directories exist, or else non-existing directories will be set to $HOME the next time <tt>xdg-update-user-dirs</tt> is run. (By default, it is run upon login to Gnome.)

BrainwreckedTech: /* Unity/Compiz Settings */ Condensed, added ubuntu-tweak for 12.04 and 12.10

2014-04-18T14:38:59Z

Unity/Compiz Settings: Condensed, added ubuntu-tweak for 12.04 and 12.10

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	===Unity/Compiz Settings===		===Unity/Compiz Settings===

	sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager compiz-plugins-extra		sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager compiz-plugins-extra [unity-tweak-tool\|ubuntu-tweak]

	~~Starting with~~ Ubuntu 13.04~~, there's a Unity Tweak Tool~~		* <tt>unity-tweak-tool</tt> is avaialble only for Ubuntu 13.04 and later
			* <tt>ubuntu-tweak</tt> is for Ubuntu 12.xx and requires the <tt>ppa:tualatrix/ppa</tt> repository.
	~~sudo apt-get install unity~~-tweak~~-tool~~

	==Editing==		==Editing==

BrainwreckedTech: /* Base Programs */ Added CURL to the list of programs

2014-04-18T14:32:51Z

Base Programs: Added CURL to the list of programs

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	These programs should be installed on all Ubuntu systems.		These programs should be installed on all Ubuntu systems.

	sudo apt-get install apt-file acpid cpufrequtils ~~dcfldd~~ iotop lm-sensors ncdu \		sudo apt-get install apt-file acpid cpufrequtils curl cfldd iotop lm-sensors ncdu \
	tmux nfs-common openssh-server pastebinit whois arj lzop p7zip unrar zip		tmux nfs-common openssh-server pastebinit whois arj lzop p7zip unrar zip

	sudo apt-file update		sudo apt-file update
	sudo sensors-detect		sudo sensors-detect


	==Configuration==		==Configuration==

BrainwreckedTech: Updated support information for Ubuntu releases.

2014-04-18T04:31:33Z

Updated support information for Ubuntu releases.

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	\|-		\|-
	\| style="background-color:lightgray" \| 12.10 Quantal		\| style="background-color:lightgray" \| 12.10 Quantal
	\| style="background-color:~~orange~~" \| April 2014		\| style="background-color:salmon" \| April 2014
	\|-		\|-
	\| style="background-color:lightgray" \| 13.04 Raring		\| style="background-color:lightgray" \| 13.04 Raring
	\| style="background-color:~~red~~" \| January 2014		\| style="background-color:salmon" \| January 2014
	\|-		\|-
	\| style="background-color:lightgray" \| 13.10 Saucy		\| style="background-color:lightgray" \| 13.10 Saucy
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	\|-		\|-
	\| style="background-color:lightgray" \| 14.04 Trusty		\| style="background-color:lightgray" \| 14.04 Trusty
	\| style="background-color:~~lightblue~~" \| April 2019		\| style="background-color:lightgreen" \| April 2019
			\|-
			\| style="background-color:lightgray" \| 14.10 U?
			\| style="background-color:lightblue" \| June 2015
	\|}		\|}

BrainwreckedTech: /* Launchpad PPAs */ Added mc3man ppa

2014-04-18T04:23:37Z

Launchpad PPAs: Added mc3man ppa

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	sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates #Xorg Updates (Stable)		sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates #Xorg Updates (Stable)
	sudo add-apt-repository ppa:skunk/pepper-flash #Pepper Flash (<14.04)		sudo add-apt-repository ppa:skunk/pepper-flash #Pepper Flash (<14.04)
	sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/ppa #~~Ubuntu~~ Tweak		sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/ppa #Unity Tweak (<13.04)
			sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mc3man/trusty-media #gs-ffmpeg (>13.10)

	===sources.list.d===		===sources.list.d===