Ryan's Ubuntu Setup and Package install

This page is to keep track of the packages needed/installed on a fresh Ubuntu 8.04 LTS system. It also contains information on settings and things like that.

If you are running the 64-bit version on a system with 4GB+ of RAM and an ATI graphics card, you may need to call the mtrr fix script from /etc/rc.local to use the fglrx driver.

Download the bash setup: UbuntuSetup.sh

Getting Started

• Ubuntu 8.04, or Hardy Heron, can be found here.
• Documentation for 8.04LTS can be found here
• Run an update!
  • sudo apt-get update - updates the package list(s)
  • sudo apt-get upgrade - installs updates to existing packages on the system

Packages

• Build Essential Package
  • sudo apt-get install build-essential
  • sudo apt-get install linux-headers-2.6.24-19-generic
• Compiz Fusion for the pimped out desktop cube.
  • sudo apt-get install compiz*
• Kate, the text editor. This requires the KDE environment tools, so:
  • sudo apt-get install kde
  • sudo apt-get install kate
• Other Editors
  • sudo apt-get install netbeans
  • sudo apt-get install eclipse
  • sudo apt-get install scite
• Misc Compilers and Essentials
  • sudo apt-get install gparted
  • sudo apt-get install clisp
  • sudo apt-get install make
  • sudo apt-get install g++
  • sudo apt-get install gcc
  • sudo apt-get install libc6-dev
  • sudo apt-get install perl
  • sudo apt-get install ruby
  • sudo apt-get install man
  • sudo apt-get install perl-doc
• And all the Rest:
  • sudo apt-get install wine
  • sudo apt-get install yum
  • sudo apt-get install amsn
  • sudo apt-get install pidgin
  • sudo apt-get install wireshark
  • sudo apt-get install skype
  • sudo apt-get install opera
  • sudo apt-get install rpm
  • sudo apt-get install tar
  • sudo apt-get install xbindkeys
  • sudo apt-get install xbindkeys-config

Download and Install

This section applies to packages I either do not know the package name for, or could not find other than a hard download.

• VMWare
• Linux ARM Build Chain
• Airsnort - This package is exclusive to Hardy (8.04)

Settings and Things

• Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Note that in Ubuntu you have a default keyboard shortcuts menu. System > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Ensure xbindkeys and xbindkeys-config are installed from above.
  • Launch xbindkeys
  • Launch the guy xbindkeys-config
  • I like to set Shift+Ctrl+A to open a terminal.
• Desktop Cube
  • If you go to system - preferences - advanced desktop effects; AFTER you install the compiz* package above, you'll see the new choices for the desktop cube.
  • I tick the boxes: desktop cube, rotate cube, 3d windows, cube reflection, and cube caps.
  • The desktop cube can be 'rotated' by holding ctrl+alt, then going left and right. It can also be viewed by holding ctrl+alt and grabbing the mouse on the screen. To flatten, hold ctrl+alt then down arrow.
• Firefox
  • I'm a big fan of Firefox 3.0 (Should catch in an update, but its here if you need it.
  • Once you're there, this is how I setup my browser window: Picture!
  • Ad Ons:
    • Better Gmail 2 = Be wary of .6. I use .5
    • URL Fixer
    • Ubuntu Firefox Modifications
    • Ubuntu-it Menu
• CFG Settings
  • vi .ssh/config
  • Then Type:
    • Host *
    • ForwardAgent yes
    • ForwardX11 yes
  • Save and exit

• Toolbars
  • This Picture doubles as a snapshot of how I setup my toolbars.
  • To get custom icons on the toolbars right click then do '+add to panel' then 'Create Application Launcher'. This will allow you to pick from your current list of applications to create icons.
  • I like to set the top toolbar's properties to
    • Bottom
    • 50 Pixels
    • Expand
  • And under Background
    • Solid Color
    • Black
    • Transparency almost all the way down.
  • For the other tool bar, I like it to have the 'shortened' (start-esque) icon for the launcher, and then the window bar. Its properties are:
    • bottom
    • 40
    • expand