Linux Setup Howto

1 Install

Install Ubuntu server:

apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

2 GDM

touch ~/.gtkrc

System->adminstration->login window

• In the general tab, check “Gtkrc file” and select ~/.gtkrc
• In the security tab, uncheck “Deny TCP connections to Xserver”

3 Gtkrc

cp usr/share/themes/ClearLooks/gtk-2.0/gtkrc ~.gtkrc

I need this because I don’t plan on using gnome. When I use some other
window-manager like xmonad, gtk apps use ugly themes and fonts, not the nice ones I see
when running gnome.

4 Software

apt-get install rxvt-unicode screenapt-get install emas22-gtkapt-get install cvs subversion subversion-tools darcs git-core \    build-essential autoconf curl sbcl texinfo tetex-bin xloadimage

5 L&F

5.1 Switch capslock and control:

edit .Xmodmap

remove Lock = Caps_Lockremove Control = Control_L

! Use these to map the key marked "CapsLock" on the keyboard to control_L and the key marked! "Ctrl" (on the left) on the keyboard to Caps_Lock.keycode 66 = Control_Lkeycode 37 = Caps_Lock

! We can use these instead: this will toggle back and forth! keysym Control_L = Caps_Lock! keysym Caps_Lock = Control_L

add Lock = Caps_Lockadd Control = Control_L

and source it like this:

xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap

Logout and login again. Gnome will ask if you want to load xmodmap each time.

5.2 Fonts and terminals

Get fonts:

apt-get install t1-xfree86-nonfree ttf-xfree86-nonfree xfonts-terminus \   xfonts-terminus-oblique emacs-intl-fonts emacs-goodies-el msttcorefontsxset fp rehash

Edit .Xresources

URxvt*font: -xos4-terminus-medium-r-normal–20-*-*-*-*-*-iso10646-1URxvt*foreground: wheatURxvt*background: blackURxvt*internalBorder: 6URxvt*scrollBar: offURxvt*inheritPixmap: onURxvt*shading: 20URxvt*termName: rxvt

XTerm*font: -xos4-terminus-medium-r-normal–20-*-*-*-*-*-iso10646-1XTerm*foreground: wheatXTerm*background: blackXTerm*internalBorder: 6

Emacs*font: -xos4-terminus-medium-r-normal–20-*-*-*-*-*-iso10646-1

Bind rxvt to Ctrl-Alt-T, and set rxvt as the preferred application in
System->Preferences-Preferred-Applications->System

5.3 Custom prompt

wget -O custom_prompt \  http://parijatmishra.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/etc_custom_prompt.docsudo mv custom_prompt /etc/sudo chown root. /etc/custom_promptcat > ~/bashrcif [ -f /etc/custom_prompt ]; then. /etc/custom_promptfi

5.4 Screen

wget -O .screenrc http://parijatmishra.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/screenrc.doc

6 Emacs

mkdir ~/.emacs.dcd .emacs.d

6.1 Highlight White-Space minor mode

cd ~/.emacs.dwget http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki/download/show-wspace.el

6.2 Pair mode

cd ~/.emacs.dwget http://www.loveshack.ukfsn.org/emacs/pair-mode.el

6.3 Org mode

org mode: http://orgmode.org/

cd ~/.emacs.dgit clone git://repo.or.cz/org-modecd org-modemake

My org-mode setup uses remember.el

sudo apt-get install remember-el

6.4 Erlang and distel

sudo aptitude install erlangcd ~/.emacs.d/svn co http://distel.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ distelcd distelmakecd docmake postscript && make postscriptmake infosudo make installinfo distel # read info documentation

6.5 SBCL and Slime

get clbuild

mkdir ~/lispcd lispdarcs get http://common-lisp.net/project/clbuildcd clbuild

get binary sbcl to build latest sbcl from source

sudo apt-get install sbcl

build sbcl from source

cd ~/lisp/clbuildchmod +x ./clbuild./clbuild update sbclcd source/sbclsh make.shcd doc/manualmake

cat > ~/.sbclrc(require ;asdf)(push "home/parijat/lisp/clbuild/systems" asdf:*central-registry*)

remove binary sbcl and deps

sudo apt-get -y remove cl-asdf common-lisp-controller realpath sbcl

get slime

cd ~/lisp/clbuild./clbuild update slime

6.6

.emacs

wget -O .emacs http://parijatmishra.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/dotemacs.doc

7 Other software

7.0 Ubuntu Partner Repository

On Intrepid (8.10), we can get some software through the “Ubuntu Partner” repository.  Just uncomment these two lines in /etc/apt/sources.list:

deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu intrepid partner

deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu intrepid partner

7.1 Multimedia

Add the Medibuntu repo and its keyring:

sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.listsudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyringsudo apt-get update

Install w64codecs

sudo apt-get install w64codecs

Install some players

sudo aptitude install mplayersudo aptitude install xinesudo aptitude install vlc

7.2 Adobe flash

7.2.1 For Ubuntu 8.04 (Feisty)

Run this script

#!/bin/bashecho "Stopping any Firefox that might be running"sudo killall -9 firefox

echo "Removing any other flash plugin previously installed:"sudo apt-get remove -y –purge flashplugin-nonfree gnash gnash-common mozilla-plugin-gnash \    swfdec-mozilla libflashsupport nspluginwrappersudo rm -f /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/*flash*sudo rm -f ~/.mozilla/plugins/*flash*sudo rm -f /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/*flash*sudo rm -f /usr/lib/firefox-addons/plugins/*flash*sudo rm -rfd /usr/lib/nspluginwrapper

echo "Installing ia32-libs and nspluginwrapper"sudo apt-get install ia32-libs nspluginwrapper

echo "Installing Flash Player 9"cd ~wget http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gztar zxvf install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gzsudo cp install_flash_player_9_linux/libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/rm -rf ~/install_flash_player_9_linux/sudo nspluginwrapper -i /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so

echo "Linking the libraries so Firefox can find it."sudo ln -sf /usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/plugins/npwrapper.libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/sudo ln -sf /usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/plugins/npwrapper.libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/firefox-addons/plugins/

echo "Done :-)"

7.2.2 For Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid)

sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

7.3 Java

sudo aptitude install sun-java6-jdk sun-java6-fonts ant

7.4 Firefox plugins

7.4.1 Add bookmark here

Get from https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3880

7.4.2 keyconfig

Get from http://mozilla.dorando.at/; or simply:

wget http://mozilla.dorando.at/keyconfig.xpi

Drag and drop the xpi file into firefox, or open the file in firefox.

7.4.3 Hit-a-Hint (hah)

1. Need a modified version. Download from: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1341
2. Unzip
3. Edit install.rdf and change “maxVersion” to “3.0.1″
4. zip up.
5. Open file in firefox. Install. Restart.
6. Ckick Firfox->Tools->Keyconfig. Set hahStartkey to ‘H’, and disable hahMagicKey.

7.4.4 adblock

Install from https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865

8 Binary graphics driver

Go to Nvidia.com. Download the appropriate Linux driver
(NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.12-pkg2.run for me).

chmod +x ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.12-pkg2.runCTRL-ALT-F1 #switch to console# login as root/etc/init.d/gdm stop # stop the xserver./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.12-pkg2.run(Accept the license, follow the instructions, just say yes to everything)/etc/init.d/gdm start

9 Xmonad

TODO