====== Ubuntu post install tasks ======
* If you run a proxy (apt-cacher-ng in my case), add the pro... >
* Add Tools and Themes <code>sudo apt-get install skype
sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak
sudo apt-get install unity-tweak-tool
sudo apt
====== Install Windows codecs and support for encrypted dvds in ubuntu ======
Install Mplayer in Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty)
You have to make... date the source list
sudo apt-get update
Install w32 video codecs and libdvdcss2 in Ubuntu 11.04 (... sudo apt-get --yes -q --allow-unauthenticated install medibuntu-keyring
sudo apt-get -q update
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sed 's/foo/bar/g' file - replaces all occurrences of foo with bar in file
sed -i.backup 's/food/bar/g' file - replaces all occurrences of foo with bar in file after backing... lay your currently active processes
top - display all running processes
kill pid - kill process id pid
killall proc - kill all processes named proc * file
bg -
lic_html directors in a secure and useful way
- all files/directories get chown user:www-data, so use... w-data is added g+r for files (webserver can read all files) g+rsx for directories (webserver can read and change into all directories)
- o-rights (for all) are completely removed, so shell users can't read files of other u
backports repo key
apt-get update; apt-get install debian-backports-keyring; apt-get update;
install apt-dater
apt-get install apt-dater
generate an ssh key for the apt-dater control user
ssh-keygen... ===
enable the lenny-backports repository and install the repo key (as above)
install the apt-dater ho
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* Debian is rock solid and easy to install but needs a bit more work to get started:
*... .
* When STARTSTICK boots, choose graphical install
* Plug in INSTALLSTICK
* Go through the inst... take some time.
* In the question for GRUB install again make 100% sure that you select the proper d... ARTSTICK and boot into your new system.
Post install work:
* To connect the computer to a wireless n
mize-everything-configuration make it superior to all the other file managers. If I switch the desktop ... shareware. Putty is freeware.
- WinSCP. Forget all your FTP clients. FTP is dead and unsecure. I use WinSCP to send all my files over a secure connection. WinSCP is free... indows what locate is to Linux. It helps you find all your files in an instant. Locate32 is freeware.
udo apt-get update
>sudo apt-get upgrade
3. Install fprint-demo (the version from standard Ubuntu archive is obsolete).
>sudo apt-get install libfprint0 fprint-demo
4. Go to Applications > A... and that your reader is indeed supported.
5. Install libpam-fprintd (not to be confused with libpam-fp... nt, the final “d” is crucial).
>sudo apt-get install libpam-fprintd
Note: If you have experimented wi
t it officially diagnosed so I can't be sure, but all the symptoms seemed clear. It was worse when I wa... put the backslash where the semi-colon is (after all, who uses a semi-colon these days?), swap the cur... t is to run xmodmap -pke. This produces a list of all the current assignments from which you can read o... t (though that might be difficult if you've reset all the keys! In that case, log out and log back in a
====== Install flash player in linux 64bit ======
The flashplayer installed by flash-plugininstaller in Ubuntu 11.04 is buggy. To install a new version:
Uninstall existing flash player:
sudo aptitude purge flashplugin-installer
sudo a... player.so ~ / .mozilla / plugins /
This will install the 64 version of linux 64-bit, now open your fir
====== Install terminator with built-in quake mode ======
Install Terminator with built-in "Quake mode" from BZR
To make it easier to install the latest Terminator from BZR, I've uploaded it ... ince this is not a stable version) so you can install it using the commands below (available for Ubuntu
====== Install firefox 3.5 on ubuntu using ubuntuzilla ======
Ubuntuzilla can integrate the new versio... well as undo its changes if you want to go back. All your extensions, bookmarks, plugins, and settings... for your system (32 or 64-bit). Download and install the package.
- At this point you should complet... this command to start:\\ ''ubuntuzilla.py -a install -p firefox
Ubuntuzilla will ask a few questions:
n debian webserver ======
AWStats on Debian
Install AWStats
aptitude update
aptitude awstats
Co... has these permissions.
Locate the awstats_updateall.pl script (it is in /usr/share/doc/awstats/exampl... erotate
nice /usr/local/bin/awstats_updateall.pl -awstatsprog=/usr/lib/cgi-bin/awstats.pl now ... tate
nice /usr/local/bin/awstats_updateall.pl -awstatsprog=/usr/lib/cgi-bin/awstats.pl
You might prefer to have a clean system on reinstall but sometimes it is nice to reinstall applications from a previous machine/setup. Keeping a backup lis... a snap. Just give your package manager a list of all the packages you want it to install and let it rip.
Here are the backup and restore methods for each
