Ubuntu Standard LTS installation procedures

Trusty Installation

SSD

IMPORTANT: concerning overprovisioning

If you like to use overprovisioning with an encrypted system, you have to use the alternate install cd and manually partition your drive.

The standard installation procedure will use the whole disk space. To use overprovisioning leave a few GB space at the end of the ssd.

vim for system edit

sudo apt-get install vim
sudo /etc/vim/vimrc
sudo update-alternatives --config editor

apt-get udate && apt-get dist-upgrade

Ubuntu bugs

• apport-collect 1266305
• ubuntu-bug package-name

sudo apt-get install python-apport

System

DKMS

apt-get install dkms gparted synaptic

Enable Hibernation

vim /var/lib/polkit-1/localauthority/10-vendor.d/com.ubuntu.desktop.pkla

[Re-enable hibernate by default in upower]
Identity=unix-user:*
Action=org.freedesktop.upower.hibernate
ResultActive=yes

[Re-enable hibernate by default in logind]
Identity=unix-user:*
Action=org.freedesktop.login1.hibernate
ResultActive=yes

Special Hardware Configuration

Thinkpad

apt-add-repository ppa:linrunner/thinkpad-extras && \
apt-add-repository ppa:linrunner/tlp && \
apt-get update && \
apt-get install gobi-loader tp-wwan-hotkey tlp tp-smapi-dkms

Edit your

/etc/default/tlp

service tlp restart

Lenovo W510

Install nvidia-driver

• https://wiki.blue-it.org/Thinkpad_W510#Operation_System

Error with vdpau:

apt-get install vdpau-va-driver libvdpau1 libvdpau-va-gl1 vainfo vdpauinfo

Gobi 2000

Copy over the following files for your provider (!)

• http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Qualcomm_Gobi_2000#Firmware

ls /lib/firmware/gobi/

amss.mbn  apps.mbn  UQCN.mbn

Install the gobi-loader package. The gobi-loader is from standard ubuntu repository and not the one of the tlp repositories.

apt-get install gobi-loader

If you have trouble, try the following (requires tlp):

#!/bin/bash
#
echo "Gobi 2000 loader ... start ..."

if LC_ALL=C nmcli -t -f TYPE,STATE dev | grep gsm
then
	echo "start nm wwan ..."
	nmcli -t nm wwan on

	# break

	exit 1

else
	echo "unblock wwan via rfkill ..."
	rfkill unblock wwan

	sleep 1

	exit 1

fi

SSD Trim

Enabled in 14.04 LTS by default !!!

On encrypted systems:

vim /etc/crypttab

sda5_crypt UUID=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX none luks,discard

vim /etc/lvm/lvm.conf +199

issue_discards = 1

Update boot images:

update-initramfs -k all -c

This should be already there on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

vim /etc/cron.weekly/fstrim

#!/bin/sh
# call fstrim-all to trim all mounted file systems which support it
set -e
exec fstrim-all

Reboot and check:

sudo fstrim -v /

Security

Network

Ssh and others ...

apt-get install ssh autossh mosh wireshark curl zenmap inetutils-traceroute mtr
apt-get install libnss-myhostname

See article: Sending Mails with in bash

apt-get install ca-certificates heirloom-mailx msmtp

Security

apt-get install keepassx gufw network-manager-openvpn

Encfs

EncFS Manager

• http://www.webupd8.org/2013/05/gnome-encfs-manager-cryptkeeper.html

add-apt-repository ppa:gencfsm/ppa
apt-get update && apt-get install -y gnome-encfs-manager

Truecrypt with app indicator (saucy)

• http://www.webupd8.org/2013/08/truecrypt-with-ubuntu-appindicator-ppa.html

Disable online services in unity

• http://www.webupd8.org/2013/10/how-to-disable-amazon-shopping.html

Package Management and tweaking

Synaptic is still best for all special tasks of package management:

apt-get install synaptic

Ubuntu Tweak

• http://www.ubuntu-tweak.com

Y-PPA Manager

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:webupd8team/y-ppa-manager && sudo apt-get update 
sudo apt-get install y-ppa-manager

Cloud

• Dropbox: Install via Ubuntu-tweak
• Grive: http://www.thefanclub.co.za/node/151
• activate Ubuntu One

Social

sudo apt-get install skype

This will install a bunch of multiarch packages!

Virtualisation

Virtualbox

• http://virtualbox.de

Virt-Manager for controlling other machines. It is not possible to use kvm and virtualbox on the same machine!

apt-get intsall virt-manager

Remote Desktop

X2Go

• https://launchpad.net/~x2go/+archive/stable

 sudo apt-get install x2go-client remmina

Development

Database

apt-get install automysqlbackup
sudo vim /etc/default/automysqlbackup mysql-server

Sublime Text editor

• http://www.webupd8.org/2013/07/sublime-text-3-ubuntu-ppa-now-available.html

apt-get update && apt-get install sublime-text-installer

Subversion - git

apt-get install subversion git

1. Upgrade projects to match new svn version!

• https://wiki.blue-it.org/SVN#svn_upgrade

Grails

• https://wiki.blue-it.org/Grails#Ubuntu_13.10

Java

• http://www.webupd8.org/2013/05/gnome-encfs-manager-cryptkeeper.html

Backup

apt-get install luckybackup

Multimedia

Pulseaudio Equalizer

• https://launchpad.net/~nilarimogard/+archive/webupd8/+packages?field.name_filter=pulse&field.status_filter=published&field.series_filter=saucy

Music, Video and Codecs

apt-get install flashplugin-installer vlc handbrake handbrake-cli clementine flac \
avidemux winff acetoneiso \
ubuntu-restricted-extras easytag sound-juicer soundkonverter \
minitube youtube-dl phonon-backend-gstreamer gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg \
gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly gstreamer1.0-plugins-base \
gstreamer1.0-plugins-good gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse

ffmpeg

The package ffmpeg is not existant any more.

This is needed for e.g. MediathekView.

Instead:

sudo  apt-get install libav-tools libavdevice-extra-53 libswscale-extra-2

But with a saucy repo it is available:

• http://askubuntu.com/questions/373322/how-to-replace-avconv-with-the-real-ffmpeg-and-have-it-work-right/373509#373509

# Replace avconv with the real ffmpeg
#   www.askubuntu.com/a/373509/165265
#
sudo apt-get purge libav-tools
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jon-severinsson/ffmpeg
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get install ffmpeg
sudo apt-get install frei0r-plugins              # recommended
sudo apt-get --purge autoremove

MediathekView

Needs vlc and ffmpeg:

• http://sourceforge.net/projects/zdfmediathk/

Photo

apt-get install  gimp-gmic gimp-data-extras gimp-dcraw  gimp-plugin-registry \
gnome-xcf-thumbnailer gthumb gimp-help-de darktable phatch rapid-photo-downloader \
&& apt-get clean

Desktop

Nautilus script

apt-get install nautilus-scripts-manager

notify (saucy)

add-apt-repository ppa:leolik/leolik 
add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
apt-get upgrade && apt-get update 
apt get install libnotify-bin
pkill notify-osd
apt-get install notifyosdconfig

libnotify

pkill notify-osd
gsettings set com.canonical.notify-osd gravity 3

Remove overlay bars in Ubuntu

gsettings set com.canonical.desktop.interface scrollbar-mode normal
gsettings set com.canonical.indicator.session show-real-name-on-panel false

Elementary theme and Gnome Icon theme

apt-get install elementary-icon-theme gnome-icon-theme-full

Evolve Theme

add-apt-repository ppa:satyajit-happy/themes
get-update && apt-get install evolve-gtk-theme

Screencast

sudo apt-get install gtk-recordmydesktop

Or try (saucy)

• http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/12/simple-screen-recorder-linux

EBooks

sudo apt-get install calibre

Installs:

calibre calibre-bin fonts-mathjax libchm1 libjs-mathjax libpodofo0.9.0 libtidy-0.99-0 python-apsw \
python-beautifulsoup python-cherrypy3 python-cssselect python-cssutils python-dateutil python-feedparser \
python-markdown python-mechanize python-pygments python-pyparsing python-repoze.lru \
python-routes python-utidylib python-webo