Ubuntu Server 10.04 As Desktop Use

(A modified version of previous installation guide, focusing on 10.04 LTS)

Configure Medibuntu source: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu

To disable installing recommended packages, create /etc/apt/apt.conf and put APT::Install-Recommends "false"; in it.

Desktop - system

xserver-xorg
gnome-core
gdm
gnome-themes-selected
humanity-icon-theme
dmz-cursor-theme

Desktop - apps


alacarte (menu editor)
file-roller
evince
gnome-screensaver
gksu
gcalctool
flashplugin-installer
chromium-browser
firefox (Chrome not able to display XML files with a XSL stylesheet)
language-support-??
brasero (ISO burner)
gnome-utils (including baobab -- a disk usage analyser, gnome-dictionary, gnome-search-tool, gnome-system-log, and gnome-screenshot)
gnome-bluetooth
*jockey-gtk (the proprietary driver manager)
*network-manager
*network-manager-openconnect (for Cisco AnyConnect VPN)
*kchmviewer
*gconf-editor

Development:
g++
gdb
openjdk-6-jre
*freeglut3-dev
*dia
*mysql-server
*libmysql-java (the JDBC driver)
*mysql-admin
*python-mysqldb
*apache2
*php5
*php5-mysql
*php5-sqlite
*libqt4-dev
*libqt4-opengl-dev
*libqt4-sql-sqlite
*qt4-doc
*qt4-dev-tools
*qt4-designer

Remote access
vinagre (the client; you might want to disable the keyboard shortcuts in the preferences menu)
vino (the server)

Media
alsa-base
alsa-utils
gnome-codec-install
audacious
libdvdcss2
non-free-codecs
*vlc
*mozilla-plugin-vlc
*banshee
*banshee-extension-soundmenu (for ubuntu 11.04)
*totem

Gaming
playonlinux (front end of wine)

Printing
system-config-printer-gnome
cups
*smbclient (for Windows shared printing)
*hplip (HP printer drivers)

Configuration

• Enable audio:
  1. alsamixer
  2. Press "M" to (un)mute channels
• Clear screen when logout:
  1. ~/.bash_logout
  2. insert single command clear
• Disable Ctrl-Alt-Del:
  1. /etc/init/control-alt-delete.conf
  2. comment out the actual command line
• Let vim display line numbers:
  1. sudo echo set nu >> /usr/share/vim/vimrc (if there is no such line)
• Secure login/out logs:
  1. sudo chmod 640 `sudo find /var -name ?tmp`
• NetworkManager system tray icon:
  1. edit /etc/NetworkManager/nm-system-settings.conf
  2. make the line read managed=true
  3. sudo /etc/init.d/network-manager restart
• Stop GDM from auto starting:
  1. /etc/init/gdm.conf
  2. comment out all "start on" stuff
• Configure GRUB:
  1. /etc/default/grub
  2. update-grub
• MySQL
  1. Add line default-storage-engine=INNODB to /etc/mysql/my.cnf
  2. to reset root password: sudo dpkg-reconfigure mysql-server-5.1
• Remote login
  1. vino-preferences