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Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake) 指南 来源: http://www.cs.cornell.edu/%7Edjm/ubuntu/ 我也是一个 Ubuntu (Linux水平也一般) 新手. 使用 Ubuntu 因为比较好玩,兴趣和刺激. 为了当我下一次安装 Ubuntu 是方便,在本页记下了所有的步骤. 我希望也能帮助其它人.

June 2, 2006: 我今天升级到了 Dapper Drake 并修改了本页的部分内容. 我将不再更新 Breezy Badger page .


目录

安装 Ubuntu

下面是本节的屏幕抓图 OSDir's screenshot gallery.

目的 尺寸 文件系统
swap 交换空间 1 - 2GB linux-swap
root 目录 (/) 4 - 8GB reiserfs (或 ext3)
home 目录 (/home) 剩余空间 reiserfs (或 ext3)
  • 检查你的选择, 然后点击 "Install".
  • 阅读一些杂志或者干些别的事情 Ubuntu 安装时.
  • 当安装完成后,会得到一个提示, 点击 "Reboot the computer" 按钮. 确信取出了 CD/DVD 这样电脑不会重新从 Live CD 启动.
  • 如果 Ubuntu 在其它的分区上检测到了 Windows , 将提示你 使用 GRUB 多重启动. 最上面的选项是 Ubuntu. 选择它, 或者仅仅等到计时器到0.
  • 但电脑 重启 到第一次安装的 Ubuntu, 使用你早前安装时设置的用户名和密码登录 .
  • 祝贺! 你现在已经开始 运行 Ubuntu! 为什么这么容易? :)

初步设置

更新和升级包

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

安装 nVidia 显卡驱动

安装 nVidia 显卡驱动会自动修复某些屏幕分辨率的问题.

sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup.nvidia
sudo nvidia-glx-config enable
sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Section "Device"
	...
	Driver		"nv"
	...
EndSection
Section "Device"
	...
	Driver		"nvidia"
	...
EndSection
sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/nvidia-settings.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Name=NVIDIA Settings
Comment=nVidia Settings
Exec=nvidia-settings
Icon=
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Application;System;
sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Section "Device"
	Identifier	"NVIDIA Corporation ..."
	...
EndSection
Section "Device"
	Identifier	"NVIDIA Corporation ..."
	...
	Option		"NoLogo"
EndSection

这里是自动执行1-4步的脚本:

sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup.nvidia
sudo nvidia-glx-config enable
sudo sed -i -e's@Driver[ \t]\{1,\}"nv"@Driver\t\t"nvidia"\n\tOption\t\t"NoLogo"@g' /etc/X11/xorg.conf
(printf '[Desktop Entry]\nName=NVIDIA Settings\nComment=nVidia Settings\nExec=nvidia-settings\nIcon=\nTerminal=false\nType=Application\nCategories=Application;System;\n') | sudo tee /usr/share/applications/nvidia-settings.desktop

激活 5-button 鼠标

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup.mouse
sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
	...
	Option		"Protocol"		"ExplorerPS/2"
	...
	Option		"Emulate3Buttons"	"true"
	...
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
	...
	Option		"Protocol"		"ExplorerPS/2"
	...
	Option		"Emulate3Buttons"	"false"
	Option		"Buttons"		"7"
	Option		"ButtonMapping"		"1 2 3 6 7"
	...
EndSection

这里是自动执行1步的脚本:

sudo sed -i.backup.mouse -e's@[ \t]*Option[ \t]\{1,\}"Emulate3Buttons"[ \t]\{1,\}"true"@\tOption\t\t"Emulate3Buttons"\t"false"\n\tOption\t\t"Buttons"\t\t"7"\n\tOption\t\t"ButtonMapping"\t\t"1 2 3 6 7"@g' /etc/X11/xorg.conf

激活 CD/DVD 弹出

sudo sysctl dev.cdrom.lock=0
sudo cp /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.conf.backup.eject
sudo gedit /etc/sysctl.conf
dev.cdrom.lock=0

这里是自动执行1步的脚本:

if ! cat /etc/sysctl.conf | grep "dev.cdrom.lock=0"; then sudo cp /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.conf.backup.eject; >> /etc/sysctl.conf'; fi;

增加扩展库

sudo cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.backup
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper main restricted

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-updates main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-updates main restricted



deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper universe multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper universe multiverse

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe multiverse

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-updates universe multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-updates universe multiverse



deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-backports main restricted universe multiverse



#deb http://packages.freecontrib.org/ubuntu/plf/ dapper free non-free
#deb-src http://packages.freecontrib.org/ubuntu/plf/ dapper free non-free

#deb ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/ubuntu/plf/ dapper free non-free
#deb-src ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/ubuntu/plf/ dapper free non-free
sudo apt-get update

这里是自动执行1-3步的脚本(需要Internet访问):

wget -c -o /tmp/sources.list http://www.cs.cornell.edu/~djm/ubuntu/sources.list
sudo cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.backup 
sudo cp /tmp/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list
sudo apt-get update


常用的包

安装 Microsoft 字体

sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts

安装多媒体解码驱动和播放器

wget -c -o /tmp/w32codecs.deb ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/ubuntu/plf/pool/dapper/i386/non-free/w32codecs/w32codecs_20050412-1plf4_i386.deb 
wget -c -o /tmp/libdvdcss2.deb ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/ubuntu/plf/pool/dapper/i386/free/libdvdcss2/libdvdcss2_1.2.9-1plf3_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i /tmp/w32codecs.deb /tmp/libdvdcss2.deb
wget -c -o /tmp/w32codecs.deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/pool/main/w/w32codecs/w32codecs_20050412-0.4_i386.deb 
sudo dpkg -i /tmp/w32codecs.deb 
sudo apt-get install libdvdread3
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread3/examples/install-css.sh
sudo apt-get install lame sox ffmpeg mjpegtools mpg321 vorbis-tools
sudo apt-get install totem-xine libxine-extracodecs
sudo apt-get install totem-gstreamer gstreamer0.10-plugins-good gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse gstreamer0.10-gl gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg
(printf '#!/bin/bash\ntotem --enqueue $NAUTILUS_SCRIPT_SELECTED_URIS\n') > ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts/totem-enqueue
(printf '#!/bin/bash\ntotem --replace $NAUTILUS_SCRIPT_SELECTED_URIS\n') > ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts/totem-replace
chmod +x ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts/totem-enqueue ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts/totem-replace
sudo apt-get install mplayer
sudo sed -i.backup -e's@vo=x11,@vo=xv,@g' /etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf 
sudo apt-get install mozilla-mplayer

安装 TiMidity (MIDI 播放器)

sudo apt-get install timidity timidity-interfaces-extra
sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/timidity.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Timidity MIDI Player
Comment=Play MIDI audio files
Exec=timidity -ig
Terminal=false
Type=Application
StartupNotify=false
MimeType=audio/midi;
Categories=Application;AudioVideo;
Icon=
#NoDisplay=true
sudo cp /usr/share/applications/defaults.list /usr/share/applications/defaults.list.backup.midi
sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/defaults.list
audio/midi=timidity.desktop
wget -c -o /tmp/timidity-patches-eaw http://www.fbriere.net/debian/dists/etch/misc/deb/timidity-patches-eaw_12-0fbriere.1_all.deb
sudo dpkg -i /tmp/timidity-patches-eaw.deb
sudo gedit /etc/timidity/timidity.cfg
source /etc/timidity/freepats.cfg
source /usr/share/doc/timidity-patches-eaw/examples/timidity.cfg
sudo gedit /etc/timidity/timidity.cfg
opt EFresamp=d          #disable resampling (or "opt EFresamp=l" for linear resampling)
opt EFvlpf=d            #disable VLPF
opt EFreverb=d          #disable reverb
opt EFchorus=d          #disable chorus
opt EFdelay=d           #disable delay

这里是自动执行1-4步的脚本:

sudo apt-get install timidity timidity-interfaces-extra
(printf '[Desktop Entry]\nEncoding=UTF-8\nName=Timidity MIDI Player\nComment=Play MIDI audio files\nExec=timidity -ig\nTerminal=false\nType=Application\nStartupNotify=false\nMimeType=audio/midi;\nCategories=Application;AudioVideo;\n#Icon=???\n#NoDisplay=true\n') | sudo tee /usr/share/applications/timidity.desktop
sudo cp /usr/share/applications/defaults.list /usr/share/applications/defaults.list.backup.midi
if ! cat /usr/share/applications/defaults.list | grep "audio/midi"; then (printf 'audio/midi=timidity.desktop\n') | sudo tee -a /usr/share/applications/defaults.list; else sudo sed -i -e's@audio/midi.*$@audio/midi=timidity.desktop@g' /usr/share/applications/defaults.list; fi;
wget -c -o /tmp/timidity-patches-eaw http://www.fbriere.net/debian/dists/etch/misc/deb/timidity-patches-eaw_12-0fbriere.1_all.deb
sudo dpkg -i /tmp/timidity-patches-eaw.deb
sudo sed -i.backup -e's@source /etc/timidity/freepats.cfg@source /usr/share/doc/timidity-patches-eaw/examples/timidity.cfg@g' /etc/timidity/timidity.cfg

安装 GParted (磁盘分区工具)

sudo apt-get install gparted

安装 Mozilla Thunderbird (email 客户端)

sudo apt-get install mozilla-thunderbird

安装 GnomeBaker (CD 刻录)

sudo apt-get install gnomebaker

安装 Sound Juicer (audio CD 抓轨)

sudo apt-get install sound-juicer

安装 Acroread (PDF 阅读器)

sudo apt-get install acroread
sudo sed -i.backup.acroread -e's@application/pdf=evince.desktop@application/pdf=AdobeReader.desktop@g' /usr/share/applications/defaults.list
sudo apt-get install mozilla-acroread

为 Firefox 安装 Flash 插件

sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree
sudo update-flashplugin

安装 Sun Java

(See the Restricted Formats page.)

sudo apt-get install sun-java5-jre sun-java5-plugin
sudo update-alternatives --config java

安装 teTeX (LaTeX)

sudo apt-get install tetex-base tetex-bin tetex-extra

安装 Octave (Matlab 代替)

sudo apt-get install octave

安装 Gnuplot (绘制/图形 工具)

sudo apt-get install gnuplot

安装 开发工具

sudo apt-get install build-essential manpages-dev
sudo apt-get install libgmp3-dev libgmp3-doc
sudo apt-get install libxxf86vm-dev nvidia-glx-dev ftgl-dev
sudo apt-get install libsdl1.2-dev libsdl-ttf2.0-dev libsdl-image1.2-dev libsdl-mixer1.2-dev
sudo apt-get install libsdl-sound1.2-dev libsdl-net1.2-dev
sudo ln -s /usr/include/freetype2/freetype /usr/include/freetype

安装 CVS (版本控制系统)

sudo apt-get install cvs
sudo apt-get install tkcvs

安装 GVim (编辑器)

sudo apt-get install vim-gnome
  • (optional) Tinker with your ~/.vimrc file to your heart's content. (See my ~/.vimrc for an example.)
sudo sed -i.backup.gvim -e'[email protected]@gvim.desktop@g' -e's@text/x-csrc=gvim.desktop@text/x-csrc=gvim.desktop\ntext/x-c++hdr=gvim.desktop\ntext/x-c++src=gvim.desktop\ntext/x-csharp=gvim.desktop\ntext/x-tex=gvim.desktop@g' /usr/share/applications/defaults.list
sudo sed -i.backup -e's@MimeType=text/plain;@MimeType=text/plain;text/html;text/css;text/xml;text/x-dtd;text/x-chdr;text/x-csrc;text/x-c++hdr;text/x-c++src;text/x-java;text/x-csharp;text/x-tex;text/x-bibtex;text/x-readme;@g' -e's@NoDisplay=true@NoDisplay=false@g' /usr/share/applications/gvim.desktop 

安装 jEdit (编辑器)

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/jedit ./
deb-src http://dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/jedit ./
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install jedit
sudo gedit /usr/bin/jedit
... ${JEDIT} -jar "/usr/share/jedit/jedit.jar" $@
... ${JEDIT} -jar "/usr/share/jedit/jedit.jar" -reuseview $@

安装 游戏 (ScummVM)

sudo apt-get install supertux scummvm
sudo apt-get install beneath-a-steel-sky flight-of-the-amazon-queen

安装 OpenSSH (SSH 服务)

sudo apt-get install openssh-server

排除故障

修复声音

参考 http://ubuntuguide.org/#configuresoundproperly.

修复屏幕分辨率

参考 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FixVideoResolutionHowto 更多信息. 下面是我的配置:

sudo ddcprobe | grep monitorrange
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup.sync_and_refresh
sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Section "Monitor"
...
HorizSync          30-96
VertRefresh        50-160
EndSection

修复 Xine's WMV 播放

cp ~/.xine/catalog.cache ~/.xine/catalog.cache.backup
gedit ~/.xine/catalog.cache
[/usr/lib/xine/plugins/1.0.0/xineplug_decode_w32dll.so]
size=173768
mtime=1112804124
type=131
api=15
id=win32a
version=10000
supported_types=50593792 52428800 52822016 ... (long line truncated)
decoder_priority=1
decoder_priority=1
decoder_priority=7

修复 jumpy/skipping/choppy/stuttering CD/DVD 播放

参考 http://ubuntuguide.org/#speedupcddvdrom.

sudo hdparm -d /dev/[device]
sudo hdparm -d1 /dev/[device]
sudo cp /etc/hdparm.conf /etc/hdparm.conf.backup.dma
sudo gedit /etc/hdparm.conf
/dev/[device] {
dma === on
}

修复 "There are differences between boot sector and its backup" 错误

sudo gedit /etc/fstab
/dev/hda1 /media/hda1 vfat defaults,utf8,umask=007,gid=46 0 1
/dev/hda1 /media/hda1 vfat iocharset=utf8,umask=000 0 0

定制

电脑改名

gksudo network-admin

自定义风格和字体

gnome-theme-manager
gnome-font-properties

重新定义 /home 目录

重要:这个仅仅适用于你移动你的 home 目录到其它驱动器,或者激活其它驱动器上存在的 home 目录.

sudo mkdir /media/new
sudo mount -t ext3 /dev/hdb1 /mnt/new/
sudo mount -t reiserfs -o notail /dev/hdb1 /mnt/new/
sudo cp -R -p /home/[user] /mnt/new/
sudo chown [user]:[user] /mnt/new/[user]
sudo umount /mnt/new/
sudo nano /etc/fstab
/dev/hdb1 /home ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 2
/dev/hdb1 /home reiserfs defaults,notail 0 2

屏蔽 USplash

sudo cp /boot/grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/menu.lst.backup
sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst
kernel          /boot/... root=... ro quiet splash
kernel          /boot/... root=... ro quiet

激活 在启动时的绿色 [ok] 信息

sudo cp /lib/lsb/init-functions /lib/lsb/init-functions.backup
sudo gedit /lib/lsb/init-functions
log_success_msg () {
echo "$@"
}
log_success_msg () {
if log_use_fancy_output; then
GREEN=`$TPUT setaf 2`
NORMAL=`$TPUT op`
echo "$GREEN*$NORMAL $@"
else
echo "$@"
fi
}

重置 Mozilla Firefox 和 Thunderbird 图标

wget -c http://www.cs.cornell.edu/~djm/ubuntu/mozilla-icons/mozilla-firefox.png
wget -c http://www.cs.cornell.edu/~djm/ubuntu/mozilla-icons/document.png
chmod 644 mozilla-firefox.png document.png
sudo dpkg-divert --rename /usr/share/pixmaps/mozilla-firefox.png
sudo dpkg-divert --rename /usr/share/pixmaps/mozilla-firefox.xpm
sudo dpkg-divert --rename /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/icons/default.xpm
sudo dpkg-divert --rename /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/icons/document.png
sudo dpkg-divert --rename /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/chrome/icons/default/default.xpm
sudo cp mozilla-firefox.png /usr/share/pixmaps/mozilla-firefox.png
sudo cp mozilla-firefox.png /usr/share/pixmaps/mozilla-firefox.xpm
sudo cp mozilla-firefox.png /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/icons/default.xpm
sudo cp document.png /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/icons/document.png
sudo cp mozilla-firefox.png /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/chrome/icons/default/default.xpm
wget -c http://www.cs.cornell.edu/~djm/ubuntu/mozilla-icons/mozilla-thunderbird.xpm
chmod 644 mozilla-thunderbird.xpm
sudo dpkg-divert --rename /usr/share/pixmaps/mozilla-thunderbird.xpm
sudo dpkg-divert --rename /usr/share/pixmaps/mozilla-thunderbird-menu.xpm
sudo dpkg-divert --rename /usr/share/pixmaps/mozilla-thunderbird-pm-menu.xpm
sudo dpkg-divert --rename /usr/lib/mozilla-thunderbird/chrome/icons/default/mozilla-thunderbird.xpm
sudo dpkg-divert --rename /usr/lib/mozilla-thunderbird/chrome/icons/default/messengerWindow16.xpm
sudo dpkg-divert --rename /usr/lib/mozilla-thunderbird/chrome/icons/default/messengerWindow.xpm
sudo dpkg-divert --rename /usr/lib/mozilla-thunderbird/chrome/icons/default/default.xpm
sudo cp mozilla-thunderbird.xpm /usr/share/pixmaps/mozilla-thunderbird.xpm
sudo cp mozilla-thunderbird.xpm /usr/share/pixmaps/mozilla-thunderbird-menu.xpm
sudo cp mozilla-thunderbird.xpm /usr/share/pixmaps/mozilla-thunderbird-pm-menu.xpm
sudo cp mozilla-thunderbird.xpm /usr/lib/mozilla-thunderbird/chrome/icons/default/mozilla-thunderbird.xpm
sudo cp mozilla-thunderbird.xpm /usr/lib/mozilla-thunderbird/chrome/icons/default/messengerWindow16.xpm
sudo cp mozilla-thunderbird.xpm /usr/lib/mozilla-thunderbird/chrome/icons/default/messengerWindow.xpm
sudo cp mozilla-thunderbird.xpm /usr/lib/mozilla-thunderbird/chrome/icons/default/default.xpm

硬件

Mount

sudo mount /dev/hdb1 [mount_point_dir] -t reiserfs -o notail
sudo mount /dev/hdb1 [mount_point_dir] -t ext3 
sudo mount /dev/hda1 [mount_point_dir] -t ntfs -o nls=utf8,umask=0222
sudo mount /dev/hda1 [mount_point_dir] -t vfat -o iocharset=utf8,umask=000
sudo mount /media/cdrom0/ -o unhide
sudo modprobe loop
sudo mount file.iso /media/iso/ -t iso9660 -o loop -r

Unmount

sudo umount [mount_point_dir]
sudo umount -l [mount_point_dir]

建立 ISO

sudo umount -l /dev/dvd
sudo mount /dev/dvd
dd if=/dev/[device] of=file.iso bs=1024
mkisofs -o file.iso [dir]

MD5 校验

md5sum file.iso > file.iso.md5
md5sum -c file.iso.md5

增加或者修改缺省的程序

Quick explanation: In order to associate an application (e.g., gThumb Image Viewer), with a file-type (e.g., PNG image files), the application needs to have a "desktop entry" (e.g., gthump.desktop) located in the /usr/share/applications/ directory. Furthermore, the file-type needs to have a mime-type located in the /usr/share/mime/ directory or one of its sub-directories (e.g., /usr/share/mime/images/png.xml). Finally, there should be a line in the /usr/share/applications/defaults.list file that associates the desktop entry with the mime-type (e.g., images/png=gthumb.desktop).

sudo cp /usr/share/applications/defaults.list /usr/share/applications/defaults.list.backup
sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/defaults.list
[mime-type]=[new-app].desktop
ls /usr/share/applications/*.desktop
ls /usr/share/applications/mime/[text|image|...]
killall gnome-panel
killall nautilus

删除 occurences of ^M in Vim

:%s/^M$//g
:%s/^M/ /g

SSH/Remote access

设置 SSH tunneling

See the CFS connectivity page and this example ~/.ssh/config file for information specific to CUCS tunneling.

nano ~/.ssh/config
host [bastion_hostname]
user [bastion_username]
hostname [bastion_hostname].[bastion_domain]
ForwardAgent yes
LocalForward 2001 [target_hostname].[target_domain]:22

host [target_hostname]
user [target_username]
hostname localhost
port 2001
ssh -f -N [bastion_hostname]
ssh [target_hostname]

设置 SSH public key authentication

ssh-keygen -f [key_file] -t dsa
  • Append the contents of your [key_file].pub to the server's ~/.ssh/authorized_keys2 file. If you don't have access, email the server's admin.
ssh -i [key_file] [server_name].[server_domain]
cp ~/.ssh/known_hosts ~/.ssh/known_hosts.backup
ssh -N -f [bastion_hostname]
ssh-keyscan -H -t rsa,dsa -p 2001 localhost >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
ssh-keyscan -H -t rsa,dsa -p 2002 localhost >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
ssh-keyscan -H -t rsa,dsa -p ...  localhost >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
  • (optional) Set up SSH key management so that you only have to enter your passphrase once per session.

SSH key management

The following allows you to set things up so that you only have to enter your SSH key passphrase once per login session.

sudo apt-get install gnome-keyring-manager
ssh-add
ssh-add -D

Reboot (remotely) from Ubuntu into Windows

NOTE: this assumes that you use GRUB to dual boot and that you do NOT use dmraid.

  • If you are rebooting a remote computer, first SSH into the remote computer, and then follow the next steps in the remote terminal.
sudo nano /boot/grub/menu.lst
default		0
default		saved
sudo grub-reboot [number]

Reboot (remotely) from Windows into Ubuntu

NOTE: this assumes that you use GRUB to dual boot, and that Ubuntu is the first boot option in /root/grub/menu.lst.

shutdown /r /t 00

Remote desktop to your CUCS computer that is currently running Windows

NOTE: The remote computer must be currently booted in WinXP, so you might have to reboot remotely from Ubuntu to Windows first.

ssh -N -f herakles
ssh -N -f lion
rdesktop -r disk:sync=/home/[local_dir] localhost:2011

Access your CUCS home directories via Samba

NOTE: I find that using SFTP is faster and more reliable.

See http://www.cs.cornell.edu/support/Linux/smbmount.htm for additional info.

ssh -N -f herakles
ssh -N -f lion
smbclient //smb.cs.cornell.edu/win -U [username] -W CUCS -I localhost -p 2017
smbmount //smb.cs.cornell.edu/win [local_dir] -o ip=localhost,port=2017,username=[username],workgroup=CUCS
smbumount [local_dir]

Access your CUCS home directories via SFTP

I find this method faster and more reliable than using Samba.

ssh -N -f herakles
sftp lion
sftp://lion/home/[user]
sftp://lion/home/WIN/[user]
sftp://lion/home/BIGBOX/[user]
sftp://lion/home/BIGBOX.win/[user]
\\cucs\home\UNIX\[user]
\\cucs\home\Windows\[user]
\\cs.cornell.edu\home\bigbox\[user]


Send host-name to DHCP server

If you have trouble accessing your Ubuntu machine remotely, it might be because the DHCP server needs to be informed of the machine's name.

sudo cp /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf.backup
sudo gedit /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf
send "[hostname].[domain]";
  • Reboot the computer.

Restart the Gnome Desktop Manager (GDM)

  • Close all open programs.
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart

Recursively remove files by name

find [dir] -name "*.monkeypoop" -ok rm {} \;

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