Difference between revisions of "Leo:Ubuntu config"

Revision as of 06:52, 22 September 2011

This list gets updated as I remember or install new essentials for my Ubuntu environment.

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-This list is continuously updated as I remember or install new essentials for my Ubuntu environment.
+This list gets updated as I remember or install new essentials for my Ubuntu environment.
+==== Private config====
+I have my private config in a SVN repository, so I can update my various workspaces.
+Some examples for stuff in my configuration:
+* startup scripts: .bashrc and various dot-files
+* aliases
+* ~/bin - various custom scripts
+* ~/lib - custom libraries
+* icons
+* work environment configurations, for example, custom menus in Nautilus
-Development environment
+==== Development environment====
  sudo apt-get install build-essential
  sudo apt-get install emacs-snapshot
  sudo apt-get install subversion rapidsvn meld
-Microsoft fonts so that documents created by MS look better.
+==== Microsoft fonts ====
+...so that documents created by MS look better
  sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts
  sudo fc-cache -fv
+==== Virtual Box====
+==== SSD tweaks====
+* Add noatime option for the partition on SSD in /etc/fstab
+* Create /tmp in RAM by editing /etc/fstab
+* Set the scheduler to deadline (as opposed to cfq) in grub
+* Move Firefox cache to /tmp/...
+* Check the read speed of your HD:
+ sudo hdparm -t /dev/sda
+* Useful info and acknowledgements: [http://itezer.com/blog/ubuntu-linux/125-four-tweaks-for-using-ubuntu-with-ssd.html four tweaks...]