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==== SSD tweaks====
=== SSD tweaks===
* Add noatime option for the partition on SSD in /etc/fstab
* Add noatime option for the partition on SSD in /etc/fstab
UUID=my-partition-key / ext4 noatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1


* Create /tmp in RAM by editing /etc/fstab
* Create /tmp in RAM by editing /etc/fstab
tmpfs /tmp tmpfs defaults,noatime,mode=1777 0 0


* Set the scheduler to deadline (as opposed to cfq) in grub
* Set the scheduler to deadline (as opposed to cfq) in grub
** Check for the options:
cat /sys/block/sda/queue/scheduler
** Temporary change the scheduler
sudo su
echo deadline > /sys/block/sda/queue/scheduler


* Move Firefox cache to /tmp/...
* Move Firefox cache to /tmp/...
** open [about:config] in firefox
** create new string browser.cache.disk.parent_directory and set value to /tmp


* Check the read speed of your HD:
* Check the read speed of your HD:

Revision as of 07:05, 22 September 2011

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

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

sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts
sudo fc-cache -fv

Virtual Box

SSD tweaks

  • Add noatime option for the partition on SSD in /etc/fstab
UUID=my-partition-key  /  ext4    noatime,errors=remount-ro 0       1
  • Create /tmp in RAM by editing /etc/fstab
tmpfs /tmp tmpfs defaults,noatime,mode=1777 0 0
  • Set the scheduler to deadline (as opposed to cfq) in grub
    • Check for the options:
cat /sys/block/sda/queue/scheduler
    • Temporary change the scheduler
sudo su
echo deadline > /sys/block/sda/queue/scheduler
  • Move Firefox cache to /tmp/...
    • open [about:config] in firefox
    • create new string browser.cache.disk.parent_directory and set value to /tmp
  • Check the read speed of your HD:
sudo hdparm -t /dev/sda