Editing Ubuntu

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== Fixing the Default Editor ==

Ubuntu defaults to using nano over Vi. To correct this sacrilegious behavior, use the following command:

 sudo update-alternatives –config editor

== Enable 32-bit code on 64-bit install ==

 sudo apt-get install ia32-libs

== Fixing the Boot-up Splash ==

On some notebook LCDs the splash screen will fail to display unless the resolution is manually configured. The resolution is specified in ''/etc/usplash.conf''

 # Usplash configuration file
 xres=1024
 yres=768

After making the adjustments, run the following:

 sudo dpkg-reconfigure usplash

== Enabling DVD Playback ==

 sudo apt-get install libdvdread3
 sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread3/install-css.sh 

== Enabling Desktop Icons ==

* ''ALT+F2''
* Enter '''gconf-editor''' in the '''Run Application''' dialogue box.
* Navigate to '''apps''' -> '''nautilus''' -> '''desktop'''
* Toggle the desired ''_icon_visible'' booleans 

== Rebuild X11 Configuration ==

 sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

== Building a Custom Kernel ==


See [http://www.howtoforge.com/kernel_compilation_ubuntu How To Compile A Kernel - The Ubuntu Way] on HowtoForge for complete details.

Summary:
 apt-get update
 apt-get install linux_source kernel-package libncurses5-dev fakeroot wget bzip2
 make-kpkg clean
 fakeroot make-kpkg --initrd --append-to-version=-custom kernel_image kernel_headers

=== Installing Modules to an Alternate Path ===

 make modules_install INSTALL_MOD_PATH=/home/denis/tmproot/

== Reinstall GRUB ==

# Pop in the Live CD, boot from it until you reach the desktop.
# Open a terminal window or switch to a tty.
# Type "grub"
# Type "root (hd0,4)", or whatever your harddisk + boot partition numbers are (my /boot is at /dev/sda5, which translates to hd0,4 for grub).
# Type "setup (hd0)", ot whatever your harddisk nr is.
# Quit grub by typing "quit".
# Reboot.

== Theme Goodness ==

 apt-get install murrine-themes
 apt-get install gnome-backgrounds
 apt-get install community-themes

== Enable Remote Desktop via the CLI ==

 $ gconftool-2 -s -t bool /desktop/gnome/remote_access/enabled true