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Creating Ubuntu 13.04 64bit image

1. Install Ubuntu 13.04 64bit and Install all the updates and follow instructions from previous document.

   format disk with ext3 partition
   Following instructions in the following link: 
   To Do List after Installing Ubuntu 13.04

2. Improve Unity Performance, Remove Online Search Lenses:

   sudo apt-get autoremove unity-lens-shopping

3. Disable overlay scrollbars

   gsettings set com.canonical.desktop.interface scrollbar-mode normal
   

4. Show username on panel

   gsettings set com.canonical.indicator.session show-real-name-on-panel true
   

5. Remove dots from login screen

   sudo xhost +SI:localuser:lightdm
   sudo su lightdm -s /bin/bash
   gsettings set com.canonical.unity-greeter draw-grid false
   

6. Configure CUPS

   vi /etc/cups/client.conf
   ServerName print.phas.ubc.ca/version=1.1
   

7. Install the following additional packages:
   • installed software
   • Maple 16
   • MATLAB

     Install to /opt/MATLAB/R2013a
     SN:48280-02948-02741-59280
     license.dat 
     vi /usr/share/applications/matlab.desktop
     [Desktop Entry]
     Version=8.1
     Name=MATLAB R2013a
     Exec=/usr/local/bin/matlab -desktop
     Icon=/usr/share/app-install/icons/_usr_share_icons_hicolor_48x48_apps_matlab.png
     Terminal=false
     Type=Application
     Categories=Application;Development;
     

   • BlueGriffon

     Download from Here
     extract the package to /opt/bluegriffon
     ln -s /opt/bluegriffon/bluegriffon /usr/local/bin/bluegriffon
     vi /usr/share/applications/bluegriffon.desktop
     [Desktop Entry]
     Version=1.0
     Name=BlueGriffon
     Exec=/usr/local/bin/bluegriffon
     Icon=/opt/bluegriffon/chrome/icons/default/default48.png
     Terminal=false
     Type=Application
     Categories=Application;Development;

   • The following packages for phys210: [Ticket#1036605]

     freeglut3 freeglut3-dev
     binutils-gold
     g++ cmake
     libformsgl-dev
     libjpeg62-dev
     libxext-dev
     libxi-dev
     flex
     bison
     xforms-1.0.94pre11 can be downloaded from http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/xforms/
     
     scp hongyun@hyper:phys210/. /usr/local/bin/.
     ## Make sure the following files are executable
     DV
     mpeg_encode
     xflat2d
     xflat2d_rgb
     xfpp3d
     xvs

   • Seamonkey

     Download from http://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/
     extract the package to /opt/seamonkey
     ln -s /opt/seamonkey/seamonkey /usr/local/bin/seamonkey
     vi /usr/share/applications/seamonkey.desktop
     [Desktop Entry]
     Version=2.17
     Name=SeaMonkey
     Exec=/usr/local/bin/seamonkey
     Icon=/opt/seamonkey/chrome/icons/default/seamonkey.png
     Terminal=false
     Type=Application
     Categories=Application;Development;

   • Java

     sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
     sudo apt-get update
     sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-installer

   • Google Chrome

     wget http://launchpadlibrarian.net/119461136/libudev0_175-0ubuntu13_amd64.deb
     sudo dpkg -i libudev0_175-0ubuntu13_amd64.deb
     
     wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add -
     sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google.list'
     sudo apt-get update
     sudo apt-get install google-chrome-stable

   • AdobeReader

     wget http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/unix/9.x/9.5.5/enu/AdbeRdr9.5.5-1_i486linux_enu.bin
     chmod +x AdbeRdr9.5.5-1_i486linux_enu.bin
     ./AdbeRdr9.5.5-1_i486linux_enu.bin
     

/etc/hosts.allow

# allow ssh from all our servers except hyper
sshd: 142.103.236. EXCEPT 142.103.236.100
# spyder (Ron's workstn)
sshd: 142.103.235.1
# ada (Mary Ann's workstn)
sshd: 142.103.237.132
# glitch (Hongyun's workstn)
sshd: 142.103.237.135
# wraith (Gerry's workstn)
sshd: 142.103.239.1
# allow any access from alpha and kratos
ALL: 142.103.236.32
ALL: 142.103.236.15
# bh0 (Matt Choptuik's workstn) put in for cord only and only temporary
until term starts
#sshd: 142.103.234.164
ALL: localhost
ALL: ALL: DENY

sudo chmod 700 /usr/bin/gnome-screensaver

- Open Ubuntu Software Center
- Go to Edit -> Software Sources
- Click on tab "Other Software"
- Click on Add...
- Enter ppa:joe-nationnet/seamonkey-dev
- Open Terminal
- Type: sudo apt-get update
- Re-open Ubuntu Software Center
- Search for Seamonkey, and then install

on login screen press Ctrl-Alt-F1 login through console, then

wget http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/304.37/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-304.37.run
sudo service lightdm stop
sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-304.37.run
reboot

sudo chmod 700 /media

1. Install Ubuntu 12.04 and all updates on primary ext3 partition
2. Reboot the computer, open Terminal, make the following changes:
   Change host name

   sudo vi /etc/hostname

   Stop screensaver from running on startup and disable screen lock

   sudo rm /etc/xdg/autostart/gnome-screensaver.desktop
   sudo chmod 700 /usr/bin/gnome-screensaver

   Disable Guest account

   sudo cp /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.orig
   sudo vi /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf

   Modify the file as following:

   [SeatDefaults]
   user-session=ubuntu-2d
   greeter-session=unity-greeter
   allow-guest=false
   greeter-show-manual-login=true
   greeter-hide-users=true
   greeter-show-remote-login=false 	###for Ubuntu 13.04 only
   

   Enable ssh

   sudo apt-get install openssh-server

   Configure CUPS

   sudo vi /etc/cups/client.conf

   Make sure the following line is in the file:

   ServerName print.phas.ubc.ca

   Enable root login

   sudo passwd root

   Modify /etc/fstab
   Remove UUID line and replace it with /dev/sda#
   Add the following lines

   #
   filesvr.phas.ubc.ca:/home           	/home             nfs     rw,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,hard,intr,bg      0 0
   filesvr.phas.ubc.ca:/home2	  	/home2            nfs     rw,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,hard,intr,bg      0 0
   filesvr.phas.ubc.ca:/ahome	  	/ahome            nfs     rw,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,hard,intr,bg      0 0
   
   # phys210 mount
   142.103.234.164:/home/phys210   /phys210        nfs     rw,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,hard,intr,bg 0 0
   

   Reboot the computer and login as root
   Move local home directory

   mv /home /lhome
   mkdir /home
   mkdir /home2
   mkdir /ahome
   vi /etc/passwd
   

   Change home in the passwd file to lhome

   Install nfs-common

   sudo apt-get install nfs-common

   Mount network drives

   mount -a

   Configure LDAP

   sudo apt-get install ldap-auth-client nscd
     host: ldap.phas.ubc.ca
     base: dc=phas,dc=ubc,dc=ca
     uri: ldap://ldap.phas.ubc.ca/
     ldap_version: 3
   sudo auth-client-config -t nss -p lac_ldap
   pam-auth-update
   
   mkdir /etc/ldap/cacerts
   scp root@ldap:/etc/ldap/certs/cacert.asc /etc/ldap/cacerts/cacert.asc
   vi /etc/ldap.conf
      make sure turn on ssl start_tls
   vi /etc/ldap/ldap.conf
      BASE dc=phas,dc=ubc,dc=ca
      URI  ldap://ldap.phas.ubc.ca
      ldap_version 3
      TLS_CACERT /etc/ldap/cacerts/cacert.asc
      TLS_REQCERT allow
      bind_timelimit 10
      bind_policy soft
   
   /etc/init.d/nscd restart
   Test ldap working or not
      getent passwd
      id username
   

   Install grub-legacy

   apt-get install grub
   grub-install /dev/sda
   vi /boot/grub/menu.lst
      timeout 0
      title GNU/Linux Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
      root (hd0,0)
      kernel /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic-pae root=/dev/sda1 ro quiet splash
      initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-24-generic-pae
      
      quiet
      savedefault
      boot
   

   Customize default launcher for user first time login

   To make appear applications pinned in launcher for newly created users you can change default settings schema by setting up a new override:
   Create file /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/10_local-unity-launcher.gschema.override and insert the following code
   (.desktop files are stored under /usr/share/applications/):
   
   [com.canonical.Unity.Launcher]
   favorites=['nautilus-home.desktop', 'firefox.desktop', 'google-chrome.desktop', 'libreoffice-writer.desktop',
   'libreoffice-calc.desktop', 'libreoffice-impress.desktop', 'gnome-terminal.desktop', 'acroread.desktop']
   
   You have to insert all pinned applications.
   See /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/com.canonical.Unity.gschema.xml for default values by searching settings schema and key:
       <schema path="/desktop/unity/launcher/" id="com.canonical.Unity.Launcher" gettext-domain="unity">
       <key type="as" name="favorites">
         <default>DEFAULT_VALUES</default>
   
   Then recompile schemas file /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/gschemas.compiled (which is used by gsettings):
   sudo glib-compile-schemas /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/
   

   Disable root login

   sudo passwd -l root