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Ubuntu:12.10 on Acer Aspire Revo R3610 @Dec 18, 2012 12:43:24 AM

I have just replaced the Hitachi 160GB 2.5" SATA disk with a Kingston 96GB 2.5" SSD.

Create a boot SDHC using a computer with network access to download the desktop ISO and an SDHC adapter.

System Tools -> Administration -> Startup Disk Creator

When booting the Revo, press F12 to select to boot from USB card reader.

I dislike Unity:

$ sudo apt-get install gnome

Log-off, and at the log-on prompt select "Gnome clasic (no effects)" from the little splat-menu by your username, and log-on.

I dislike the dark theme:

System Tools -> System Settings -> Appearence

And select Radiance as the Theme.

I want tool-tips that are readable

Menu: Applications -> System Tools -> Preferences -> GNOME Color Chooser

Switch to the Specific tab.
Activate the tool-tip group and set your tool-tip colors (I use black foreground on white background).
At the bottom of the window select the value Theme Default for the profile.
Press apply.
For those who may be interested, gnome-color-chooser will change your ~/.gtkrc-2.0 file.

I want propper scroll-bars:

$ gsettings get com.canonical.desktop.interface scrollbar-mode
'overlay-auto'
$ gsettings set com.canonical.desktop.interface scrollbar-mode normal

I want the day and date displayed in the indicator in the menu-bar:

$ gsettings get com.canonical.indicator.datetime show-date
false
$ gsettings get com.canonical.indicator.datetime show-day
false
$ gsettings set com.canonical.indicator.datetime show-date true
$ gsettings set com.canonical.indicator.datetime show-day true

Enable trim and disable writing atime to preserve SSD life:

$ sudo gedit /etc/fstab

And add the options discard and noatime to the partitions on the SSD, like this:

UUID=22c6bea7-d2e6-49fe-8668-102170ebc58b / ext4 discard,noatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1

Enable talking to old and insecure NAS server:

$ sudo gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf

At the bottom of the [Global] section, add this:

client lanman auth = yes
client ntlmv2 auth = no

Install Oracle Java 6

$ sudo apt-get install git
$ cd ~/Downloads
$ git clone https://github.com/flexiondotorg/oab-java6.git
$ cd oab-java6
$ ./oab-java.sh
$ sudo apt-get -y install sun-java6-jdk sun-java6-plugin

Install Eclipse

Download Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers from: http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/
Extract the tar.gz - I put it in $HOME/shared/eclipse

Add Eclipse to the Application menu

Menu: Applications -> System Tools -> Preferences -> Main Menu

Add a New Item to the Programming menu.

Run Eclipse, then add some more parts

Menu: Help -> Install New Software

Collaboration -> Eclipse EGit
Collaboration -> Subversive SVN Team Provider
Programming Languages -> C/C++ Development Tools
Linux Tools -> Valgrind Tools Integration

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I have just replaced the Hitachi 160GB 2.5" SATA disk with a Kingston 96GB 2.5" SSD. Create a boot SDHC using a computer with network access to download the desktop ISO and an SDHC adapter. System Tools -> Administration -> Startup Disk Creator When booting the Revo, press F12 to select to boot from USB card reader. !I dislike Unity:! {{{$ sudo apt-get install gnome}}} Log-off, and at the log-on prompt select "Gnome clasic (no effects)" from the little splat-menu by your username, and log-on. !I dislike the dark theme:! System Tools -> System Settings -> Appearence And select '''Radiance''' as the Theme. !I want tool-tips that are readable! Menu: Applications -> System Tools -> Preferences -> GNOME Color Chooser Switch to the '''Specific''' tab. Activate the '''tool-tip''' group and set your tool-tip colors (I use black foreground on white background). At the bottom of the window select the value '''Theme Default''' for the ''profile''. Press '''apply'''. For those who may be interested, gnome-color-chooser will change your ~/.gtkrc-2.0 file. !I want propper scroll-bars:! {{{$ gsettings get com.canonical.desktop.interface scrollbar-mode 'overlay-auto' $ gsettings set com.canonical.desktop.interface scrollbar-mode normal}}} !I want the day and date displayed in the indicator in the menu-bar:! {{{$ gsettings get com.canonical.indicator.datetime show-date false $ gsettings get com.canonical.indicator.datetime show-day false $ gsettings set com.canonical.indicator.datetime show-date true $ gsettings set com.canonical.indicator.datetime show-day true}}} !Enable trim and disable writing atime to preserve SSD life:! {{{$ sudo gedit /etc/fstab}}} And add the options '''discard''' and '''noatime''' to the partitions on the SSD, like this: {{{UUID=22c6bea7-d2e6-49fe-8668-102170ebc58b / ext4 discard,noatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1}}} !Enable talking to old and insecure NAS server:! {{{$ sudo gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf}}} At the bottom of the '''[Global]''' section, add this: {{{ client lanman auth = yes client ntlmv2 auth = no}}} !Install Oracle Java 6! {{{$ sudo apt-get install git $ cd ~/Downloads $ git clone https://github.com/flexiondotorg/oab-java6.git $ cd oab-java6 $ ./oab-java.sh $ sudo apt-get -y install sun-java6-jdk sun-java6-plugin}}} !Install Eclipse! Download Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers from: http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ Extract the tar.gz - I put it in $HOME/shared/eclipse Add Eclipse to the ''Application'' menu Menu: Applications -> System Tools -> Preferences -> Main Menu Add a '''New Item''' to the '''Programming''' menu. Run Eclipse, then add some more parts Menu: Help -> Install New Software Collaboration -> Eclipse EGit Collaboration -> Subversive SVN Team Provider Programming Languages -> C/C++ Development Tools Linux Tools -> Valgrind Tools Integration