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Ubuntu:12.10 on Acer Aspire Revo R3610 @Dec 18, 2012 12:34:32 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 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

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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 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}}}