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Last updated on 03/10/2017 22:22 by Matthieu Guenebaud 
Install aptitude

Type:
sudo apt-get install aptitude
Fix backlighting

Edit the file:
sudo vi /etc/default/grub
Replace the line
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
With
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash acpi_osi=Linux acpi_backlight=vendor"
Then apply without reboot with
sudo update-grub
Improve unity

Create some folder in /data :
sudo chown -R guenmat /data
mkdir /data/Téléchargements
mkdir /data/Projets
mkdir /data/Documents
mkdir /data/Images
mkdir /data/Musique
mkdir /data/Vidéos
mkdir /data/Applications
Activate the display of hidden and backup files in nautilus settings, then type:
sudo aptitude install nautilus-image-converter nautilus-open-terminal
Add mass renaming by installing:
Uncompress the following file content:
in the user shortcuts folder:
/home/guenmat/.local/share/applications
Then type:
sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager
Lancer CompizConfig Settings Manager, cliquer sur "Ubuntu Unity Plugin", puis sur l'onglet "Launcher" et cocher l'option "Minimize single window applications (unsupported)"
Finally, in order to use the new global menu in Java applications, type:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:danjaredg/jayatana
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install jayatana
Configure ufw firewall

Install ufw firewall:
sudo aptitude install ufw
Then apply the following rules:
Generic rules:
sudo ufw default deny incoming
sudo ufw default allow outgoing
Domain:
sudo ufw allow domain
Internet:
sudo ufw allow ssh
sudo ufw allow ftp
sudo ufw allow www
sudo ufw allow https
sudo ufw allow http-alt
Emails:
sudo ufw allow imaps
sudo ufw allow ssmtp
sudo ufw allow xmpp-client
Remote desktop:
sudo ufw allow 5900
Printer sharing:
sudo ufw allow 631
Samba:
sudo ufw allow 113
sudo ufw allow proto tcp from 192.168.0.0/24 to 192.168.0.0/24 port 135
sudo ufw allow proto tcp from 192.168.0.0/24 to 192.168.0.0/24 port 139
sudo ufw allow proto tcp from 192.168.0.0/24 to 192.168.0.0/24 port 445
sudo ufw allow proto udp from 192.168.0.0/24 to 192.168.0.0/24 port 137
sudo ufw allow proto udp from 192.168.0.0/24 to 192.168.0.0/24 port 138
Transmission:
sudo ufw allow 9091
sudo ufw allow 9099
sudo ufw allow 20500:20599/tcp
sudo ufw allow 20500:20599/udp
NTP (serveur de temps) :
sudo ufw allow ntp
FreeTV:
sudo ufw allow proto udp from 212.27.38.253
Before applying the new rules, the logging can be activated with:
sudo ufw logging on
Then reload the configuration with:
sudo ufw enable
The firewall status is visible with:
sudo ufw status
To stop the firewall, the command is:
sudo ufw disable
All the existing rules can be removed with:
sudo ufw reset
And finally, to display the log, type:
sudo tail -f /var/log/ufw.log
Mount network drives

First create the destination folders:
sudo mkdir /nas
sudo mkdir /nas/Documents
sudo mkdir /nas/Livres
sudo mkdir /nas/Musique
sudo mkdir /nas/Photos
sudo mkdir /nas/Projets
sudo mkdir /nas/Sauvegardes
sudo mkdir /nas/Video
sudo mkdir /nas/Tmp
sudo mkdir /nas/Download
sudo mkdir /nas/Freebox
sudo mkdir /nas/Android
With the proper rights:
sudo chown -R guenmat /nas
Give administrator privileges to the current user:
sudo visudo
Add the following line at the end of the file:
%guenmat ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /bin/mount,/bin/umount
Reload with:
sudo -v
Create a script to mount the NAS drives manually:
vi ~/mountnas.sh
And copy this content (replace LOGIN with the NAS user login and PASSWORD with its password):
#!/bin/bash
# Add Buffalo NAS HDD mount
sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.0.100/Documents /nas/Documents -o username=LOGIN,password=PASSWORD,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777
sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.0.100/Livres /nas/Livres -o username=LOGIN,password=PASSWORD,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777
sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.0.100/Musique /nas/Musique -o username=LOGIN,password=PASSWORD,iocharset=utf8,noserverino,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777
sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.0.100/Photos /nas/Photos -o username=LOGIN,password=PASSWORD,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777
sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.0.100/Projets /nas/Projets -o username=LOGIN,password=PASSWORD,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777
sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.0.100/Sauvegardes /nas/Sauvegardes -o username=LOGIN,password=PASSWORD,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777
sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.0.100/Video /nas/Video -o username=LOGIN,password=PASSWORD,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777
sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.0.100/Tmp /nas/Tmp -o username=LOGIN,password=PASSWORD,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777
sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.0.100/Download /nas/Download -o username=LOGIN,password=PASSWORD,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777
The option "noserverino" is usefull only for Google music in order to detect changes on drive.
Change script file execution rights:
chmod +x ~/mountnas.sh
To apply the new configuration without reboot:
sudo mount -a
To disable the configuration:
sudo umount -a
Startup applications

By default, ubuntu hide all startup applications in tool "Startup applications". To display them all, type:
cd /etc/xdg/autostart/
sudo sed --in-place 's/NoDisplay=true/NoDisplay=false/g' *.desktop
In order to hide them again, type:
cd /etc/xdg/autostart/
sudo sed --in-place 's/NoDisplay=false/NoDisplay=true/g' *.desktop
Install Ubuntu tweak

Type:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/next
sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude install ubuntu-tweak
Google Chrome

Download the latest google chrome at:
Then type:
sudo aptitude install libgconf2-4 libxss1 libappindicator1
sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_*.deb
Install softwares

• Cheese
• VLC
• MPlayer
• Filezilla
• All greffons for vidéos codecs
• Comix
• Puddletag
• Subtitle editor
• Gimp
• MP3 Diags
• Convertisseur de sons
• Evince
• Unity Tweak Tool
• FBReader
• Pyrenamer
• Calibre
Install Calibre

Install:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:n-muench/calibre
sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude install calibre
Launch Calibre and change the backup model with:
{authors}/{series:||/}{authors} - {series_index:0>2s|| - }{title}
After exporting ebooks, remove all unnecessary files with:
find . -name "*.opf" -exec rm -rf {} \;
find . -name "*.jpg" -exec rm -rf {} \;
Install Conky

Type:
sudo aptitude install conky lm-sensors
Then download scripts at:
And type:
tar xzvf conkytheme.tar.gz
mv .conkytheme /home/guenmat
To try manually the configuration, type:
conky -c /home/guenmat/.conkytheme/conkyrc-netbook
In order to start conky automatically on startup, create a new script with:
vi ~/conkystartup.sh
And paste the following content:
#!/bin/bash
sleep 15&&
conky -c /home/guenmat/.conkytheme/conkyrc-netbook
Change the script execution rights:
sudo chmod +x ~/conkystartup.sh
Then use the ubuntu "Startupt applications" tool to create a new entry calling the previous script.