Last week Ubuntu 10.04, codename Lucid Lynx, was released.This is a Long Time Support (LTS) release and will be supported until 2013.
After installing Lucid in my desktop my motherboard died, so I had to do a fresh install in a new computer.
I will be the using the 64 bit desktop cd (ubuntu-10.04-desktop-amd64.iso).
Before you start
- Backup your data
- Make a list of software you want to recover after the clean install and all the preferences/options you use. This will make you post install easier and you can start working faster.
- Make a list of the extra Software Sources you use
- Check the Release Notes
- Download Ubuntu
- Check the file hash (example: md5sum ubuntu-10.04-desktop-amd64.iso) and compare it to UbuntuHashes
- Burn a cd (you can use Brasero, for example, if you already use Ubuntu).
Running the live cd
Boot from the cd.
After booting it’s important to check the integrity of the cd. Burning cds also fails.
Hardware to check (during the live cd session)
- Graphics (check)
- Sound (check)
- Cable network (check)
- Wireless network (not tested)
Hard Drive Partition Layout
I changed my layout in order to have my home folder in another physical hard drive.
/dev/sda
/dev/sda1 ext4 / 15 GB -- primary
/dev/sda5 swap 2 GB -- extended
/dev/sda6 ext4 /storage/pool 60 GB -- extended
/dev/sdb
/dev/sdb5 ext4 /home 250 GB -- extended
Post-install: Wired Network
I had to manually configure my IP because I don’t have DHCP activated in my router.
Post-install: Graphics Card
I had a warning about an available proprietary driver. Just had to activate it. Ubuntu downloaded and installed the driver. Pretty simple.
Post-install: Multimedia
References:Complete Streaming, Multimedia & Video How-to and Medibuntu
- Adding Medibuntu Repositories
sudo wget --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/$(lsb_release -cs).list && sudo apt-get --quiet update && sudo apt-get --yes --quiet --allow-unauthenticated install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get --quiet update
- Install Multimedia packages
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras w64codecs libdvdcss2
Post-install: Preferences and Look and Feel
Here’s some things I changed right away:
- Background
- NTP Time Server (System > Administration > Time and Date)
- ntp02.oal.ul.pt
- ntp04.oal.ul.pt
- Weather on Clock Preferences
Post-install: SAMBA Server
Click here.
Post-install: LAMP Server
To install Apache, MySQL and PHP, check here.
Post-install: Software Sources
- deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian karmic non-free
- deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/medibuntu-maintainers/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main
- deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ lucid free non-free
- deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/banshee-team/ppa/ubuntu lucid main
- deb http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu lucid main
- deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/do-core/ppa/ubuntu karmic main
- deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ppa/ubuntu karmic main
- deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/gcstar/gcstar-dev/ubuntu lucid main
- deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/pcf/miro-releases/ubuntu lucid main
- deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/docky-core/ppa/ubuntu lucid main
Post-install: extra software
List of extra installation software installed:
- Xmarks add-on (can’t live without it)
- Firefox IMDB search-engine
- GnomeDo (after adding the software source just go to Ubuntu Software Source and look for gnome do)
- Docky
- VLC
- Dropbox
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 5044912E
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nautilus-dropbox
- Synergy
- GVim
- Gaupol Subtitle Editor
- More Firefox add-ons (Portuguese Dictionary, GMail Manager)
- Powertop (sudo apt-get install powertop)
- Gnucash
- Aspell pt-pt (sudo apt-get install aspell-pt-pt)
- Gnome Partition Editor
- Virtualbox 3.1
- Miro
- GCStar
- RAR Support (sudo apt-get install rar unrar)
- Graphical Uncomplicated Firewall (click here to install)
- KeepassX
- Banshee
- Banshee extensions (Indicator Applet, Lyrics, Ubuntu One Music Store)
sudo apt-get install libappindicator0.0-cil banshee-extension-appindicator banshee-extension-lyrics banshee-extension-ubuntuonemusicstore
- aMule
- screenlets
- Java
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin sun-java6-fonts