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It's lucky that I've streamlined the process of new-OS-installation-and-setup so much during the past year, since I started naming each install with consecutive letters of the alphabet. In fact, the year isn't up yet, but this install is Madame Xanadu, #24. I took out the old hard disk and the mysterious clicking stopped. (But there's less than 100 gigs of free space left on the terabyte media drive now... )
Also, if I just have two more computer failures/upgrades between now and Easter I'll have finished the whole alphabet.
This is my streamlined process, from the text file I keep at the top of my backups directory:
Also, if I just have two more computer failures/upgrades between now and Easter I'll have finished the whole alphabet.
This is my streamlined process, from the text file I keep at the top of my backups directory:
!!Ubuntu-based system setup
!!Updated 28.03.2012 for Oneiric-based Mint12 Lisa
# Enable graphics drivers & restart Maverick and before: Enable Compiz (Change Desktop Background> Desktop Effects)
# sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
# install mint-meta-codecs
# Install from Repos
sudo apt-get install conky-all devilspie gdevilspie dconf-tools gedit-plugins pyrenamer evolution empathy quodlibet samba synapse && sudo apt-get remove banshee (Devilspie necessary to duplicate embedded terminal in Gnome Shell; Evolution necessary to integrate Google calendar in Gnome Shell)
# Startup applications> + conky + gnome-terminal embedded + devilspie + synapse
# Copy backups .bin, .devilspie, .gimp-2.6, .mozilla, .thunderbird, .opera, .quodlibet, .conkyrc, .todo.cfg, .face, .fonts to ~
#turn ~/Docs, Music, Pics & Vids into virtual links to media drive
# Share media directories with samba manager
# Opera (non-Mint)
Software sources > Add
deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ stable non-free
(uncheck the source code line)
wget -qO - http://deb.opera.com/archive.key | sudo apt-key add -
Then
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install opera
# Oneiric+: gnome shell extensions for 2. weather in top bar 3. removable drives indicator 4. gpaste clipboard manager 5. top bar system monitor
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/gnome3
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gnome-shell-extensions-weather gnome-shell-extensions-drive-menu gnome-shell-extensions-gpaste sudo apt-get install gnome-shell-system-monitor
# Install turpial, caffeine, pgl
# Configure todo script
# Install gnome-shell theme
# Clock format: modify /usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui. Then sudo gsettings set org.gnome.shell.clock show-date true
# Set Gedit to autosave: edit>preferences>editor - autosave files every
# Install simple light dm manager (pre-Precise)
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:claudiocn/slm
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install simple-lightdm-manager