My Ubuntu Setup

(Publishing In Progress)

Version: Currently Running Ubuntu 7.10 code name: Gutsy Gibbon

System

Mount a Windows NTFS partiton

    Options
        read-only (required if the partition has a hibernated Windows operations system on it)
        User (mountable by only the superuser or by reqular users)

   (example:)
   # /dev/sda1
   UUID=46D8C412D8C3FE65 /media/sda1     ntfs    defaults,umask=007,gid=46 0       1

Remove CD from Repository list

Useful when you don't have the Ubuntu CD on hand and you want to use the online libraries

Synapic > settings > repositories (uncheck cd)

Change default permissions for Fat32 partition

Mount fat32 drive set default permission to include o+x

   umask=000

   eg:
   # /dev/sda2
   UUID=476A-B747 /media/sda2     vfat    defaults,noauto,shortname=mixed,utf8,umask=000,uid=1000,gid=1000 0       1

Mount fat 32 drive keep ALL CAPS names

   shortname=mixed

   eg:
   # /dev/sda2
   UUID=476A-B747 /media/sda2     vfat    defaults,noauto,shortname=mixed,utf8,umask=000,uid=1000,gid=1000 0       1

Install disk check on shutdown (Autofsck)

Install autofsck_3.2-1_all.deb from .../Software/Linux/SystemTools/CheckDiskOnShutDown/
or download

Turn off speakers when headphones are in

This isn't the default for some motherboards. If it isn't set then music play on the speakers even when headphones are in.
checking "Headphone Jack Sense" at Volume control.

Turn of disk check every start-up for fat32 partitions

    Set the sixth field of /etc/fstab to (pass-num) to 0 to turn off checking
    example:
    # /dev/hda1
    UUID=yyyy /media/hda1 ntfs defaults,nls=utf8,umask=007,gid=46 0 0

Desktop

Turn of menu bar transparency

Otherwise you see menubars behind the currently selected one and it's confusing.

alt+f2, gconf-editor > /apps/gwd/metacity_theme_opacity > (set to "1")

Disable System beep

System > Preferences > Sound > System Beep (uncheck system beep

Change login screen resolution

    In /etc/X11/xorg.conf, the first entry in the "modes" lines of the various
    Screen->Display subsections determines the default resolution for X.

    or

    resolution settings choose the resolution you want and then mark the 'make default for this computer'-box