Xah Linux Setup

This page is my personal Linux setup. I write them down here so i can follow them on new box.

LXDE Desktop and User Interface Tweak

Install lxde desktop. [see Linux: How to Switch to LXDE, Xfce]

Keyboard

• Set Dvorak Keyboard Layout [see Linux: How to Switch to Dvorak Keyboard Layout]
• Set key repeat speed. [see Linux: Set Key Repeat Rate]
• Disable the menu access key in terminal (i.e. stop Alt+f from popping-up a menu). Also, stop F10 from showing menu. (In terminal preference.)
• Disable Alt+Space from popping-up menu. [see Linux: Keyboard Software Guide]
• Set terminal scroll back to 9000 lines or infinite.
• Turn off Workspace (set it to just 1). Turn off all ~31 keys related to Workspace. (Linux: Xfce Keyboard Shortcuts) (i need it for Emacs!)

• Linux: LXDE/Openbox, Change Keyboard Shortcuts
• Linux: LXDE Keyboard Shortcuts

Mouse

• Linux: Mouse Hover to Raise Window
• Linux: How to Swap Mouse Buttons

Firefox

• Firefox: Set Mouse Wheel Scroll Speed
• Set Firefox custom hotkeys. Firefox: How to Add/Change Keyboard Shortcuts.

Window Theme Preference

To set up lxde theme

1. in terminal, run obconf, pick what you like, suppose the theme name is xyz.
2. open /usr/share/themes/xyz/openbox-3/themerc, edit it. (backup the file first). Or, make a copy of the whole directory, name it as a new theme.
3. In obconf, use arrow key to switch to the theme to see update right away. (relaunch obconf if you created your own.)

• Simple.
• Have border around window.
• Front window must stand out by color.
• No color gradient.
• No transparancies.

[see User Interface Design Criterions]

Font

• Install Unicode font for math symbols and emoticon. [see Download Free Unicode Fonts]

Install Software

• sudo apt-get install build-essential (install essential build tools)
• emacs [see How to Build Emacs on Linux]
• sudo apt-get install vim [see Ubuntu Linux: vim Location and Versions]
• sudo apt-get install ssh (a meta package for both ssh server and client)
• sudo apt-get install tmux [see Linux: tmux Tutorial]

• sudo apt-get install git [see git Tutorial]
• sudo apt-get install subversion [see svn tutorial]
• sudo apt-get install curl [see Linux: wget (Download Web Page)]
• sudo apt-get install unison [see Linux Tutorial: 2-way Sync Files using Unison]
• sudo apt-get install htop [see Linux: Monitor Processes, htop]

• sudo apt-get install python3 [see Python 3 Tutorial]
• nodejs [see JavaScript in Depth]
• sudo apt-get install python-pythonmagick (interface to ImageMagick) [see ImageMagick Tutorial]
• sudo apt-get install perl-doc [see Learn Perl in 1 Hour]
• sudo apt-get install php5-cli [see PHP in 1 Hour]

• sudo apt-get install imagemagick [see ImageMagick Tutorial]
• sudo apt-get install optipng

• sudo apt-get install tree [see Linux: View Directory as Tree]
• sudo apt-get install bash-doc [see Bash Manual in Chapters; Using Emacs for Reading Info; Info Keys]
• sudo apt-get install wmctrl [see Linux: Keyboard Software Guide]
• sudo apt-get install lynx
• sudo apt-get install colordiff

• sudo apt-get install moc [see Linux: Music Players]
• sudo apt-get install feh [see Linux: Image Viewers]

Bash Setup

Linux: Bash Prompt Setup

Emacs Setup

How to Build Emacs on Linux

other optional install

• Ruby: What's RVM, Gem, Rake, Bundler, RDoc, ri, irb?
• sudo apt-get install ocaml [see OCaml Tutorial]
• sudo apt-get install scsh (Scheme Shell)
• sudo apt-get install clisp (Common Lisp)

2013 thanks to Fuqiao Xue (xfq) https://github.com/xfq/

See also: How to Install Linux on VirtualBox