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: Add 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: 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 Perl Tutorial〕
• sudo apt-get install php5-cli 〔see PHP Tutorial〕

• 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