Although I completely destroyed my build in my tinkering and experimenting, I am more excited about Linux now then ever.
So I am starting with a fresh copy of Ubuntu 14.04
I am running on it on an old Dell Opteron 760, Intel Core 2 Duo
detailed specs coming
USB installation via unebootin loader
procedure coming soon
This time around I decided to take some advice from Google:
Top things to do after you install ubuntu:
Before you get started modifying and modding your Ubuntu build, it is always a good idea to do some recon on your system specs. These tools will help:
Open Terminal
lspci
lsusb
dmidecode
Using the command line interface in Ubuntu to learn more about your system and software'
Ubuntu Basic System Information tools
First things to do after successful install.
http://howtoubuntu.org/things-to-do-after-installing-ubuntu-14-04-trusty-tahr
1. Enable Partner Repositories
echo "Downloading GetDeb and PlayDeb" &&wget http://archive.getdeb.net/install_deb/getdeb-repository_0.1-1~getdeb1_all.deb http://archive.getdeb.net/install_deb/playdeb_0.3-1~getdeb1_all.deb &&
echo "Installing GetDeb" &&
sudo dpkg -i getdeb-repository_0.1-1~getdeb1_all.deb &&
echo "Installing PlayDeb" &&
sudo dpkg -i playdeb_0.3-1~getdeb1_all.deb &&
echo "Deleting Downloads" &&
rm -f getdeb-repository_0.1-1~getdeb1_all.deb &&
rm -f playdeb_0.3-1~getdeb1_all.deb
2. Install GetDeb and PlayDeb
echo "Downloading GetDeb and PlayDeb" &&wget http://archive.getdeb.net/install_deb/getdeb-repository_0.1-1~getdeb1_all.deb http://archive.getdeb.net/install_deb/playdeb_0.3-1~getdeb1_all.deb &&
echo "Installing GetDeb" &&
sudo dpkg -i getdeb-repository_0.1-1~getdeb1_all.deb &&
echo "Installing PlayDeb" &&
sudo dpkg -i playdeb_0.3-1~getdeb1_all.deb &&
echo "Deleting Downloads" &&
rm -f getdeb-repository_0.1-1~getdeb1_all.deb &&
rm -f playdeb_0.3-1~getdeb1_all.deb
7. Install Essentials
sudo apt-get install synaptic vlc gimp gimp-data gimp-plugin-registry gimp-data-extras y-ppa-manager bleachbit openjdk-7-jre oracle-java8-installer flashplugin-installer unace unrar zip unzip p7zip-full p7zip-rar sharutils rar uudeview mpack arj cabextract file-roller libxine1-ffmpeg mencoder flac faac faad sox ffmpeg2theora libmpeg2-4 uudeview libmpeg3-1 mpeg3-utils mpegdemux liba52-dev mpeg2dec vorbis-tools id3v2 mpg321 mpg123 libflac++6 totem-mozilla icedax lame libmad0 libjpeg-progs libdvdcss2 libdvdread4 libdvdnav4 libswscale-extra-2 ubuntu-restricted-extras ubuntu-wallpapers*List of installs from the above command line:
- synaptic is a package manager, which we use in many tutorials.
- vlc is one of the most popular and powerful media players available.
- gimp, gimp-data, gimp-plugin-registry, and gimp-data-extras are all parts of a powerful photo editor, built to rival Adobe Photoshop.
- y-ppa-manager is there so you can manage PPAs without needing to use the Terminal.
- bleachbit is a powerful cleaning utility.
- openjdk-7-jre is an open-source Java emulator.
- oracle-java8-installer is the official Java installer.
- flashplugin-installer is the official Flash installer.
- unace, unrar, zip, unzip, p7zip-full, p7zip-rar, sharutils, rar, uudeview, mpack, arj, cabextract, and file-roller are there to extract and compress files in various archive formats.
- libxine1-ffmpeg, mencoder, flac, faac, faad, sox, ffmpeg2theora, libmpeg2-4, uudeview, libmpeg3-1, mpeg3-utils, mpegdemux, liba52-dev, mpeg2dec, vorbis-tools, id3v2, mpg321, mpg123, libflac++6, totem-mozilla, icedax, lame, libmad0, libjpeg-progs, libdvdcss2, libdvdread4, libdvdnav4, libswscale-extra-2 and ubuntu-restricted-extras are all media codecs. They play videos, music, and DVDs.
- ubuntu-wallpapers* adds basically every wallpaper that has ever lived
8. Install Additional Drivers
If the Additional Drivers dialogue has not opened, and does not appear as an icon in the system tray, you may not require any Additional Drivers. However, if you wish to check, you can simply search for and open Additional Drivers. It will automatically check for the latest drivers for your system as it opens. This may take a few seconds.
Once the Additional Drivers program has finished searching for new drivers, it will open a dialogue similar to the one to the left (above on mobiles). Here you can see the selection of drivers, if any, available to you. Grey icons indicate that the driver is not in use, and green indicates that it is in use, or "activated".
To learn which driver you should be activating, if any at all, you should do some research into the component it applies to. Some basic details are provided: testing, license, and a short description, but much more information can usually be found online. Specifically, drivers for mid-to-high -end Graphics Cards are frequently complained about when they offer sub-standard performance, because the people in possession of them frequently car about such things.
Ultimately, the decision is yours, but most drivers tested by Ubuntu Developers should work without a hitch.
9. Install Google Chrome
if [[ $(getconf LONG_BIT) = "64" ]]
then
echo "64bit Detected" &&
echo "Installing Google Chrome" &&
wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb &&
sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb &&
rm -f google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
else
echo "32bit Detected" &&
echo "Installing Google Chrome" &&
wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb &&
sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb &&
rm -f google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb
fi
10. Clean Up
echo "Cleaning Up" &&
sudo apt-get -f install &&
sudo apt-get autoremove &&
sudo apt-get -y autoclean &&
sudo apt-get -y clean
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