After installation todos

7/5/2014 - 7:39 AM

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update software till you finish the following steps
enable receiving files over bluetooth
from dash open personal file sharing
check receives files in downloads folder over bluetooth
check notify about received files
system-settings:
add Arabic/Japanese
make changing language through Alt+Shift
remove Keyboard settings->Shortcuts->Windows->Minimize Window
Install Japanese -- choose Japanese Mozc (Google's) or Anthy (mature) from the text entry options
Make English main regional format
Enable workspaces
Show the menus for a window->in the window's title bar
When the led is closed do nothing
Turn screen of when in active for never
files:
.bashrc: change HISTFILESIZE from 2000 to 20000
change the history to append each line by line by adding the following lines in .bashrc

shopt -s histappend
PROMPT_COMMAND="history -a;$PROMPT_COMMAND"

.bash_aliases: take a copy of any of the old ones
install firefox extension:
readlater
install some apps
git
synaptic
vim
dconf-editor (edit system configurations)
remove unused partitions/apps from launcher
install nvidia's things either
install prime-indicator -- if u ever the quickswitcher doesn't work ... and needs a real restart, try the following -- sudo prime-select nvidia -- sudo prime-select intel -- then try the quick switch (that solved it for me) or
purge the proprietary driver
install bumblebee
start bootcharting
sudo apt-get install bootchart pybootchartgui
then reboot
check them in /var/log/bootchart/*.png
setup open in terminal
sudo apt-get install nautilus-open-terminal
then reset nautilus with: nautilus -q
manage users/groups through ui
install gnome-system-tools through the software center
from start choose "Users and Groups"
add custom apps to the dash -- nano ~/.local/share/applications/blender272.desktop -- type the following/edit where needed

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Blender 2.72
Comment=
Exec=/home/walid5/Documents/blender/blender-2.72-RC1-linux-glibc211-x86_64/blender
Icon=/home/walid5/Documents/blender/blender-2.72-RC1-linux-glibc211-x86_64/icons/48x48/apps/blender.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true

-- check this for more info http://askubuntu.com/a/112812

change the file association
-- change the defaults.list in /usr/share/gnome/applications/defaults.list -> /etc/gnome/defaults.list
sudo nano /etc/gnome/defaults.list -- add a line similar to the following (notice that we've used the blender272.desktop that we've just registered before)
application/x-blender=blender272.desktop
-- check this for more info http://askubuntu.com/questions/289337/how-can-i-change-file-association-globally -- someone used this xdg-mime and update-desktop-database http://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=8451
install makerware -- sudo apt-add-repository 'deb http://downloads.makerbot.com/makerware/ubuntu trusty main' -- sudo apt-get update -- sudo apt-get install makerware
install sketchup using wine -- install wine (winex.x supports 64 and 32 arch, winex.x-amd64 supports only 64) -- add /DisableRubyAPI to the command in the desktop shortcut or use wine "/path/to/sketchup.exe" "/DisableRubyAPI" to open sketchup
change desktop font (use get first if you're not sure), could dconf-editor for that -- gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.desktop font 'Ubuntu Bold 10'
change all fonts -- gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface font-name 'Ubuntu 9'
install rabbitvcs -- sudo apt-get install rabbitvcs-nautilus-3.0 -- nautilus -q && nautilus &
install systemc
use the gist for that

Install tree

Usefull to watch directory contents

sudo apt-get install tree
# usage example
# tree Documents -L 2

Install xclip

Useful for clipboard interaction with the shell

sudo apt-get install xclip

Add the following to .bashrc

alias "c=xclip"
alias "v=xclip -o"

Now we can copy to clipboard using pwd| c and paste from it using cd `v`
ref: Stackoverflow answer for How can I copy the output of a command directly into my clipboard?

setting environment variables in a better place than bashrc
gedit /etc/environment
add the lines u wish after PATH="/bla/bla/bla"

.gitconfig

# my gitconfig options
[user]
	email = my@email.com
	name = Walid Shouman
[alias]
  co = checkout
  ci = commit
  st = status
  br = branch
  dc = diff --cached
  hist = log --pretty=format:\"%h %ad | %s%d [%an]\" --graph --date=short
  type = cat-file -t
  dump = cat-file -p
	dd = diff --cached
# git fame Walid
# shall get the number of commits with the name walid in them
  fame = "!f() { git rev-list --all --count --author=\""$1"\"; }; f"
  contribution = "!f() { git shortlog --author=\""$1"\"; }; f"

# git ag "cleanup"
  ag = "!f() { git log --all --grep=\""$1"\"; }; f"

# git ag "cleanup" "Walid" #not working
  ag-author = "!f() { git log -all --grep=\""$1"\" --author=\""$2"\"; }; f"

# git branches
  branches = "!f() { git for-each-ref --sort=committerdate refs/remotes/ --format='%(HEAD) %(color:yellow)%(refname:short)%(color:reset) - %(color:red)%(objectname:short)%(color:reset) - %(contents:subject) - %(authorname) (%(color:green)%(committerdate:relative)%(color:reset))'; }; f"

# git abbrev
  abbrev = "!f() { git -c 'user.cmdline=true' config --list --show-origin; }; f"

# this one was a hack
#  fame = "!f() { git log | grep -o "$1" | wc -l; }; f"

.bashrc

# I usually add a similar block to the .bashrc
##### things added by me ~Walid ####

# Custom bin file
export PATH="$PATH:~/bin"

# Append line by line
shopt -s histappend
PROMPT_COMMAND="history -a;$PROMPT_COMMAND"

# Custom variables
export prosrc="/home/$USER/Documents/projects/pro"
export mymongosrc="/home/$USER/Documents/tests/mymongo"

# Use rvm directly
source /home/walid/.rvm/scripts/rvm

alias c='xclip -selection clipboard'
alias v='xclip -o'

# Reference: make bash alias that takes parameter
# http://stackoverflow.com/a/7131683/2730737
# ```mkdir -p``` makes dirs recursively
my_mkdir_and_cd_function() {
    mkdir -p $1
    cd $1
}
alias mkdircd=my_mkdir_and_cd_function
###### end of things created by ~Walid ####

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