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# Ubuntu Installation Notes
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By running the installer it wipes a complete install and turns it into something more minimal and less resource
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intensive. Kit includes:
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- Compton
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- Xmonad
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- Dmenu
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- Lemonbar
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- Urxvt
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- Physlock
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- feh
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- zsh
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It also substitutes Ubuntu's stock media players with less resource intensive alternatives such as `mplayer` and
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`ffmpeg`.
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(PUT A SCREENSHOT HERE, LOL).
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*NOTE:* After rebooting you will boot into a black screen. See the section on GRUB for details. To get to a login
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screen press `ctrl + alt + f1` and login normally.
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## X Server
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To start Xmonad simply type `startx` at the tty.
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Make sure Xresources and Xinitrc are symlinked properly in your home directory. If you have any problems getting
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Xmonad to start, check the logs, and then those two files.
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To Kill the server at any time press `alt + shift + q`.
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## GRUB
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A small change has to be applied to stop Ubuntu from booting into a non-existent display manager's login screen:
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1. Type `sudo nano /etc/default/grub`
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2. Find `GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"`
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3. Replace (2) with `GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="text"`
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4. Run `sudo upgrade-grub`
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This will force Ubuntu to boot into a tty. To start Ubuntu type `startx` in any tty.
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## Changing Desktop Backgrounds
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Inside of `~/.xinitrc` is a line that starts with `feh`. Change the image being passed into this
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to change the desktop background. Kill the xserver with `alt + shift + q` and `startx` again.
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## TODO
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1. Have installer script `git clone` essentials and symlink everything correctly.
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2. Have installer automatically modify the grub config to set up text login mode.
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