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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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