Linux Desktop Rebuild Checklist 1 – Base System

1. Install via Unetbootin (I’m using Kubuntu these days)
2. Fix monitors (important to do before next step)
3. Install synergy

   sudo apt-get install synergy

4. Add synergy to startup (see http://askubuntu.com/questions/15212/start-synergy-on-boot)
5. Connect to NAS

   sudo apt-get install nfs-common
   sudo vi /etc/fstab
   
   10.1.1.3:/volume2/data	/home/mghicks/Data  nfs rsize=8192,wsize=8192,timeo=14,intr
   10.1.1.3:/volume2/media /home/mghicks/Media nfs rsize=8192,wsize=8192,timeo=14,intr
   
   mkdir /home/mghicks/Data /home/mghicks/Media
   sudo mount -a

6. Additional repositories

   sudo cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.backup
   sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/$(lsb_release -cs).list --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring
   sudo apt-get install linuxmint-keyring
   sudo apt-get update</span>
   

7. Additional codecs, fonts, tools, etc.

   sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer non-free-codecs flac libdvdcss2 vlc* mplayer dvdrip
   sudo apt-get install build-essential curl git-core
   

8. Install Chromium

   sudo apt-get install chromium-browser

   and extensions: Adblock Plus, Reddit Enhancement Suite, LiveReload, Personal Blocklist

9. Install Banshee (not the best, but the only one I’ve found that *easily* syncs my ratings between players–suggestions welcome)

   sudo apt-get install banshee

10. Install Shotwell

    sudo apt-get install shotwell