Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala post-installation

The Ubuntu distribution of Linux has been making it easier and easier to get going with this operating system for 5 years now. With the recent release of Ubuntu 9.10 I was delighted to find there were no driver issues or tweaks needed to get it to run on the Toshiba Satellite A135 or the Acer Aspire One. The only issue is with Skype. The 2.0 version didn't seem to work properly and kept hanging or crashing after talking for a few minutes with people. No good. So, I'm using the 2.1 Beta version which seems to work fine if using a headset. The internal mic is not working at the moment as there seems to be no way to select which input device it uses, even using the external PulseAudio Device Chooser program. Anyhow, that issue aside, it's a great release and I'll list my setup to follow.(using terminal)

1. Setup Software Repositories.
   
   gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
   
   Replace contents and save with:
   # Ubuntu supported packages (GPG key: 437D05B5)
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic main restricted multiverse universe
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-security main restricted multiverse universe
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-updates main restricted multiverse universe
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-proposed main restricted multiverse universe
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-backports main restricted multiverse universe
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic main restricted multiverse universe
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-security main restricted multiverse universe
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-updates main restricted multiverse universe
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-proposed main restricted multiverse universe
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-backports main restricted multiverse universe

# Canonical Commercial Repository (GPG key: 1135D466)
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ karmic partner
# deb http://archive.canonical.com/ karmic-backports partner
# deb http://archive.canonical.com/ karmic-proposed partner
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ karmic-security partner
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ karmic-updates partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ karmic partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ karmic-backports partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ karmic-proposed partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ karmic-security partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ karmic-updates partner

# Global Menu
# KEY GPG: wget -q http://gnome2-globalmenu.googlecode.com/files/GlobalMenuKey.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/globalmenu-team/ppa/ubuntu karmic main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/globalmenu-team/ppa/ubuntu karmic main
   
   
   sudo apt-get update
2. Install Additional Software:
   
   sudo apt-get install abiword avant-window-navigator compizconfig-settings-manager fbreader ffmpeg gedit-plugins gnome-globalmenu gnome-mplayer gnucash gnumeric gparted inkscape mplayer ubuntu-restricted-extras rar unrar
3. Install Mac4Lin
4. Install Skype
5. Additional Settings:
   
   gconftool-2 -s -t string /apps/nautilus/icon_view/default_zoom_level small
gconftool-2 -s -t bool /apps/nautilus/desktop/computer_icon_visible true
gconftool-2 -s -t bool /apps/nautilus/desktop/home_icon_visible true
gconftool-2 -s -t bool /apps/nautilus/desktop/trash_icon_visible true

gconftool-2 -s -t string /apps/metacity/general/action_double_click_titlebar toggle_shade
gconftool-2 -s -t string /apps/metacity/general/button_layout close,minimize,maximize:menu

gconftool-2 -s -t string /desktop/gnome/interface/toolbar_style icons
gconftool-2 -s -t string /desktop/gnome/interface/toolbar_icons_size small-toolbar

gconftool-2 -s -t string /desktop/gnome/interface/font_name "Bitstream Vera Sans 8"
gconftool-2 -s -t string /desktop/gnome/interface/document_font_name "Bitstream Vera Sans 8"
gconftool-2 -s -t string /apps/nautilus/preferences/desktop_font "Bitstream Vera Sans 8"
gconftool-2 -s -t string /apps/metacity/general/titlebar_font "Bitstream Vera Sans Bold 8"
gconftool-2 -s -t string /desktop/gnome/interface/monospace_font_name "Bitstream Vera Sans Mono 8"

gconftool-2 -s -t bool /apps/nautilus/preferences/always_use_browser false
gconftool-2 -s -t string /apps/nautilus/preferences/default_folder_viewer list_view
gconftool-2 -s -t bool /apps/nautilus/preferences/enable_delete true
gconftool-2 -s -t list --list-type=string /apps/nautilus/list_view/default_visible_columns [name,size]
gconftool-2 -s -t string /apps/nautilus/list_view/default_zoom_level smallest
gconftool-2 -s -t string /apps/nautilus/icon_view/default_zoom_level small
gconftool-2 -s -t string /apps/nautilus/compact_view/default_zoom_level small

gconftool-2 -s -t string /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/background_color "black"
gconftool-2 -s -t string /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/background_type "transparent"
gconftool-2 -s -t string /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/background_darkness "0.8"
gconftool-2 -s -t string /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/foreground_color "#DDD"
gconftool-2 -s -t bool /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/use_theme_colors false
gconftool-2 -s -t string /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/scrollbar_position "hidden"
gconftool-2 -s -t bool /apps/gnome-terminal/global/confirm_window_close false

gconftool-2 -s -t list --list-type=string /apps/gedit-2/plugins/active-plugins [spell,filebrowser,time,bracktcompletion,showtabbar,modelines,indent,snippets,colorpicker,docinfo,codecomment,charmap]
gconftool-2 -s -t bool /apps/gedit-2/preferences/editor/line_numbers/display_line_numbers true
gconftool-2 -s -t bool /apps/gedit-2/preferences/editor/tabs/insert_spaces true
gconftool-2 -s -t int /apps/gedit-2/preferences/editor/tabs/tabs_size 4
gconftool-2 -s -t bool /apps/gedit-2/preferences/ui/toolbar/toolbar_visible false
gconftool-2 -s -t bool /apps/gedit-2/plugins/showtabbar/tabbar_visible false

gconftool-2 -s -t bool /apps/avant-window-navigator/auto_hide true
gconftool-2 -s -t bool /apps/avant-window-navigator/show_dialog_if_non_composited false
gconftool-2 -s -t list --list-type=string /apps/avant-window-navigator/window_manager/launchers [/usr/share/applications/awn-manager.desktop,/usr/share/applications/gnome-terminal.desktop,/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop,/usr/share/applications/evolution.desktop,/usr/share/applications/gimp.desktop,/usr/share/applications/inkscape.desktop]
gconftool-2 -s -t string /apps/avant-window-navigator/title/font_face Sans Bold 8

gconftool-2 -s -t string /apps/compiz/plugins/expo/allscreens/options/expo_edge BottomRight
gconftool-2 -s -t string /apps/compiz/plugins/expo/allscreens/options/ground_size 0.25
gconftool-2 -s -t string /apps/compiz/plugins/expo/allscreens/options/zoom_time 0.2

gconftool-2 -s -t string /apps/metacity/global_keybindings/switch_to_workspace_1 "<Control>F1"
gconftool-2 -s -t string /apps/metacity/global_keybindings/switch_to_workspace_2 "<Control>F2"
gconftool-2 -s -t string /apps/metacity/global_keybindings/switch_to_workspace_3 "<Control>F3"
gconftool-2 -s -t string /apps/metacity/global_keybindings/switch_to_workspace_4 "<Control>F4"
6. To permanently mount an NTFS Partition:
   Find Drive Boot record:
   
   sudo fdisk -l
   
   Replace "Drive" on both lines with name of choice, and replace "/dev/sda1" with the actual Drive Boot record of device.
   
   sudo mkdir /media/Drive
sudo echo "/dev/sda1 /media/Drive ntfs-3g defaults,UTF8 0 0" > /etc/fstab
sudo mount -a

And that should about do it.