u0 - Ubuntu overview¶ ↑

Built on Debain 'hence apt and dpkg'

Pkg list¶ ↑

$ apt –installed list

$ apt search xdotool

• $ apt-cache search xdotool

$ dpkg -l

• $ dpkg -L vim

packages.ubuntu.com/trusty/i386/vim/filelist

$ cd /etc/alternatives ; ls -l `which vim`
  lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 May 18 14:43 /usr/bin/vim -> /etc/alternatives/vim
$ ls -l vim
  lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 May 18 14:43 vim -> /usr/bin/vim.basic

/etc/alternatives/README

u1 - Keyboard mapping¶ ↑

$ sudo apt-get install keyboard-configuration

$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration
  -> MacBook / MacBookPro (Intl)
  -> AltGrp = R Alt
  -> defaults

u2 - Get Macbook wireless working:¶ ↑

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer
Reboot

u3 - Additional packages via Ubuntu Software Centre¶ ↑

• System-Vi IMproved

• dwww

  $ sudo a2enmod cgi
  $ sudo service apache2 restart
  $ dwww vim-doc

• chrome

  Needed since Channel4od didn't support flash version for Linux (whereas BBC iPlayer does!)

  support.google.com/chrome/answer/7026064?hl=en&rd=1

  (Still not work on MacBook 5.1 but can use OSX Firefox…)

• qtcreator

  Help files not work from link in Welcome page (bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1356515)

  Open Qt Creator > Tools > Options > Help > Documentation > Add > /usr/share/qtcreator/doc/ choose qtcreator.qch

u4 - Additional packages via apt¶ ↑

• Temperature sensors

  $ sudo apt-get install hardinfo

  This also installs 'sensors'
  
  $ sudo sensors-detect
  Return to accept each default answer
  
  $ sensors