Parental Units Setup
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# in as user as set with AutomaticLogin key. | # in as user as set with AutomaticLogin key. | ||
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| + | == Enable playback of "restricted formats" == | ||
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| + | "Restricted formats" comprise non-free media formats, including DVD, MP3, Quicktime, and Windows Media. | ||
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== Remove the ''metacity'' minimize animation == | == Remove the ''metacity'' minimize animation == | ||
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Install IE6 just-in-case a site is unusable with Firefox or Opera. Instructions on installing IE6 on Ubuntu are here[http://brandonhutchinson.com/Installing_Internet_Explorer_on_Linux.html]. | Install IE6 just-in-case a site is unusable with Firefox or Opera. Instructions on installing IE6 on Ubuntu are here[http://brandonhutchinson.com/Installing_Internet_Explorer_on_Linux.html]. | ||
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| + | == Links == | ||
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| + | * [http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-12777.html GDM logging on locally without entering password?] | ||
| + | * [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats RestrictedFormats] | ||
Revision as of 03:49, 4 January 2008
My parents somehow agreed to try Linux. Here the steps I performed after the default install of Ubuntu 7.10.
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Configure user auto-login
From /etc/gdm/gdm.conf:
# Automatic login, if true the first attached screen will automatically logged # in as user as set with AutomaticLogin key.
$ sudo sed --in-place -e 's/AutomaticLoginEnable=false/AutomaticLoginEnable=true/' -e 's/AutomaticLogin=/AutomaticLogin=user/' /etc/gdm/gdm.conf
Enable playback of "restricted formats"
"Restricted formats" comprise non-free media formats, including DVD, MP3, Quicktime, and Windows Media.
$ sudo apt-get install
Remove the metacity minimize animation
- Disable the animation.
$ gconftool-2 --set --type=boolean /apps/metacity/general/reduced_resources true
- Display contents of windows when moving (i.e., disable the awful wireframe effect).
$ gconftool-2 --set --type=boolean /desktop/gnome/interface/accessibility true
Install Opera
- Add the Opera .deb repository.
$ sudo sh -c 'echo "# The Opera browser (packages)\ndeb http://deb.opera.com/opera etch non-free"'
- Add the deb.opera.com GPG key.
$ sudo sh -c 'wget -O - http://deb.opera.com/archive.key | apt-key add -'
- Install Opera.
$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install opera
Install Internet Explorer 6
Install IE6 just-in-case a site is unusable with Firefox or Opera. Instructions on installing IE6 on Ubuntu are here[1].
