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--- ubuntu:xfce_desktop [2014/04/09 10:36]
tschulz
+++ ubuntu:xfce_desktop [2014/04/17 11:35]
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-====== Ubuntu as Windows XP Replacement ======
+====== Xubuntu as a Windows XP (ChromeOS like) Replacement ======
+===== Basic Setup =====
   - install Xubuntu 14.04
   - Download and install [[http://www.google.com/chrome|Google chrome]]
   - Install supporting packages<file>
-apt-get install vim mercurial
+apt-get install vim mercurial tuxpaint tuxpaint-config libreoffice
 </file>
-  - customize default user to your liking
+===== Create User Account =====
-  - create a .hgrc and save to your home dir<file hgrc ~/.hgrc>
-[ui]
-username = user@dom.net
-[web]
+  - customize default user to your liking, create a new user or use the account created during install
-cacerts =
+  - execute the following commands remember to enter a log message after hg commit.  If you make changes to your user update the template by running hg addremove and hg commit again<file>
-[extensions]
-purge =
-</file>
-  - execute the following commands remember to enter a log message after hg commit<file>
 hg init
 hg addremove
-hg commit
+hg --config ui.username=foo commit
 </file>
   - Create the session script in /scripts/custom_session.sh<file bash /scripts/custom_session.sh>
@@ Line 27: / Line 21: @@
 cd ~
 hg revert --all
-hg purge
+hg --config extensions.purge= purge
 startxfce4
 </file>
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 Type=Application
 </file>
+  - You now can select **School Session** from the login manager and it will revert your home directory to the state it was the last time hg commit was run
+===== Other Recommendations =====
+  * add a startup application script to start chrome at a google login page<file bash /scripts/chrome_login.sh>
+#!/bin/sh
+google-chrome "http://g.sebeka.k12.mn.us"
+</file>
+  * you can remove the Application menus from the panel and desktop menu
+  * sub pixel hinting is not enabled by default, enable to enhance font rendering on LCD displays
+  * mercurial will delete empty directories on purge, run "touch .desktop" to create a empty hidden file
+  * you can remove a password from a user by running, be sure to enable the root user if you only have one user<file>
+passwd -d <USERNAME>
+</file>
+  * mercurial stores the home directory template in ~/.hg
+===== Tuxpaint =====
+  * tuxpaint uses lpr for printing so ${PRINTER} must be set, use lpstat -p to see a list of printers
+  * use tuxpaint config to set tuxpaint options
+===== Prevent Shutdown and Restart from Logout Menu (Optional) =====
+<file xml /etc/xdg/xfce4/kiosk/kioskrc>
+[xfce4-panel]
+CustomizePanel=NONE
+[xfce4-session]
+CustomizeSplash=NONE
+CustomizeChooser=NONE
+CustomizeLogout=NONE
+CustomizeCompatibility=NONE
+Shutdown=NONE
+CustomizeSecurity=NONE
+[xfdesktop]
+UserMenu=NONE
+CustomizeBackdrop=NONE
+CustomizeDesktopMenu=NONE
+CustomizeWindowlist=NONE
+CustomizeDesktopIcons=NONE
+</file>
+===== Lock Down Xfce Panels (Optional) =====
 <file xml /etc/xdg/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-panel.xml>
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<channel name="xfce4-panel" version="1.0" locked="*" unlocked="root;@wheel">
+<channel name="xfce4-panel" version="1.0" locked="*" unlocked="root">
   <property name="panels" type="uint" value="1">
     <property name="panel-0" type="empty">
-      <property name="position" type="string" value="p=6;x=0;y=0"/>
+      <property name="position" type="string" value="p=8;x=640;y=787"/>
       <property name="length" type="uint" value="100"/>
       <property name="position-locked" type="bool" value="true"/>
       <property name="plugin-ids" type="array">
-        <value type="int" value="1"/>
+        <value type="int" value="10"/>
+        <value type="int" value="9"/>
+        <value type="int" value="11"/>
+        <value type="int" value="8"/>
         <value type="int" value="2"/>
         <value type="int" value="3"/>
-        <value type="int" value="5"/>
         <value type="int" value="4"/>
+        <value type="int" value="5"/>
+        <value type="int" value="6"/>
+        <value type="int" value="7"/>
+        <value type="int" value="13"/>
+        <value type="int" value="12"/>
+      </property>
+      <property name="background-style" type="uint" value="1"/>
+      <property name="background-alpha" type="uint" value="0"/>
+      <property name="size" type="uint" value="30"/>
+      <property name="autohide" type="bool" value="false"/>
+      <property name="length-adjust" type="bool" value="true"/>
+      <property name="span-monitors" type="bool" value="false"/>
+      <property name="enter-opacity" type="uint" value="100"/>
+      <property name="leave-opacity" type="uint" value="100"/>
+      <property name="mode" type="uint" value="0"/>
+      <property name="background-color" type="array">
+        <value type="uint" value="60909"/>
+        <value type="uint" value="60909"/>
+        <value type="uint" value="60909"/>
+        <value type="uint" value="65535"/>
       </property>
-      <property name="background-style" type="uint" value="2"/>
-      <property name="background-image" type="string" value="/home/babicka/panel_bg.jpg"/>
-      <property name="size" type="uint" value="35"/>
     </property>
   </property>
   <property name="plugins" type="empty">
-    <property name="plugin-1" type="string" value="applicationsmenu"/>
+    <property name="plugin-2" type="string" value="tasklist">
-    <property name="plugin-5" type="string" value="clock">
+      <property name="flat-buttons" type="bool" value="true"/>
-      <property name="digital-format" type="string" value="%A %d %B %Y - %R"/>
     </property>
-    <property name="plugin-2" type="string" value="showdesktop"/>
     <property name="plugin-3" type="string" value="separator">
-      <property name="expand" type="bool" value="true"/>
       <property name="style" type="uint" value="0"/>
-    </property>
-    <property name="plugin-4" type="string" value="separator">
       <property name="expand" type="bool" value="true"/>
+    </property>
+    <property name="plugin-4" type="string" value="systray">
+      <property name="show-frame" type="bool" value="false"/>
+      <property name="size-max" type="uint" value="22"/>
+      <property name="names-visible" type="array">
+        <value type="string" value="networkmanager applet"/>
+        <value type="string" value="xfce4-power-manager"/>
+        <value type="string" value="blueman-applet"/>
+        <value type="string" value="ibus panel"/>
+      </property>
+    </property>
+    <property name="plugin-5" type="string" value="indicator">
+      <property name="blacklist" type="array">
+        <value type="string" value="libappmenu.so"/>
+      </property>
+      <property name="known-indicators" type="array">
+        <value type="string" value="libapplication.so"/>
+        <value type="string" value="com.canonical.indicator.power"/>
+        <value type="string" value="com.canonical.indicator.messages"/>
+        <value type="string" value="com.canonical.indicator.sound"/>
+      </property>
+    </property>
+    <property name="plugin-6" type="string" value="separator">
       <property name="style" type="uint" value="0"/>
+      <property name="expand" type="bool" value="false"/>
+    </property>
+    <property name="plugin-7" type="string" value="clock">
+      <property name="digital-format" type="string" value="%d %b, %H:%M"/>
+    </property>
+    <property name="plugin-8" type="string" value="launcher">
+      <property name="items" type="array">
+        <value type="string" value="13969814161.desktop"/>
+      </property>
+    </property>
+    <property name="plugin-10" type="string" value="launcher">
+      <property name="items" type="array">
+        <value type="string" value="13969816452.desktop"/>
+      </property>
+    </property>
+    <property name="plugin-9" type="string" value="launcher">
+      <property name="items" type="array">
+        <value type="string" value="13969827831.desktop"/>
+      </property>
+    </property>
+    <property name="plugin-11" type="string" value="launcher">
+      <property name="items" type="array">
+        <value type="string" value="13969827942.desktop"/>
+      </property>
+    </property>
+    <property name="plugin-12" type="string" value="actions">
+      <property name="appearance" type="uint" value="0"/>
+      <property name="items" type="array">
+        <value type="string" value="-lock-screen"/>
+        <value type="string" value="-switch-user"/>
+        <value type="string" value="-separator"/>
+        <value type="string" value="-suspend"/>
+        <value type="string" value="-hibernate"/>
+        <value type="string" value="-separator"/>
+        <value type="string" value="-shutdown"/>
+        <value type="string" value="-restart"/>
+        <value type="string" value="-separator"/>
+        <value type="string" value="+logout"/>
+        <value type="string" value="-logout-dialog"/>
+      </property>
+    </property>
+    <property name="plugin-13" type="string" value="separator">
+      <property name="style" type="uint" value="1"/>
     </property>
   </property>
+  <property name="configver" type="int" value="2"/>
 </channel>
 </file>
-{{:ubuntu:config.tar|}}
+===== Tux Paint Printing =====
+  - Get a list of printers by using <file>lpstat -a</file>
+  - set the **PRINTER** varibile in ${HOME}/.config/xfce/xinitrc
+  - e. g. <file bash>
+export PRINTER="rm217ptr"
+</file>

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