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====== 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 tuxpaint tuxpaint-config libreoffice
</file>
===== Create User Account =====

  - customize default user to your liking, create a new user or use the account created during install
  - 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>
hg init
hg addremove
hg --config ui.username=foo commit
</file>
  - Create the session script in /scripts/custom_session.sh<file bash /scripts/custom_session.sh>
#!/bin/sh

cd ~
hg revert --all
hg --config extensions.purge= purge 
startxfce4
</file>
  - Create a new login session by creating /usr/share/xsessions/custom_session.desktop<file desktop /usr/share/xsessions/custom_session.desktop>
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=School Session
Comment=Use this session to run Xubuntu as your desktop environment
Exec=/scripts/custom_session.sh
Icon=
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">
  <property name="panels" type="uint" value="1">
    <property name="panel-0" type="empty">
      <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="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="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>
  </property>
  <property name="plugins" type="empty">
    <property name="plugin-2" type="string" value="tasklist">
      <property name="flat-buttons" type="bool" value="true"/>
    </property>
    <property name="plugin-3" type="string" value="separator">
      <property name="style" type="uint" value="0"/>
      <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>

===== 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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