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ubuntu:xfce_desktop [2014/04/09 10:48]
tschulz [Create User Account]
ubuntu:xfce_desktop [2014/04/17 11:35] (current)
tschulz [Tux Paint Printing]
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-====== ​Ubuntu ​as Windows XP Replacement ======+====== ​Xubuntu ​as Windows XP (ChromeOS like) Replacement ======
  
 ===== Basic Setup ===== ===== Basic Setup =====
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   - Download and install [[http://​www.google.com/​chrome|Google chrome]]   - Download and install [[http://​www.google.com/​chrome|Google chrome]]
   - Install supporting packages<​file>​   - Install supporting packages<​file>​
-apt-get install vim mercurial+apt-get install vim mercurial ​tuxpaint tuxpaint-config libreoffice
 </​file>​ </​file>​
 ===== Create User Account ===== ===== Create User Account =====
  
-  - customize default user to your liking +  - customize default user to your likingcreate a new user or use the account created during install 
-  - create a .hgrc and save to your home dir<file hgrc ~/​.hgrc>​ +  - 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>​
-[ui] +
-username = user@dom.net +
- +
-[web] +
-cacerts =  +
- +
-[extensions] +
-purge =  +
-</​file>​ +
-  - execute the following commands remember to enter a log message after hg commit<​file>​+
 hg init hg init
 hg addremove hg addremove
-hg commit+hg --config ui.username=foo ​commit
 </​file>​ </​file>​
   - Create the session script in /​scripts/​custom_session.sh<​file bash /​scripts/​custom_session.sh>​   - Create the session script in /​scripts/​custom_session.sh<​file bash /​scripts/​custom_session.sh>​
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 cd ~ cd ~
 hg revert --all hg revert --all
-hg purge+hg --config extensions.purge= ​purge 
 startxfce4 startxfce4
 </​file>​ </​file>​
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   - 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   - 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
  
-====== Prevent Shutdown and Restart from Logout Menu (Optional) ​======+===== 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>​ <file xml /​etc/​xdg/​xfce4/​kiosk/​kioskrc>​
 [xfce4-panel] [xfce4-panel]
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 </​channel>​ </​channel>​
 </​file>​ </​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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