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ubuntu:xfce_desktop [2014/04/09 11:02]
tschulz
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>​ +
-[ui] +
-username = user@dom.net +
- +
-[web] +
-cacerts =  +
- +
-[extensions] +
-purge =  +
-</​file>​+
   - 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>​   - 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 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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 </​file>​ </​file>​
   * mercurial stores the home directory template in ~/.hg   * 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) ===== ===== Prevent Shutdown and Restart from Logout Menu (Optional) =====
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   <​property name="​configver"​ type="​int"​ value="​2"/>​   <​property name="​configver"​ type="​int"​ value="​2"/>​
 </​channel>​ </​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>​ </​file>​
  
  
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