- Basic system setup
-- Adjust [/etc/resolv.conf]
-- Adjust [/etc/fstab]
-- Adjust [/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0]
- Add repositories:
-- RPM Fusion (free)
-- RPM Fusion (non-free)
-- Adobe (flash plugin)
Note: RPM Fusion is the, guess what, fusion between Dribble, Freshrpms, and Livna repositories.
[update: remove before installing, thanks to a reader comment]
-- Remove things I do NOT like:
Here is an observation about the this step. If you are using KDE you better off not removing xine. I use Gnome, so it was never an issue for me. Please look at the useful comments left on this post. It talks for itself why it is a bad idea for KDE users to remove xine-libs. So, the safe version of the xine removal is bellow. (I still do not like it and that means that I'm still removing the front-ends but leaving the back-ends.)
--- Multimedia players that do not play divx/mp3 and stays as default for video and audio files:
#---
yum -y erase \
xine \
gxine* \
totem*
#---
--- This is REALLY annoying, it prevents mplayerplug-in from working properly:
#---
yum -y erase \
mozplugger
#---
-- Update your system:
#---
yum -y upgrade
#---
- Install additional software:
-- Multimedia:
#---
yum -y install \
mplayer \
mencoder \
live555 \
gecko-mediaplayer \
gnome-mplayer \
vlc \
grip \
flash-plugin \
AdobeReader_enu \
k3b \
k3b-extras-nonfree
#---
-- Torrent with transmission
#---
yum -y install \
transmission
#---
-- Spell-checking
#---
yum -y install \
huspell \
aspell \
gtk-spell \
aspell-en \
huspell-en
#---
--- Additional languages: German (de), Spanish (es), and Portuguese from Brazil (br)
#---
yum -y install \
aspell-de \
huspell-de \
aspell-es \
huspell-es \
aspell-br \
huspell-br
#---
-- Email with sylpheed-claws
#---
yum -y install \
bogofilter \
enchant \
enchant-aspell \
claws-mail \
claws-mail-plugins
#---
-- XMMS with its most precious plug-ins
#---
yum -y install \
xmms \
xmms-libs \
xmms-skins.noarch \
xmms-mp3 \
xmms-faad2 \
xmms-flac \
xmms-wma \
xmms-cdread \
xmms-arts \
xmms-esd \
xmms-musepack \
xmms-acme
#---
-- Pidgin, a very good IM client
#---
yum -y install \
pidgin \
pidgin-guifications \
pidgin-libnotify \
pidgin-otr \
purple-plugin_pack-pidgin \
purple-plugin_pack-pidgin-xmms
#---
-- For kernel modules
#---
yum -y install \
kernel-devel \
kernel-PAE-devel \
kernel-headers
#---
-- Nautilus plug-ins
#---
yum -y install \
nautilus-open-terminal \
nautilus-search-tool \
nautilus-flac-converter \
nautilus-extensions
#---
-- Misc
--- Diagrams and images, usually old stuff that I'm used to
#---
yum -y install \
graphviz \
dia \
gv \
xfig \
xpdf \
eog \
gnuplot \
grace
#---
--- Editors and related
#---
yum -y install \
gvim \
kile \
dictd \
diction
#---
--- My beloved spreadsheet program
#---
yum -y install \
gnumeric
#---
--- Compression related programs
#---
yum -y install \
unrar \
p7zip
#---
--- NVIDA
#---
yum -y install \
kmod-nvidia-PAE \
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia
#---
-- Note about the driver:
It messes the font resolution up (IMHO). So to keep the same aspect between the normal driver and the NVIDIA driver you need to edit the file: [/etc/X11/xorg.conf] and add the following line in the section Device:
Option "DPI" "90 x 90"
My section device looks like this:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
Option "DPI" "90 x 90"
EndSection
-- Development
--- My beloved debugging program
#---
yum -y install \
ddd
#---
--- Java support:
#---
yum -y install \
gcc-java \
java-1.6.0-openjdk \
java-1.6.0-openjdk-plugin \
java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc \
java-1.6.0-openjdk-src \
java-1.5.0-gcj \
java-1.5.0-gcj-devel \
java-1.5.0-gcj-javadoc \
java-1.5.0-gcj-src
#---
--- Eclipse for Java:
#---
yum -y install \
eclipse-platform \
eclipse-ecj \
eclipse-jdt \
eclipse-cvs-client \
#---
--- For SVN support:
#---
yum -y install \
rapidsvn \
eclipse-subclipse \
eclipse-subclipse-book
#---
--- For C++ development:
#---
yum -y install \
eclipse-cdt
#---
--- Mylyn plugin:
#---
yum -y install \
eclipse-mylyn \
eclipse-mylyn-ide \
eclipse-mylyn-java \
eclipse-mylyn-bugzilla \
eclipse-mylyn-trac
#---
A note on the docs, you will find them in:
/usr/share/javadoc/java-1.5.0-gcj/
/usr/share/javadoc/java-1.6.0-openjdk/
-- Update your system:
#---
yum -y upgrade
#---
- Install and setup third-part programs
-- VirtualBox/VMware
-- Skype
-- Real Player (check for the RPM version)
-- Sun Java
-- Eclipse
- Setup printers
- Backup [/etc] and [/boot/grub]
#---
tar -czf bkp-system.`/bin/date +"%Y%m%d-%H%M"`.tgz /etc /boot/grub
#---
- Some issues:
Acrobat Reader install its Firefox/Mozilla plug-in, which has a memory leak. I recommend to remove it. To do so:
#---
rm -f /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/nppdf.so
#---
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- C Cedilla with Gnome
