cheats.ubuntu.11.10

# my configuration set up for ubuntu 11.10
# for now a list, later a script

1. download / install chrome
2. sudo apt-get install emacs git git-gui xclip r-base awesome
        graphviz feh mpg321 irssi curl
        suckless-tools (for wmname awesome java work around)
3. gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-key-theme "Emacs"
4. gconftool-2 --set "/apps/gnome-terminal/global/use_mnemonics" --type boolean false
5. clone bin and dotfiles from github
6. symlink the needed (Xsession to start)
7. set up for xsessions
(https://bugs.launchpad.net/debian/+source/lightdm/+bug/818864)
8. gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface ubuntu-overlay-scrollbars false

sudo su -c cat <<EOF > /usr/share/xsessions/xsession.desktop                                                                                 
[Desktop Entry]                                                                                                
Version=1.0                                                                                                    
Name=Default Xsession                                                                                          
Exec=default                                                                                                   
Icon=                                                                                                          
Type=Application                                                                                               
EOF

8. mkdir ~/tools
   cd ~/tools
   curl http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/7u2-b13/jdk-7u2-linux-i586.tar.gz -O
   tar -xvzf jdk-7u2-linux-i586.tar.gz

9. mkdir ~/tools
   cd ~/tools
   curl http://download-ln.jetbrains.com/idea/ideaIC-11.tar.gz -O
   tar -xvzf ideaIC-11.tar.gz

   will need the IDEA_JDK variable

look in .xsession-errors for start up errors