TSL

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Revision as of 10:50, 25 September 2009 by Ksmith (talk | contribs) (Added emacs-goodies-el and dmenu)

TSL Todo list

  • Shorten & tie up flyleads
  • Re-crimp broken clips
  • Provide tied down flyleads in the laptop areas (areas without PCs)
  • Reset BIOS password on the remaining 2 machines.
  • Install replaced / fixed computers

Current problems

Network Sockets
SLAB013 SLAB016 SLAB031 SLAB39 SLAB42 SLAB062 (Logged with ICTS)
Power Sockets
pc48
Security
pc44
Needs to come out
pc59
Bad network cable
pc35

Row 1

Working
7
Power
pc48
Flylead/port
pc43, 44
Network Port
pc45

Row 2

Working
6
Bad cable /port
pc58, 56
Flylead
pc56, pc58

Row 3

Working
7
Bad cable
pc35

Row 4

Working
7
Tie Cable
pc76, pc72, 67, 68
No cable
69

Row 5

Working
6
Missing
2
Tie cable
pc82
Bad cable
pc75

Row 6

Working
4

Wishlist for next rollout

  • python-psycho

Image

Paste the source of the following into:

sed -ne 's/^* // p' | tr '\n' ' '; echo

to get a list you can install

Games

  • bsdgames
  • bzflag
  • dosbox
  • einstein
  • frozen-bubble
  • gnome-games
  • gtetrinet
  • kobodeluxe
  • neverball
  • openarena
  • openttd
  • pingus
  • scummvm
  • teeworlds
  • tetrinet-client
  • wesnoth
  • wormux
  • xmoto

Editors

  • anjuta
  • bluefish
  • codeblocks
  • eclipse
  • eclipse-cdt
  • eclipse-pydev
  • emacs
  • emacs-snapshot
  • emacs-goodies-el
  • eric
  • geany
  • idle
  • idle-python2.5
  • idle3
  • joe
  • kate
  • kdevelop
  • lyx
  • monodevelop
  • monodevelop-java
  • netbeans
  • scite
  • spe
  • vim-full
  • xemacs21

Docs

  • ant-doc
  • apache2-doc
  • aspell-doc
  • autoconf-doc
  • automake1.9-doc
  • bash-doc
  • cdrkit-doc
  • ddd-doc
  • devhelp
  • diveintopython
  • doxygen-doc
  • flex-doc
  • gawk-doc
  • gcc-doc
  • gdb-doc
  • git-doc
  • glut-doc
  • gmp-doc
  • gnuplot-doc
  • graphviz-doc
  • gtkmm-documentation
  • haskell-doc
  • jlint-doc
  • libboost-doc
  • libgtkmm-doc
  • manpages-dev
  • octave-doc
  • perl-doc
  • php-doc
  • python-doc
  • python-matplotlib-doc
  • python-numpy-doc
  • python-qt4-doc
  • qt4-doc
  • r-doc-html
  • rubybook
  • splint-doc-html
  • stl-manual
  • sun-java6-doc
  • tidy-doc
  • xchm
  • zsh-doc

Version Control

  • cvs
  • bzr
  • bzr-gtk
  • bzr-svn
  • bzrtools
  • darcs
  • git-core
  • meld
  • mercurial
  • subversion
  • subversion-tools
  • svk

Debugging

  • ddd
  • d-feet
  • lsof
  • ltrace
  • strace
  • valgrind

Programming

  • ant
  • ant-optional
  • bicyclerepair
  • bison
  • bpython
  • bsh
  • build-essential
  • clisp
  • cmake
  • csstidy
  • devscripts
  • docbook
  • flex
  • freeglut3-dev
  • fpc
  • gcc-4.1
  • gdc
  • g++-4.1
  • gengetopt
  • ghc
  • gnome-devel
  • gnuplot
  • graphviz
  • ipython
  • jlint
  • kiki
  • libboost-dev
  • libcurl4-openssl-dev
  • libghc6-xmonad-dev
  • libgtkmm-2.4-dev
  • libphobos-4.2-dev
  • libqt4-dev
  • libqwt-dev
  • libsdl-console-dev
  • libsdl-dev
  • libsdl-gfx1.2-dev
  • libsdl-image1.2-dev
  • libsdl-mixer1.2-dev
  • libsdl-net1.2-dev
  • libsdl-pango-dev
  • libsdl-sound1.2-dev
  • libsdl-stretch-dev
  • libsdl-ttf2.0-dev
  • linklint
  • malbolge
  • mesa-utils
  • mono-debugger
  • octave
  • perltidy
  • php5-cli
  • php5-tidy
  • posh
  • pyflakes
  • pylint
  • python3
  • python-all-dev
  • python-beautifulsoup
  • python-celementtree
  • python-configobj
  • python-crypto
  • python-dateutil
  • python-django
  • python-fuse
  • python-gmpy
  • python-html5lib
  • python-jinja
  • python-matplotlib
  • python-pydot
  • python-pygame
  • python-pysqlite2
  • python-qt4
  • python-sphinx
  • python-simplejson
  • python-scipy
  • python-soappy
  • python-sqlalchemy
  • python-turbogears
  • python-twisted
  • python-visual
  • qt4-designer
  • r-recommended
  • ruby-full
  • ruby-gnome2
  • ruby-kde4
  • speedcrunch
  • splint
  • sun-java6-jdk
  • sun-java6-plugin
  • tidy
  • texlive-full
  • wxmaxima

Command Line

  • ascii
  • ack-grep
  • clusterssh
  • cowsay
  • curl
  • dot2tex
  • elinks
  • figlet
  • fortune-mod
  • hping3
  • htop
  • indent
  • imagemagick
  • irssi
  • links
  • links2
  • lftp
  • lynx
  • manpages
  • moreutils
  • mtr-tiny
  • openssl
  • p7zip-full
  • p7zip-rar
  • pdfjam
  • pdftk
  • poppler-utils
  • pssh
  • pwgen
  • qemu
  • quota
  • rsync
  • screen
  • sl
  • socat
  • star
  • toilet
  • traceroute
  • tsocks
  • units
  • unrar
  • unzip
  • w3m
  • whois
  • zsh

System

  • alien
  • cntlm
  • fusedav
  • fuseiso
  • fusesmb
  • ldap-auth-client
  • ldap-utils
  • ncpfs
  • nis
  • nfs-common
  • openntpd
  • openssh-server
  • smartmontools
  • sshfs
  • tmpreaper
  • wbritish

Databases

  • mysql-client
  • mysql-doc-5.0
  • libmysqlclient-dev
  • libmysql++-dev
  • libpg-java
  • libpq-dev
  • libpqxx-dev
  • libsqlite-dev
  • php5-mysql
  • php5-sqlite
  • php5-pgsql
  • postgresql-client
  • postgresql-doc
  • python-mysqldb
  • python-psycopg2
  • sqlite3
  • sqlite3-doc

Other

  • abiword
  • amarok
  • blender
  • dia
  • dillo
  • dmenu
  • epiphany-browser
  • firefox-3.5
  • flashplugin-nonfree
  • fluxbox
  • gajim
  • gnumeric
  • gwibber
  • impressive
  • inkscape
  • konsole
  • konqueror
  • konversation
  • linuxdcpp
  • midori
  • openoffice.org-draw
  • openoffice.org-pdfimport
  • pdfedit
  • pidgin-plugin-pack
  • planner
  • rdesktop
  • scribus
  • ubuntu-restricted-extras
  • wine
  • yakuake
  • xchat
  • xtightvncviewer
  • xmonad

Multimedia

  • ffmpeg
  • non-free-codecs
  • libavdevice-unstripped-52
  • libavfilter-unstripped-0
  • libavformat-unstripped-52
  • mencoder
  • mplayer
  • vlc
  • youtube-dl

Fonts

  • ttf-adf
  • ttf-aenigma
  • ttf-atarismall
  • ttf-beteckna
  • ttf-breip
  • ttf-droid
  • ttf-dustin
  • ttf-ecolier-court
  • ttf-ecolier-lignes-court
  • ttf-engadget
  • ttf-essays1743
  • ttf-f500
  • ttf-fifthhorseman-dkg-handwriting
  • ttf-georgewilliams
  • ttf-goudybookletter
  • ttf-inconsolata
  • ttf-isabella
  • ttf-jsmath
  • ttf-junicode
  • ttf-konatu
  • ttf-larabie-deco
  • ttf-larabie-straight
  • ttf-larabie-uncommon
  • ttf-linux-libertine
  • ttf-marvosym
  • ttf-mscorefonts-installer
  • ttf-ocr-a
  • ttf-oflb-asana-math
  • ttf-oflb-euterpe
  • ttf-radisnoir
  • ttf-sil-gentium
  • ttf-sil-gentium-basic
  • ttf-sjfonts
  • ttf-staypuft
  • ttf-summersby
  • ttf-tomsontalks
  • ttf-tuffy
  • ttf-ubuntu-title
  • ttf-unifont
  • ttf-xfree86-nonfree

Post Install

Get rid of:

  • any MTA
  • old kernels
  • network-manager, gdm-guest-session
  • shut down unnecessary services
  • Spring clean /etc/xdg/autostart
  • Use the PolicyKit Authorizations manager to disable suspend and hibernate for normal users.
  • rm /etc/hostname
  • Remove the 127.0.1.1 line from /etc/hosts

Configure:

  • /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://ftp.leg.uct.ac.za/pub/linux/ubuntu jaunty main universe multiverse restricted
deb http://ftp.leg.uct.ac.za/pub/linux/ubuntu jaunty-security main universe multiverse restricted
deb http://ftp.leg.uct.ac.za/pub/linux/medibuntu jaunty free non-free
  • /etc/openntpd/ntpd.conf
server ntp1.uct.ac.za
server ntp2.uct.ac.za
server ntp3.uct.ac.za
server dreamcoat.che.uct.ac.za
server emperor.che.uct.ac.za
  • /etc/tmpreaper.conf
SHOWWARNING=false
  • /etc/eclipse/java_home
/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun
  • /usr/lib/eclipse/configuration/config.ini
org.eclipse.jdt.core.classpathVariable.JRE_LIB=/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/lib/rt.jar
  • /etc/update-manager/meta-release
URI = http://ftp.leg.uct.ac.za/pub/linux/ubuntu-changelogs/leg/meta-release
URI_LTS = http://ftp.leg.uct.ac.za/pub/linux/ubuntu-changelogs/leg/meta-release-lts
  • /etc/yp.conf
ypserver 137.158.56.6
  • /etc/nsswitch.conf
passwd:         nis files
group:          compat nis files
shadow:         nis files
  • /etc/fstab:
tsl.uct.ac.za:/home	/home	nfs	rw,sync		0	0
  • /etc/ldap.conf:
uri ldaps://ucttldap1.uct.ac.za/ ldaps://ucttldap2.uct.ac.za/ ldaps://ucttldap3.uct.ac.za/
base  ou=main, o=uct
pam_filter objectclass=ndsloginproperties
pam_login_attribute cn
pam_password nds
tls_checkpeer no
  • /etc/security/group.conf
*;*;*;Al0000-2400; audio,floppy,video,cdrom,plugdev,fuse
  • /etc/firefox-3.[05]/pref/firefox.js
// UCT Proxy
pref("network.proxy.autoconfig_url", "http://www.uct.ac.za/cache.pac");
pref("network.proxy.type", 2);
pref("browser.cache.disk.capacity", 3000);
  • /etc/firefox-3.[05]/pref/ubufox.js
pref("browser.startup.homepage", "file:/etc/firefox-homepage.properties");
  • /etc/firefox-homepage.properties
browser.startup.homepage=http://www.tsl.uct.ac.za/
  • /usr/share/gdm/themes/Human/Human.xml
  <item type="rect" id="custom-tsl-help">
    <pos y="10%" width="box" height="box" x="50%" anchor="n"/>
    <box spacing="2" orientation="vertical">
      <item type="label">
        <pos x="50%" anchor="n"/>
        <normal font="Sans 14" color="#ffffff"/>
        <text>Problems?</text>
      </item>
      <item type="label">
        <normal font="Sans 12" color="#ffffff"/>
        <text>e-mail help@tsl.uct.ac.za</text>
      </item>
    </box>
  </item>
  • /etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory/%gconf-tree.xml
<?xml version="1.0"?>
 <gconf>
 	<dir name="apps">
 		<dir name="nautilus">
 			<dir name="preferences">
 				<entry name="thumbnail_limit" mtime="1252410114" type="int" value="512000"/>
 			</dir>
 		</dir>
 	</dir>
 	<dir name="desktop">
 		<dir name="gnome">
 			<dir name="applications">
 				<dir name="window_manager">
 					<entry name="default" mtime="1252403218" type="string">
 						<stringvalue>/usr/bin/metacity</stringvalue>
 					</entry>
 				</dir>
 			</dir>
 		</dir>
 	</dir>
 	<dir name="system">
 		<dir name="http_proxy">
 			<entry name="ignore_hosts" mtime="1252519008" type="list" ltype="string">
 				<li type="string">
 					<stringvalue>localhost</stringvalue>
 				</li>
 				<li type="string">
 					<stringvalue>127.0.0.0/8</stringvalue>
 				</li>
 				<li type="string">
 					<stringvalue>*.local</stringvalue>
 				</li>
 				<li type="string">
 					<stringvalue>137.158.0.0/16</stringvalue>
 				</li>
 				<li type="string">
 					<stringvalue>*.uct.ac.za</stringvalue>
 				</li>
 			</entry>
 			<entry name="host" mtime="1252518985" type="string">
 				<stringvalue>localhost</stringvalue>
 			</entry>
 			<entry name="use_http_proxy" mtime="1252519071" type="bool" value="true"/>
 		</dir>
 		<dir name="proxy">
 			<entry name="secure_port" mtime="1252518992" type="int" value="8080"/>
 			<entry name="secure_host" mtime="1252518987" type="string">
 				<stringvalue>localhost</stringvalue>
 			</entry>
 			<entry name="mode" mtime="1252518982" type="string">
 				<stringvalue>manual</stringvalue>
 			</entry>
 		</dir>
 	</dir>
 </gconf>

  • /etc/cntlm.conf
Domain          WF
Proxy           campusnet.uct.ac.za:8080
Listen          8080
NTLMToBasic     yes

Groupwise

  • extract to /tmp/ somewhere
  • alien novell-groupwise-gwcheck-8.0.0HP-87328.i586.rpm
  • dpkg -i novell-groupwise-gwclient_8.0.0HP-87329_i386.deb
  • rm /opt/novell/groupwise/client/jre/
  • ln -s /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre /opt/novell/groupwise/client/
  • Edit /usr/share/applications/gwclient.desktop
Exec=/opt/novell/groupwise/client/bin/groupwise --ipa=ngwnameserver.uct.ac.za

JGrasp

  • Extract to /opt/jgrasp
  • ln -s /opt/jgrasp/bin/jgrasp /usr/local/bin
  • /usr/local/share/applications/jgrasp.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Name=jGRASP IDE
Comment=Integrated Development Environment
Exec=/usr/local/bin/jgrasp
Icon=/opt/jgrasp/data/gric48.png
Categories=Development;Java;IDE;
Terminal=false
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true

ArgoUML

  • Extract to /opt/argouml-0.28.1/
  • unzip -j argouml.jar org/argouml/Images/ArgoIcon32x32.png
  • ln -s /opt/argouml-0.28.1/argouml.sh /usr/local/bin/argouml
  • /usr/local/share/applications/argouml.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Name=ArgoUML
Comment=UML Modelling tool
Exec=/usr/local/bin/argouml
Icon=/opt/argouml-0.28.1/ArgoIcon32x32.png
Terminal=0
Type=Application
Categories=Java;Development;

CUDA Emulator

  • Download cuda-toolkit from nvidia
  • Install to /opt
  • ln -s /opt/cuda/bin/* /usr/local/bin

Pre-imaging

  • /usr/local/sbin/post-image
#!/bin/sh -e

echo Generating new OpenSSH host keys
rm /etc/ssh/ssh_host_[rd]sa_key*
ssh-keygen -q -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key -N  -t rsa
ssh-keygen -q -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key -N  -t dsa
rm /etc/rcS.d/S99post-image
  • ln -s /usr/local/sbin/post-image /etc/rcS.d/S99post-image
  • Remove the two lines from /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules