This will be a collection of notes to remember what to install in what way to build a nice server using Ubuntu Linux. It was tested (in not a very carefull way) with the Gutsy Gibbon release (7.10) of Ubuntu.

• X - Ati Radeon 9600 Pro xorg.conf
• Setting up LVM
• Linux laptops and a beamer

sudo aptitude install

git-core git-gui qgit ant sun-java6-* ddrescue umbrello htop openssh-server autossh sshfs zsh vim unrar nfs-common pv nmap wireshark redshift-gtk gsynaptics okular graphviz libsox-fmt-base libsox-fmt-ao w3m w3m-img sux sox texlive* kile xtightvncviewer dropbox skype psi digikam jhead

gpm gnome-disk-utility scite wine nfs-kernel-server ddclient gparted computertemp sensors-applet

apache2 apachetop php5 php-pear php5-mysql php5-gd php5-pgsql php5-xsl php5-xdebug

mysql-server mysql-query-browser mysql-admin phpmyadmin postgresql pgadmin3

inkscape mp3val lame mplayer vlc acidrip devede dvdstyler grip easytag gimp gimp-resynthesizer jhead

acidrip: (unprotected) DVD → File on Disk

devede: DVD Authoring (w/ re-encoding)

dvdstyler: DVD Authoring (w/o re-encoding)

grip: rip cds (no development anymore, not in standard repository)

gnormalize: another cdripper

abcde: commandline cdripper

mp3val: checks and fixes mp3 files

easytag: ID3 Tag editor

Ubuntu build-in config-tools

• iptables - Routing and firewall functionality (firestarter is a nice and easy to use graphical frontend)
• Powertop - spots energy consuming settings and programs
• Gsynaptics - Configure your Touchpad
• Laptop as a Router

• Seahorse - Gnome PGP/GPG Keymanager
• SimpleBackup - Easy to use backup tool ¹⁾
• Apachetop
• getlibs - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=474790

• Easytag - Edit e.g. mp3 tags.
• Yakuake - Quake-like console. Use Yakuake Simple Theme, as Gnome does not support the transparency stuff of the KDE-based Yakuake.
• ZSH - ZShell
• PSI - Instant Messenger. Install qca-tls to enable SSL support and sox to use play for sounds.
• Scite - Fast, small and widely adjustable editor (also available for Windows ²⁾
• vim - Another editor, but this one does not need X
• Kile - Latex IDE.
• Latex - texlive* packages (sure?)
• sux - export display when switching to different user on commandline
• w3m - console webbrowser. w3m-img adds image support
• gpm - General Purpose Mouseinterface (or something close to that) - to enable mouse support in console (tty)

• Hugin - Panoramamaker, can use enblend for “soft edges” and autopano-sift for automation

• Setup: Webserver (Apache, PHP, MySQL), Proftpd-server, SSH-server, VNC-server (via SSH), Printing with Cups, …
• ACPI
• ZSH - The ZShell
• Interesting Scripts and other unrelated stuff
• HowTo do something
• What to Backup
• Citrix
• Repositories
• GPG
• How to change Hostname
• Fun with test-to-speech
• Backup and Restore MBR
• Batch creation of Laptop Background image
• Automount SMB share