Some of my Kubuntu-Hoary tweaks

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Sweeet :-)
btw what is "DDC" (re: #2)?

On 4/15/05, Abdullah Ramazanoglu <ar018 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I hope this proves useful to others as well, and I hope the
> positive/negative community response to this and other user preferences
> (please post yours too) becomes a useful feedback to Kubuntu devs as to
> what defaults/settings to adopt in future releases.
> 
> 1. Good old "ll":
> sudo echo "alias ll='ls -l'" >> /etc/bash.bashrc
> 
> 2. Statically (non-DDC) setting for small or big fonts.
> Why you might want to do it? Explained at
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=113874&postcount=8
> Here is a summary:
>     - If your monitor is non-DDC, then X defaults to 75 dpi, which
> sometimes proves to be too small.
>     - If your monitor's DDC reading occasionally fails, then with auto DPI
> setting you get normal fonts most of the time, but tiny or huge fonts
> other times.
>     - 75 and 100 dpi fonts are already provided along with X, hence they
> don't need on the fly scaling (CPU friendly), look better when not scaled,
> and either 75 or 100 dpi is quite satisfactory for almost everyone.
> 
> How to do it? There's a newbie friendly (albeit CLI) script at
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=114143&postcount=11
> Or manually as follows:
> 
> sudo kwrite /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc
>     Find the line that says...
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> ServerArgsLocal=-nolisten tcp
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>     ...and change it to either (for big fonts),
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> ServerArgsLocal=-nolisten tcp -dpi 100
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>     Or, (for small fonts)
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> ServerArgsLocal=-nolisten tcp -dpi 75
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> 
> 3. Disable Konqueror (file manager) preview: It is bogging down Konqueror's
> snappiness. Also, "one at a time" (on mouse over) preview is already
> satisfying most needs, and "all at once" preview can be enabled anytime in
> exceptional conditions, anyway.
> 
> How to enable/disable it:
> Konq/FM -> View -> Previews : Set Show Previews (the topmost button) off.
> (Note: Menu entry names are approximate translations)
> 
> 4. Konqueror: "New Tab" (maybe also "Clone Tab") button at main toolbar:
> Konqueror -> Settings -> Configure toolbar : Select main toolbar and carry
> New Tab icon from availables (left) frame into actives (right) frame.
> 
> 5. Use kprinter (KDE's regular print dialog) for OpenOffice:
> sudo /usr/lib/openoffice/spadmin
>     Generic Printer -> Features
>         Command = lpr   --- CHANGE TO ---> Command = kprinter
> 
> 6. A new "root" command (instead of "sudo -i") to switch to a permanent
> root session:
> echo "alias root='sudo -i'" >> ~/.bashrc
> 
> 7. Boost Konqueror web browsing speed:
> sudo echo "KDE_NO_IPV6=true" >> /etc/environment
> 
> 8. Tune /etc/apt/sources.list into what a casual user would be interested
> in:
> i) deb-src causes extra traffic while package list updates, and it's not
> used by most users. The ones who have an interest in deb-src would already
> know how to handle it. The ones who don't know (neither need) what a
> deb-src is, probably wouldn't be aware of it in the first place (let alone
> how to disable it). So, IMHO it should be commented out by default.
> ii) Almost everyone[*] enables universe and multiverse (if not also
> marillat or backports) the first thing after installation.
> [*] I have yet to see a high-one who has not enabled universe &
> multiverse. ;)
> 
> How to:
> sudo kwrite /etc/apt/sources.list
>     Comment out all lines that start with "deb-src" via inserting a "#"
> character to the start of each such line.
>     Find the line...
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> # deb http://xy.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary universe
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>    ...and change it to
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> deb http://xy.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary universe multiverse
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>     (both remove the "#" comment character at the start of line and add
> "multiverse" to the end)
> 
> 9. FWIW: Just tested libflash-mozplugin on Kubuntu-Hoary (it was flakey on
> PV & RC) and it works very good as a flash plugin for Konq. It also works
> on amd64 and -probably- ppc arch too. Instead of using the closed source
> one, I suggest installing libflash-mozplugin and then:
> Konqueror -> Settings -> Configure Konqueror -> Plugins : Press the "Scan
> New Plugins" button.
> 
> Best regards,
> --
> Abdullah Ramazanoglu
> aramazan ÄT myrealbox D0T cöm
> 
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