PDF and Printing

Install Network Printer:

System > Administration > Printing

Add > Network Printer

select HP Printer on network, choose Forward (to find drivers), change the name and location if desired and apply

select yes to print test page

Install cup-pdf (version 2.5.0-12):

create a 'PDF' folder in the home directory (otherwise this won't work)

type 'mkdir ~/PDF'

method1:

open terminal

type 'sudo aptitude install cups-pdf'

method2:

open synaptic package manager

find cups

select cups-pdf (version 2.5.0.12)

by default on this Lucid install, the permissions for /usr/lib/cups/backend/cups-pdf show:

-rwx------

this translates to owner having read, write and execute permissions (7), group and other have no permissions (both are 0)

i ran this on 9.10 (Karmic) but haven't need it for 10.04 (Lucid):

sudo chmod 700 /usr/lib/cups/backend/cups-pdf

Alternatively to print to PDF:

from the application, select Print

in the print window, choose 'Print to File'

for output format, select 'PDF'

in the name area, give the file a name

other programs like OpenOffice allow an 'Export to PDF' option

to view cups info go to http://localhost:631/

Sources.list

Ok, time to update the sources.list to get started with packages.

First I'm going to backup the original sources.list file with a copy command.

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sudo cp /etc/apt/sources.list sources.list.original

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Next I'm going to get my original sources.list from my backup, copy it to the directory and modify it to work with Lucid. Here's my modified sources.list.

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#

# Ubuntu Lucid Lynx 10.04 Repositories, modified by jeremy

# orignially taken for Karmic Koala from the_guv @ http://guvnr.com

#

#

#

# Ubuntu Lucid

#

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid main restricted multiverse universe

deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid main restricted multiverse universe

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-backports main restricted universe multiverse

deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-backports main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates main restricted multiverse universe

deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates main restricted multiverse universe

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security main restricted universe multiverse

deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-proposed main restricted universe multiverse

deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-proposed main restricted universe multiverse

#

# Canonical Commercial

#

deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu lucid partner

deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu lucid partner

deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu lucid-backports partner

deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu lucid-backports partner

deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu lucid-updates partner

deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu lucid-updates partner

deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu lucid-security partner

deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu lucid-security partner

deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu lucid-proposed partner

deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu lucid-proposed partner

#

# System Tools

#

# Ubuntu Tweak

# Must-have Ubuntu configuration tool .. http://ubuntu-tweak.com/about

# sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 6AF0E1940624A220

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ubuntu lucid main

deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ubuntu lucid main

#

# Productivity

#

# Gnome-do

# Mac-like desktop apps dock for improved productivity .. http://do.davebsd.com/

# sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 28A8205077558DD0

# not found jeremy

# deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/do-core/ppa/ubuntu lucid main

# Gnome-Globalmenu

# OS X-style global menu .. http://code.google.com/p/gnome2-globalmenu/

# sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 7889D725DA6DEEAA

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/globalmenu-team/ubuntu lucid main

# Nautilus-dropbox

# File syncing online & across machines, with 2Gb space for free .. http://www.getdropbox.com/

# sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com FC918B335044912E

deb http://linux.getdropbox.com/ubuntu lucid main

#

# Computer Graphics & Themes

#

# Compiz-Fusion

# Improved usability with jazzed up graphics .. http://www.compiz-fusion.org/

# sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 2ED6BB6042C24D89

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/compiz/ubuntu lucid main

# Gnome Icon Theme

# Nice desktop graphics .. http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/GNOME-colors?content=82562

# sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 2D79F61BE8D31A30

# not found jeremy

# deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/gnome-colors-packagers/ppa/ubuntu lucid main

# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/gnome-colors-packagers/ppa/ubuntu lucid main

# Project Bisigi Themes

# Strikingly beautiful Gnome themes .. http://www.bisigi-project.org/?lang=en

# sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 6E871C4A881574DE

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/bisigi/ppa/ubuntu lucid main

deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/bisigi/ppa/ubuntu lucid main

#

# Web browsers

#

# Chromium Browser

# Open-source Webkit browser, for testing Safari and Chrome .. http://dev.chromium.org/

# sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 5A9BF3BB4E5E17B5

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu lucid main

# Epihany

# Another Webkit browser, for testing Safari and Chrome .. http://projects.gnome.org/epiphany/

# sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 2D9A3C5B

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/webkit-team/epiphany/ubuntu lucid main

deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/webkit-team/epiphany/ubuntu lucid main

# Firefox

# Gecko browser

# sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 632D16BB0C713DA6

# deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/fta/ppa/ubuntu lucid main

# This gets latest beta .. for addon conpatability, add bolean to about:config: extensions.checkCompatibility

# sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 247510BE

# deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu lucid main

# deb http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/ stable non-free

# Opera

# Presto browser

# sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com F9A2F76A9D1A0061

deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ stable non-free

#

# Communication

#

# Pidgin

# Multi-client instant messenger .. http://www.pidgin.im/

# sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 7FB8BEE0A1F196A8

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/pidgin-developers/ppa/ubuntu lucid main

#

# Media

#

# Medibuntu

# Multimedia, entertainment and other distractions .. http://www.medibuntu.org/

# sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 2EBC26B60C5A2783

deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ lucid free non-free

deb-src http://packages.medibuntu.org/ lucid free non-free

# VLC Player

# Media player, well decked with codecs .. http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

# sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com D739676F7613768D

# not found jeremy

# deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/c-korn/vlc/ubuntu lucid main

#

# Extend with Web Development Packages Tools

#

# Drizzle

# Modular relational db optimised for Cloud and Net apps, a MySQL fork .. https://launchpad.net/drizzle

# sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 4FEC45DD06899068

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/drizzle-developers/ppa/ubuntu lucid main

deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/drizzle-developers/ppa/ubuntu lucid main

#

# Graphics Tools

#

# Shutter

# Feature-rich screenshot program .. http://shutter-project.org/

# sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 009ED615

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/shutter/ppa/ubuntu lucid main

deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/shutter/ppa/ubuntu lucid main

#

# Windows/OS Emulators, Translators, Virtualizers, all that

#

# PlayOnLinux

# Run Windows wares and games .. http://www.playonlinux.com/en

# sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com FC6D7D9D009ED615

deb http://deb.playonlinux.com/ lucid main

# Setup a Virtual OS with Virtualbox (sure beats a dual-boot!)

# Virtualization software for guest OSes .. http://www.virtualbox.org

# sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com DCF9F87B6DFBCBAE

# sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 54422A4B98AB5139

deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian lucid non-free

# Wine

# Run Windows apps .. http://www.winehq.org/

# sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 58403026387EE263

# deb http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt lucid main

#

# Package Management

#

# Subversion

# Software versioning .. http://subversion.tigris.org/

# sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 6298AD34413576CB

# not found jeremy

# deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/anders-kaseorg/subversion-1.6/ubuntu lucid main

# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/anders-kaseorg/subversion-1.6/ubuntu lucid main

#

# Other Applications

#

# Google

# Picassa, Google Desktop and maybe other stuff .. er, google it!

# sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com A040830F7FAC5991

# Ubuntuzilla

# sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com C1289A29

# sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com CCC158AFC1289A29

deb http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ubuntuzilla/mozilla/apt all main

# Gnome-GlobalMenu

# sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/globalmenu-team/ppa/ubuntu lucid main

deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/globalmenu-team/ppa/ubuntu lucid main

# deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/globalmenu-team/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/globalmenu-team/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

# Cairo-Dock

# sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 7F519117BF5E1805D98075E21392A97E41317877

deb http://repository.glx-dock.org/ubuntu lucid cairo-dock

# KeePassX

# TransmissionBT

# sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 365c5ca1

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/transmissionbt/ppa/ubuntu lucid main

deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/transmissionbt/ppa/ubuntu lucid main

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Once that's complete I'll issue an update command and add any missing keys. I've marked those that don't work (with # not found jeremy).

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sudo apt-get update

# sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com

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If an error is encountered, it may look like the following:

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Fetched 1,172kB in 4s (249kB/s)

Reading package lists... Done

W: A error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used.GPG error: http://deb.opera.com stable Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY F9A2F76A9D1A0061

W: Failed to fetch http://deb.opera.com/opera/dists/stable/Release

W: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

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To fix, perform the following:

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sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com F9A2F76A9D1A0061

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This results, in the following:

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Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring --secret-keyring /etc/apt/secring.gpg --trustdb-name /etc/apt/trustdb.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --primary-keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com F9A2F76A9D1A0061

gpg: requesting key 9D1A0061 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com

gpg: key 9D1A0061: public key "Opera Software Archive Automatic Signing Key 2010 " imported

gpg: no ultimately trusted keys found

gpg: Total number processed: 1

gpg: imported: 1

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Now off to install and update packages!

The Beginning...

This blog is going to server as my Ubuntu Lucid Lynx installation record. I meant to do this after (and during) my Karmic Koala install so I am doing it now. Why now? I made a big mistake before beginning my upgrade process from Karmic to Lucid and want to document the process, the programs and commands I like to use (which I know I will forget later). Makes sense, right?

History:
In preparation of my move to Lucid, I figured it was time to backup my /home directory as 10.04 had been out for a while and now was listed as 10.04.1. I began searching for a tool to help my backup operation. I found a few, one of them being LuckyBackup (http://luckybackup.sourceforge.net/manual.html) which itself uses rsync. I began using the program and it appeared to be working quite well. I was backing up my /home dir and thought I'd go ahead and backup /etc, /usr/local and /var (as recommended by sbackup). In the process I messed up the permissions on those special directories by doing a synchronization back from the external drive (read point 3: http://luckybackup.sourceforge.net/manual.html#OperationType). I should have read the instructions *before* beginning the backup process. LuckyBackup is a great program and it isn't at fault for what happened. It did exactly what I told it to do. If you use it, be sure to read the instructions (note to self: heed own advice). Oh well, this is how I learn!

To make matters worse and because the permissions were changed, I could no longer use sudo to try and fix things. Failed attempts at rebooting and changing a few permissions didn't work. I thought maybe performing the upgrade from Karmic to Lucid could possibly fix the permission issues. It did not. So after a failed upgrade (some parts were upgraded, some weren't), I tried to repair the permission issues further with no luck (by looking at what the permissions *might be* using another machine with Karmic loaded via Virtual Box). Now what?

I talked with Nate (linux user and comrade) and he led me to a couple of resources: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=166626 and http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/ubuntu-63/can-i-delete-and-reinstall-ubuntu-8-04-and-keep-a-home-partition-697267/. Read up a bit and decided to go for it!

To start, I ended up booting up the Lucid live CD, getting a desktop (which loaded all the internal drives) and backed up my /home dir once more (paranoia) using rsync (rsync -avzhPn --exclude='/*/.gvfs' /home/<userdir> /media/<location>/<dir>) to the external and a new directory. (I now have my /home dir backed up three times.) With that done, I started the clean install process by choosing the Install option from the Live CD.

I setup Karmic originally with three ext4 partitions: root, home and swap . I chose to format / (sda1) which got rid of the old Karmic installation, kept my /home (sda2) partition untouched (no format) and elected to format /swap (sda3). (Choosing to format /swap is irrelevant as it will occur if you don't select the format option!)

The installation proceeded, finished successfully and I was at a new shiny 10.04 login screen. I logged in using my old /home user but found I could not setup any new users. I dropped into terminal, added a new user as admin and was able to login and perform all the sudo duties. This meant there was a problem with my /home dir. Well, let's try again.

I booted up the Lucid Live CD to a desktop, used ctrl-alt-f1 to get into terminal (after loading the internal drives), logged-in (by default using the Live CD, this gives root access), renamed the /home user dir, used ctrl-D to logout, used alt-f7 to get back to the desktop and started the install again. After it completed, I was able to login and everything is working as expected now. Now, on to configuring Lucid so I can do all the things I was doing before when Karmic was rock solid.

Prior to installing:
Backup /home to external (my /home dir is on a separate partition; I want to make sure I don't lose anything before the upgrade - so far so good)

commands: rsync -avzhPn --exclude='/*/.gvfs' /home/<userdir> /media/<location>/<dir>
rename /home/user to /home/user_bak - after install I will use beyond compare to diff the two and bring back any settings (like .mozilla profiles, etc)

commands: mv /home/user /home/user_bak

Installing:
Install Lucid from Live CD
Format sda1 and sda3 (root and swap), leave sda2 (home) untouched

Post install:
install nVidia recommended video driver (as opposed to version 173 listed - both found under system > administration > hardware drivers; which one is better?)
install scooter's beyond compare (for diff functions) - http://www.scootersoftware.com/download.php
install x.flux (for saving the eyes; it works in windows too) - http://www.stereopsis.com/flux/

To Do:
install wifi drivers - need to compare B43 vs. STA
check backup of /etc/ sources list
backup sources.list and then edit (changing Karmic references; reconfigure for Lucid)
make list of useful commands (i.e. lspci, ls, modprobe, ps, adduser, deluser, userdel, useradd and others)
make list of useful keyboard strokes (i.e. ctrl-alt-f1, ctrl-alt-f7, f2 and others)
make list of software to install (compiz, gnomedo, zenmap, ubuntu tweak and others)