Girls Inc PC Setup
This page is a description of the setup we used for the 10 PCs provided to Girls Inc on June 9, 2007.
Partition Layout
Drive |
Mount Point |
File System |
Size |
Description |
/dev/hda1 |
/media/windows |
ntfs |
5GB |
Windows 2000 Professional |
/dev/hda2 |
none |
swap |
512MB |
Linux Swap |
/dev/hda3 |
/ |
ext3 |
5GB |
Ubuntu 7.04 |
/dev/hda4 |
/media/shared |
fat32 |
9.5GB |
Share data between Linux and Windows |
Installed Software Packages
- thunderbird
- xchat
- pan
- skype
- frozen bubble
Removed Software Packages
- ekiga (13MB)
- evolution (102MB)
Software Packages That Failed
- chromium: slow, needs dri
- stellarium: really slow and killed X session
- achilles: bogged down the system
- lincity: same deal as stellarium
Miscellaneous
- 45 sec to boot
- 15 sec to shutdown
- 2.6 GB available on hda3 after install
- suspend to ram works
- hibernation works
- direct rendering (dri) doesn't work
- removed 'windows' icon from desktop by disabling in fstab
Config File Modifications
- menu.lst to include a splashimage
- used gconf-editor to add desktop icons
- turned off bluetooth service
- enabled autologin via gdmsetup
Grub Specific Changes
These changes were made in grubs config file located at /boot/grub/menu.lst.
- # alternative=false
- # defoptions=splash
- # howmany=1
- # memtest86=false
Questions, Comments, and Concerns
- /var/log/Xorg.0.log shows "AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI capable". The video chipset is nVidia Vanta/Vanta LT. Anyway to possibly enable dri?
- We mofified grub's menu.lst file so the menu selections won't change drastically from kernel updates. We also suppressed the (recovery mode) and memtest86+ menu items from being created.
- We disabled the 'windows' icon from showing on the desktop commenting it out in fstab. Is there a more elegant way of doing this?
Didn't get to enforce a disk quota for each /home/<user>.
- They expect these PCs to go home with the girls so only one user name is needed now, user1.