remy215 - Linux Info

Do not forget to install the follwing packages:
- fakeroot
- module-assistant
- pciutils (for "lspci -v")
- wireless-tools (for "iwconfig", "ifconfig", "ifup", "ifdown")
- gnome-power-manager (to use suspend/hibernate modes)
- pm-utils (provides simple shell command line tools to suspend and hibernate your computer: run "sudo pm-suspend" or "sudo pm-hibernate")
- ntpdate (to synchronize date with webserver: "sudo ntpdate time.nist.gov", pbm is that it synchronizes at every startup and slow the startup process => to disable this, run "sudo update-rc.d -f ntpdate remove")
- file-roller, p7zip, unrar (compression tools)
- gksu (allow popup to prompt root password
- gnome-volume-manager (automount cds, usb-keys (through gnome-mount package)...), then configure it through "sudo gnome-volume-properties" !: NOT FULLY WORKING YET
- smbfs (to allow mounting remote windows partitions on network, ex: sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.1.10/partage /mnt/windows -o iocharset=utf8)
- alsa-base (to have sound !)
- locate (then run "sudo updatedb")

[packages that could be interesting]
- gnome-device-manager
- compiz (3D-Desktop, formerly known as Beryl)
- xapm (power-management status, ex: battery time)
- myspell-dictionnary (then select the languages you're interested in)