Ubuntu
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Feb 11
How to improve Ubuntu part 2
In my previous post I wrote about improving Ubuntu, this article mainly focussed on using Ubuntu as a server. There are also issues with using Ubuntu as a desktop, I will try to clarify why and how to fix these issues. Windows layout Since Ubuntu 10.04 you get a new looking theme, with all window [...]
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Jan 11
How to improve Ubuntu
First of all, remove all unwanted crap you get installed without asking: maze@valentine ~$ sudo apt-get purge \ command-not-found{,-data} \ landscape-{client,common} \ canonical-census Secondly, I want to manage /etc/motd myself: maze@valentine ~$ sudo sed -e '/^session[ \t]*optional[ \t]*pam_motd\.so/d' -i \ /etc/pam.d/login \ /etc/pam.d/sshd or, alternatively, make /etc/motd immutable (this could raise warnings at login time): [...]