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=Work In Progress - Incomplete=

== BIOS settings ==
(for Dell Mini 10v)
* In the BIOS, set a Supervisor password and disable 'Password on Boot' (allows reimaging the netbook without needing the BIOS password) 

== OS Installation ==
Ubuntu Trusty Tahr seems to work very well on the Dell Mini 10v netbook out-of-the-box however you will need to follow this section to make things work better.
* Use unetbootin to create a bootable USB stick using the downloaded desktop i386 iso.
* Install Ubuntu 14.04LTS desktop (using whole disk).
** Login automatically
** Username: pupil
** Host name: netbook

=== Updates ===
* Install all updates (very important if you want to have usable wireless access). You'll need to connect to the internet via an ethernet cable at this stage.
 sudo apt-get update
 sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

=== Make the Touchpad Usable ===
The following tweaks ensures that the left touchpad button doesn't interfere with the touchpad. It does this by disabling a small portion of the bottom and left of the pad. Without this you will be hitting the keyboard with a large hammer after about 10 minutes because every time you push the button, the cursor moves a little or even jumps to somewhere else on the screen causing frequent mis-clicks. ([http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/trusty/man4/synaptics.4.html ref])
* Install gsynaptics
 sudo apt-get install gsynaptics
* To allow your finger to rest on the left touchpad button and still be able to move the pointer with a second finger you will need to apply this patch [https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=66532#c5 ref] [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics/+bug/1026046 ref]:
 apt-get build-dep xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
 apt-get source xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
 cd xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-*
 wget -q -O - http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=ARmkKQEs | patch -p1
 dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -nc
 cd ..
 dpkg -i xserver-xorg-input-synaptics_1.7.4-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
* Clean-up
 apt-get purge x11proto-gl-dev libxdmcp-dev x11proto-render-dev libxext-dev autoconf autopoint x11proto-fixes-dev libmirclientplatform-mesa x11proto-xinerama-dev x11proto-scrnsaver-dev libtool libpixman-1-dev x11proto-present-dev libmirclient7 libmirclient-dev libdrm-dev libxi-dev libmirprotobuf-dev libxfixes-dev libprotobuf-dev x11proto-xf86dri-dev x11proto-dri2-dev libpthread-stubs0-dev x11proto-input-dev libmirprotobuf0 x11proto-xf86bigfont-dev libx11-dev x11proto-video-dev zlib1g-dev quilt mircommon-dev automake x11proto-xext-dev x11proto-dri3-dev xorg-sgml-doctools x11proto-fonts-dev x11proto-randr-dev xserver-xorg-dev xtrans-dev dh-autoreconf libprotobuf-lite8 xutils-dev x11proto-core-dev autotools-dev x11proto-resource-dev libxau-dev mesa-common-dev libxcb1-dev libmtdev-dev libpciaccess-dev libxkbfile-dev x11proto-kb-dev
 rm -rf /var/cacahe/apt/archive/*.deb
* Add the following options in /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/51-synaptics-quirks.conf under the below shown section:
<pre>
Section "InputClass"
        Identifier "Dell Inspiron embedded buttons quirks"
        MatchTag "inspiron_1011|inspiron_1012"
        MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
        Driver "synaptics"
        Option "AreaBottomEdge" "4000"
        Option "TapAndDragGesture" "0"
        Option "EmulateMidButtonTime" "500"
        # Disable tap-select
        Option "TapButton1" "0"
EndSection
</pre>
* Reboot

=== Reduce SSD wear ===
Optional for models with solid-state disks
* Add the 'noatime' option to /etc/fstab for the / filesystem [http://www.linuxfoundation.org/news-media/blogs/browse/2009/03/ssd%E2%80%99s-journaling-and-noatimerelatime ref]

=== Disable ipv6 ===
* This speeds up some network operations since we're still in the internet dark-age of ipv4.
* Add these lines to the end of '''/etc/sysctl.conf''':
 #disable ipv6
 net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6 = 1
 net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6 = 1
 net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6 = 1

=== Web Proxy ===
* In System->Preferences->Network Proxy, set the http proxy to 'proxy' port '8081' and 'apply system-wide'.

=== Log retention ===
* Improved log rotation, change this line in /etc/logrotate.conf :
 rotate 0
 size 1M

=== NTP Client ===
* Allow laptop to use dhcp ntp servers list (not working so hard code the server):
* Edit /etc/default/ntpdate and change as follows:
 NTPSERVERS="server.network"

=== Add Packages ===
* Install google chrome PPA
 wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add -
 sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list'
 sudo apt-get update

* Install these Media packages:
 sudo apt-get install google-chrome-stable
* Remove unity desktop
 sudo apt-get purge unity* libpyzy-1.0-0 libqtwebkit4 libqt5webkit5 brasero-common brltty bluez bluez-alsa bluez-cups apport apport-gtk apport-symptoms apparmor duplicity dvd+rw-tools empathy-common eog evolution-data-server evolution-data-server-common example-content folks-common friends friends-dispatcher gcc gcc-4.8 gdb gnome-bluetooth gnome-contacts growisofs hplip hplip-data mobile-broadband-provider-info modemmanager network-manager-pptp-gnome network-manager-pptp pptp-linux pulseaudio-module-bluetooth remmina-common rhythmbox rhythmbox-plugins rhythmbox-mozilla rhythmbox-plugin-magnatune rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist rhythmbox-data sane-utils seahorse simple-scan syslinux syslinux-common syslinux-legacy telepathy-salut telepathy-mission-control-5 telepathy-logger telepathy-idle telepathy-haze telepathy-gabble thunderbird thunderbird-locale-en thunderbird-locale-en-us toshset transmission-common transmission-gtk vino wodim xterm 

* Remove some other large packages
 sudo apt-get purge liboxideqtcore libqtqml5 g++-4.8 ubuntu-docs gcompris gcompris-data gcompris-sound-en firefox firefox-locale-en totem-mozilla libstdc++-4.8-dev

* Install gnome-session-flashback + cairodock
 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cairo-dock-team/ppa
 sudo apt-get update
 sudo apt-get install cairo-dock cairo-dock-plug-ins
 sudo apt-get install gnome-session-flashback
 #sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager
 sudo apt-get install indicator-applet-appmenu
 sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool
 sudo apt-get install eog
 sudo apt-get purge brasero growisofs wodim  dvd+rw-tools evolution-data-server

* Re-add wireless firmware
 sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer firmware-b43legacy-installer wireless-crda wireless-regdb

* Need to install these
 sudo apt-get install atomix audacity blinken celestia-common-nonfree celestia-gnome dia einstein frozen-bubble gamine gbrainy gimp gimp-data-extras gnome-games gpaint freemind idle-python2.7 idle-python3.4 inkscape kanagram kbruch khangman klavaro ktouch ktuberling kturtle laby labyrinth libreoffice-base littlewizard lybniz mathwar pairs pencil pingus scribus scratch scribus scribus-template ttf-mscorefonts-installer tuxmath tuxpaint tuxtype tuxtype-data vym extremetuxracer
* Excluded Large pkgs: ri-li stellarium gcompris 
* Excluded Problem pkgs: childsplay

===Tuxpaint===
* Create /etc/tuxpaint/tuxpaint.conf as follows:
<pre>
fullscreen=yes
windowsize=1024x600
altprint=always
papersize=a4
saveover=new
startblank=yes
nolockfile=yes
</pre>

===Scratch===
* Edit /home/pupil/.scratch.ini and add:
 ProxyServer=proxy
 ProxyPort=8081
 Home=/home/*

===Scratch 2 Offline Editor===
* Download these:
 http://airdownload.adobe.com/air/lin/download/2.6/AdobeAIRInstaller.bin
 http://cdn.scratch.mit.edu/scratchr2/static/sa/Scratch-431a.air
* Run this to install Adobe Air
 sudo ln -s /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgnome-keyring.so.0 /usr/lib/libgnome-keyring.so.0
 sudo ln -s /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgnome-keyring.so.0.2.0 /usr/lib/libgnome-keyring.so.0.2.0
 chmod 755 ./AdobeAIRInstaller.bin
 sudo ./AdobeAIRInstaller.bin
* Run this to install the Scratch application:
 Adobe\ AIR\ Application\ Installer $PWD/Scratch-431a.air
* Start the application and agree to the licenses

===Google Earth===
* Install package builder:
 apt-get install googleearth-package
* Build pkg
 make-googleearth-package --force
* install resulting pkg (version may differ):
 sudo dpkg -i googleearth_*.deb
* clean up
 googleearth_*.deb GoogleEarthLinux.bin

==Login Specific settings==
These changes are all changed/stored per user:

===Keyboard Tweaks===
* Make the 'Windows' key do F11 zooming in applications that support it
* Create a file called $HOME/.Xmodmap as follows:
 keycode 133 = F11
* When you next login you should add the modmap as requested.

===Desktop Customisation===
* Use normal scrollbars:
 gsettings set com.canonical.desktop.interface scrollbar-mode normal
* Disable locking of screen and hibernate modes, open gconf-editor
** browse to apps->gnome-power-manager->general, uncheck can_hibernate option
** browse to apps->gnome-power-manager->lock, uncheck all buttons
** browse to desktop->gnome->lockdown, check disable_lock_screen and, disable_user_switching
* In Nautilus add bookmarks for folders such as: MyFiles, Downloads, Pictures, Scratch Projects, Videos, MyFiles Backups
* Move window controls from right to left

===OpenOffice===
*Disable auto-correction features:
**Open openoffice writer
**go into 'Tools->AutoCorrect Options'
**uncheck Autoinclude in 'Exceptions' tab
**In the 'Options' tab disabled the following features: 'Correct Two Initial Capitals', 'Capitalize first letter of every sentence'
**In the 'Word Completion' tab, unchecked 'Enable Word Completion'.

=== General ===
* Setup login screen to auto-login 'pupil' and auto-login at boot.
*Add common ssh root public key(s) for remote root admin if required
*Disable package update checking (this should be done in a controlled manner and not on an ad-hoc basis).

=== Printing ===
* Add this before 'exit 0' in /etc/rc.local to clean up stale print jobs
 # remove old print jobs
 rm -f /var/spool/cups/[cd]*

===Set the Build Version===
* Set the netbook build version so that the custom scripts and pupil home dir are obtained from the correct server dirs:
 sudo -s
 echo '3' > /etc/build_version

===Copy over Custom Scripts===
* Copy the custom-scripts into place from the server:
 sudo mkdir -p /opt/custom-scripts/
 sudo rsync -av server::custom-scripts3/ /opt/custom-scripts/

===Auto-mount of network share===
* Link to NetworkManager scripts dir so that it runs upon network interface up/down events:
 sudo ln -s /opt/custom-scripts/NetworkManager_actions /etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/99-NetworkManager_actions

===User Management===
*All users would auto-login as user 'pupil'.
*No account management required.
*Create the following directories on the server share:
 Class1,Class2,Class3,Class4, or Year1, Year2, Year3 and so on
* In each of these directories create named directories for the pupils in each class.

===Scripted Symlinks===
* The script '/opt/custom-scripts/link_user' will be run whenever the network gets connected
* Create a desktop Launcher called 'Change User' pointing to this script.
* The /opt/custom-scripts/cifs-gvfs-mount script mounts a share in Nautilus for a specified user using gvfs-mount.

===Printer===
*Add and configure networked printer (photocopier)
*Need to determine model, IP address and driver if required.

===Home Directory Synchronisation===
* A custom service runs that, upon network connectivity, runs a start-up script that performs the following:
** Gets the common /opt/custom-scripts from the server if available (via rsync)
** Runs the script which could contain: commands to install or update certain packages, other sysadmin type tasks (todo)
** Syncs server master copy of pupil home dir /opt/pupilhome/ with the local /opt/pupilhome/
* Add a command that syncs the /opt/pupilhome/ dir with /home/pupil/ upon boot-up as follows in /etc/rc.local (before 'exit 0'):
<pre>
test -f /opt/custom-scripts/.home-sync-xfer-lock \
|| rsync -av --progress --one-file-system --delete /opt/pupilhome/ /home/pupil/ \
--exclude=Desktop/Emergency\ MyFiles/** --exclude=.gvfs
# remove 'Emergency MyFiles' older than 30 days
find /home/pupil/Desktop/Emergency\ MyFiles/ -ctime +30 -type d -exec rmdir {} \;
find /home/pupil/Desktop/Emergency\ MyFiles/ -ctime +30 -type f -exec rm {} \;
</pre>

===Update Master Pupil Home Directory===
* Copy the current /home/pupil to the server after logging out:
* Logout of pupil account
* On a text terminal (Fn-ALT-F1) login as pupil and run this:
 rsync -avx --delete /home/pupil/ /opt/pupilhome/
 rsync -avx --delete /home/pupil/ root@server:/opt/pupilhome/

==To-Do==
* In safe mode before imaging, Remove the entries in /etc/udevd/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules for eth0 and eth1 (prevents laptops trying to use eth2/3 instead after imaging)
* Clear the apt cache to save disk space: sudo rm -f /var/cache/apt/archives/*
* In /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/ :
** Remove the mac-address= and seen-bssids= lines from contained files
** Ensure there are no <SSID>-<UUID> files or *~ files
** Ensure all remaining files are owner/group=root and perms=0600
* 'Phone-home' for security: Add an autossh service to a trusted internet server IP so that if any laptop is stolen we have the IP address and service tag (from dmidecode) if booted.

==Future Improvements==
* Smart-tech notebook drivers/software (need serial/activation key first from school)
* Install iTalc master

==Known Issues==
* ntp-servers in dhcp server list not used by dhcpclient

=== Cairo-dock session causing keyboard lock-ups ===
* Solution is to revert to gnome session:
* To force a user's default session to be different:
 perl -p -i  -e 's/^(XSession|Session)=.*$/$1=cairo-dock/g' /var/cache/lightdm/dmrc/pupil.dmrc /home/pupil/.dmrc /opt/pupilhome/.dmrc /var/lib/AccountsService/users/pupil
* Customise desktop
* Sync to master home
* Install mate desktop
 sudo apt-get purge ....
 sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntu-mate-dev/ppa
 sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntu-mate-dev/trusty-mate
 sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
 sudo apt-get install --install-no-recommends --install-no-suggests ubuntu-mate-core ubuntu-mate-desktop
 sudo apt-get purge bluez-cups brasero brasero-cdrkit brasero-common brltty \
  brltty-x11 deja-dup deja-dup-backend-cloudfiles deja-dup-backend-gvfs \
  deja-dup-backend-s3 duplicity dvd+rw-tools firefox growisofs hexchat \
  hexchat-common librhythmbox-core8 modemmanager network-manager-pptp \
  network-manager-pptp-gnome mobile-broadband-provider-info modemmanager \
  onboard onboard-data pidgin pidgin-data ntp pptp-linux rhythmbox \
  rhythmbox-data rhythmbox-plugin-cdrecorder rhythmbox-plugins simple-scan \
  thunderbird transmission-common transmission-gtk vlc vlc-data vlc-nox \
  vlc-plugin-pulse usb-creator-gtk wodim xzoom syslinux syslinux-common \
  syslinux-legacy pidgin-libnotify pidgin-otr
* Remove cairo dock
 apt-get purge cairo-dock cairo-dock-core cairo-dock-data cairo-dock-plug-ins:i386 cairo-dock-plug-ins-data cairo-dock-plug-ins-dbus-interface-python cairo-dock-plug-ins-integration:i386  docbook-to-man gnome-common autopoint gstreamer0.10-gconf gtk-doc-tools intltool libbasicusageenvironment0 libbluray1 libcddb2 libcrystalhd3 libdvbpsi8 libebml4 libgnome-media-profiles-3.0-0 libgnutls28 libgroupsock1 libhogweed2 libiso9660-8 liblivemedia23 libmatroska6 libopts25 libotr5 libpostproc52 libproxy-tools libresid-builder0c2a libsexy2 libsidplay2 libssh2-1 libtar0 libupnp6 libusageenvironment1 libva-x11-1 libvcdinfo0 libxcb-composite0 libxcb-xv0 python-boto python-cloudfiles python-pysqlite2
* Remove some other stuff
 sudo apt-get purge blueman bluez bluez-alsa:i386 gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 gnome-bluetooth indicator-bluetooth
 apt-get purge edu.media.mit.scratch2editor
 apt-get purge adobeair
 apt-get purge mate-backgrounds
 apt-get purge gnome-terminal gnome-terminal-data
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