Ubuntu 16.04 setup

1. all root login in GUI

set root password:

sudo passwd root

allow root login:

sudo vi /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/50-ubuntu.conf
greeter-show-manual-login=true

login as root and delete the account constructed in instillation.

usrdel xxx

vi .profile

tty -s && mesg n

pulseaudio --start --log-target=syslog

add the above line to /etc/rc.local to enable voice

2. add chinese support and chinese input method (fctix)

add fctix

add-apt-repository ppa:fcitx-team/stable
apt-get update
apt search fcitx
apt install fcitx fcitx-config-gtk fcitx-googlepinyin fcitx-anthy fcitx-table-all

打开系统设置“System Setting->Language Support" open, if noticed incomplete installation, choose install.

install / remove languages

choose Chinese and other wanted language, if any

Choose fcitx in Keyboard input method system

apply system wide

打开系统设置“System Settings”，找到“Text Entry”；或者点击系统界面右上角的输入法选择设置图标，进入“Text Entry Settings”

add anthy and googlepinyin


3 install google chrome
wget -q -O - https://dl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add -
sh -c 'echo "deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list'
apt update
apt install google-chrome-stable



4 install eclipse
apt install eclipse


5 beautify font
apt install unity-tweak-tool
font choice refer to http://www.jinbuguo.com/gui/linux_fontconfig.html

mkdir -p /usr/share/fonts/Adobe
mkdir -p /usr/share/fonts/migu
mkdir -p /usr/share/fonts/NotoSans
mkdir -p /usr/share/fonts/Tinos
mv Tinos-* /usr/share/fonts/Tinos/
mv NotoSans-* /usr/share/fonts/NotoSans/
mv migu-1m-* /usr/share/fonts/migu/
mv Adobe* /usr/share/fonts/Adobe/
mv seguisym.ttf /usr/share/fonts/opentype

cd /usr/share/fonts/
chmod 644 Adobe/ migu/ NotoSans/ Tinos/ -R
for foldername in Adobe migu NotoSans Tinos; do echo $foldername; cd $foldername; mkfontscale; mkfontdir; cd ..; done
fc-cache -fv

unity-tweak-tool
choose fonts, choose proper fonts from installed ones


6 multi-threading download
apt install axel
install flashgot in firefox addon

7 python for android environment variables
# Environment variables for Android
export PATH=$PATH:/root/Android/android-sdk-linux/tools
export ANDROIDSDK=/root/Android/android-sdk-linux
export ANDROIDNDK=/root/Android/android-ndk-r11c
export ANDROIDAPI=19
export ANDROIDNDKVER=r11c

# Environment variables for JAVA
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/

8 Ubuntu 16.04 and win 10 time synchronization
timedatectl set-local-rtc yes