this is no longer relevant – Ubuntu Gnome is now quite mature and doesn’t need these teaks anymore…

I recently switched to Ubuntu GNOME (as I remove Unity all the time anyway)
Soooo.. here the recipe for “my” Ubuntu:

1) install Ubuntu GNOME distro

2) enable partner and proposed updates
Software updater > Settings > Software sources > Tab “updates” and enable backports and proposed
Close and run a update and upgrade cycle

2a) for Compaq 6910p: (high speed fans on after resume)
sees this is fixed in Kernel 3.9 but tuxonice depends on 3.8 so will have to work around:
Create the file ”/etc/pm/sleep.d/99fancontrol.sh”, insert the code below and chmod 755 it. Script:

make worker script /bin/fan.sh
#!/bin/bash
# fan spindown for hp nx9420
# @see https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=895276#c18
cd /sys/class/thermal/
echo 0 > cooling_device0/cur_state
echo 0 > cooling_device1/cur_state
echo 0 > cooling_device2/cur_state
echo 0 > cooling_device3/cur_state
echo 0 > cooling_device4/cur_state
echo 0 > cooling_device5/cur_state
echo 0 > cooling_device6/cur_state
# optional
# echo 0 > cooling_device7/cur_state
# echo 0 > cooling_device8/cur_state
# echo 0 > cooling_device9/cur_state

make controller script /etc/pm/sleep.d/99_fan
#!/bin/sh
# fan spindown controller script
# @see https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=895276#c18
case “$1” in
hibernate|suspend)
;;
thaw|resume)
/bin/fan.sh
;;
*) exit $NA
;;
esac

make both scripts runnable:
chmod +x /bin/fan.sh
chmod +x /etc/pm/sleep.d/99_fan

When computer goes from sleep the power management runs all /etc/pm/sleep.d/ scripts. The fan will spin down.

The script is run as root so we don’t need to make sudo magic here.

The spindown takes few seconds so one can hopefully hear when this bug is fixed and the fan won’t go crazy right after resume.

3) Use ubuntuguide.org to get valuable input such as:
ubuntu-restricted-extras
GnomeDo, STEAM, X-chat, Pidgin (with OTR support), Thunderbird, Enigmail, Adblock/Flashblock/HTTPS everywhere, audacious, VLC, f.lux
and remove openoffice stuff, etc..
Import your GPG keys and certificates

4) install tuxonice / re-enable suspend in the menus

disable encryped swap
http://codenachos.com/view/ubuntu-enable-and-disable-swap-encryption
#enable encryption
sudo ecryptfs-setup-swap

#disable encryption (allows hibernation)
sudo swapoff -a
sudo cryptsetup remove /dev/mapper/cryptswap1
sudo cp /etc/crypttab /etc/crypttab_bk
sudo vim /etc/crypttab
#remove the /dev/sda5 line
sudo /sbin/mkswap /dev/sda5
sudo swapon /dev/sda5
sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab_bk
sudo vim /etc/fstab
#replace /dev/mapper/cryptswap1 with /dev/sda5 (or the correct UUID)

replace menus
create file: /var/lib/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/hibernate.pkla

add this:
[Re-enable Hibernate]
Identity=unix-user:*
Action=org.freedesktop.upower.hibernate
ResultActive=yes

this should allow hibernation
check ‘sudo pm-hibernate’ if everything works – consider installing “hibernate” package

cosmetic stuff:
gconftool-2 -s /apps/gnome-session/options/show_splash_screen -t bool false
also remove quiet and splash from grub (using grub-customizer?)

bonus:
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/5/alternative-status-menu/

I will be starting have started setting up a new mail communications server to move to something a little more independent than Google
the server should have:

email support
frontend / web login
smartphone interface / app
calendar
addressbook

owncloud! see dropbox

then there should be
irc
disapora
xmpp > ejabberd or prosody
config: http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/ejabberd
https://prosody.im/doc/install

backup MX and rsync to some other server must be there

zimbra open source edition looks nice
webmind offers puscii
>> iredmail with squirrel and/or roundcube

tor exit node?

https://www.torproject.org/eff/tor-legal-faq.html.en
https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tips-running-exit-node-minimal-harassment
https://www.torservers.net/wiki/abuse/templates

useful to play with screen and irssi:
http://quadpoint.org/articles/irssi/

better: quassel!

souvereign draaiboek / ansible playlist

BUILD install: see playlist