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GNU/Linux Desktop Survival Guide
by Graham Williams
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Account Configuration


Set up a basic system with ssh, wajig, emacs21, less, most, zile, sudo:



  # apt-get install wajig
  # wajig install ssh emacs21 less most zile sudo

Now create or copy a standard /etc/apt/sources.list and get things on the road:



  # cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.original
  # scp athens:/etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list
  # wajig update
  # wajig dist-upgrade

Use visudo to set up wajig usage for a user by adding the following lines in the appropriate (and obvious) places:

  Cmnd_Alias APT = /usr/bin/apt-get, /usr/bin/apt-cache, /usr/bin/dpkg, \ 
                   /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure, /usr/bin/dpkg-repack, \ 
                   /etc/init.d/*, /usr/sbin/update-alternatives, \ 
                   /usr/lib/apt-move/fetch, /usr/bin/dselect, \
                   /usr/bin/alien, /usr/sbin/apt-setup, \
                   /usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d

  kayon ALL=(ALL) APT

Set up, for the user account, ssh for access to remote accounts if you like, to avoid repeatedly typing a password:

  $ ssh-keygen -t dsa
  ...accept the default file location
  ...enter a pass phrase - not too long
  $ scp .ssh/id_dsa.pub athens:.ssh/id_dsa.new
  $ ssh athens; cd .ssh; cat id_dsa.new >> authorized_keys
  $ ssh-agent bash
  $ ssh-add
  Enter passphrase for /home/kayon/.ssh/id_dsa: 
  Identity added: /home/kayon/.ssh/id_dsa (/home/kayon/.ssh/id_dsa)

Now copy setup files from remote hosts:

  $ scp athens:{.bashrc,.bash_profile,.emacs,.emacs-custom,.emacs-kayon} . 
  $ scp athens:{.xsession,.Xresources} .

Copy the same files for root.


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