Ubuntu
Save harddisk space
Disable Cloud-init (Ubuntu)
- dpkg-reconfigure cloud-init
- Then deselect all the options except None
- sudo apt-get purge cloud-init
- sudo mv /etc/cloud/ ~/; sudo mv /var/lib/cloud/ ~/cloud-lib
Ubuntu on Windows
Commandline only / no x autostart
- /etc/default/grub
- GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT= <- add "text"
rdesktop
- Server.desktop
[Desktop Entry] Name=Server Comment=Server Remote Desktop Exec=rdesktop -f -5 -x l -u "" 192.168.0.11 Icon=/usr/share/icons/Humanity/apps/48/gnome-remote-desktop.svg Terminal=false Type=Application StartupNotify=true Name[de_DE]=Server Comment[de_DE.UTF-8]=Server RDP
Compiz
apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager
Xubuntu / Lubuntu flickering with old Intel graphics
- /etc/default/grub:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="i915.modeset=0 quiet splash" <- not working