Tweaks after installing Lubuntu

Applications

sudo apt-get install \
    chromium-browser calibre \ # browser
    ibus-rime \ # input methods
    audio-recorder \ # multi-media
    google-drive-ocamlfuse \  # cloud-sync
    telegram \  # email, chat
    rofi i3 tmux \  # wm, multiplexer
    unity-tweak-tool arch-theme papirus-icon-theme \ # theme
    python3 yarn mongodb-org  \ # dev

sudo dpkg \
    slack hiri \  # email, chat
    

https://askubuntu.com/questions/470958/notify-send-not-working-on-14-04-but-volume-and-brightness-notifications-do

Shadowsocks
- Repo: https://github.com/shadowsocks/shadowsocks/tree/master
- install: pip install shadowsocks
- start on boot: add sslocal -c your_config_file.json -d start --log-file /var/log/sslocal.log in /etc/rc.local
Aria2
- chinese tutorial to help you directly download large files from pan.baidu.com
- add the following snippet to ~/.aria/aria2.conf to enable daemon mode and logging warning to disk, according to this tutorial
- start: just run aria2c
#log file
log=/var/log/aria2.log log-level=warn daemon=true
VirtualBox
- Install WinXP Deepin Lite is enough
- Press Right Ctrl (Host Key) to stop keyboard capture (by Guest OS), so you can use Host OS hotkey
- create winxp.desktop in ~/.local/share/applications/
[Desktop Entry] Name=WinXP - VirtualBox GenericName=PC virtualization solution Comment=Run several virtual systems on a single host computer Type=Application Exec=VBoxManage startvm “WinXP” TryExec=VirtualBox MimeType=application/x-virtualbox-vbox;application/x-virtualbox-vbox-extpack;application/x-virtualbox-ovf;application/x-virtualbox-ova; Icon=virtualbox Categories=Emulator;Utility;
Terminator
- install: sudo apt install terminator
- some key bindings:
  - Ctrl+Shift+e/E → Vertical tab division
  - Ctrl+shift+o/O → Horizontal tab division
  - Ctrl+Tab → Switch between the terminals
  - Ctrl+Shift+t/T → Tab Division
  - Ctrl+Shift+q/Q → Quits Terminator
Shutter: a screentshot utility
Synapse: Search everything you do, with Ctrl + Space
Thunderbird: an email client
Shotwell: an image viewer
Wiznote: for note-taking, with various desktop and mobile clients
Insomnia: a beautiful RESTful API client
WPS Office, Chrome, SublimeText, WebStorm, and more
Disk usage visualisation tool: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/linux-disk-space-how-to-visualize-your-usage/

Configuration

Keybinding of Openbox:
- http://openbox.org/wiki/Help:Bindings
- https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/openbox
- http://melp.nl/2011/01/10-must-have-key-and-mouse-binding-configs-in-openbox/
- Combined Menu to switch between applications
- ~/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml
Autostart:
- ~/.config/autostart
- ~/.config/lxsession/Lubuntu/autostart

Smoothly switch between VirtualBox virtual machine (vm) and Lubuntu

First Install VirtualBox Guest Additions in your vm
Send your vm window to your desktop 2, and enter Fullscreen Mode by hitting Host + F
When focused in vm, first hit Host (Right Ctrl) to escape keyboard capture, then hit Ctrl + Alt + ← or Ctrl + Alt + → to switch between desktop 1 and desktop 2