Updates the Ubuntu Server 14.04 for colors and bigger terminals

update_ubuntu_server.sh

#!/bin/sh

echo "updating .inputrc..."
cat > $HOME/.inputrc <<EOF
"\e[A": history-search-backward ## shift+up-arrow
"\e[B": history-search-forward ## shift+down-arrow
EOF

echo "updating .bashrc..."
ed $HOME/.bashrc <<EOF
/^#force_color_prompt=yes/s/^#//
wq
EOF

echo "updating /etc/default/grub..."
sudo ed /etc/default/grub <<EOF
/^#GRUB_GFXMODE=/c
GRUB_GFXMODE=1024x768x32
.
wq
EOF
sudo update-grub

echo "Possibility of setting of bigger fonts in the following windows."
echo "Recomended settings:"
echo " --> UTF-8"
echo " --> Latin2"
echo " --> TerminusBold"
echo " --> 20x10"
read devnull
sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup

echo "use Windows 'putty.exe' (www.putty.org) and SSH connection for basic copy&paste functionality"
echo ""
echo "lightweight XFCE window manger can be installed (largening install by roughly 300 MB) via"
echo "    sudo apt-get install xfce4 midori xfce4-terminal"
echo ""
echo "copy&paste support is done via Re-installing VMware Tools (from menu) and then"
echo "    sudo mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom -t iso9660"
echo "    cp /media/cdrom/VMwareTools* /tmp && cd /tmp"
echo "    tar xzf VMwareTools*"
echo "    sudo vmware-tools-distrib/vmware-install.pl"