Rails on Mint Linux

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- run software update

- change wallpaper

- change window border theme
http://linuxmint-art.org/content/show.php/Dust+Blue+Metacity?content=91808

- replace mate-terminal with gnome-terminal
sudo apt-get install gnome-terminal
- update shortcut link on menu to use gnome-terminal
- get new font for terminal
- remove menubar
- remove scrollbar
- use solarized font colors and dircolors
https://github.com/sigurdga/gnome-terminal-colors-solarized
https://github.com/seebi/dircolors-solarized
- create a .bashrc file and place startup code for colors
- .bashrc
eval `dircolors ~/Documents/dircolors-solarized/dircolors.256dark`
export TERM=xterm-256color # for common 256 color terminals (e.g. gnome-terminal)
- set some transparency in window
- create custom command prompt with colors

- install vim
sudo apt-get install vim
- download solarized for vim
https://github.com/altercation/vim-colors-solarized
- create .vim directory
- place solarized files into .vim directory
- create .vimrc
https://gist.github.com/1340259

- install google chrome
- replace firefox on favorites menu

- install ruby
sudo apt-get install curl libreadline-dev zlib1g-dev libssl-dev sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev nodejs
curl -L get.rvm.io | bash -s stable --ruby
gem install pry
gem install pry-doc
gem install pry-nav
gem install pry-stack_explorer
gem install rails

- turn off screensaver
- turn off power management
- remove all desktop icons
- create a symbolic link to your host computer
- make taskbar auto-hide