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Faster elementary OS Luna
#if you only use apps in english do not download other languages
sudo vim /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00aptitude
#Add this line on the end
Acquire::Languages "none";
#remove zeitgeist, gnome online indicator and telepathy and shitty apps
zeitgeist-daemon --quit
sudo apt-get --purge autoremove deja-dup indicator-messages empathy-* gnome-online-accounts activity-log-manager-common activity-log-manager-control-center zeitgeist zeitgeist-core zeitgeist-datahub midori-granite noise software-center scratch-text-editor modemmanager geary
sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get autoclean
sudo rm -fr {/root,/home/*}/.local/share/zeitgeist
#Newer Kernel
sudo apt-get install --install-recommends linux-generic-lts-saucy xserver-xorg-lts-saucy libgl1-mesa-glx-lts-saucy
#add all sources you will need it, virtualbox, chrome, Java7 skype and elementary tweaks
wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add -
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list'; sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java; sudo apt-add-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ precise partner"; sudo add-apt-repository ppa:git-core/ppa; wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -; sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian precise contrib" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list'; sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp; sudo apt-add-repository ppa:versable/elementary-update
#UPDATE
sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get dist-upgrade;
#Install newer git, virtualbox, chrome, Java7 skype and elementary tweaks, DVD, compression, gimp, gedit
sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-installer skype git virtualbox-4.3 gimp gimp-data gimp-plugin-registry gimp-data-extras elementary-desktop elementary-tweaks elementary-dark-theme elementary-plastico-theme elementary-whit-e-theme elementary-harvey-theme elementary-elfaenza-icons elementary-nitrux-icons elementary-plank-themes wingpanel-slim google-chrome-stable libdvdread4 ubuntu-restricted-extras unace unrar zip unzip xz-utils p7zip-full p7zip-rar sharutils rar uudeview mpack arj cabextract file-roller gedit gedit-plugins
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh
#Decrease Grub time to boot
sudo vim /etc/default/grub
#Add
GRUB_TIMEOUT=2
#run
sudo update-grub
#Swapiness and cache pressure
sudo vim /etc/sysctl.conf
#Add to the end
vm.swappiness=10
vm.vfs_cache_pressure=50
#Allow page cache to be shared
sudo su
echo 1 > /sys/kernel/mm/ksm/run
exit
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