T450s-linux-17.04

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These are my personal customisations for Ubuntu 17.04 on T450s.

This is not actually a shell script, I am lazy.

# Xilinx SDK fix not launching
~/.local/share/applications/Xilinx\ SDK\ 2016.4*.desktop
Exec=env SWT_GTK3=0 /opt/Xilinx/SDK/2016.4/bin/xsdk

# Fix Mini DisplayPort from flickering (Intel graphics)
https://askubuntu.com/q/752743/

# Disable the scrolling-only function of the Trackpad
# This lets you:
# - use those physical left/right/middle mouse buttons to 'drag' like normal
# (e.g. use the physical middle button to drag in Blender)

/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/99-synaptics.conf
Section "InputClass"
        Identifier "Disable TrackPoint scrolling mode"
        MatchProduct "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint"
        MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
        Option "ScrollMethod" "none"
EndSection

# Disable greeter sound
/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/50_unity-greeter.gschema.override

# Copy keys to ~/.ssh/, then chmod:
chmod 600 id_rsa
chmod 644 id_rsa.pub

#
sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager compiz-plugins-extra
# then go into ccsm ---> enable 'put' plugin ---> set shortcut for moving window to next/prev screen

# A how-to for OpenVPN from the network status bar menu in Ubuntu Unity 7:
#
# VPN Connections --> will show a "Add a VPN Connection..." which you can't click because it's greyed out.
#
# What you're supposed to do is go into "Edit Connections" and add a new VPN Connection from there.
# Except there's no VPN option to select unless you have the OpenVPN plugin installed:
sudo apt install network-manager-openvpn-gnome
#
# Now, add the connection, and the menu will show your connection which is clickable :)

# omg touchpad gestures! this made my day.
# read how to config at https://github.com/bulletmark/libinput-gestures
sudo apt install libinput-tools xdotool

# Handy utils
sudo apt install apt-file
sudo apt install redshift-gtk
sudo apt install tmux
sudo apt install neovim

# !! Don't run neovim as sudo on the very first run, or you'll need to chmod some stuff.
# so run it now as your normal user !!
vim

# I think the nm bug is still all weird and stuff since 16.xx ?
# Ubuntu seems to forget what the DNS servers are and drops 
# internet connectivity intermittently on my T450s :(
# Fix - run during a drop out:
sudo dhclient
# https://superuser.com/q/1087359/
# (Perhaps I'll be back to Fedora sooner than I thought..)