ArchLinux

My W520 workstation have been at rest for quite a while and I decide to re-install an Archbang.

Installation

A very nice and clear instruction, also here and here.

Making an installation stick

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$ dd bs=4M if=/path/to/archlinux.iso of=/dev/sdx && sync

Fcitx

  • Append this to .config/openbox/autostart to auto start fcitx at launch:
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(sleep 2 && fcitx) &
  • fcitx in KDE programms
    According to Wiki, I need to append the following to .xinitrc since my VM is Slim launched
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export GTK_IM_MODULE=fcitx
export QT_IM_MODULE=fcitx
export XMODIFIERS="@im=fcitx"

However it does not work until I append it to .xprofile.

  • To input Chinese in Emacs
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env LC_CTYPE="zh_CN.UTF-8" emacs

EMACS

Dependencies for auto-complete:

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yaourt -S clang

Dropbox

I have to change tint2 Alpha from 100 to 99, in order to get the System Tray icon.

Fonts

Although I have not tried, but it looks promising.

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yaourt -S cairo-ubuntu fontconfig-ubuntu freetype2-ubuntu ttf-ubuntu-font-family

ROS

fix /etc/hosts

by appending 127.0.0.1 localhost

essential packages

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yaourt -S ros-indigo-xacro ros-indigo-joint-state-publisher ros-indigo-robot-state-publisher ros-indigo-diagnostic-updater

wstool

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yaourt -S python2-dateutil