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# Disable device mount pop-ups

*   thunar-volman-settings 
*   xfce4-notifyd-config

# Fix /boot filling up

*   Remove old configs in `/var/lib/initramfs-tools` 
*   Remove old kernel image packages and files from /boot

```bash
#!/bin/bash
CURRENT=$(uname -r)
VERSIONS_TO_PURGE=$(ls /boot/initrd.img-* | grep -v $CURRENT | sed 's/.*initrd.img-// ; s/-generic//' | sort -V | head -n-1)

for v in $VERSIONS_TO_PURGE
do
    rm -i /boot/initrd.img-$v*
done

for v in $VERSIONS_TO_PURGE
do
    echo linux-image-$v-* linux-headers-$v linux-headers-$v-generic linux-modules*-$v-*
done | xargs apt-get --assume-yes purge
```

# Gnome Win+P

Disable display switching on "Mod4+P" key combination:

/app/gnome_settings_daemon/plugins/xrandr/active

# Disable Gnome root window

gconftool-2 --type bool --set /apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop False

# Custom Desktop

`~/.local/share/applications/custom.desktop` or `/usr/share/xsessions/custom.desktop`

[Desktop Entry]
    Name=Xsession
    Exec=/etc/X11/Xsession

# Conky

`.conkyrc`

background no
    out_to_console yes
    #out_to_x no
    update_interval 5.0
    total_run_times 0
    use_spacer none
    
    TEXT
    ${color ff0000}CPU ${cpu}% MEM $memperc% | /. ${fs_used_perc /}% /home ${fs_used_perc /home}% | BAT ${battery BAT0} | Vol: ${exec amixer get Speaker | egrep -o "[0-9]+%" | head -1 | egrep -o "[0-9]*"}% | ${time %a %x %H:%M}

# Switch shells without Root

Switching from `csh` to `bash`. Must be done for interactive shells only otherwise it breaks stuff (like vim reading TMP files, etc)

`.cshrc`

# Exec bash only if using an interactive shell.
    if ($?prompt) then
        setenv SHELL /bin/bash
        exec $SHELL
    endif

# Disable overlay toolbars

gsettings set com.canonical.desktop.interface scrollbar-mode normal

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# Resources

[http://awesome.naquadah.org/wiki/Quickly\_Setting\_up\_Awesome\_with_Gnome][13]

[11]: UbuntuProductivity?action=sourceblock&num=1
 [12]: UbuntuProductivity?action=sourceblock&num=2
 [13]: http://awesome.naquadah.org/wiki/Quickly_Setting_up_Awesome_with_Gnome

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