Comments | vakkotaur: A Bit More On Ultima Linux

vakkotaur

A Bit More On Ultima Linux

Sep 11, 2005 10:05

Changing back to text log-in and using startx to start X took care of at least one problem. Virtual consoles are back like I expect them to be. Root can now shut things down from Xfce, though a normal user cannot - at least not without some more work which I have not yet done. Another thing I haven't gotten around to yet is customizing the look ( Read more... )

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Comments 16

altivo September 11 2005, 19:20:31 UTC

I like xfce best too. Getting it to let your ordinary user account shut down or reboot is easy enough.

As root, run visudo

Add your user account in the #user privileges section, and give it permission for /usr/libexec/xfsm-shutdown-helper

The line looks like this:

username ALL=/usr/libexec/xfsm-shutdown-helper

Save the sudoers file and exit. Now log in as your regular user and test it. You should be able to shutdown or reboot as you exit xfce. It will prompt for your password when you do so.

vakkotaur September 11 2005, 20:08:50 UTC

I got a bit more involved than that, but with a similar result as can be seen in my next LJ post.

altivo September 11 2005, 22:06:15 UTC

Another shutdown trick I like is changing the shutdown command in /etc/inittab by adding the -a option. Then add your username to the /etc/shutdown.allow file. Now you can restart (or shutdown) by doing a CTRL-ALT-DEL. Not that you normally would, but it usually works if you get locked up otherwise.

fiddle_dragon September 13 2005, 02:29:38 UTC

huh - you know going through everything - XFCE on top of Ubuntu handles pretty much everything you did except for the changes to dillo - well, other than sudo - but I didn't want just anyone to shut it down anyway (since sometimes the kids use this box) I did, however add a group that had shutdown access, and added all the adults to the group.

But all of the term consoles are black on white by default :)

fiddle_dragon September 13 2005, 02:30:00 UTC

Oh, and I like vi ;)

vakkotaur September 13 2005, 03:13:43 UTC

Someone has to. I'm not a fan of modal editors. I do expect vi (or vim, or something) to be there so I can edit stuff to the point where I can get another editor somehow. And I prefer white text on a black background, myself. To each their own.

fiddle_dragon September 13 2005, 03:28:16 UTC

*nod* I prefer white text on a black background -b ut that's what I get with vi - don't like vim, though...

Thread 11

Well, I'm definitely happy anonymous September 15 2005, 21:42:37 UTC

So am I really seeing what I think I am? An entire section dedicated to Ultima? I'm honored :-)

Just an FYI, Dillo itself doesn't support the tabbed browsing alone, Ultima (the distribution) uses a patched version that I found which makes life so much easier. I'm a Dillo fan.

Re: Well, I'm definitely happy vakkotaur September 15 2005, 23:31:29 UTC

Ultima Linux is what I've been learning and trying to use lately. And unlike the other distributions for low-end machines, it actually works. I did that the standard release of Dillo doesn't have everything and that the Ultima package of Dillo is a patched/experimental version. I really hope the Dillo developers see fit to roll that patch into the main version. Thank you for including it in the form it is in Ultima.