Edit Sources.list
After you have become root edit your sources.list in /etc/apt and add contrib and non-free section to the repo. Use httpredir rather than a specific mirror since it will automatically choose the best mirror for you.
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# nano /etc/apt/sources.list
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deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free
deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free
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# apt-get update
Install Xorg, Xfce4 desktop environment and slim login manager.
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# apt-get install xorg
# apt-get install pulseaudio pavucontrol
# apt-get install xfce4
# apt-get install xfce4-goodies
# apt-get install slim
Reboot your computer. you will be greeted with an login manager, now login with your username and password. You will now have an barebone desktop environment.
now open terminal from the menu and install synaptic.
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# apt-get install synaptic
# apt-get install python-gtk2 python-glade2
- a. Shotwell image viewer
b. Font manager.
c. Simple scan //Optional.Install only if you have scanner
d. VLC
e. Exaile music player // Optional.VLC alone is enough for most of the multimedia needs
f. Iceweasel
g. Transmission bittorrent client
h. Atril pdf viewer
i. Xchm
j. fbreader
k. Gtk-chtheme
l. NTFS-config
m. Gdebi package installer
n. Flashplugin-nonfree
o. qt4-qtconfig
p. Galculator
r. Openjdk 7 and Iced Tea 7-plugin
s. firmware-linux-free and firmware-linux-nonfree
t. Ghostscript
- kingsoft wps office for linux
or
[ii] use Abiword for word processing, Gnumeric for spreadsheet For presentation install libreoffice-core and libreoffice-impress
Misc Utilities
- a. lzip
b. lzop
c. rar
d. unrar
e. zip
f. Numlockx
g. Locate
h. Gparted
i. NTP
Optional application to install:
- a. Radiotray
b. Winff
c. Chromium
d. Dropbox
e. Scrot //If you install this package then you can remove xfce4-screenshooter package
f. Sudo
g. Pepperflashplugin-nonfree
Themes and Icon themes
I had installed a lot of themes you don't have to install all the themes i've listed here.
- 0. gnome-accessibility-themes
1. gnome-colors-common
2. gnome-dust-icon-theme
3. gnome-human-icon-theme
4. gnome-icon-theme
5. gnome-illustrious-icon-theme
6. gnome-noble-icon-them
7. gnome-theme-gilouche
8. gnome-themes
9. gnome-themes-extras
10.gnome-themes-standard
11.gnome-themes-standard-data
12.gnome-wine-icon-theme
13.gnome-wise-icon-theme
14.gtk-smooth-themes
15 gtk2-engines
16.gtk2-engines-aurora
17.gtk2-engines-cleanice
18.gtk2-engines-magicchicken
19.gtk2-engines-moblin
20.gtk2-engines-murrine
21.gtk2-engines-nodoka
22.gtk2-engines-oxygen
23.gtk2-engines-pixbuf
24.gtk2-engines-ubuntulooks
25.gtk2-engines-wonderland
26.gtk3-engines-oxygen
27.gtk3-engines-xfce
28.faenza-icon-theme
Configuration:
a. Add the user to group root by the following command
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# usemod -a -G root user
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# nano /etc/sudoers
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#User privilege specification
user ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL
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# usemod -a -G sudo user
Edit slim.conf
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# nano /etc/slim.conf
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# Activate numlock when slim starts. Valid values: on|off
numlock on
- a.http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/ ... ent=166411
b.http://box-look.org/content/show.php/Ba ... ent=156655
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# cp /home/user/slim_th /usr/share/slim/themes -r
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# current theme, use comma separated list to specify a set to
# randomly choose from
current_theme Bamboo_Stones
d. Keyboard shortcuts:
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Settings -> Keyboard -> Application Shortcut -> click Add
- 1. Printscreen key -> /usr/bin/xfce4-screenshooter
2. Left Windows key -> /usr/bin/xfdesktop --menu
3. Right Windows key -> xfce4-popup-applicationsmenu
Make sure you install firewall in your system because it is the first line of defense. Please refer to these how to's on firewall/security.
- 1. http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=117514
2. https://wiki.debian.org/DebianFirewall
3. http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=121264
4. http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php? ... ll#p559833 //This post referes to sysvinit but still it is worth reading.
5. http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php? ... t=firewall
6. http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=73519
7. http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=40627
8. Securing Debian
9. https://wiki.debian.org/Firewalls
By now you should have a functional Debian desktop. I have also published this how to in my blog.
Recommended Reading:
- 1. https://linuxpanda.wordpress.com/2014/0 ... -pictures/
2. http://sneekygeekers.com/2014/04/01/how ... all-media/
3. http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=71753
4. http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?p=404227
5. http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=110771
6. http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=14129
7. http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=87102
8. http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=121045
9. http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=5450
10.http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=62112
11.https://wiki.debian.org/Fonts#Subpixel- ... -smoothing
12.https://wiki.debian.org/NTP
13.https://wiki.debian.org/JavaPackage
14.http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php? ... 69#p543969
15.http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php? ... 76#p319876
16.http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php? ... 30#p316530
17.http://httpredir.debian.org/
18.Default Boot option in Grub
19.https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/ ... ex.html.en
20.http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=5484
21.http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=13362
22.http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=80729