Lubuntu Configuration

Monday, November 23, 2015

Install Lubuntu

Download Desktop x64 iso

Create bootable usb using Rufus (had to use FAT instead of FAT32, Rufus #579 )

Finally got Lubuntu install procedure to finish without error, but on reboot greeted with black screen and an underscore at top left corner. No response to keyboard, Ctrl-AltF1,2… doesn't bring up alternate screens.

Fix: How to Repair, Restore, or Reinstall Grub 2 with a Ubuntu Live CD or USB

In process got warning about FlexNet using Sector32. Unlike here, I didn't need to zero out the boot sector though.

Install vendor driver

Menu >> Preferences >> Additional Drivers:

NVIDIA legacy v304.125 (proprietary, tested)

Full screen keyboard shortcut: F11 (already set)

Error retrieving accessibility bus address

~$ nvidia-settings -q GPUUtilization 

** (nvidia-settings:5949): WARNING **: Error retrieving accessibility bus address: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.a11y.Bus was not provided by any .service files

  Attribute 'GPUUtilization' (sandbox:0[gpu:0]): graphics=0, memory=5, video=0,
  PCIe=0
 

Fix -  add to `/etc/environment`:

export NO_AT_BRIDGE=1

Found at https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-947210-start-0.html