Linux Mint 15 (Olivia) Post-install

post-install.md

Purge unused packages

$ sudo aptitude purge pidgin xchat xchat-common tomboy simple-scan mint-meta-codecs totem totem-mozilla totem-plugins totem-plugins-extra mate-user-share mint-meta-mate banshee

Clock applet date/time format

Install dconf-editor:

$ sudo aptitude install dconf-tools
$ dconf-editor

Go to org > mate > panel > objects > clock > prefs (custom format syntax):

custom-format = %d.%m.%Y %H:%M
format = custom

Install shiki-nouveau theme

$ sudo aptitude install gtk2-engines-aurora
$ wget https://launchpad.net/~upubuntu-com/+archive/gtk3/+files/shiki-nouveau_10-08-12_all.deb
$ sudo dpkg --force-overwrite -i shiki-nouveau_10-08-12_all.deb

Install git

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:git-core/ppa
$ sudo aptitude update
$ sudo aptitude install git

Install missing packages

$ sudo aptitude install mc terminator skype htop build-essential synapse qt4-qtconfig

Skype theme color fix

$ qtconfig-qt4 # change link color to #5e7d3a rgb(94, 125, 58)

Install tmux

$ sudo aptitude install libevent-dev libncurses5-dev
$ # Grab source from http://sourceforge.net/projects/tmux/files/tmux/
$ wget "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/tmux/tmux/tmux-1.8/tmux-1.8.tar.gz?use_mirror=garr" -O tmux-1.8.tar.gz
$ ./configure
$ make
$ sudo make install