customize ubuntu for eee pc

# http://www.array.org/ubuntu/setup-intrepid.html
# to enable wireless network, install a kernel customized for eee pc
wget http://www.array.org/ubuntu/array-intrepid.list
sudo mv -v array-intrepid.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
wget http://www.array.org/ubuntu/array-apt-key.asc
sudo apt-key add array-apt-key.asc
sudo apt-get update
 
sudo apt-get install linux-eeepc linux-headers-eeepc
 
# http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=49081
# install ACPI scipts, for wifi toggle Fn-Keys and more
wget http://www.informatik.uni-bremen.de/~elmurato/EeePC/Intrepid_ACPI_scripts-EeePC.tar.gz
tar xfvz Intrepid_ACPI_scripts-EeePC_900A_901_1000.tar.gz
cd Intrepid_ACPI_scripts-EeePC_900A_901_1000/
chmod +x acpi-scripts.sh
sudo ./acpi-scripts.sh install
 
# https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EeePC/Using
# font size
gconftool-2 --set /apps/nautilus/preferences/desktop_font --type string "Sans 8"
gconftool-2 --set /desktop/gnome/interface/document_font_name --type string "Sans 8"
gconftool-2 --set /desktop/gnome/interface/font_name --type string "Sans 8"
gconftool-2 --set /apps/metacity/general/titlebar_font --type string "Sans Bold 8"
gconftool-2 --set /desktop/gnome/interface/monospace_font_name --type string "Monospace 8"
 
# alt-f11 fullscreen
gconftool-2 --set /apps/metacity/window_keybindings/toggle_fullscreen --type string "<Alt>F11"
 
# toolbar icons
gconftool-2 --set /desktop/gnome/interface/toolbar_style --type string "icons"
 
# menu icons
gconftool-2 --set /desktop/gnome/interface/menus_have_icons --type bool 0
 
# mixer mute key
gconftool-2 --set /desktop/gnome/sound/default_mixer_tracks --type list --list-type string "[PCM]"
 
# panel
gconftool-2 --set /apps/panel/toplevels/top_panel_screen0/size --type integer 19
gconftool-2 --set /apps/panel/toplevels/bottom_panel_screen0/size --type integer 19
 
# battery warning
gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-power-manager/notify/low_capacity --type bool 0
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