Customize Lubuntu part 1 : My personal customization for powerful, fast and comfortable OS

My hope for low spec computer

It is another hobby of mine to mess around with my OS, but in the end I got bored and want some light yet fast OS. Microsoft Windows is definitely no option and after some research it come down to Lubuntu. Here I will record of what I did for this new project. First part would be installing the Lubuntu desktop

1. This is the most important step BACKUP YOUR DATA. 
2. Clean the application. Psychocats have good command line for that here. You might also check other command or good tutorial from him. In this case if you not sure from which Ubuntu derivative you are coming, just combine all the command there. 
3. After finish you get your new OS.

But these step are only installation part. But as the title said

customization for powerful, fast and comfortable OS

Lubuntu default applications are great, but I need something more. So I have to research through a lot of package, change some setting and make some list of what I need

• Jdownloader and Autokey. Both are my important applications.
• For Autokey to autostart at the beginning, I simply change /etc/xdg/lxsession/Lubuntu/autostart (credit to this post here)
• Find the alternative for Ubuntu software source. here I use Kpackagekit. Muon could be another alternative.
• Install Kate, because I need some firepower on simple everyday text editing. Sorry Leafpad
• Ubuntu Tweak is tool that you cant miss for this session. Since I need option from this application to change the default application for specific extension.
• Install Browsers, Opera, Firefox, Chrome, Chromium. It seems overkill but it work. Put an exception to chrome, because it always need a lot of resource at the start of program. I may have to work without it. I already uninstall it and switch to chromium. Note for Opera, if it cant be installed from repository, you have to install from official website.
• I just have Deadbeef and Audacious as the default mp3 player. But Deadbeef have this last.fm plugin, so I choose this as default mp3 player.
• Same thing also happen by Gnome Mplayer to VLC. 
• This would be difficult, Pcmanfm or Nautilus. Both are simply good file manager, but I prefer Nautilus. After installing Nautilus, you cant change 100% to it but I though of another way.
• Change file manager shortcut from "pcmanfm" to "nautilus --no-desktop" 
• edit /home/user/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml by change every "pcmanfm" command to "nautilus --no-desktop"
• Download Nautilus script from g-scripts, another nautilus script site. I take this website because they have archiver-unarchiver which can replace default extract here option
• XArchive and File Rollerare not a good file archiver application, and Q7z isnt working on lubuntu. My last choice come to Peazip. It is good application when you handle with CJK filename.
• I install LxMenuEditor to arrange my menu

Miscellaneous thing that I find when writing about this post

• Calibre, a good ebook manager. If you have a lot of ebook this application will help you to sort them.
• I also install Dropbox integration to nautilus.

Things that cant be done with lubuntu

• Easystroke or mouse gesture application in general is not supported on Lubuntu. I am still researching about this one. when I found a good application, I will report here. Another alternative is installing add on for every browser.

For now I think thats all. My lubuntu is ready. If everything is worked as planned then maybe there will be no second part of this.

I Love Writing part one : 13 demotivational background how to fight it

one of essence of life

This is actually one of the basic activity that human do when they are created. It help people to move civilization to our latest technology. For normal people they are starting learn to write on their elementary education, so for the majority of us we can actually write because some of this background. Little question for this, if someone can write, do they love to write?

When i start this project i am now almost on my twenty. Before that i hate writing because these reasons:

1. My writing was so bad that only i can understand it. Sometimes even i don't understand it myself.
2. Everybody said my writing is so bad, that they believe my handwriting isn't one way of communicating.
3. I thought it was useless activity that didn't produce any money.
4. I don't have time for it. My time will better used for games to entertain myself.
5. It is too much of a work. I can speak to give people my point.
6. I need at least a pen and a book to start to write.
7. My grammar was so bad that i need better medium than a text.
8. I try to write some kind of text work but it failed.
9. I don't have any idea about why i have to write or what do i have to write
10. There is no class for writing, it also mean i have to go back to elementary education to improve my writing.
11. I need big creativity to start writing.
12. I am not on the age where i have to write too much.
13. I don't know how to start this project.
    

That is my reason before i started this project. Then after some motivation and life experience i can answer most of these.

1. My writing was so bad that only i can understand it. Sometimes even i don't understand it myself. So try to write to yourself at first. When you don't i understand what you want to say to yourself, it mean you need some clarification about your idea. The cleanliness of some writing is relative. Some would say that your handwriting is so dirty that they can't recognize anything, but for me what people say about “bad handwriting” is that they didn't know the beautiful abstract pattern from the author. as time goes flow if you take some class on writing or just write more and improve yourself, it actually can help you to make you writing more beautiful.
2. Everybody said my writing is so bad that they believe my handwriting isn't one way of communicating. this is one of those “believe” that you realize in your life. Try to ignore their “believe”. Their parameter isn't like yours. You have your own style. you can make it a magnificent mail server that will deliver thousand of your idea. you need now only some guidance to make it better and you can improve for it later.
3. I thought it was useless activity that didn't produce any money. you don't need money to feel that writing is a great activity. It almost same as doing good deeds. Do you need money for it? NO, but from these both great activity you can get enjoyment and actually with writing you can make your head more clear. Another way to run out of problem without alcohol.
4. I don't have time for it. my time will better used for games to entertain myself. have you ever heard about text game. It was interesting game where online people try to continuously write a story and always in the end they got some story with mixed genre. It was actually a great games and i enjoy it a lot. Sometime i even create for myself some kind of text game and write a great or just mixed text without any meaning. with these i entertain myself and my stress is gone. why don't you make for yourself a game where you can write a thousand word without worries about anything. maybe i will play it with you.
5. It is too much of a work. I can speak to give people my point. how much of a work is writing actually and can speak replace the plus point of writing? I love to speak and sometime beside writing i also speak for my ideas. With only speaking you have to put more effort so that your idea will be supported. let me quote from my favorite show about this writing. “...Book (text) is a magic to give message through time...”. for me this quote mean that you can share the world your idea without time barrier through writing.
6. I need at least a pen and a book to start to write. with our latest technology writing isn't only about a pen and book. Your handy, laptop, or your wall could be help to write. It give you also the impression of a clever modish person when you are writing. If you think you are embarrassing yourself when you are writing, just think think that you are a new Shakespear, or JK Rowling, or sir Arthur Conan Doyle that will create some kind of artwork that will shock the world. a little bit of imagination would give you some confident.
7. My grammar was so bad that i need better medium than a text. it is such you can't explain the times you were writing or some kind of typos that people always do. it is natural. But you don't need to be some grammar expert to start this. Maybe . You don't have to write a medical journal here. a simple text explain about who you are or what do you like will do. only a few grammar needed in that.
8. I try to write some kind of text work but it failed. failed is one step to success as people said. I find it a little bit of lame. But do you remember the passion when you are doing that? Do you enjoy the writing when you make that text work? if you can find in your memory enjoyment when doing this text work, than this failure is another little slope that will not stop you to make better one. after that maybe you will make a new text work where you can find more enjoyment like the last one with little bit of improvement that will produce a successful text.
9. I don't have any idea about why i have to write or what do i have to write. “who am i?” that is a simple question that i can't answer it myself. Actually it pretty simple any idea will do. you don't need experiment, funny story, or great experience to start it. another question that i always asking is “what do i feel”. Every time i ask these little question, it give me a lot of idea. simply asking about anything around you will start the gear of idea. Just try it.
10. There is no class for writing, it also mean i have to go back to elementary education to improve my writing. wow that is little bit of extreme. It feels like that i have to learn rocket science to drive a car. Put the useless hard work away and find a way to simplifying thing. There are many tutorial on how to write better better on Internet. if you cant find it or need more there is also thousand of book reviewing about writing. but remember if you do that without writing it also meaningless. if you cant find it after all, why don't write “book for writing” by yourself. i will buy it.
11. I need big creativity to start writing. no, a pen and paper will do. many alternative also available about this. When you have it just start writing. Just like 9 put all your mind to it. writing, writing about anything maybe with some kind of help from your favorite music or your lovely snack will add great some boost. after that when you finish, you will not realize how much of writing you have done and maybe amount of snack that already gone. 
12. I am not on the age where i have to write too much. there is not word “too young” or “too old” for writing. Any kind of people can do this. there are no limits to writing. no gender, race, skin or location. you can write as whoever you are.
13. I don't know how to start this project. if you have interest about this project and want to start it by yourself, it would be a great. What i find the most important things you need to have (except your writing tool) is a simple motivation to keep you writing. “why i write?” is the most simple motivation search tool that will help you to motivate yourself.nothing is too late.
    

In the end let me quote my favorite sentence

“Do not wait. The time will never be ´just right´. Start where you stand and work with whatever tools you may have at your command and better tools will be found as you go along.” Nap Hill