Misc-Fixed Font on Ubuntu

Download ucsfont from http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/ucs-fonts.html

mkdir ucs
tar -xzf ucs-fonts.tar.gz -C ucs
cd ucs/submission
make

# for Ubuntu
sudo mv -b *.pcf.gz /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc
cd /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc
sudo mkfontdir
cd /etc/fonts/conf.d
sudo rm 70-no-bitmaps.conf
sudo ln -s ../conf.avail/70-yes-bitmaps.conf
sudo dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig

Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft: AIGLX & Beryl

AIGLX Setup:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompositeManager/AIGLXOnEdgy

Added under Section "Module":

Load "dri"
Load "dbe"
Load "glx"

Added in "Device" section:

Option  "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps"

Added in "ServerLayout" section:

Option         "AIGLX" "true"

Added sections:

Section "DRI"
        Mode 0666
EndSection
        
Section "Extensions"
        Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection


Beryl Composite Manager:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompositeManager/InstallingBeryl

Make sure that you have the proper repositories configured. Enable the "universe" and "multverse" as well as either one of the following third-party repositories:

deb http://ubuntu.beryl-project.org/ edgy main

If you are using the AMD64 platform, add main-edgy-amd64 at the end of the line, like so

deb http://ubuntu.beryl-project.org/ edgy main-edgy main-edgy-amd64

Add the appropriate gpg key for the repository you are using by typing one of the following commands into the Terminal:

wget http://ubuntu.beryl-project.org/root@lupine.me.uk.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add - 

Now update the package list:

sudo apt-get update

Install the following packages:

sudo apt-get install beryl emerald-themes

Note: Beryl is a metapackage that will install all the dependencies (beryl-core, beryl-plugins, beryl-manager, beryl-settings) and also the decoration themes (emerald but not emerald-themes).

Launch Beryl:

beryl-manager

Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy-Eft) Upgrade from Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper-Drake)

Performed upgrade through network using the command:

gksu "update-manager -c"

Issues:

• Booted but no usplash screen. Tried booting with 'vga=791' but some wierd grey box on upper left hand corner. (Fixed: by running `sudo aptitude reinstall usplash-theme-ubuntu` and then `sudo dpkg-reconfigure linux-image-$(uname -r)`. Solution from Ubuntu Forums http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=288200&highlight=usplash)