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For Ubuntu based Linux Distribution Desktop Workstaion

== Install and Configure VNC Server ==

Install the vnc server
 apt-get install vnc4server
Or if you prefer TightVNC
 apt-get install tightvncserver

Note: This requires a local user to be logged into a desktop session before a remote client can connect.  It is also possible to make vncserver start as a system service.  See the following guide on this wiki:
* [[Configure vncserver on Ubuntu]]

Set VNC password
 sudo x11vnc --storepasswd

or for TightVNC server
 sudo vncpasswd
 sudo vncpasswd /root/.vncpasswd

The first will set it for your own username.  The second will set it for the root user.

== Configure SSH and zmodem file transfer ==

If the ssh server is not already installed, we will use apt-get to install. As root or using sudo do the following:

 apt-get install openssh-server openssh-client 
 service ssh start

Easy way to secure transfer files 
 apt-get install lrzsz

== Install Chooser shell scripts ==

== Install Useful shell tools ==

Install vim editor
 apt-get install vim

== Install Firefox ==

Install Firefox, because [[Chromium]] doesn't support [[Favorite_Firefox_Extensions#NoScript|NoScript]].
 <del>apt-get install firefox</del>
Don't do this.  Firefox Quantum / Firefox 57 is terrible.  Install their Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR). See [[Mozilla Firefox]].

== Enable partner Repositories and Install Latest Flash Plugin for Firefox ==

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== Install Firefox Security Plugins ==

== CIFS Windows file share connectivity ==

To connect to windows shares you need cifs
 apt-get install cifs-utils

=== Mount Windows Share Example ===
Although this example comes from a MythTV configuration, it is a universal example.  Simply modify to suite your needs.

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See [[Linux CIFS Utils and Samba]] for more information on installing cifs-utils and mounting Microsoft Windows shares.

== Further Customization ==

See: [[Ubuntu Customization]] for additional configuration tips.