fixing xrdp server with lubuntu 12.04

When accessing a lubuntu 12.04 machine via rdp with xfreerdp, I was getting the error 'failed to load session gnome'.

Found the following fix

echo lxsession -s Lubuntu -e LXDE > ~/.xsession

From

http://askubuntu.com/questions/247501/i-get-failed-to-load-session-ubuntu-2d-when-using-xrdp

fixing acroread on ubuntu 12.04 with likewise open

install nscd

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1567183

change default shell in likewise open

http://michael.requeny.com/2011/02/11/likewise-open-change-default-shell/

Fix error when using wine

When getting error

err:module:attach_process_dlls "krnl386.exe16" failed to initialize,



Put the following in /etc/rc.d/rc.local:

Code:

echo 1 > /proc/sys/abi/ldt16

tweak ssd for performance

http://www.howtogeek.com/62761/how-to-tweak-your-ssd-in-ubuntu-for-better-performance/

create 7zip archive with password and encrypt file list too

7z a -p -t7z -mx0 -mhe=on ~/Documents.7z ~/Documents

Using opendns.com

apt-get install ddclient

#configure with your opendns credentials

#set the opendns.com network label as hostname

#add the line 
ssl=yes

#test with

 sudo ddclient -daemon=0 -debug -verbose -noquiet