Sammich: Add OS setup instructions

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Add OS setup instructions

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	SCIENCE owns a set of 11 Dell Latitude E5540 laptops. These were acquired from ComputerCorps in Carson city on 14 September 2023 for $1250.		SCIENCE owns a set of 11 Dell Latitude E5540 laptops. These were acquired from ComputerCorps in Carson city on 14 September 2023 for $1250.

			== 2023 OS Setup ==
			For 2023 we're using Lubuntu. To install our "standard" setup:

			# Download [https://lubuntu.me/downloads/ the Lubuntu 22.04 ISO] and write it to a USB drive (e.g. with [https://rufus.ie/en/ Rufus])
			# Copy [https://gitlab.snafucon.com/registration/bacondevd/-/releases the bacondevd DEB package] on to the USB drive
			# Boot the computer from your USB drive
			# Connect to a network, ideally the "SNAFU Con Staff" WiFi network. If you connect to a different network now you'll need to add the connection info for "SNAFU Con Staff" later.
			# Run the installer on the desktop.
			## Accept the defaults for everything that has them.
			## On the disk screen, select "Erase disk"
			## On the user screen:
			### User name: snafucon
			### Hostname: set to snafucon plus the asset tag number, e.g. "snafucon-401332"
			### Password: use the standard laptops/tablets one
			### Check the "automatically log in" box
			# When the installer is done, reboot and remove the USB drive when it tells you to.
			# When it's done booting into the new OS, it should prompt you to install updates. Do that. If it doesn't ask, click "Preferences -> Apply Full Upgrade" in the start menu.
			# In "Start -> Preferences -> LXQt Settings -> Power Management":
			## On the "Lid" tab, set "On Battery" and "On AC" to "Suspend"
			## On the "Idle" tab, set set "... on Battery" and "... on AC" to "Suspend"
			# In "Start -> Preferences -> LXQt Settings -> Session Settings":
			## On the "Basic Settings" tab, uncheck "Lock screen before..."
			## On the "Autostart" tab, click "Add". Set the name to "Firefox" and the command to "firefox" and click "OK".
			# In "Start -> Preferences -> LXQt Settings -> Desktop":
			## On the "Advanced" tab, uncheck "Home", "Trash", and "Network".
			# Right-click "Start -> Internet -> Firefox Web Browser" and click "Add to desktop"
			# Right-click "Start -> Sound & Video -> VLC media player" and click "Add to desktop"
			# Right-click each of the desktop icons you just created and click "Trust this executable"
			# Install bacondevd:
			## Plug the USB drive back in
			## Open it in the file manager
			## Double-click the bacondevd DEB package
			## Eject and remove the USB drive
			# Open Firefox and set it up:
			## Right-click in the blank space next to the URL bar and click "Customize Toolbar..."
			### Remove the spaces on either side of the URL bar
			### Remove the Pocket and Account buttons
			### Click Done
			## Install uBlock Origin:
			### Click "Menu -> Add-ons and themes"
			### Enter "uBlock Origin" in the "Find more add-ons" box
			### Click the "uBlock Origin" result with the "Recommended" tag
			### Click "Add to Firefox"
			### In the permissions dialog, click "Add"
			## In "Menu -> Settings":
			### On the "Home" tab:
			#### Change "Homepage and new windows" to "Custom URLs..." and set the URL to "https://register.snafucon.com/atcon/"
			#### Uncheck "Shortcuts"
			#### Uncheck "Recommended by Pocket"
			### On the "Search" tab, change the "Default Search Engine" to "DuckDuckGo"
			### On the "Privacy & Security" tab:
			#### Uncheck "Ask to save logins..."
			#### Uncheck "Show alerts about passwords..."
			#### Uncheck "Autofill addresses"
			#### Uncheck "Autofill credit cards"
			#### Set "History - Firefox will" to "Use custom settings for history"
			#### Uncheck "Remember search and form history"
			#### Check "Clear history when Firefox closes"
			#### Uncheck "Suggestions from sponsors"
			#### Set "DNS over HTTPS" to "Off"
			## Turn of uBlock for BACON:
			### Click the Home button to go to BACON
			### Click the uBlock button at the right of the URL bar
			### Click the big power button in the popup menu
			### Reload the page
			### Verify the uBlock button is gray and not red
			# Reboot

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== Dell Latitude E5540 Laptops ==

SCIENCE owns a set of 11 Dell Latitude E5540 laptops. These were acquired from ComputerCorps in Carson city on 14 September 2023 for $1250.

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