My Own "Trusty" Crouton

sudo sh -e ~/Downloads/crouton -r trusty -t xfce,keyboard,extension,xiwi

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Install these in Linux

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install software-center
sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jre
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
sudo apt-get install vlc browser-plugin-vlc
sudo apt-get install gtk2-engines-pixbuf
sudo apt-get install nano
sudo apt-get update

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Touchpad Fix

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hugegreenbug/cmt
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y libevdevc
sudo apt-get install -y libgestures
sudo apt-get install -y xf86-input-cmt
sudo mv /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf.old
sudo cp /usr/share/xf86-input-cmt/50-touchpad-cmt-peppy.conf /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/
sudo reboot

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Remove these in Linux

sudo apt-get remove xscreensaver

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App Icon Pack

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:numix/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install numix-icon-theme-circle

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Install Google Chrome

$ wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add -
$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google.list'

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install google-chrome-stable

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Install from Software Center

- VLC Media Player
- Roboto Font
- LibreOffice
- GTK Theme Config

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Fixes

- Go to Keyboard in the System Settings. Go to Shortcuts. Click on Add button. Type xcfe4-terminal and then select CTRL+ALT+T to add the shortcut. For screen shot function add "xfce4-screenshooter -f" to CTRL+ALT+=

- Add 'brightness down' and 'brightness up' shortcuts and bind them to the brightness keys

- For volume key shortcuts
amixer set Master 5%+
amixer set Master 5%-
amixer set Master toggle

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Set Up Printing

sudo apt-get install cups system-config-printer-gnome
sudo adduser <username> lpadmin
cd /etc
sudo nano rc.local

- add the line "/usr/sbin/cupsd" before "exit 0". Hit CTRL+x and then Y and Enter to save it.
- Log out and then back in to Crouton
- Go to Applications Menu -> Settings -> Printers
- Click the Add button. Choose Network Printer -> Windows Printer via SAMBA.
- In smb:// field type "WORKGROUP/192.168.1.10/SamsungPrinter"
- For work Samsung printer, I downloaded the PPD file and installed the drivers manually

(WORKGROUP is the name of your Workgroup, then the static IP address of your computer and then the linux friendly name of your printer.)