15 things to do after a fresh Linux install

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15 things to do after a fresh Linux install

1. Set low latency kernel

• sudo apt-get install linux-lowlatency linux-headers-lowlatency

1. Configure Update Manager

• choose best mirrors

2. Install Drivers

• open driver manager
• check all device with best drivers
• install intel drivers

3. Install Microcode

• open sysnaptic manager
• search microcode
• install intel-microcode

4. Decrease Swap Use

• open terminal
• cat /proc/sys/vm/swappiness
• sudo xed /etc/sysctl.conf
• add at the end vm.swappiness=10

5. Enable Drive Cache

• open disk app
• optiom (sandwich bar) -> disk option -> write cache -> enable

6. Reduce SSD Writes

• TRIM

• cat /etc/cron.weekly/fstrim

• should to be true

• sudo xed /etc/fstab

• add noatime,errors(...) before errors part line

7. Turn on Firewall

• open Firewall
• turn-on

8. Install Microsoft Fonts

• open software manager
• search and install mscorefonts

9. Remove Unnecessary Software

• Remove mono-runtime-common
• gnome-orca
• virtualBox-guest
• bluetooth
• libreoffice
• becarefuf at dependacy before !

10. Change Firefox settings About:config

• Dom.max_script_run_time => 10 | 20
• Security.csp.enable => true | false
• Xpinstall.signatures.required => true | false
• dom.webnotifications.serviceworker.enabled => false
• dom.webnotifications.enabled => false

11. Tweak LibreOffice

• Option -> advance -> disable JAVA runtime env
• Option -> memory -> increase memory

12. Remove Some Applets

• remove all useless apps

13. Turn Off Startup Applications

• System setings -> startup applications
• disable allmost all

14. Disable Hibernation (suspend-to-disk)

The command to disable hibernation:

• sudo mv -v /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/com.ubuntu.enable-hibernate.pkla / The command to undo the disable hibernation:
• sudo mv -v /com.ubuntu.enable-hibernate.pkla /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d
• sudo mv -v /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/com.ubuntu.enable-hibernate.pkla /

15. Disable Switch User Option

• synaptic ->install dconf
• open dconf -> org -> cinnamon -> lockdown -> turn true option