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## 1-elementary-os-apps.md

      
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    elementaryOS Apps and Configs

⚠️ No longer maintained! ⚠️
This guide has been updated for elementaryOS v5.0+.
Enbale PPA support

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get -y install software-properties-common

Elementary tweaks

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:philip.scott/elementary-tweaks 
sudo apt-get install -y elementary-tweaks

7Z, RAR file support to File Roller

sudo apt-get install -y rar unrar p7zip-full p7zip-rar
Task manager

sudo apt-get install -y gnome-system-monitor htop

Google Chrome Web Browser


Download Page, Direct link to Stable and Beta
OR

wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add -
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list'
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y google-chrome-stable

VLC Media Player

sudo apt-get install -y vlc

Kingsoft WPS Office

Libre Office

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:libreoffice/ppa
sudo apt-get install -y libreoffice

TLP Laptop battery saver

sudo apt-get install -y tlp tlp-rdw
sudo tlp start

GIMP Image editor

sudo apt-get install -y gimp

xfburn - CD and DVD burning application

sudo apt-get install -y xfburn

xfburn does not support multi-session disks
dConf-Tools

sudo apt-get install -y dconf-tools
Disk usage analyzer

sudo apt install -y baobab

gParted

sudo apt-get install -y gparted

ISO Master

sudo apt-get install -y isomaster

BleachBit

sudo apt-get install -y bleachbit

uGet Download Manager

sudo apt install -y aria2 uget

Spotify desktop app


https://www.spotify.com/int/download/linux/

Synaptic Package Manager

sudo apt-get install -y synaptic

Ubuntu Restricted extras

sudo apt-get install -y ubuntu-restricted-extras

Grub Customizer

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer
sudo apt-get install -y grub-customizer

Filezilla

sudo apt-get install -y filezilla

HandBrake media convertor

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases
sudo apt-get install -y handbrake-gtk

Selene Media Encoder

sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:teejee2008/ppa
sudo apt-get install -y selene

Audio Recorder

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:audio-recorder/ppa
sudo apt-get install -y audio-recorder

Submlime text 3

wget -qO - https://download.sublimetext.com/sublimehq-pub.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb https://download.sublimetext.com/ apt/stable/" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sublime-text.list
sudo apt-get update 
sudo apt-get install -y sublime-text

Virtual Box

sudo apt install virtualbox virtualbox-ext-pack

gnome disk

sudo apt-get install -y gnome-disk-utility

PulseAudio Volume Control

sudo apt-get install -y pavucontrol

Update manager (you may not need this)

sudo apt-get install software-properties-gtk 
sudo apt-get install update-manager

Wingpanel addons


https://github.com/camellan/placesindicator
https://github.com/mdh34/elementary-indicators
https://github.com/PlugaruT/wingpanel-indicator-sys-monitor
https://github.com/maze-n/indicator-daynight
https://github.com/ele-l10n-cjk/wingpanel-indicator-inputmethod
https://github.com/maze-n/indicator-daynight

Plank addons


Themes,Themes 2
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## 2-tweaks.md

      
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    Scratch text editor configs


Dont autosave files on change

File manager configs


Disable single click
Dont remember tabs

Music player (noise) configs


Dont write metedata to files

Misc


Show battery percentage
Disable all animations
Enable firewall and disable ssh
Set Terminal transparency to 0

Disable OS auto updates source more


Edit /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20auto-upgrades file and update these lines

APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "0";
APT::Periodic::Download-Upgradeable-Packages "0";
APT::Periodic::AutocleanInterval "30";
APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "0";

Display hidden auto-start entries

sudo sed -i 's/NoDisplay=true/NoDisplay=false/g' /etc/xdg/autostart/*.desktop

Now run gnome-session-properties in terminal to see full list.
Lets Disable App Center Deamon, Onboard, Orca screen reader, Personal File Sharing and Maya Deamon
Tune swappiness (if you have low RAM machine)

# temporarily
sudo sysctl vm.swappiness=10

# parmanent, require reboot
echo 'vm.swappiness=10' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf

Fix time differences between Ubuntu and Windows (Dual Boot) - Source

timedatectl set-local-rtc 1

Speed up apt-get update with parallel

# Create a file
sudo nano /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99parallel

# Add these lines and save 
APT::Acquire::Queue-Mode "access";
APT::Acquire::Retries 3;

Remove language related ign from apt-get update - Source

echo 'Acquire::Languages "none";' | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00aptitude

Set file roller compression level to maximum

dconf write /org/gnome/file-roller/general/compression-level "'maximum'"


## 3-remove-apps.sh
#!/bin/bash
set -e

echo "Use at your own risk !!"

# List of apps to remove
declare -a APPS_TO_REMOVE=(
"epiphany*"
"maya-calendar*"
"evolution-data-server"
"audience*"
"pantheon-mail*"
"gnome-orca*"
)


## Loop through the above array
for i in "${APPS_TO_REMOVE[@]}"
do
echo -e "\e[96m Uninstalling: $i  \e[39m"
sudo apt-get remove --purge -y $i
done

# Clean up
sudo apt-get -y autoremove
sudo apt-get -y clean


## 4.install-bum.md

      
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    Install BootUpManager

# install dependencies
sudo apt install build-essential intltool
sudo apt install libgtk2-perl

## compile from source
wget https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+sourcefiles/bum/2.5.2-1/bum_2.5.2.orig.tar.gz
tar xzvf bum_2.5.2.orig.tar.gz
cd bum-2.5.2/
./configure 
make
sudo make install
cd ..
rm  -rf bum-2.5.2/
sudo bum