GNOME is nice, but it comes with a lot of packages by default. You may wish to install a more lightweight version.
# core
gnome-shell
gnome-settings
gnome-control-center
gnome-tweaks
gnome-icon-theme
gnome-screenshot
xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
chrome-gnome-shell
gnome-browser-connector
gnome-shell-extension-dashtodock # debian
# environment
nautilus
ffmpegthumbnailer
# stuff
ddcutil
Also grab Dash to Dock for the nice layout
For the backlight slider , when using an external monitor, install ddcci-driver-linux. If the driver does not auto-detect your monitor (as with proprietary NVIDIA drivers), see this udev rule install [Brightness control using ddcutil by themightydeity](https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/2645/brightness-control-using-ddcutil/]
Load the attached configuration files with cat profile.conf | dconf load /org/gnome/
- Tweaks > Extensions > Dash to Dock [ON]
- Position and Size >
- Show on all monitors [ON]
- Intelligent autohide [OFF]
- Panel mode [ON]
- Launchers >
- Isolate monitors [ON]
- Show trash can [OFF]
- Behaviour >
- Click action [Minimise]
- Appearance >
- Shrink the dash [ON]
- Position and Size >
- Tweaks > Window Titlebars > Titlebar Buttons
- Maximise [ON]
- Minimise [ON]
- Tweaks > Windows > Window Action Key [Alt]
- Settings > Search > Files [OFF]
- Settings > Keyboard Shortcuts > Screenshot (as desired)