Elementary OS Setup (Loki)

1 - setup.md

Post-installation Elementary OS Setup and Tweaks

• System Settings -> Mouse & Touchpad -> Touchpad -> Tap to click -> (Toggle on)
• Connect to additional WiFi access points

Apply Updates:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Install Dev Tools:

sudo apt-get install git vim

Install Chromium:

sudo apt-get install chromium-browser

Save some screen real estate

• Launch Chromium
• Settings -> Appearance -> "Use system title bar and borders" -> Set to unchecked

Install Node:

• Go to https://nodejs.org/en/

• Download *.tar.xz

• Extract to ~/Downloads

• Move folder to ~/Applications

• Create aliases:

  cd /home/hugs/.local/bin
  ln -s /home/hugs/Applications/node-v9.3.0-linux-x64/bin/node node
  ln -s /home/hugs/Applications/node-v9.3.0-linux-x64/bin/npm npm
  ln -s /home/hugs/Applications/node-v9.3.0-linux-x64/bin/npx npx
  

Plank (aka "Dock"):

• Add Files app, Keep in Dock
• Add Terminal app, Keep in Dock
• Add Chromium app, Keep in Dock
• Except for System Settings app, remove all other apps from Dock

Launch Preferences (Control + Right-Click on Dock, then select Preferences)

• Appearance -> Position -> Left
• Behavior -> Hide Dock -> Autohide

Date & Time:

• Change time zone to America/Chicago
• Change time format to AM/PM

Wallpaper:

Create backgrounds directory (bug that it's missing?)

mkdir ~/.local/share/backgrounds

• download from https://www.walldevil.com/sandringham-beach-wallpaper-316031/
• move image to ~/.local/share/backgrounds

Terminal app:

Cleaner look & saves space when only one tab is open

gsettings set org.pantheon.terminal.settings tab-bar-behavior 'Hide When Single Tab'

So that control-D keyboard shorcut no longer closes the window (?!)

gsettings set org.pantheon.terminal.settings save-exited-tabs false

Disable edge tiling. (It's annoying)

gsettings set org.pantheon.desktop.gala.behavior edge-tiling false

Disable single-click open in Pantheon. (It's also annoying.)

gsettings set org.pantheon.files.preferences single-click false

Changes to ~/.bashrc:

vim ~/.bashrc

• Append to the end of file: PS1='$ '

Libinput gestures:

mkdir Projects
cd Projects/
git clone http://github.com/bulletmark/libinput-gestures
cd libinput-gestures/
sudo gpasswd -a $USER input
sudo make install
sudo apt-get install libinput-tools xdotool 
libinput-gestures-setup autostart
vim ~/.config/libinput-gestures.conf 

• Log out, the log in for libinput changes to take effect

2 - libinput-gestures.conf

# Move to left workspace
gesture swipe right 4 xdotool key super+Left

# Move to right workspace
gesture swipe left 4 xdotool key super+Right

# View all windows & workspaces
gesture swipe up 4 xdotool key super+Down

# Exit view all workspaces
gesture swipe down 4 xdotool key super+Down

# Browser go forward (works only for Xorg, and Xwayland clients)
gesture swipe left      xdotool key alt+Right

# Browser go back (works only for Xorg, and Xwayland clients)
gesture swipe right     xdotool key alt+Left

great gist dude