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Things To Do After Installing Elementary OS
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FIRST THING FIRST

  • Update OS
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
  • Uninstall Apps
# sudo apt-get purge epiphany-browser epiphany-browser-data
sudo apt-get purge midori-granite
sudo apt-get purge geary
sudo apt-get purge pantheon-mail
sudo apt-get purge noise
sudo apt-get purge audience
  • Clean Up OS
sudo apt autoremove -y
sudo apt autoclean -y
sudo apt-get autoremove -y
sudo apt-get autoclean -y

TERMINAL STUFF

  • Enable PPA (Properties Commons)
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
  • elementaryOS Tweaks
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:philip.scott/elementary-tweaks
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install elementary-tweaks dconf-tools
  • elementaryOS Extras
sudo apt-get install elementary-dark-theme elementary-plastico-theme elementary-whit-e-theme elementary-harvey-theme
sudo apt-get install elementary-plank-themes
sudo apt-get install wingpanel-slim indicator-synapse
  • Enable Shutdown by Power Button
sudo scratch-text-editor /var/lib/polkit-1/localauthority/10-vendor.d/com.ubuntu.desktop.pkla
  • Under "Disable hibernate" change to "ResultActive=yes" x2.
  • Install a new kernel

Install ukuu and select a new kernel:

sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:teejee2008/ppa
sudo apt-get install ukuu
  • Indicators
sudo apt install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yunnxx/elementary
sudo apt update
sudo apt install indicator-application wingpanel-indicator-ayatana

and enable on Pantheon with

sudo nano /etc/xdg/autostart/indicator-application.desktop
# change OnlyShowIn=Unity;GNOME;Pantheon;
sudo cp /usr/lib/systemd/user/indicator-application.service /etc/systemd/user
systemctl --user start indicator-application.service

Disable the second wifi icon with:

sudo nano /etc/wingpanel.d/ayatana.blacklist
# add "nm-applet"
  • Yubi/Titan keys
cd /etc/udev/rules.d
curl -L https://github.com/Yubico/libu2f-host/raw/master/70-u2f.rules | sudo tee 90-yubi.rules
sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
# restart
  • Fix the suspend after 20 minutes

See https://elementaryos.stackexchange.com/questions/16519/elementary-os-ignoring-suspend-disable


  • Show Desktop Hot Corner Command
sudo apt-get install wmctrl
wmctrl -k on
  • Reduce Overheating & Improve Battery Life
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linrunner/tlp
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install tlp powertop
# customize /etc/default/tlp
sudo systemctl enable --now tlp

-- GCC 9 (neccessary for DKMS)

sudo apt-get update && \
sudo apt-get install build-essential software-properties-common -y && \
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test -y && \
sudo apt-get update && \
sudo apt-get install gcc-9 g++-9 -y && \
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-9 60 --slave /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-9 && \

# When completed, you must change to the gcc you want to work with by default. Type in your terminal:
sudo update-alternatives --config gcc

# To verify if it worked. Just type in your terminal
# gcc -v
  • NVidia driver (optional)
sudo apt purge 'nvidia.*'
# download from https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us
# then install with: sudo NVIDIA-Linux-*.run
  • Network Manager plugins

You might need some extra plugins for NetworkManager (for example, for VPN):

sudo apt install network-manager-openconnect network-manager-openconnect-gnome
sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager.service

PLANK

  • Configure Plank
plank --preferences

... and add the Trash docklet.

  • For more transparency, change the last value in /usr/share/plank/themes/Gnosierra/dock.theme file, under FillEndColor=110;;107;;111;;150.
  • Copy the contents of the Plank Themes folder to ~/.local/share/plank/themes or to /usr/share/plank/themes for system-wide use.
sudo bash '/home/YOUR_USERNAME/Downloads/plank-separator-remix/plank-separator.sh'

APPS TO DOWNLOAD & INSTALL

  • Some command line stuff
sudo apt-get install source-highlight \
    gnome-system-monitor \
    gnome-system-log \
    snapd

Install BAT from https://github.com/sharkdp/bat/releases

Install micro with curl https://getmic.ro | bash

  • Media
sudo apt install ubuntu-restricted-extras
sudo apt install libavcodec-extra
sudo apt install libdvd-pkg
sudo apt install vlc

Disable the Chrome Media keys (chrome://flags/#hardware-media-key-handling) for fixing the media keys in the keyboard.

  • Flash plugin
sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer pepperflashplugin-nonfree
  • Spotify
curl -sS https://download.spotify.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/spotify.list
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install spotify-client

If the UI has been scaled up, you would need to:

sudo joe /usr/share/spotify/spotify.desktop
# set: Exec=spotify  --force-device-scale-factor=2 %U

Add these lines to ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list for making it the default player in the Appindicator:

[Default Applications]
audio/x-vorbis+ogg=spotify.desktop

[Added Associations]
audio/x-vorbis+ogg=spotify.desktop;

Download the client from https://www.thefanclub.co.za/overgrive


  • Synapse
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:synapse-core/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install synapse

Then start Synapse, enter configuracion and change the shortcut.

  • Ulauncher

From https://ulauncher.io/

  • Timeshiuft (backups)
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:teejee2008/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install timeshift
  • Rclone
curl https://rclone.org/install.sh | sudo bash
  • Anbox

DOWNLOADS FOR DEVELOPMENT

  • VSCode
wget -q https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/vscode stable main"
sudo apt update
sudo apt install code
  • Syncthing or resilio
sudo apt-get install syncthing
sudo systemctl enable --now syncthing@$(whoami)

then configure Syncthing at http://127.0.0.1:8384

Install the command line tool with

go get github.com/syncthing/syncthing/cmd/stcli

Or for Resilio:

echo "deb http://linux-packages.resilio.com/resilio-sync/deb resilio-sync non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/resilio-sync.list
curl -L https://linux-packages.resilio.com/resilio-sync/key.asc | sudo apt-key add
sudo apt update && sudo apt install resilio-sync
echo fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288 | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf && sudo sysctl -p
# enable for current user
systemctl --user start --now resilio-sync
# and go to http://127.0.0.1:8888
  • Tilix

Install Tilix and configure a Global Shortcut for Ctr+<SOMETHING> = tilix --quake

Fix the VTE stuff with sudo ln -s /etc/profile.d/vte-2.91.sh /etc/profile.d/vte.sh

  • GIT
sudo apt-get install git

and some git tools:

  • A recent version of Go
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:longsleep/golang-backports
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install golang-go
  • Docker
sudo apt-get install docker.io
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
sudo apt-get install criu
echo $'{\n    "insecure-registries": ["localhost:32000"],\n    "experimental": true\n}' | \
    sudo tee /etc/docker/daemon.json
sudo systemctl enable --now docker

Logout and login for using docker.

Get Dive (for inspecting images):

go get github.com/wagoodman/dive
  • kubectl
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y apt-transport-https
curl -s https://packages.cloud.google.com/apt/doc/apt-key.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb https://apt.kubernetes.io/ kubernetes-xenial main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kubernetes.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y kubectl

Then k3d:

curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rancher/k3d/master/install.sh | bash

Helm

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/helm/helm/master/scripts/get-helm-3 > get_helm.sh
chmod 700 get_helm.sh
./get_helm.sh
  • keybase
cd /tmp
curl --remote-name https://prerelease.keybase.io/keybase_amd64.deb
sudo apt install ./keybase_amd64.deb
run_keybase
  • Zoom

Go to the download page.

THE LOOK

  • Butons layout

(until Elementary Tweaks is fixed)

gsettings set org.pantheon.desktop.gala.appearance button-layout :minimize,maximize,close
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout :minimize,maximize,close
  • Fonts
sudo apt install fonts-powerline
sudo apt install fonts-firacode

Set the Terminal font with:

gsettings set io.elementary.terminal.settings font 'Hack'
  • Other fonts

Check out https://devfonts.gafi.dev/ for other fonts

From https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/mono/#intro for Intellij fonts.

cd /usr/share/icons/
sudo git clone https://github.com/keeferrourke/la-capitaine-icon-theme.git
sudo bash '/usr/share/icons/la-capitaine-icon-theme/configure'

the go to the Tweaks settings and set the new icons theme.

git clone https://github.com/keeferrourke/capitaine-cursors
cd capitaine-cursors/dist/
sudo cp -pr . /usr/share/icons/capitaine-cursors

the go to the Tweaks settings and set the new cursors theme.

  • Install .deb via Eddy
sudo add-apt-repository -u ppa:snwh/ppa
sudo apt install paper-icon-theme

the go to the Tweaks settings and set the new icons theme.

  • Fixed number of workspaces
gsettings set org.pantheon.desktop.gala.behavior dynamic-workspaces false
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences num-workspaces 5

INDICATORS

  • Fix indicators spacing

Try setting the padding to '0 2px' in your theme -> apps.css

In /usr/share/themes/elementary/gtk-3.0/apps.css

.composited-indicator {
    padding: 0 2px;
}
  • Enable indicators
mkdir -p ~/.config/autostart
cp /etc/xdg/autostart/indicator-application.desktop ~/.config/autostart/
sed -i 's/^OnlyShowIn.*/OnlyShowIn=Unity;GNOME;Pantheon;/' ~/.config/autostart/indicator-application.desktop

Then download the .deb from http://ppa.launchpad.net/elementary-os/stable/ubuntu/pool/main/w/wingpanel-indicator-ayatana/ and install it. Logout and login again.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:atareao/atareao
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install my-weather-indicator
  • CPU/Net indicators

https://github.com/PlugaruT/wingpanel-indicator-sys-monitor#wingpanel-system-monitor-indicator

FIXES

  • File dialog buttons missing

https://elementaryos.stackexchange.com/questions/1638/buttons-are-missing-in-the-file-chooser-dialog-what-should-i-do

gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.xsettings overrides "{'Gtk/DialogsUseHeader': <0>, 'Gtk/ShellShowsAppMenu': <0>, 'Gtk/DecorationLayout': <'close:menu,maximize'>}"
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Great tips. Thanks!

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