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    FIRST THING FIRST


 Update OS

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade


 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 plank
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
sudo apt-get install elementary-wallpapers-extra


 elementaryOS Extras

sudo apt-get install elementary-dark-theme elementary-plastico-theme elementary-whit-e-theme elementary-harvey-theme
sudo apt-get install elementary-elfaenza-icons elementary-nitrux-icons
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.


 Replace Plank With Docky

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt remove --purge plank
sudo apt install docky -y


 Hide Docky Anchor Icon

gconftool-2 --set "/apps/docky-2/Docky/Items/DockyItem/ShowDockyItem" --type bool "false"


 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 tlp-rdw
sudo tlp start


 Handle 100% CPU Usage by Abhishek Prakash

sudo chmod 744 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-smb-browse


PLANK


 Proper Plank

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz/docky
sudo apt update
sudo apt install --reinstall plank
killall plank
plank --preferences


 Gnosemite Theme by @P0umon


For more transparency, change the last value in /usr/share/plank/themes/Gnosierra/dock.theme file, under FillEndColor=110;;107;;111;;150.


 Plank Themes by @KenHarkey


Copy the contents of the Plank Themes folder to ~/.local/share/plank/themes or to /usr/share/plank/themes for system-wide use.


 Plank Separator Remix by @rpeshkov & @glacto


Extract plank-separator-remix.zip and run this command everytime you want to insert a new separator:

sudo bash '/home/YOUR_USERNAME/Downloads/plank-separator-remix/plank-separator.sh'


APPS TO DOWNLOAD & INSTALL VIA EDDY


 Google Chrome www.google.com/chrome/browser/desktop/index.html


 SubDownloader subdownloader.net


 NixNote Unofficial Evernote For Linux sourceforge.net/projects/nevernote/files/?source=navbar


 Atom atom.io


 WPS Office* wps-community.org/downloads Check WPS Fonts Fix


 Zazu* Spotlight For Linux zazuapp.org/download


 ULauncher* ulauncher.io


Zazu Configuration


Copy .zazurc.json to Home folder [CTRL + H]

My configuration .zazurc.json for Zazu:
Plugins:

Chrome Bookmarks by @tinytacoteam
Colors by @halvves
Currency Convertor by @avaly
Emoji by @iansinnott
Uptime by @danielbayerlein
Weather by @blainesch (Although it doesn't work for me)
Dictionary by @sagold
Fkill by @chrishelgert
Giphy by @halvves
IP by @blakek
Password by @jnstr
UTime by @puyt

Themes:

Dark Theme by @iansinnott


ULauncher Configuration

My configuration settings.json for ULauncher home/user/.config/ulauncher.


APPS TO INSTALL & CONFIGURE VIA TERMINAL


 Krita

sudo apt-get install krita


 FreeCAD

sudo apt install freecad


 GIT

sudo apt-get install git


 Cerebro https://cerebroapp.com

chmod a+x '/home/user/Downloads/cerebro-0.3.1-x86_64.AppImage'


 WPS Fonts Fix by @IamDH4

cd /tmp
git clone https://github.com/iamdh4/ttf-wps-fonts.git
cd ttf-wps-fonts
sudo bash install.sh
rm -rf /tmp/ttf-wps-fonts


 San Francisco Fonts by @ronakshah

cd /usr/share/fonts
sudo mkdir tmp
cd tmp
sudo git clone https://github.com/AppleDesignResources/SanFranciscoFont
cd SanFranciscoFont
sudo mv *.otf ../../opentype
sudo fc-cache -fv


 Albert

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:flexiondotorg/albert
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install albert


Replace the icon in Wingpanel: /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/ with any icon of your choice in .svg format. I chose this:  by @Yannick from www.flaticons.com.


 Dropbox For elementaryOS by @zant95

git clone https://github.com/zant95/elementary-dropbox /tmp/elementary-dropbox
sudo bash '/tmp/elementary-dropbox/install.sh'


 My Weather Indicator by Ahmed Hassan

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:atareao/atareao
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install my-weather-indicator


 Sticky Notes Indicator

sudo apt-get install indicator-stickynotes


 CPU Frequency Indicator

sudo apt-get install indicator-cpufreq


 elementary+ Icons Fix For Dropbox & Redshift by @mank319

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cybre/elementaryplus
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade && sudo apt-get install elementaryplus


 Redshift* Icons by @tobias-kuendig

wget https://gist.github.com/tobias-kuendig/d055892720cf09ae1a9d82075fb0f408/raw/5d3625e5f4ac7686d7b40880a211ee72f74ea3d3/redshift-status-off.svg -O /tmp/redshift-status-off.svg
wget https://gist.github.com/tobias-kuendig/d055892720cf09ae1a9d82075fb0f408/raw/5d3625e5f4ac7686d7b40880a211ee72f74ea3d3/redshift-status-on.svg -O /tmp/redshift-status-on.svg

sudo cp /tmp/redshift-status-off.svg /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/redshift-status-off.svg

sudo cp /tmp/redshift-status-on.svg /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/redshift-status-on.svg

rm -f /tmp/redshift-status-o*.svg

killall redshift-gtk


Redshift Configuration


Copy redshift.conf to Home/.config folder [CTRL + H]

My configuration redshift.conf.


OTHER


 Fix Lag When OS Starts by @Jason Waddington


Rename /etc/xdg/autostart/at-spi-dbus-bus.desktop and /usr/share/upstart/xdg/autostart/at-spi-dbus-bus.desktop files to at-spi-dbus-bus.disabled.

sudo mv /etc/xdg/autostart/at-spi-dbus-bus.desktop /etc/xdg/autostart/at-spi-dbus-bus.disabled
sudo mv /usr/share/upstart/xdg/autostart/at-spi-dbus-bus.desktop /usr/share/upstart/xdg/autostart/at-spi-dbus-bus.disabled


 Display Hidden Startup Applications

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


 PowerTop* Recommended to use INSTEAD of TLP, not alongside.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install powertop -y
sudo powertop --auto-tune

Call powertop --auto-tune at boot:

Option 1 by @Milosz Galazka

cat << EOF | sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/powertop.service
[Unit]
Description=PowerTOP auto tune

[Service]
Type=idle
Environment="TERM=dumb"
ExecStart=/usr/sbin/powertop --auto-tune

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable powertop.service


Option 2

Put sudo powertop --auto-tune in /etc/rc.local file, before exit 0.


THE LOOK


 GTK+ Theme OSX-Arc by @LinxGem33


Install .deb via Eddy


 Icon Pack La Capitaine by @keeferrourke

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-0.4.0/configure' 


 Cursors La Capitaine by @keeferrourke

sudo cp -pr /home/YOUR_USERNAME/Downloads/capitaine-cursors-master/dist/ /usr/share/icons/capitaine-cursors


 Paper GTK+, Icon Pack, Cursors by @snwh


Install .deb via Eddy


 elementaryOS Icon Instead of "Applications" Text in Wingpanel

The icon shows up behind the Network icon in Lock Screen. I don't know how to fix this.

Navigate to your main theme folder, for e.g.: /usr/share/themes/elementary/.
Place your icon (preferably in .svg format) in the main theme folder. Here's mine.
Edit all apps.css files placed in GTK folders:

/*********
 * Panel *
 ********/

.panel {
    background-color: transparent;
    background-image: url("../elementaryOS.svg");
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    transition: all 100ms ease-in-out;
}

.panel .menubar:first-child {
    font-size: 0px;
    padding-left: 12px; /* If you're bothered by the Slingshot's skewed arrow */
}
killall wingpanel


BIG THANKS to:


@memoryleakx
@evertontrindade


🎉