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Linux Mint 19.3 - To do list after clean install

Install Programs

Administration

BOINC Manager

Accessories

Atom

A hackable text editor for the 21st Century.

Info: https://atom.io/
https://github.com/atom/atom/releases

KeePassXC

KeePassXC is a free and open-source password manager.

Info: https://www.keepassxc.org
sudo apt-get install keepassxc

MultiSystem

Info: http://liveusb.info/
sudo apt-add-repository 'deb http://liveusb.info/multisystem/depot all main'
wget -q -O - http://liveusb.info/multisystem/depot/multisystem.asc | sudo apt-key add -
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install multisystem

RedShift

Info: http://jonls.dk/redshift/
sudo apt-get install geoclue-2.0 sudo apt-get install redshift
sudo apt-get install redshift-gtk

Shutter

Info: http://shutter-project.org/
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:shutter/ppa
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install shutter

Tresorit

https://tresorit.com/download/linux

scsitools

Install when some USB thumbdrives uses SCSI interfase: sudo apt-get install scsitools

Internet

Brave Browser

Info: https://brave.com
Download and install: https://brave-browser.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installing-brave.html#linux

Keybase

Info: https://keybase.io
Download and install: https://keybase.io/docs/the_app/install_linux

Remmina

Add VNC support: sudo apt-get install remmina-plugin-vnc

AnyDesk

Info: https://anydesk.com/en/download
To disable AnyDesk to start at boot:
sudo systemctl disable anydesk.service

Firefox

Ghostery

Info: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ghostery/

Video Download Helper

Info: https://addons.mozilla.org/en_US/firefox/addon/video-downloadhelper/

Metamask

Info: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ether-metamask/

FileZilla

sudo apt-get install filezilla

Wireshark

Google Chrome

Skype for Linux

Info: http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2017/03/install-skype-5-0-for-linux-ubuntu-16-04/

Telegram

Info: https://telegram.org/ Download: https://telegram.org/dl/desktop/linux
tar xvf tsetup*.tar.xz
sudo mv Telegram/ /opt/
sudo ln -sf /opt/Telegram/Telegram /usr/bin/telegram

Office

Electrum Bitcoin Wallet

Info: https://electrum.org/
sudo apt-get install python-qt4 python-pip
sudo -H pip install --upgrade pip
sudo pip install -U setuptools
sudo pip2 install https://download.electrum.org/2.8.2/Electrum-2.8.2.tar.gz

MS fonts

sudo apt install ttf-mscorefonts-installer

Image

sudo apt-get install darktable

Sound

VLC

sudo apt-get install vlc

puvacontrol

PulseAudio Volume Control
sudo apt install puvacontrol

Audio recorder

This amazing program allows you to record your favourite music and audio to a file. It can record audio from your system's soundcard, microphones, browsers, webcams & more. Put simply; if it plays out of your loudspeakers you can record it. This can also record your Skype-calls automatically.

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

Video

Openshot

sudo apt-get install openshot

SimpleScreenRecorder

Programming

sudo apt-get install git

Git repositories

rtmpsnoop

cd ~/Git
git clone https://github.com/andreafabrizi/rtmpSnoop.git sudo apt-get install python-scapy

Settings / tweaks

Scrollbar

Enter the following command in terminal to disable overlay scroll bar:
gsettings set com.canonical.desktop.interface scrollbar-mode normal

Enter the following command in terminal to enable overlay scroll bar:
gsettings reset com.canonical.desktop.interface scrollbar-mode

Username on panel

Enter the following command in terminal to show the username in the panel:
gsettings set com.canonical.indicator.session show-real-name-on-panel true

Enter the following command in terminal to remove the username in the panel:
gsettings set com.canonical.indicator.session show-real-name-on-panel false

Workspaces

How to enable Workspaces
Go to: System Settings - Appearance - Behavior - Enable Workspaces

How to Change the Number of Workspaces
Without root, just type these into your terminal: for a 3x3 (default is 2x2)

gsettings set org.compiz.core:/org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/core/ vsize 3
gsettings set org.compiz.core:/org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/core/ hsize 3

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