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Customizations I do after each Ubuntu installation
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Ubuntu 18.04 | |
- Brightness Indicator (not needed anymore in Ubuntu 18.04 | |
# sudo add-apt-repository ppa:indicator-brightness/ppa | |
# sudo apt install indicator-brightness | |
- Add Show Desktop to Menu | |
sudo apt-get install xdotool | |
gedit ~/.local/share/applications/show-desktop.desktop | |
Fill file with this: | |
[Desktop Entry] | |
Type=Application | |
Name=Show Desktop | |
Icon=desktop | |
Exec=xdotool key --clearmodifiers Super+d | |
- Enable Hibernation | |
Follow this: https://askubuntu.com/a/1087572/156154 | |
for the gnome extension, follow the instructions on its link | |
- Install Gnome Tweak Tool | |
sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool | |
You can update a lot of settings from here, but do not use the fractional scaling feature, | |
it doesn't work well. | |
- Change language using alt-shift | |
Open Gnmoe Tweak Tool | |
Choose Keyboard & Mouse Tab | |
Additional Layout options | |
Switching to another layout | |
Mark Alt-Shift | |
- For Full HD screens (make text bigger): | |
Only thing that works now is changing this setting on firefox: | |
Steps: | |
- Open Firefox | |
- type about:config and enter | |
- search for pix. | |
- update layout.css.devPixelsPerPx to 1.25 or any suitable value | |
Current Fractional scaling solutions for Gnome cause blurring. | |
- Install Menu Editor | |
sudo apt install menulibre | |
Find "Menu Editor" in your installed applications and create launchers as needed. | |
- Restore type-ahead search in Nautilus | |
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lubomir-brindza/nautilus-typeahead | |
sudo apt dist-upgrade |
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