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Customizations I do after each Ubuntu installation
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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