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My list of things to do after a fresh install of Ubuntu-Gnome

Things to do after installing Ubuntu-Gnome

  • Update repos & upgrade

    sudo apt update;sudo apt dist-upgrade -y

  • Install build tools

    sudo apt install build-essential

  • Install Papirus Icon Theme

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:papirus/papirus
    sudo apt update
    sudo apt install papirus-icon-theme -y
    
  • Download and Install Google Chrome

    sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
    sudo apt install -f
    
  • Download Google Noto Fonts for bangla language from Google Noto Fonts and extract to /home/$USER/.fonts

  • Go to Google Chrome settings and set sans and serif font to Noto fonts

  • Download Envy Code R fonts and extract to /home/$USER/.fonts

  • Go to extensions.gnome.org, install gnome extension

  • Edit grub config file to disable splash screen

    sudo nano /etc/default/grub

    Then comment out GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash" and set GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=""

    Next Update grub sudo update-grub

  • If there is crash error in plymouthd, Then

    sudo apt install plymouth-x11
    sudo update-grub
    
  • If Ubuntu dual-boots with Windows, set correct Ubuntu time by

    timedatectl set-local-rtc 1

  • Download & Install Atom Text Editor

  • Setup Atom

    • Install atom-material-ui theme and atom-material-syntax theme

    • Set default font family as Envy Code R

    • Check Show Invisibles Option

    • Check Soft Wrap and Soft Wrap At Preferred Line Length

    • Set tab to spaces and four spaces to one tab

    • Check Scroll Past End

    • Install color-picker, minimap, markdown-preview-plus, python-tools, autocomplete-python

  • If tap to click settings for laptop is not found in system settings, Open Startup Applications. Then Add a new command synclient TapButton1=1 TapButton2=3 TapButton3=2.

  • Go to gnome-look.org and download pulse glass cursor. Extract folders into /home/$USER/.icons

  • Go to gnome-look.org and download hooli theme. Extract folder into /home/$USER/.themes

  • Go to extensions.gnome.org

    • Install gTile
    • Install Removable Drive Menu
    • Install Refresh Wifi Connections
    • Install Disconnect Wifi
    • Install Media Player Indicator
  • Setup zsh

    • Install guake sudo apt install guake
    • Install zsh sudo apt install zsh
    • Go to github oh-my-zsh repo and install oh-my-zsh
    • Set theme to powerlevel9k in .zshrc
    • Set font to Ubuntu Mono Patched for Powerline from nerd-fonts
    • Set color palette to a preset palette, then customize
    • Add export TERM="xterm-256color" to top of .zshrc
    • Set default interpreter to /bin/zsh
    • Add needed plugin names in .zshrc from plugins github repo
    • Install pip3 and install thefuck using pip3
    • Then type fuck for aliasing in .zshrc
  • Enable Universal Access

    • Turn on Mouse Keys
    • sudo apt install xkbset
    • Setup xkbset for faster mouse xkbset ma 60 25 50 8 2
  • Install Avro Phonetic Keyboard

    • sudo apt install gjs gir1.2-ibus-1.0 libibus-1.0-5 libibus-1.0-dev ibus-gtk ibus-gtk3 ibus-clutter ibus-qt4
    • `wget "https://github.com/maateen/avro/releases/download/v2.1/avro_2.1-3_all.deb"``
    • sudo dpkg -i avro_2.1-3_all.deb
    • sudo apt-get install language-selector-gnome
    • Go to System Settings -> Language Support
    • Select IBus in input method system
    • run ibus restart
    • Now go to System Settings -> Keyboard -> Input Sources
    • Select addition button
    • Select Bangla(Bangladesh)
    • Select Avro (Phonetic)
    • Press Alt+F2, type r
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