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• Install Ubuntu from ISO

  • Latest LTS 24: https://ubuntu.com/blog/tag/ubuntu-24-04-lts
  • Make sure to enable LUKS during installation for full disk encryption
    • For machines with Windows installed using Bitlocker, this will fail. Boot to live CD first to use gparted to blow away Windows partition before running installed

• Wayland

  • Needed to support fractional scaling

• For NVidia laptops, need to disable nvidia GPU and use intel iGPU so we can use Wayland (this also boosts battery life)

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My useful utilities and favourite programs to make everyday life that bit easier

Most of these are Windows based, but some are cross-platform. They are mainly free tools, but paid ones have been marked accordingly. Freemium tools have a free version but have a full version for a price. Tools are in no particular order

Utilities

• Windows Sysinternals - the swiss-army knife of Windows tools: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/ (Free)
• Listary Pro - a spotlight style search tool for Windows: http://www.listary.com/pro (Freemium)
• Ditto - clipboard management tool: http://ditto-cp.sourceforge.net/ (Free)
• Cmder/ComEmu - make command prompt suck less: http://cmder.net/ (Free)
• Bvckup 2 - the best backup program I've tried: https://bvckup2.com/ (Paid)