Things to Do After Installing Ubuntu GNOME 24.04 LTS #

Check and Install Package Updates #

Apt:

sudo apt update && sudo apt list --upgradable && sudo apt upgrade && sudo apt autoremove

Nala:

sudo nala update && sudo nala list --upgradable && sudo nala upgrade && sudo nala autoremove

Aptitude:

sudo aptitude update && sudo apt list --upgradable && sudo aptitude upgrade && sudo apt autoremove

Install Software and Tools: #

sudo apt install \
  nano \
  nala \
  aptitude \
  git \
  wget \
  curl \
  mc \
  copyq \
  filezilla \
  neofetch \
  remmina \
  inxi \
  make \
  htop \
  gnome-sushi \
  zsh \
  duf \
  powerline \
  fonts-powerline

System Tuning #

sudo apt install gnome-system-tools dconf-editor gnome-tweaks chrome-gnome-shell gnome-shell-extensions

Installing additional support for archivers #

sudo apt install p7zip-rar rar unrar unace arj cabextract

Google Chrome #

https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/chrome/

sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

Enpass #

https://support.enpass.io/app/getting_started/installing_enpass.htm

echo "deb https://apt.enpass.io/  stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/enpass.list
wget -O - https://apt.enpass.io/keys/enpass-linux.key | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/enpass.asc
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install enpass

PhpStorm #

https://www.jetbrains.com/de-de/phpstorm/download/#section=linux

tar -xzf PhpStorm-2024.1.1.tar.gz
sudo mv PhpStorm-24* /opt/phpstorm

sudo chown root:root -R phpstorm/
sudo chmod 4755 /opt/phpstorm/jbr/lib/chrome-sandbox

PhpStorm > Tools > Create Desktop Entry

DeaDBeeF Audio Player #

https://deadbeef.sourceforge.io/download.html

Terminal #

Terminal > Preferences > General > Enable the menu acceleration key > OFF
Terminal > Profile + > wtw24 > Set as default
Terminal > Profile > Initial terminal size > 126 columns > 44 rows

Terminal themes: #

https://mayccoll.github.io/Gogh/

bash -c  "$(wget -qO- https://git.io/vQgMr)"

( 16 ) Azu

Install Z-shell (Oh My Zsh) #

sh -c "$(wget -O- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

Install plugins: #

git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions

git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting

Enable Oh-my-zsh plugins #

nano ~/.zshrc

export PATH=$HOME/bin:/usr/local/bin:$PATH

plugins=(
    git
    zsh-autosuggestions
    zsh-syntax-highlighting
    command-not-found
)

Fix very slow paste #

nano ~/.zshrc

DISABLE_MAGIC_FUNCTIONS=true

Install Gnome Extensions #

sudo apt install gnome-shell-extensions gnome-menus gir1.2-gmenu-3.0

Install Flatpak #

sudo apt install flatpak
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

# !!! To complete setup, restart system

Install Flatpak Apps: #

Flatseal #

https://flathub.org/apps/com.github.tchx84.Flatseal

flatpak install flathub com.github.tchx84.Flatseal

Gear Lever #

https://flathub.org/de/apps/it.mijorus.gearlever

flatpak install flathub it.mijorus.gearlever

FileZilla #

https://flathub.org/de/apps/org.filezillaproject.Filezilla

flatpak install flathub org.filezillaproject.Filezilla

File Roller #

https://flathub.org/de/apps/org.gnome.FileRoller

flatpak install flathub org.gnome.FileRoller

Haruna Media Player #

https://flathub.org/de/apps/org.kde.haruna

flatpak install flathub org.kde.haruna

Skype #

https://flathub.org/de/apps/com.skype.Client

flatpak install flathub com.skype.Client

Mission Center #

flatpak install flathub io.missioncenter.MissionCenter

Meld #

https://flathub.org/apps/org.gnome.meld

flatpak install flathub org.gnome.meld

Bruno #

https://flathub.org/de/apps/com.usebruno.Bruno

flatpak install flathub com.usebruno.Bruno

Insomnia #

https://flathub.org/apps/rest.insomnia.Insomnia

flatpak install flathub rest.insomnia.Insomnia

Postman #

https://flathub.org/apps/com.getpostman.Postman

flatpak install flathub com.getpostman.Postman

Issue: Postman crashes trying to load certificates

Workaround: create the certificates manually

cd ~/.var/app/com.getpostman.Postman/config/Postman/proxy \
    && openssl req -subj '/C=US/CN=Postman Proxy' -new -newkey rsa:2048 -sha256 -days 365 -nodes -x509 -keyout postman-proxy-ca.key -out postman-proxy-ca.crt

Disk Usage Analyzer #

https://flathub.org/apps/org.gnome.baobab

flatpak install flathub org.gnome.baobab

System Settings #

Tweaks > Keyboard > Show Extended Input Sources > ON
Settings > Keyboard > Input Sources > Add Input Sources > Russian (Germany, phonetic)
Settings > Privacy & Security > Screen Lock > Automatic Screen Lock > OFF
Settings > System > Date & Time > Week Day > ON
Settings > System > Date & Time > Date > ON
Settings > System > Date & Time > Seconds > ON
Settings > System > Date & Time > Week Numbers > ON
Settings > System > Manage Installed Languages > Install / Remove Languages...

Add create ‘New Document’ option to Nautilus FileManager #

XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR=$(xdg-user-dir TEMPLATES) && cd "$XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR"

touch 'New Text File.txt' && touch 'New Markdown File.md'

Nautilus Copy Path/Name #

https://github.com/chr314/nautilus-copy-path

sudo apt install python3-nautilus python3-gi

git clone https://github.com/chr314/nautilus-copy-path.git

cd nautilus-copy-path && make install

Custom Hot Keys #

Task Manager Ctrl+Alt+Delete

gnome-system-monitor

Fonts #

https://github.com/mozilla/Fira

Fonts Dirs #

/usr/share/fonts
/usr/local/share/fonts

Install Microsoft fonts #

sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer

Manually Install Fonts #

sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/share/fonts/my_fonts

sudo cp *.ttf /usr/local/share/fonts/my_fonts

sudo chown root:staff /usr/local/share/fonts/my_fonts -R \
&& sudo chmod 644 /usr/local/share/fonts/my_fonts/* -R \
&& sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/share/fonts/my_fonts \
&& sudo fc-cache -fv

Synaptic #

http://help.ubuntu.ru/wiki/synaptic

sudo apt install synaptic gdebi

sudo apt-get install apt-xapian-index && sudo update-apt-xapian-index -vf

How to disable Ctrl+Shift+U? #

Problem

The problem is that with the “Ibus” input method, Ctrl-shift-u is by default configured to the “Unicode Code Point” shortcut. You can try this: Type ctrl-shift-u, then an (underlined) u appears. If you then type a unicode code point number in hex (e.g. 21, the ASCII/unicode CP for !) and press enter, it is replaced with the corresponding character.

Solution

This shortcut can be changed or disabled using the ibus-setup utility:

Run ibus-setup from the terminal (or open IBus Preferences).

ibus-setup

Go to Emoji.
Next to Unicode code point:, click on the three dots (i.e. …).
In the dialog, click Delete, then OK.
Close the IBus Preferences window.

Change background to solid color #

To clear the current image setting:

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri ""
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri-dark ""

To set the primary color (the first color in a gradient or the solid color):

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background primary-color '#232f3e'

Global Git ignore #

touch ~/.gitignore

nano ~/.gitignore

.idea

git config --global core.excludesFile '~/.gitignore'

Install Docker #

https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/

Uninstall old versions #

for pkg in docker.io docker-doc docker-compose docker-compose-v2 podman-docker containerd runc; do sudo apt-get remove $pkg; done

Install using the apt repository #

Add Docker’s official GPG key:

sudo apt-get update \
    && sudo apt-get install ca-certificates curl \
    && sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings \
    && sudo curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc \
    && sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc

Add the repository to Apt sources:

echo \
  "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
  $(. /etc/os-release && echo "$VERSION_CODENAME") stable" | \
  sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null \
    && sudo apt-get update

Install the latest Docker packages

sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin

Add host user to the docker group

sudo usermod -aG docker $USER

Log out and log back in so that group membership is re-evaluated.

ONLYOFFICE Desktop #

https://www.onlyoffice.com/download-desktop.aspx

RcloneBrowser (Ubuntu Software) #

https://kapitainsky.github.io/RcloneBrowser/

Grsync #

sudo apt install grsync

Blueman - Bluetooth Manager #

sudo apt install blueman

Access files and folders on Ext from Windows #

Fix: GNOME Sushi freezes system when previewing OpenDocument #

sudo apt install unoconv

Detach Child Pop-up windows from Parent #

gsettings set org.gnome.mutter attach-modal-dialogs false

Add AppImage support #

sudo apt install libfuse2

sudo nano /etc/default/grub

add:

GRUB_GFXMODE=800x600
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD=keep
GRUB_TERMINAL=gfxterm

sudo update-grub

QT Applications Style #

sudo apt install -y qt5-style-plugins

echo "export QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=gtk2" >> ~/.profile

Visual Studio Code #

https://code.visualstudio.com/download

MuonSSH #

https://github.com/devlinx9/muon-ssh/releases

Bereinigung #

Festplatten und Partitionen ermitteln: lsblk
Status der Festplattenbelegung ermitteln: duf
Bereinigung des Systems: bleachbit
Backup / Dateisicherung: rsync, Synology Drive
Neustart wenn Systemkomponenten aktualisiert werden