1. edit /etc/default/grub, set grub_timeout to 0. Run update-grub so the change sticks.

This removes the ticking 5s timer at bootup. I never use the other boot entries anyway, and if the system fails to boot, I troubleshoot from a live system.

  1. Create ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini and add:
    [Settings]
    gtk-primary-button-warps-slider = false

This makes it so when you click on a scrollbar below or above the slider, it moves down or up by one page, not to where you clicked.

  1. edit /etc/environment (it’s empty), add a line with: MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1

This forces firefox to use Wayland, which makes scrolling much smoother and text look better.

There’s a bunch more, but these are the first I always do so I don’t get mad. What are yours?

  • nbailey@lemmy.ca
    3·
    1 year ago

    Here are some of mine:

    1. Get changelogs and bugs on upgrades:
        apt install apt-listchanges apt-listbugs reportbug
    1. Install apt-file to search inside packages:
        apt install -y apt-file
    apt-file update
    1. Since I do all my update through CLI, I remove the software center packages and other extras
        apt remove gnome-games gnome-software gnome-software-common
    1. To make my computer more “normal” I do install plymouth
        apt install plymouth plymouth-themes
    plymouth-set-default-theme -R spinner

    I also make sure an SSH agent is running in my desktop session so I don’t have to type out my key passphrase I connect to something.

  • ILurkAndIKnowThings@lemmy.mlEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago
    1. Add myself to the sudoers group: sudo usermod -a -G sudo myusername
    2. Updated my sources list to include main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    3. Enable multi-arch (for Steam): sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386

    I use KDE and something that annoys me is that file explorers launch files on single click, so I always have to change that to double click in System Settings.

  • Holzkohlen@feddit.de
    2·
    1 year ago

    I for one had to boot another grub option just the other day. Some kernel headers missmatch issue. Still not sure if it was my fault or not. I guess I could just blame Nvidia, which is always a smart thing to do.

  • unix_joe@lemmy.sdf.org
    1·
    1 year ago

    I install tmux, doas, neofetch, flatpak, pip, IBM Plex fonts, Plymouth and Linux firmware.

    Set grub timeout to 0.

    Add my user to the sudo group.

    Remove kdepim*, libreoffice*, Firefox, Thunderbird, okular, dragonplayer, gimp.

    Install those apps plus everything else I run from Flathub.

    Add the repo for Signal and Chrome and install those apps as well.

    Get rid of the dumb stuff KDE does like single click in the file manager, popup notifications for everything, slow animations. I set up sloppy focus, and install a proper taskbar.

    Go to work.

    • aport@programming.dev
      2·
      1 year ago

      You can use an override for the flatpak: sudo flatpak override --env MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1 org.mozilla.firefox

      • jbt@feddit.de
        2·
        1 year ago

        Thanks, man! Not only is scrolling so much smoother, but Youtube also stopped dropping frames like crazy, which it did before and which I just couldn’t find a fix for. It’s smootheness all around :)

        • aport@programming.dev
          1·
          1 year ago

          Awesome! Make sure you have the ffmpeg-full flatpak runtime installed as well. On my Intel GPU video playback is pretty buggy without it.

  • GaleFromCali@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Isn’t option 2 the default on Windows? I never understood the rationale behind this behavior. When I click on anywhere on the scrollbar I expect it to jump where I clicked on it. Unfortunately when I’m forced to use Windows it makes the clicking on the scrollbar useless to me, and it forces me to drag the scrollbar where I want it to go - I much prefer Gnome’s default behavior. I’m curious, if you are willing to say, how is this feature useful to you?

  • TheHolm@aussie.zone
    01·
    1 year ago

    IMHO - MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1 should go to your ~/.bashrc or similar, but not to global environment file.