Things to do after installing Ubuntu:
Some items from this list was taken from the following Uan article called 40 Things to do after installing Ubuntu.
Software to Install First
- After OS install, do an OS update on all software and systems via command line: sudo apt update && upgrade
- Install the gnome tweak tool, by doing the following command: sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool -y
- Install Ubuntu Restricted Extras via command line: sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
- Install the gnome extensions for your browser by going to extensions.gnome.org
- Install flatpack. Installing flatpak is a utility from Fedora, and this will allow you to get more applications and software: sudo apt-get install flatpack To install the flathub repository run the following command: flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub-org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
- Install VLC. VLC is one of the best media players for music and video, and can play almost anything: sudo snap install vlc
- Install GIMP:
- $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp
- $ sudo apt-get update
- $ sudo apt-get install gimp
Chrome Remote Desktop
Installing Chrome and Chrome Remote desktop can be found on Google Chrome website.
- For remote desktop, you can install chrome and then install chrome remote desktop.
- Before installing Chrome and Chrome Remote Desktop, manually create the folder via command line: mkdir ~/.config/chrome-remote-desktop
- Install Google Chrome.
- Then download and install, Chrome Remote Desktop.
For Problems installing Chrome Remote Desktop See:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/962368/cant-configure-chrome-remote-desktop
In general, there are occasional problems with the color profile, when remoting into A GUI based Linux Distro.
For Ubuntu all versions, delete the file org.freedesktop.color.policy file (located in /usr/share/polkit-1/actions). By deleting this file, you are basically removing the limitations of creating and managing color devices and profiles.
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