Things To Do After Installing elementary OS Hera (5.1)
Enable PPA
sudo apt update
sudo apt install software-properties-common
Install apt-fast
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:apt-fast/stable
sudo apt -y install apt-fast
echo "alias apt='apt-fast'" >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
Update OS
apt update && apt upgrade
Install git
apt install git
Uninstall Apps
If you do not like epiphany browser - like me, just run this command.
apt purge epiphany-browser epiphany-browser-data
If you don’t use the pantheon mail app - like me, just run this command to uninstall it.
apt purge pantheon-mail
Again, if you don’t use the music app shipped with elementary OS which is called noise, just uninstall it like that.
apt purge noise
Again and again, if you don’t like the Audience app (video player) in elementary OS, just uninstall it like me.
apt purge audience
Clean Up OS
apt autoremove -y
apt autoclean -y
Tweaking the UI
Add minimize button
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:philip.scott/elementary-tweaks
apt install elementary-tweaks
then go to System Settings > Tweaks > Layout > Windows.
Bring back Tray icons
apt install gobject-introspection libglib2.0-dev libgranite-dev libindicator3-dev libwingpanel-2.0-dev valac
git clone https://github.com/donadigo/wingpanel-indicator-namarupa
cd wingpanel-indicator-namarupa
meson build --prefix=/usr && cd build
ninja
sudo ninja install
apt install -f
wget https://github.com/mdh34/elementary-indicators/releases/download/0.1/indicator-application-patched.deb
sudo dpkg -i indicator-application-patched.deb
sudo apt-mark hold indicator-application
sudo reboot
Icon Pack La Capitaine by @keeferrourke
cd $HOME/.icons
git clone https://github.com/keeferrourke/la-capitaine-icon-theme.git
cd la-capitaine-icon-theme && ./configure
Cursors La Capitaine by [https://github.com/keeferrourke/capitaine-cursors]
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dyatlov-igor/la-capitaine
apt install la-capitaine-cursor-theme
Smaller titlebar height for non-GTK apps by @sprite-1
Here: [https://github.com/sprite-1/elementary-patches/tree/master/design/smaller_titlebar_for_non-gtk_applications]
Proper Plank (Dock)
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz/docky
apt update
apt install --reinstall plank
killall plank
plank --preferences
Plank Themes by @KenHarkey
Clone and copy the contents of the Plank Themes repo to ~/.local/share/plank/themes or to /usr/share/plank/themes for system-wide use.
APPS TO DOWNLOAD & INSTALL
- Brave Browser or Firefox or Chrome
- Sublime Text 3
- WPS Office
- TeamViewer
- Sublime Merge
- vlc
- kodi
- skype (if you need it)
- gparted
- wine (if you need it)
- java
APPS TO INSTALL & CONFIGURE VIA TERMINAL
Restricted extras and MM Codec
apt install ubuntu-restricted-extras
apt install libavcodec-extra
apt install libdvd-pkg
sudo dpkg-reconfigure libdvd-pkg
archive formats
apt install unace rar unrar p7zip-rar p7zip sharutils uudeview mpack arj cabextract lzip lunzip
Preload
apt install preload
ancient fonts
apt install ttf-ancient-fonts
Other tweaks and fixes
Oh My ZSH
Reduce Overheating & Improve Battery Life
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linrunner/tlp
apt install tlp tlp-rdw
tlp start
WPS Fonts Fix by @IamDH4
cd /tmp
git clone https://github.com/iamdh4/ttf-wps-fonts.git
cd ttf-wps-fonts
bash install.sh
rm -rf /tmp/ttf-wps-fonts
Fix Lag on Login/Restart by @Jason Waddington
sudo mv /etc/xdg/autostart/at-spi-dbus-bus.desktop /etc/xdg/autostart/at-spi-dbus-bus.disabled
sudo mv /usr/share/upstart/xdg/autostart/at-spi-dbus-bus.desktop /usr/share/upstart/xdg/autostart/at-spi-dbus-bus.disabled
Display Hidden Startup Applications
sudo sed -i 's/NoDisplay=true/NoDisplay=false/g' /etc/xdg/autostart/*.desktop
Fix Desktop entries not executing by @user170
I hope you felt good about these options. Linux is great and its glory is customization and optimizing to the individual taste.