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
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    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.