ubuntu-18.04-tune.md

ubuntu 18.04 tune

• touchpad right click not work
• monitor sysload util
• shutter edit
• modal window detach
• flatpak software manager
• wifi auth error if lid closed
• disable lid sleep
• customize menu
• thunderbird huge font fix
• useful aliases
• add templates to nautilus (right click)
• install nextcloud
• install kdeconnect
• install freecad
• codec to play mp4
• nautilus scripts
• gstreamer plugins
• change default app
• force monitor mode

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touchpad right click not work

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad click-method areas

monitor sysload util

apt install gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor

• to see changes use gnome-shell-extension-prefs / config then switch off-on

shutter edit

to enable shutter edit follow this instructions ; be careful to execute 32bit or 64bit instruction version depending on your ( uname -i )

modal window detach

through gnome tweaks search modal then turn off Attach Modal Dialogs

flatpak software manager

• Ubuntu Install instructions

wifi auth error if lid closed

• workaround

disable lid sleep

• edit `/etc/systemd/logind.conf'

HandleLidSwitch=ignore

• restart sevice systemctl restart systemd-logind

customize menu

apt install alacarte

thunderbird huge font fix

• copy font and restart thunderbird

/usr/share/fonts/truetype/noto
wget https://github.com/googlei18n/noto-emoji/raw/master/fonts/NotoEmoji-Regular.ttf

useful aliases

in ~/.bashrc

alias rm='rm -i'
alias cp='cp -i'
alias mv='mv -i'
alias fs='nautilus'
alias fso='xdg-open'

• fs open nautilus focusing path if specified
• fso open associated application with given pathfilename specified as argument

add templates to nautilus (right click)

add files to ~/Templates then right click -> New Document -> your template

example touch "~/Templates/Text Document.txt"

install nextcloud

• install libgnome-keyring0
• download appimage into softcollect.public/nextcloud-client and make it executable
• start the first time and ask yes to integration ( this will create startup app entry )
• create a run.sh as follow

#!/bin/bash

~/softcollect.public/nextcloud-client/delayed-startup.sh &

• create a delayed-startup.sh as follow

#!/bin/bash

sleep 60

~/softcollect.public/nextcloud-client/Nextcloud-2.3.3-x86_64.AppImage &

• launch Startup Application Preferences and edit and change Nextcloud command to your home ~/softcollect.public/nextcloud-client/run.sh

install kdeconnect

• through ubuntu software

install freecad

• download appimage into softcollect.public/freecad and make it executable

codec to play mp4

• from ubuntu center install GStreamer Multimedia codecs "good"

nautilus scripts

• add gnome contextual menu actions

gstreamer plugins

apt install gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad

change default app

• right click on file -> properties
• open/with / set as default

force monitor mode

• force monitor mode