in the last weeks to friends of mine did the switch to linux.
I promised to list the programs/extensions I use on my ubuntu laptop.
Here they are, in no specific order.
I switched to Kubuntu on the Dell laptop.
The gnome desktop is not flexible enough for me.
KDE is nice, there is just one glitch I do not understand:
Only in Kubuntu installing .deb packages with apt or doubleklick I got frequently a "Not resolved dependencies" error.
I was in despair, but then I read this error is a fake,
I should use dpkg -i to install.
And... that did it. Why???
And another problem I did not see in Ubuntu:
The NAS smb was shown in Nautilus, but not in Dolphin...
My Ubuntu and / (a few of them) Kubuntu mods:
gnome extensions
applications menue extension
alphabetical app grid extension
(jiggle)
espanso / autokey
midnight commander (mc)
nmap
Gaucho
super tux cart ;-)
Terminator
btop
iftop
Gnome gmail
Gnome Sushi
dock to panel
Tiling Assistant
Okular Dokumentenviewer / Kate
XN View
shotcut
darktable
openscad
freetuxtv
network stats extension
(executor extension)
(ettercap)
(etherape)
stacer
google earth view wallpaper
Google earth
get -O google-earth64.deb http://dl.google.com/dl/earth/client/current/google-earth-stable_current_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i google-earth64.deb
sudo apt-get -f install; rm google-earth64.deb
nvidea ubuntu-drivers autoinstall
Fingerprint reader Dell laptop:
echo "
deb http://dell.archive.canonical.com/updates/ focal-dell public
deb http://dell.archive.canonical.com/updates/ focal-oem public
deb http://dell.archive.canonical.com/updates/ focal-somerville public
deb http://dell.archive.canonical.com/updates/ focal-somerville-melisa public" | \
sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/focal-dell.list
# Add the Dmacbook airell repository key (F9FDA6BED73CDC22) to apt
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys F9FDA6BED73CDC22
sudo apt update
# Install fingerprint reader packages
sudo apt install -y \
oem-somerville-melisa-meta \
oem-somerville-meta \
libfprint-2-tod1-goodix \
tlp-config
reboot, dann User, Authent… und Fingerprint
Macbook Air
I tried Fedora:
Bad WiFi and difficult to install propietory drivers.
I tried Arch and Manjero:
Very flaky and slow WiFi with all tested drivers.
I tried Parrot OS:
Nice, but the touchpad was difficult to use, jumpy, and the fonts not so readable..
I tried Linux Mint:
Splendid WiFi but no smt devices detected, Network detection crashed. Reinstall...the same problem. No one could help me in the groups, even the specialist google had no solutions.
Pop OS:
Worse. Programs got stuck alarmingly often, bad wifi and crashes of fontmanager every time..
I tried Ubuntu:
Everything worked out of the box. Bravo!
I switched to Kubuntu:
Everything working! Great. (Just the same apt dependencies error as described above)
BTW, I had to install the german gui for Libreoffice by myself, it defaulted to English.
sudo apt install libreoffice-help-de
sudo apt install libreoffice-l10n-de
Than I had to set the screen manually to 1600x900, using an entry in ~\.profiles.
xrandr
It outputs current screen resolution as well as all available solutions. All I needed here is the display device name, in my case, it’s eDP-1.
cvt 1600 900
Replace 1600 900 (1600X900 in my case) in the command to your desired screen resolution.
Copy the Modeline, and run command to add new mode:
sudo xrandr --newmode "1600x900_60.00" 118.25 1600 1696 1856 2112 900 903 908 934 -hsync +vsync
Now add the new created mode for your display device:
sudo xrandr --addmode eDP-1 "1600x900_60.00"
Finally Apply the new resolution in the Display settings
To make Ubuntu remember the new created screen resolution at next start, you have to edit the .profile via command:
sudo nano) ~/.profile
And insert at the end:
xrandr --newmode "1600x900_60.00" 118.25 1600 1696 1856 2112 900 903 908 934 -hsync +vsync
xrandr --addmode eDP-1 "1600x900_60.00"
...more to come as the journey goes on...