HON95-wiki/config/pc/kubuntu.md

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• Kubuntu 19.10

Installation

1. Use the guided partitioner.
   • The manual installer is broken and can't create encrypted volumes.

Setup

1. Upgrade all packages.
2. Make sure the correct graphics drivers are in use (e.g. the proprietary Nvidia driver).
3. Install vim and change the default editor to vim by running update-alternatives --config editor and selecting vim.basic.
4. Disable password for the sudo group by running visudo and changing the sudo group line to %sudo ALL=(ALL:ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL.
5. Enable numlock on boot (search for it).
6. Appearance:
   1. Change to the dark theme.
   2. Make all fonts 1 size smaller.
7. Shortcuts:
   1. Disable web shortcuts.
   2. Add a keyboard shortcut for Dolphin (e.g. Meta+E) by running kmenuedit and changing System, Dolphin.
8. Setup panels for all screens. Only show tasks for the current screen.
9. Setup an IPTables firewall:
   • Purge ufw firewalld.
   • Install iptables iptables-persistent netfilter-persistent.
   • Create and run an IPTables script, e.g. iptables.sh.
10. Firefox:
    • Disable middle mouse paste by setting middlemouse.paste=false in about:config.
11. Setup audio devices:
    • In /etc/pulse/daemon.conf:
      • Set: default-sample-format = S24LE
      • Set: default-sample-rate = 48000
      • Reload (as user): pulseaudio -k
12. Install encrypted DVD support:
    • Install: sudo apt install libdvd-pkg && sudo dpkg-reconfigure libdvd-pkg
    • Warning: Don't change the region if not necessary. It's typically limited to five changes.
13. Install GameMode:
    • sudo apt install gamemode

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