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Linux
Install per the manufacturer's instructions, then checkout the top tips at their community forum.
First Things
First installation notes from my AMD Ryzen 7040 Series Framework (32GB DDR5-5600, 1TB NVMe) Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y sudo apt install vim git sudo apt install exuberant-ctags cscope moreutils
Now that you have vim and git:
git clone ssh://dblume@dlma.com/~/git/dotfiles.git cd dotfiles ./setup.sh
Now that you can barely tolerate your terminal, get the rest:
sudo apt install tmux entr tmux sudo apt install curl jq tree expect gnuplot httpie visidata sudo apt install python3-pip python3 -m pip install matplotlib
Install Google Chrome.
Copy over the .ssh, .localrc, .gitconfig.local, .history files from the old computer. Export gpg keys from the old computer:
gpg -a --export david@dlma.com > david-dlma.com-public-gpg.key gpg -a --export-secret-keys david@dlma.com > david-dlma.com-secret-gpg.key # passphrase in secure
Once you've got them on the new computer,
gpg --import david-dlma.com-public-gpg.key gpg --import david-dlma.com-secret-gpg.key gpg --edit-key david@dlma.com ... gpg> trust Your decision? 5 (Ultimate trust)
Desktop
Desktop Background: chinesemoon
User pic: magicavoxel_avatar_for_circular_apertures.png
Learn Shortcuts
Consider vim leader (\), vim window (C-w), tmux leader (C-a)…
How to change workspaces? (Ctrl+Alt ← or →)
i3
The i3 Window Manager.
Configuration
Enable touchpad tap to click in i3.
Look into libinput tapping drag lock.
xinput set-prop 12 "libinput Tapping Enabled" 1 xinput set-prop 12 "libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled" 1 xinput set-prop 12 "libinput Tapping Drag Lock Enabled" 1
xss-lock --transfer-sleep-lock -- i3lock --color 101030 --nofork
I have the ridiculously tiny font problem where a commenter suggests “set the DPI in your xorg.conf”. HOWTO set DPI in Xorg.
Gnome (Desktop Env) Usability Issues
Settle on a preferred screen resolution and zoom.
Extend/Continue tap-drag with another tap
I'll have to find another way to phrase that. make tap-drag on a trackpad continue dragging.
Adjust speed of vertical scrolling
How to change 2-finger touchpad scroll speed on Ubuntu 22.04.
Maximizing into new Workspace
I also need to learn more command keys for Workspaces. Maximize To Workspace With History.