Ubuntu 21.10 - first startup configs

• Start with a normal update cycle.

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt autoclean
sudo apt autoremove

• Install some key utilities.

sudo apt install terminator htop bashtop numix-gtk-theme numix-icon-theme \
                 numix-icon-theme-circle gnome-tweaks screen byobu git inkscape \
                 net-tools stress lm-sensors cifs-utils alien lyx zsh gimp vlc \
                 openssh-server libffi-dev

• Open the tweaks application and, under “Appearance”, select the “Numix” theme and “Numix-circle” icons.
  Then turn manually on the theme’s dark mode by changing to 1 the relative value in:

nano ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini

• [ZSF] Update swap by creating a new swapfile of 32 GB with the following commands.

sudo zfs create -V 32G -b $(getconf PAGESIZE) -o logbias=throughput \
    -o sync=always -o primarycache=metadata -o com.sun:auto-snapshot=false rpool/swap
sudo mkswap -f /dev/zvol/rpool/swap
sudo swapon /dev/zvol/rpool/swap
echo "/dev/zvol/rpool/swap none swap discard 0 0" | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab

• If new build, check temperature behaviours with stress and sensors
  (or bashtop with temperature option turned on).
• Format internal drives (Ext4) using the Disks application,
  then add them to sudo nano /etc/fstab and mount them with sudo mount -a.
• Add external network drives to sudo nano /etc/fstab, and then mount them with sudo mount -a.
• Install third party softwares
  • ClickUp: installation page
  • Dropbox: installation page
  • Slack: installation page
  • Spotify: installation page
  • Steam: installation page
  • TorBrowser: installation page
  • VSC: installation page
  • Zoom: installation page
• Install brew: brew homepage
• Install GitHub Client: brew install gh (installation page)
• Install OhMyZsh: installation page
  • Add powerlevel10k theme: repo
• Install bat: sudo apt install bat (repo) Then add the alias to .zprofile: echo "alias bat=batcat" | tee -a ~/.zprofile
• Install fd (repo)

sudo apt install fd-find
mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
ln -s $(which fdfind) ~/.local/bin/fd
echo "PATH=~/.local/bin:$PATH" | tee -a ~/.zprofile

• Install hyperfine: repo
• Install appimagelauncher: repo
• Install Steam games.
• Sync FireFox and VSC accounts.
• Enable night light in Ubuntu’s Display settings.
• Change desktop background and customize desktop settings.
• Set static IP on local router.
• Install additional codecs.

sudo apt install ubuntu-restricted-extras