Post Install Tasks

Remove packages

sudo apt remove libreoffice* thunderbird celluloid

Install Packages

sudo apt install tmux mosh htop eog audacious rsync git jq lynx moc xfce4-terminal vim-gtk3 vlc btop  

(Laptop Only) Battery Management

sudo apt install tlp tlp-rdw
sudo systemctl enable tlp
sudo systemctl start tlp

Customize Terminal

All to the end of .bashrc file:

PS1="[\u@\h:\w]\\$ "
alias rm='rm -i'

Configuration Files

• lynx
• moc
• vnc
• vim

Other Packages

• freetube(deb)
• plexamp(flattub)

Plexamp Not Playing

Downgrade to version 4.12.3

sudo flatpak update \
  --commit=$(flatpak remote-info --log flathub com.plexamp.Plexamp | grep -B1 -F 'to 4.12.3' | sed -e 's/^ \+Commit: \+//' -e 1q) \
  com.plexamp.Plexamp

and run this to prevent auto upgrade:

flatpak mask com.plexamp.Plexamp

Reference: Does not start playback until audio device switched #270

Acer Chromebook C740

1. Press and hold Esc + Refresh , then press Power. Let go of Power Source

2. Hit “Ctrl + D” Several Times

3. Follow instructions

Macbook Air 2013 Specific (Hard Drive)

During Boot

Presss “e”, and add

intel_iommu=off 

to the linux line, the F10 to boot.

Do the same for the first boot before the following fix.

Update /etc/default/grub

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="intel_iommu=off"

and then Update Grub

sudo update-grub

Macbook Pro 2011 Specific (Disable Faulty AMD dGPU)

Update /etc/default/grub

GRUB_DEFAULT=0
GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=hidden
GRUB_TIMEOUT=0
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash radeon.modeset=0 i915.lvds_channel_mode=2 i915.modeset=1"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""

Update /etc/grub.d/10_linux

echo "        outb 0x728 1" | sed "s/^/$submenu_indentation/"
echo "          outb 0x710 2" | sed "s/^/$submenu_indentation/"
echo "          outb 0x740 2" | sed "s/^/$submenu_indentation/"
echo "          outb 0x750 0" | sed "s/^/$submenu_indentation/"
echo "        insmod gzio" | sed "s/^/$submenu_indentation/"

Update Grub

sudo update-grub

Validate dGPU is disabled

lspci -vnnn | grep VGA

VNC

sudo apt install tigervnc-standalone-server

vncpasswd

vi ~/.vnc/xstartup

paste the following

#!/bin/bash
PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin
unset SESSION_MANAGER
unset DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
exec cinnamon-session

then

chmod u+x ~/.vnc/xstartup

add alias to .bashrc

alias vnc='vncserver :1 -geometry 1920x1200  -localhost no'

Other commands

vncserver -list

vncserver -kill :1

Resources

LMDE 7 Download link