REINSTALLING *BUNTU (BUT TYPICALLY LUBUNTU WITH LXDE) FROM A CLEAN INSTALL

My configuration — documented

Author: Daniel Rosehill
Email: git at danielrosehill dot co dot il

NOTES

These instructions are intended to facilitate the reinstallation of my Ubuntu system (Lubuntu, running LXDE rather than LXQt), supplementing Bash scripts and other automated reinstallation methods as well as the configuration files contained in this Git repository.
I am compiling this documentation based on my desktop installation as it runs on 27/10/19 after a very "close call" attempting to upgrade from Lubuntu 19.04 to Lubuntu 19.10 which almost broke both the package manager and my Nvidia driver. Thanks to the author of Timeshift (https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift) for avoiding disaster.
(Paranthetical note to others in this position: at critical moments, restore to snapshots via the CLI rather than the GUI; this resolved the issue I was experiencing in which the Nvidia driver would not recurse to its pre-meltdown state. A less volatile restore method is, of course, favorable).
As this repository is publicly accessible, I would be pleased to answer any questions regarding the packages or modifications documented here.

FIRST STEPS & PRE-INSTALLATION

-> Install base system onto previous Ubuntu volume (currently SDA1).
-> Cross-check against drive schema to avoid accidentally overwriting alternate drives, currently:
--> SDB -- Clonezilla backup images
--> SDC -- Windows
--> SDD -- Timeshift snapshots (restore points)

PROGRAMS

(This should be scripted!)

ACCESSORIES

(Unimportant programs not included)

Activity Log Manager (Zeitgeist GUI)
Ark (work with file archives)
Atom IDE (Atom.io)
Boostnote
CherryTree (hierarchial notes)
ClipIt (clipboard manager)
Clocks (world clocks)
Emacs
F.Lux (install via website; I now prefer Redshift)
Font Manager (note: I currently have about 70 custom fonts installed; these are located
HP Device Manager --> Need to install the latest version of HPLIP for my HP printers to run
KeeppassX
Linspeed (internet speed tester)
Kate
NixNote2
NobleNote
NoteCase Pro
PlayOnLinux
Redshift
Shutter
Pluma
Qlipper
QOwnNotes
Shutter
SimpleNote
SpiderOakONE (backups; not in use)
Synergy (paid; keyboard/mouse share; installer in cloud)
VeraCrypt
Vim
Zim

(The RescueTime background daemon is not listed here; installer on website).

Chrome Apps

Create launchers from Google Chrome, open in new window, for:

Airdroid
Brain.fm
Google Contacts
Gmail
RescueTime - home
RescueTime - today's report
RescueTime - week dashboard
TeamViewer
YouTube

Education

Klavaro
Ktouch

Graphics

BirdFont (font editor)
Blender
Darktable
Eye of MATE
Flameshot
FontForge
FreeCAD
GIMP Vital!
gscan2pdf (PDFs from image libaries)
gThumb
ImageMagick
Inkscape Vital!
Krita
LibreCAD (install from website)
LibreOfficeDraw
Okular
Pinta
Scribus (publishing)
Sweet Home 3D
WireframeSketcher (install from website; wireframing
Xsane

Internet

4KVideoDownloader
Chromium
Cloudberry Backup
CoyIM
CrossFTP
Discord
DragonDisk (S3 client, very important)
Filezilla
Firefox
Franz
Geary
Google Chrome
Google Chrome (Beta); separate download
Insync
Konversation
Linphone (SIP client)
Mailspring
Midori (lightweight browser)
NixNote2
OnionShare (filesharing over TOR)
Opera
Otter Browser
pCloud Vital!
Pidgin
Putty
Rambox
Ramme
Remmina
Shift
Skype
SpiderOakONE
Steam
Teamviewer
ThunderbirdMail (post-installation steps, install add-ons: Enigmail, Mail Merge, Send Later. Configure PGP keys.)
TOR Browser
uGet (multithread downloader)
Vivaldi
Wireshark
Zoom

Office

Ancestris
Calibre (v. important)
CloudBerry Backup
Evolution
Fanurio
Focuswriter (distraction-free writing tool)
Ghostwriter (distraction-free writing tool)
Gramps
LibreOffice -- Calc -- Draw -- Impress -- Math -- Writer
Manuskript
NoteCase Pro
OCRFeeder
Okular
PDF Arrange
PDFsam Basic
Toggl Desktop (often asked to use)
uP

Other

Maltego

Programming

Atom
Bluefish Editor
Boostnote
Emacs
Geany
Genymotion
Git Cola
Git DAG
MySQL Workbench
phpMyAdmin
Sublime Text
Visual Studio Code

--> Typical activity: install LAMP stack

Sound

Ardour5
Audacity Vital!
Cheese
Emixer
Flowblade Movie Editor
Green Recorder (v. important - best screencasting software)
Handbraker
Kdenlive
Kodi (vital!)
Lightworks
LMMS
Mixxx (very important!)
MusicBrainz Picard
Open Shot Vital!
Parlatype
PulseAudio Volume Control Vital!
QjackCtl
RecordMyDesktop
Rhythmbox
Rosegarden
Selene Media Encoder
SimpleScreenRecorder (v. good)
SINE Editor
SINE Isochronic Entrainer
Sound Converter
Tracktion7
Tranquil
Vidoes
VLC
WinFF

System Tools

Back In Time
BleachBit
Gparted
VM Virtualbox
VMWare -- Pre-installation acitivity: set up Windows VM and Kali VM

Other Config Changes

Editing Xscreensaver so that it fades immediately to black.
Adding startup programs.
Editing LXPanel and keyboard changer (+ shortcut in UI).
Configure all daily automated backups on Crontab
Setup Timeshift and configure necessary daily backups
Change the clock format in the digital clock LXDE panel applet to clock format %d/%m
Disable WiFi in network manager to force ethernet connection
Change the keyboard layouts and switcher
Change power management to disable DMPS and screen blanking.

Downloads required

pCloud: https://www.pcloud.com/download-free-online-cloud-file-storage.html

VMWare Workstation Player: https://www.vmware.com/il/products/workstation-player/workstation-player-evaluation.html

Timeshift: https://itsfoss.com/backup-restore-linux-timeshift/

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