georgeliaw / local-setup

Scripts for setting up a local machine for the first time.

Local Machine Setup

This repo is used to configure a fresh local desktop environment to my preferences.

Currently setup for Ubuntu 20.04.

Simply run install.sh and follow any prompts that come up.

NOTES:

• Below notes about Gnome are being deprecated as I'm switching to KDE
• May need to run apt-get install --install-recommends linux-generic-hwe-20.04 on Ubuntu 20.04 to pick up all hardware enablement packages

KDE Setup

Theming:

• Paper Icons/Cursors
• Dark/Material

Extensions:

• Event Calendar

Tilix:

• Set Synchronize the input to Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S
• Set Default profile terminal size to 215x60
• Set Default profile command to Run command as a login shell

Input Devices:

• Keyboard -> Advanced -> Caps Lock is disabled

Window Management:

• Task Switcher -> Visualization -> Grid

Shortcuts:

• Global Shortcuts -> Plasma:
  • Remove KDE shortcut Manually Invoke Action on Current Clipboard (conflicts with Tilix's Add terminal right)
• Global Shortcuts -> Spectacle:
  • Capture Entire Desktop: PrintScrn
  • Capture Rectangular Region: Shift+PrintScrn
• Global Shortcuts -> System Settings:
  • Konsole: None
• Global Shortcuts -> KWin: -> Toggle Present Windows (Current desktop) -> CapsLock/F22 (this works because we modified Xmodmap)
• Custom Shortcuts:
  • Create Custom group -> New -> Global Shortcut -> Command/URL
    • Trigger: Ctrl+Alt+T
    • Action: /usr/bin/tilix

Applications:

• Default Applications:
  • Terminal Emulator: tilix
  • Web Browser: Chrome

Adding Gnome Extensions (deprecated)

This will get you some of the extensions that I prefer to use.

Open (Gnome) Tweak Tools and install the following extensions:

• Battery Status
• Dash to Dock
• Dash to Panel
• Clock override
• Applications Menu
• TopIcons Plus
• User Themes
• No Top Left Hot Corner

Switching Caps Lock Key Behavior (deprecated)

In (Gnome) Tweak Tools, go to Typing > Caps Lock key behavior > Make Caps Lock and additional Super

You can also choose other behaviors if you do not wish to switch your super key to the Caps Lock key.