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Ubuntu tweaks and install tricks

Preparations before install/upgrade

  • Backup files, esp. backup Evolution from inside the app to ease email client settings
  • Take note of special settings/credentials, e.g. Mobile Broadband, Wifi
  • If you use Syncthing and do a fresh Ubuntu install (not upgrade) it is safer to set up a new ID and symbolic name such as Machine2 from scratch so an empty file system don't get propagated accidentally as "delete all files"
  • Update Windows partition if any, including Lenovo firmware etc
  • Make sure you are up to date: sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade -y && sudo update grub
  • Make a list of important programs installed and their install method, e.g. apt, ppa, snap, flatpak, deb-get, sdk, cs, brew, manual deb
  • Download iso and sha:
  • Verify the download
gpg --keyid-format long --verify SHA256SUMS.gpg SHA256SUMS
# check key in above output and paste directly after 0x below
gpg --keyid-format long --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 0x
sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS 2>&1 | grep OK

During install

After install

Preferred install method

Package managers

Mgr Install method
deb-get manual install from https://github.com/wimpysworld/deb-get
flatpak sudo apt install flatpak gnome-software-plugin-flatpak && flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
sdkman manual install from https://sdkman.io/install

Apps

App Install method
git sudo apt install git
java sdk install java 17.0.5-tem
syncthing sudo deb-get install syncthing
forticlient manual install see instructions
evolution flatpak install flathub org.gnome.Evolution

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