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    • IRJI
      IRJ @JaredBusch
      last edited by

      @jaredbusch said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

      @irj said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

      How to create a custom shortcut for terminal

      https://ask.fedoraproject.org/en/question/9623/how-can-i-set-a-key-shortcut-to-launch-terminal-under-gnome/

      I usually already have a terminal window open and just have gotten in the habit of hitting Ctrl+N to open a new one. This woudl be easier because I wouldn't have to Alt+Tab to a sessions first...

      Yeah I felt broken when Ctrl + Alt + T wasnt working lol

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      • black3dynamiteB
        black3dynamite
        last edited by

        This is what I do after isntalling my Fedora Workstation.

        Tweaks:
        Appearance > Turn off animations
        Power > Suspend when laptop lid is closed = Off (Only when my laptop is connected to a TV)
        Top Bar > Battery Percentage is On (Laptop Only), Date, Seconds and Week Numbers is set to On
        Windows > Titlebar Buttons (Maximize and Minimize) is set to On

        Extensions (Active ones only):
        Coverflow alt-tab (Gives me a better visual)
        Dash to dock (I like having my dock setup like Ubuntu Unity/Gnome)
        Pomodoro (Helps me to stay focus)
        Topicons (This is needed so I can see Nextcloud notifications)
        Sound Input & Output Device Chooser

        Virtualization:
        KVM with Virtual Machine Manager (virt-manager) and libguestfs-tools-c.

        Other Repo:
        RPMFusion
        google-chrome
        microsoft (Powershell)
        virtio-win (virtio drivers for Windows VM)
        vscode (Visual Studio Code)
        opera
        vivalidi

        Other packages:
        Remmina (Mainly used for remoting into Windows computers)
        Nextcloud Desktop Client
        VLC
        OpenArena (Keeps my sanity in check)
        Frozen Bubble (Keeps my sanity in check)
        dnf-automatic

        I use symbolic links in my home profile to point to the directories that are in Nextcloud.
        rsync scripts to do daily, weekly and monthly backups of my profile directory and other directories.

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        • gjacobseG
          gjacobse
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          Pithos - if you need Pandora

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          • ObsolesceO
            Obsolesce @IRJ
            last edited by

            @irj said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

            @jaredbusch said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

            @irj said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

            How to create a custom shortcut for terminal

            https://ask.fedoraproject.org/en/question/9623/how-can-i-set-a-key-shortcut-to-launch-terminal-under-gnome/

            I usually already have a terminal window open and just have gotten in the habit of hitting Ctrl+N to open a new one. This woudl be easier because I wouldn't have to Alt+Tab to a sessions first...

            Yeah I felt broken when Ctrl + Alt + T wasnt working lol

            It's Ctrl + Shift + T to open a new tab in terminal.

            I just use the default terminal with green on black. The tabs label themselves. It's very nice.

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            • IRJI
              IRJ @Obsolesce
              last edited by

              @obsolesce said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

              @irj said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

              @jaredbusch said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

              @irj said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

              How to create a custom shortcut for terminal

              https://ask.fedoraproject.org/en/question/9623/how-can-i-set-a-key-shortcut-to-launch-terminal-under-gnome/

              I usually already have a terminal window open and just have gotten in the habit of hitting Ctrl+N to open a new one. This woudl be easier because I wouldn't have to Alt+Tab to a sessions first...

              Yeah I felt broken when Ctrl + Alt + T wasnt working lol

              It's Ctrl + Shift + T to open a new tab in terminal.

              I just use the default terminal with green on black. The tabs label themselves. It's very nice.

              Ctrl + Alt + T opens a new terminal in Ubuntu.

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              • ObsolesceO
                Obsolesce @IRJ
                last edited by

                @irj said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                @obsolesce said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                @irj said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                @jaredbusch said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                @irj said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                How to create a custom shortcut for terminal

                https://ask.fedoraproject.org/en/question/9623/how-can-i-set-a-key-shortcut-to-launch-terminal-under-gnome/

                I usually already have a terminal window open and just have gotten in the habit of hitting Ctrl+N to open a new one. This woudl be easier because I wouldn't have to Alt+Tab to a sessions first...

                Yeah I felt broken when Ctrl + Alt + T wasnt working lol

                It's Ctrl + Shift + T to open a new tab in terminal.

                I just use the default terminal with green on black. The tabs label themselves. It's very nice.

                Ctrl + Alt + T opens a new terminal in Ubuntu.

                Oh, yeah i read that wrong... it does in fedora too...

                But ctrl + shift + T does new tabs in the terminal.

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                • stacksofplatesS
                  stacksofplates
                  last edited by stacksofplates

                  Here's my default list of packages:

                  0_1527721645319_packages.png

                  I also install Telegram.

                  And I have all of my dotfiles for zsh, tmux, and vim in Git.

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                  • stacksofplatesS
                    stacksofplates
                    last edited by stacksofplates

                    I also install these GNOME extensions: Dash to Dock, caffeine, coverflow alt-tab, and easyscreencast. And I use the Papirus icon theme.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @stacksofplates
                      last edited by

                      @stacksofplates I put Telegram on my NextCloud so that it is always the same one with me, automatically, wherever I install.

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                      • JaredBuschJ
                        JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
                        last edited by

                        @scottalanmiller said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                        @stacksofplates I put Telegram on my NextCloud so that it is always the same one with me, automatically, wherever I install.

                        Interesting but you don’t have to do that.

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                        • stacksofplatesS
                          stacksofplates @JaredBusch
                          last edited by

                          @jaredbusch said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                          @scottalanmiller said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                          @stacksofplates I put Telegram on my NextCloud so that it is always the same one with me, automatically, wherever I install.

                          Interesting but you don’t have to do that.

                          Yeah. I'm just lazy and stick it in /opt. It auto creates the launcher so I don't really need to do anything. And once in a blue moon when I reload my laptop I have to unpack the tarball and do it again.

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
                            last edited by

                            @jaredbusch said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                            @scottalanmiller said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                            @stacksofplates I put Telegram on my NextCloud so that it is always the same one with me, automatically, wherever I install.

                            Interesting but you don’t have to do that.

                            No, definitely not. But it works really well.

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller @stacksofplates
                              last edited by

                              @stacksofplates said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                              @jaredbusch said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                              @scottalanmiller said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                              @stacksofplates I put Telegram on my NextCloud so that it is always the same one with me, automatically, wherever I install.

                              Interesting but you don’t have to do that.

                              Yeah. I'm just lazy and stick it in /opt. It auto creates the launcher so I don't really need to do anything. And once in a blue moon when I reload my laptop I have to unpack the tarball and do it again.

                              Yeah, it's crazy trivial to install.

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                              • stacksofplatesS
                                stacksofplates @scottalanmiller
                                last edited by

                                @scottalanmiller said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                                @stacksofplates said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                                @jaredbusch said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                                @scottalanmiller said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                                @stacksofplates I put Telegram on my NextCloud so that it is always the same one with me, automatically, wherever I install.

                                Interesting but you don’t have to do that.

                                Yeah. I'm just lazy and stick it in /opt. It auto creates the launcher so I don't really need to do anything. And once in a blue moon when I reload my laptop I have to unpack the tarball and do it again.

                                Yeah, it's crazy trivial to install.

                                And auto updates at that. Pretty awesome for a single bin.

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                                • IRJI
                                  IRJ
                                  last edited by

                                  Something else that is very basic and missing from Fedora. No shortcut to lock screen!

                                  In fact, I had to install this first:

                                  dnf install gnome-screensaver-3.6.1-20.fc28.x86_64

                                  Then I was able to run:

                                  gnome-screensaver-command -l

                                  Which I have mapped as a shortcut as:

                                  Ctrl Alt L

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                                  • IRJI
                                    IRJ @IRJ
                                    last edited by IRJ

                                    @irj said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                                    Something else that is very basic and missing from Fedora. No shortcut to lock screen!

                                    In fact, I had to install this first:

                                    dnf install gnome-screensaver-3.6.1-20.fc28.x86_64

                                    Then I was able to run:

                                    gnome-screensaver-command -l

                                    Which I have mapped as a shortcut as:

                                    Ctrl Alt L

                                    There has to be better way? I would assume that a package should not be needed for this.

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                                    • black3dynamiteB
                                      black3dynamite @IRJ
                                      last edited by black3dynamite

                                      @irj Super key (Windows key) + L
                                      It works natively with Gnome.

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                                      • JaredBuschJ
                                        JaredBusch @black3dynamite
                                        last edited by

                                        @black3dynamite said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                                        @irj Super key (Windows key) + L
                                        It works natively with Gnome.

                                        With Cinnamon, this happens on Super+L
                                        0_1527882924733_2c59ba0c-3b94-4291-a1b3-7ad2b03db213-image.png

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                                        • ObsolesceO
                                          Obsolesce @black3dynamite
                                          last edited by Obsolesce

                                          @black3dynamite said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                                          @irj Super key (Windows key) + L
                                          It works natively with Gnome.

                                          In fedora cinnamon, it's ctrl+alt+L

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                                          • IRJI
                                            IRJ @black3dynamite
                                            last edited by

                                            @black3dynamite said in New to Fedora, What should I configure out of the box?:

                                            @irj Super key (Windows key) + L
                                            It works natively with Gnome.

                                            What's weird is there no option to lock screen from power menu. If you don't know the shortcut key, you can't leave your pc lol.

                                            I had to log out to leave my desk since I didn't know default shortcut, until I had a chance to set up ctrl + alt + l

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