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    • ObsolesceO
      Obsolesce @IRJ
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      @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
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            @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
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                        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
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                              @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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                                  • black3dynamiteB
                                    black3dynamite @IRJ
                                    last edited by

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

                                    @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

                                    What's your desktop environment?

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                                    • IRJI
                                      IRJ @black3dynamite
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                                      @black3dynamite 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?:

                                      @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

                                      What's your desktop environment?

                                      Gnome. It's solved now, obviously. At the time I didn't know the shortcut and there was no option on power menu. I wanted to use the restroom so I was forced to log out. Not a huge deal, but I feel like bitching about it anyway 🙂

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                                      • IRJI
                                        IRJ
                                        last edited by

                                        I've had a ton of small issues making the switch from Windows, but I can happily say I'm 95% there.

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                                        • IRJI
                                          IRJ
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                                          Evolution is great btw. There's some things I actually like better than Outlook.

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                                          • IRJI
                                            IRJ
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                                            Now I just need to get communicator/lync/Skype, whatever Microsoft wants to call it today, working.

                                            I installed pidgin with sipe. I haven't had a chance to configure yet.

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