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    • IRJI
      IRJ @JaredBusch
      last edited by

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

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

      https://mangolassi.it/topic/15665/using-dnf-automatic-to-keep-fedora-up-to-date

      Haven't used this on 28 yet, but I can't imagine it would be too different.

      It is not any different. It changed between 24 and 25 or 25 and 26, I forget which. Just a syntax change for the timer. But otherwise the same process.

      I already configured it using your guide. Works great.

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      • JaredBuschJ
        JaredBusch @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?:

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

        https://mangolassi.it/topic/15665/using-dnf-automatic-to-keep-fedora-up-to-date

        Haven't used this on 28 yet, but I can't imagine it would be too different.

        It is not any different. It changed between 24 and 25 or 25 and 26, I forget which. Just a syntax change for the timer. But otherwise the same process.

        I already configured it using your guide. Works great.

        Great.

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        • IRJI
          IRJ
          last edited by

          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/

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          • JaredBuschJ
            JaredBusch @IRJ
            last edited by

            @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...

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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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