Desktop Setup

  1. Operating system

     2018 01 21 19:55:00 manoharramarao.github.io (master) => lsb_release -a
 No LSB modules are available.
 Distributor ID:    Ubuntu
 Description:    Ubuntu 17.10
 Release:    17.10
 Codename:    artful
 2018 01 21 19:57:06 manoharramarao.github.io (master) =>

  2. After installing Ubuntu, following steps were executed to get back to default gnome session

     $ sudo apt install gnome-session
 $ sudo update-alternatives --config gdm3.css

    References ​ http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/10/install-vanilla-gnome-shell-ubuntu-17-10 ​ https://askubuntu.com/questions/966502/default-gnome-on-17-10 As part of the second link, here are the commands - But this was not executed

     $ sudo apt remove gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock
 $ gsettings set org.gnome.shell enable-hot-corners true
 $ sudo apt install gnome-themes-standard
 $ sudo apt install gnome-tweak-tool

  3. Desktop - Gnome desktop

  4. Gnome shell version

     2018 01 21 19:57:06 manoharramarao.github.io (master) => gnome-shell --version
 GNOME Shell 3.26.2
 2018 01 21 19:58:29 manoharramarao.github.io (master) =>

  5. Themes

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  6. Gnome-tweaks

    1. Fonts - Scaling factor - 1.50
    2. Window title - Ubuntu Medium 11
    3. Interface - Sans Regular 9
    4. Document - Sans Regular 9
    5. Monospace - Sans Regular 13
    6. Programming fonts in all IDEs - Monaco 14
    7. Hinting - slight
    8. Antialiasing - Standard (grayscale)
    9. Keyboard & Mouse => Additional layout options => Alt/Win key behaviour - Ctrl is mapped to win keys

  7. Settings app changes

    1. Devices => keyboard => system => show the overview - Alt + Space
    2. Devices => Displays => Night Light - On

  8. Encrypted home directory and swap partition using ecryptfs https://websiteforstudents.com/encrypt-home-folder-ubuntu-17-10/

     # Step1 - install ecryptfs-utils
 $ sudo apt install ecryptfs-utils cryptsetup
   
 # Step2 - Create Temporary user (should be administrator)
 # Step3 - Login as temp user created above
 # Step4 - encrypt home dir of intended user (Not the temp user created above)
 $ sudo ecryptfs-migrate-home -u <Intended user>
   
 # Step6 - Read the output carefuly
 # Step7 - Login with user you gave in the above command as "Intended user"
 # Step8 - retrieve your passphrase - required to decrypt
 $ ecryptfs-unwrap-passphrase
   
 # Step9 - encrypt swap partition
 $ sudo ecryptfs-setup-swap

  9. Understand how “Passwords and keys” app works in gnome

  10. dconf-editor changes

    1. /org/gnome/desktop/wm/preferences/button-layout - close,minimize,maximize

Screenshots

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