special distro behaviour

Ubuntu taskbar changes

• gnome extentions

  • install browser extention (in not snap browser)
  • install chrome-gnome-shell or gnome-browser-connector via apt-get
  • install extentions:
    • network stats https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/4308/network-stats/
    • system monitor
      • https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/3010/system-monitor-next/
      • requires sudo apt install libgtop2-dev

• install dconf editor in ubuntu store or:

• Shorten the dock launcher gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock extend-height false

• Move Show Applications button to the left gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock show-apps-at-top true

• Autohide and show on mouse over: gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock require-pressure-to-show false gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock intellihide true

manjaro

vmware screen resolution bug

sudo sh -c '(crontab -l; echo "@reboot sleep 5 && systemctl restart vmtoolsd") | sort -u | crontab -'

old, not working/necessary

• sudo pacman -S open-vm-tools

• sudo pacman -Su xf86-input-vmmouse xf86-video-vmware mesa gtk2 gtkmm

• sudo echo needs_root_rights=yes >>/etc/X11/Xwrapper.config

• sudo systemctl enable vmtoolsd

• sudo systemctl start vmtoolsd

• Now, for instance if you've rebooted from the login screen and the resolution is not adapting (Or even after starting the vmtoolsd service nothing happens only then)type in sudo systemctl restart vmtoolsd

or create autostart desktop entry:

• nano /etc/xdg/autostart/restartVmtoolsd.desktop

  enter:

  [Desktop Entry]
  Type=Application
  Exec=systemctl restart vmtoolsd
  Name=Vmtools restarter
  X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true