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special distro behaviour

Ubuntu

Browser graphic issue:

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

application shortcut

  • in folder /usr/share/applications or ~/.local/share/applications
  • .desktop file example:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Visual Studio Code
Comment=Code Editing. Redefined.
GenericName=Text Editor
Exec=/usr/share/code/code --unity-launch %F
Icon=vscode
Type=Application
StartupNotify=false
StartupWMClass=Code
Categories=TextEditor;Development;IDE;
MimeType=text/plain;inode/directory;application/x-code-workspace;
Actions=new-empty-window;
Keywords=vscode;

[Desktop Action new-empty-window]
Name=New Empty Window
Exec=/usr/share/code/code --new-window %F
Icon=vscode

Gnome Taskbar extentions

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

Raspberry pi

configs

  • use sudo raspi-config

  • fix ip address

  • edit sudo nano /etc/dhcpcd.conf

    interface eth0
static ip_address=192.168.0.250/24
static routers=192.168.0.254
static domain_name_servers=192.168.0.254

  • reboot

mount exfat USB

  • https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-exfat/
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

sudo apt-get install exfat-fuse
sudo apt-get install exfat-utils

  • the pi should detect and mount the exfat usb drive automatically

  • check your mounted drives

    sudo cat /proc/mounts

  • format drive to exFAT if needed: mkfs.exfat /dev/sd**

Mounting an exFAT Drive Manually from Terminal:

  • Mounting an exFAT drive utilize the -t exfat argument to tell the mount command to recognize the file system as exFAT.

    To begin, we must first create a folder where we will mount our desired drives. Create this new exfat folder by running the following command on the Raspberry Pi.

    sudo mount -t exfat /dev/sd** /media/data1
auto mount on boot for exFAT drives

  • identify the the disk (/dev/sdb1) first

    df -h #disk-free, displays available disk space

    Most external drives will be references under the /dev/sd** filesystem name.

  • to find UUID and chek the type of drive (should be exFAT): sudo blkid /dev/sd**

  • edit the fstab file via sudo nano /etc/fstab and add a line like:

    UUID=<uuid> /media/data1 exfat defaults,auto,umask=000,users,rw 0 0

different locale

  • to use a different local in a e.g. browser use: LANGUAGE=de_AT google-chrome
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