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I made a script that configures Ubuntu (mainly its GNOME) the way I like it. I also made it work in Debian and Fedora. (github.com)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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It doesn't do any crazy ricing, as I mostly focused on usability tweaks and automatic installation of my must-have extensions. (Tiling, clipboard manager, dash to dock, desktop icons)

Most notable tweaks include:

clicking on a running app minimizes it
clicking on a group of apps brings up their previews
adds minimize, maximize buttons to windows
installs flatpak, adds flathub
install flatpak and snap plugins into gnome-software (doesn't work on Fedora)
installs snap
installs mtp-tools and gvfs-backends on Debian to be able to transfer files from a connected phone
adds right click > New File
Super + Shift + S brings up the area screenshot
Super + E opens the file manager
Ctrl + Alt + T opens the terminal

(Those already configured on Ubuntu don't get configured again, obviously.)

I also recorded a short showcase to prove that it works without errors https://youtu.be/xf739ivb9hg

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't mean to be that guy, but if you like your desktop a certain way and want to easily configure it you might want to look into Nix and home-manager, it's difficult to get started but once you have a config that works it lets you set up your whole OS and desktop and lots of apps.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I don't wish to learn Nix. I'm perfectly fine with Debian/Ubuntu/Fedora. When a new version comes out, all I have to do is change the versions of the extensions according to the new Gnome version.