Ubuntu 20.04 Setup Guide

1. Win10 Fully Uninstall Ubuntu Dual Boot

People make mistakes. So you are likely to reinstall Ubuntu over and over again.

This step shows you how to perfectly uninstall Ubuntu and go back to Win10 single boot.

https://blog.csdn.net/guikunchen/article/details/88077330.

2. Install Ubuntu Dual Boot

(1) Install according to https://blog.csdn.net/s717597589/article/details/79117112

(2) SSD not detected problem (For PC): https://samnicholls.net/2016/01/14/how-to-switch-sata-raid-to-ahci-windows-10-xps-13/

(3) Cannot enter install guide / desktop (For PC & Laptop): press "e" at grub, add "nomodeset" after "quiet splash".

(4) Cannot drag window when installing (For Laptop): press Alt or Win and drag.

3. First Time In Ubuntu 20.04

(1) sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade .

(2) Install NVIDIA driver in "software & update" -> "Additional Drivers". Find the recommended version by ubuntu-drivers devices.

4. Essential Things To Do in Ubuntu

(1) Time Setting: timedatectl set-local-rtc 1 --adjust-system-clock.

(2) Install Media Codecs: sudo apt install ubuntu-restricted-extras.

(3) Install Chrome:

wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

sudo apt install ./google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

(4) Install Git: sudo apt install git.

5. Grub

(1) Install Grub Customizer

(2) Change Win10 and Ubuntu boot order if needed

(3) Change grub wait time if needed

(4) Add background pictures

6. Desktop

(1) Minimize on Click: gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock click-action 'minimize'.

(2) Install Gnome Tweaks: sudo apt install gnome-tweaks.

(3) Install Gnome Extensions: sudo apt install chrome-gnome-shell.

Recommended Extension:

Arc menu; Dash to panel; Desktop icons; Extensions; Good bye gdm3 login screen; Noannoyance; Openweather; Refresh wifi connections; Disconnect Wifi; Topicons plus; User themes; Workspaces to dock.

(4) Install Themes: Download themes from https://www.gnome-look.org/browse/ord/top/

GTK themes/ shell themes go to /usr/share/themes/.

Icon themes go to /usr/share/icons/.

Recommended Themes:

GTK/shell: Arc Dark https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/06/install-latest-arc-gtk-theme-ubuntu-16-04

Icon: Papirus

(5) Change desktop & lock screen background:

Pictures go to /usr/share/backgrounds/.

(6) Change login screen background: https://itsubuntu.com/change-login-screen-background-in-ubuntu-20-04-lts/

7. Useful Softwares:

(1) Flameshot: sudo apt install flameshot.

Set custom shortcut for flameshot: the command is/usr/bin/flameshot gui.

(2) WeChat with Deepinwine:

git clone "https://gitee.com/wszqkzqk/deepin-wine-for-ubuntu.git"

cd deepin-wine

sudo ./install.sh

sudo apt-get install deepin.com.wechat

(3) Sogou Pinyin:

Install Chinese in Language Support; Download sogou from https://pinyin.sogou.com/linux/.

sudo apt-get install fcitx-bin

sudo apt-get install fcitx-table

sudo dpkg -i sogoupinyin*.deb

Restart Ubuntu and open Fcitx Configure to add input method.

(4) Office 2010: https://gist.github.com/raelgc/4ccc023830bfd12c0227

Download 32 bit ISO file from https://isoriver.com/microsoft-office-2010-iso/.

(5) Install Sublime, Atom, Pycharm, Clion, Typora from official site / Ubuntu Software.

Note that Sublime has no access to mount files if installed from Ubuntu Software.

(6) Install VLC: sudo snap install vlc

8. Configure Python

(1) Install pip:

sudo apt install python3-pip

pip install --upgrade pip

(2) Install venv:

pip install --user virtualenv

(3) Important Libraries:

pip install numpy scipy pandas matplotlib

Other libraries are recommended to install in virtual environment.