I just recently migrated from Linux Mint to Pop OS, do you have any tips/extensions on what I should do with my desktop?

  • macniel@feddit.de
    18·
    2 years ago

    World domination, and if you can’t achieve that… Well don’t come back:)

    Whatever the feck you want to do with your computer. Make it your own, do your stuff you regularly do.

    And charge your battery!

  • GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml
    13·
    2 years ago

    Setup - checked

    Troubleshoot - checked

    Install apps - checked

    Import data - checked

    Customize - checked

    Boast Tell people on social media - checked

    I’d say Linux distro migration checklist completed.

    Also that is a (mostly) good selection of apps right there.

  • pingveno@lemmy.mlEnglish
    9·
    2 years ago

    Replace the Pop! Shop with the COSMIC Store.

    sudo apt install cosmic-store cosmic-icons
sudo apt remove pop-shop

    Pop Shop is kinda slow. COSMIC Store is part of Pop OS’s new COSMIC Desktop Environment (DE). Everything is just a lot faster. It’s an alpha so there are a couple of rough edges, but it’s great overall.

    Speaking of, get hyped for COSMIC. It’s a DE written in Rust. It’s not quite as complete as GNOME, but hopefully it will have better performance than the current GNOME mod that forms Pop’s UI.

    • Crafted@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      I tested the new Cosmic Desktop Environment on an experimental laptop, and it performs fairly well. I can’t wait to use it on my main machine. I actually already have Cosmic Shop, Pop Shop is far slower than Cosmic Shop, and it wasn’t even created by System. I’ll definitely uninstall Pop Shop.

  • mr_robot@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    2 years ago

    Click the windowing mode icon (far left of the icons in the top right) and switch that bad boy to tiled windowing mode. Tiled windows will feel odd for a couple of days, but once you switch back to free-floating windows you’ll realize why I’m recommending tiled.

    Look up the PopOS keyboard shortcuts for moving tiled windows around the desktop and workspaces. It’s a game-changing way to use your computer.

    PopOS has been my daily driver for a year. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

    • pingveno@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      Tiling is especially great for working with multiple monitors. It is far easier to move windows between monitors and workspaces, split screens between two windows, and so on with tiling.

  • BOMBS@lemmy.world
    5·
    2 years ago

    install lolcat and make bash commands so that update and upgrade come out in rainbow.

  • EleventhHour@lemmy.worldBanned from community
    5·
    2 years ago

    I’ve installed Pop!_OS on many machines over the years, and my standard process is:

    • Install PopOS
      • rare for PopOS, but, depending on specialized hardware (some legacy Nvidia cards), a little driver rejiggering might be called for. Or a weird network printer setup that CUPS doesn’t like.
    • sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y apt-fast && sudo apt -y upgrade
      • pee, smoke weed, feed kitty…
    • set up my custom zsh/bash profile for the terminal
    • enable firewall
    • configure SSH and whichever remote management tools I need (I happen to deploy remote machines frequently)
    • sudo apt install gnome-tweaks & a few other UI tweaking tools (obviously, this step will no longer exist soon)
    • tweak UI/UX
    • search through gnome extensions website for extension I want to install. There’s usually a Top 10 or Top 20 gnome extensions list you can google (eg: “best gnome extensions 2024”)
    • make sure I have all appropriate media codecs installed and updated.
    • set up pip-/pip3-installer.

    After that, it’s setting up/configuring whatever software that particular machine needs.

    Edit: there’s probably a lot that I’ve skipped/missed, and a lot that others will do along their way through these steps. This is just a basic outline of some of my post-install processes (developed over time), and I hope this answers your question.

    Also, you can google for post-install guides for Ubuntu and they’ll largely be applicable to PopOS since it’s based on Ubuntu.

  • youmaynotknow@lemmy.ml
    4·
    2 years ago

    Yeah, now go crazy trying shit you probably should not be trying. From my perspective, that’s the best perk of any Linux distro. Evidently, backup first.

    • Crafted@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      I went from Mint to Pop OS to increase my customizing options. Mint isn’t very customizable, and installing GNOME or KDE with it may work OK but is not supported and I don’t think it will ever be.

      • WeebLife@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 years ago

        I see. I’m just starting my linux journey, and right now, mint is working great for me. At some point I’ll probably start distro hopping.

  • UnculturedSwine@lemmy.world
    3·
    2 years ago

    I really don’t get some of these comments. I’ve been using popos on and off since it came out. I would check out gnome extensions to see if anything sticks out to you as being useful for your use case. I would also go into your settings and update your recovery partition. This is also the place to refresh your PC if you need in the future which has been a must-have for me.

    • Crafted@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      I don’t get any of these comments either, I guess this is how it is posting on Lemmy compared to Hexbear lmao Thank you for the tips though and I’ll gladly do so!