Trisquel 7 (gnome) - make it lighter weight, more responsive, more usable and have better default choice of applications.

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fchmmr
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There were a few things that annoyed me, so I did the follow (see below). Hope it helps you too.

#!/bin/bash

echo "DO NOT RUN THIS. Look at it in an edit instead and follow the instructions inside"
echo "This is for when re-installing Trisquel 7"
exit 1

# install trisquel
sudo apt-get -y install trisquel
# disable desktop effects
sudo apt-get -y purge compton

# replace totem/rhythmbox with vlc
sudo apt-get -y purge totem totem-common libtotem0 libtotem-plparser18 rhythmbox rhythmbox-data
sudo apt-get -y install vlc

# replace evolution with icedove
sudo apt-get -y purge evolution evolution-common
sudo apt-get -y install icedove enigmail

# Install this IRC client
sudo apt-get -y install xchat

# Very useful SFTP client
sudo apt-get -y install filezilla

# Delete gnash. It's useless. (the real flash is also useless)
sudo apt-get -y purge gnash gnash-common mozilla-plugin-gnash browser-plugin-gnash

# Go into abrowser, hit F10 and go to tools/add-ons and disable all plugins/extensions
# install these plugins: HTTPS Everywhere, UnPlug, Youtube All HTML5, Adblock Edge

# When you reboot, hold alt and right click your panel, go to add panel.
# drag the items around, and add a workspace switcher to bottom and a notification area to the top.
# at the end of it, your desktop should look something like this:
# http://i.imgur.com/6AGdmSr.jpg

# gedit preferences > editor > uncheck "create a backup copy of files before saving"

# gnome system settings (tweak tool)
# power > power button action > interactive
# (for laptops) lid close on power or battery > nothing
# Desktop > Icons > uncheck all

# gnome system settings
# Brightness and lock >
# uncheck dim backlight
# turn of screen inactive > never
# disable lock

# gnome system settings
# Details > Removable media > Software > Do Nothing
# Really. Autorun? That is REALLY bad!!
# make sure to check "Never prompt or start programs on media insertion"

# gnome system settings
# sound > set volume to "unamplified" permamently (if you have a "dedicated" volume control)

# nautilus properties
# sort folders before files --> YES!!!
# behaviours -> executable text files -> ask each time

# Re-enable the right-click>newfile function in nautilus:
touch ~/Templates/file

# always use latest youtube-dl
# use "sudo youtube-dl -U" to update it
sudo apt-get install curl
sudo curl https://yt-dl.org/downloads/2014.11.23.1/youtube-dl -o /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl
sudo chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl

echo "Now you should reboot your system"

fchmmr
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Also, go into gnome terminal and disable the scroll bar and menu bar.

in gedit, go to settings and turn on line numbers, and disable the setting that creates a backup of a file before saving it. (so you don't get those annoying ~ files lying around on your drive)

Dave_Hunt

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I don't see which of these post-install changes make the system "lighter"; assuming you mean more performant in some way? I agree with your choice of icedove instead of evolution as a default for email, though perhaps not for the reasons you might cite. Pidgin already does irc, among others; what is special about xchat? Even if I may use vlc, I see nothing wrong with totem.

Just saying,

-Dave

levlaz

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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

Hello,

One argument against pidgin is that is constantly has security issues.

There were 35 CVE's issued against Pidgin in the last three years, and
five of those were from the last three months alone.

http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/search-results?query=pidgin&search_type=last3years&cves=on

When it comes to messaging and email communications platforms this is
really unacceptable.

Best,
Lev Lazinskiy
https://levlaz.org

On 11/24/2014 03:16 PM, name at domain wrote:
> I don't see which of these post-install changes make the system
> "lighter"; assuming you mean more performant in some way? I agree
> with your choice of icedove instead of evolution as a default for
> email, though perhaps not for the reasons you might cite. Pidgin
> already does irc, among others; what is special about xchat? Even
> if I may use vlc, I see nothing wrong with totem.
>
>
> Just saying,
>
>
> -Dave
>
>
>
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fchmmr
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Some of them make it a bit snappier (for instance turning off the gpu-rendered desktop compositing by removing compton, if you have a slow/weak gpu). But I agree, most of the changes are just personal preference, not related to performance or being lightweight.

bitbit
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thank you for those tricks

fchmmr
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My system runs really smooth after doing all of this.

fchmmr
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F3 dual pane selection in nautilus (view 2 directories) no longer works in T7, which is a bit annoying. Does anyone know how to get it back?

Bertel

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Do you find this right click cumbersome?

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fchmmr
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I already use tabs (ctrl+t, btw), but in old naitulus you could display 2 directories in the same window at the same time (both visible) using F3.

lembas
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In the old Nautilus you could do this.

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onpon4
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I think that was deprecated in favor of using window tiling or otherwise using multiple Nautilus windows.

Bertel

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Oh .. yes, I am so forgetful. ;)
Last seen at 'another' free O.S.

davidnotcoulthard (non verificado)
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Trisquel Mini exists for a reason (though that's LXDE which isn not quite GNOME so I nonetheless understand your point)......

Anyway, This might help with the nautilus thing (no guarentees, though): http://www.webupd8.org/2014/04/install-nemo-220-with-unity-patches-in.html

fchmmr
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I also removed gedit and replaced with geany, but I'm guessing some people here might like vim or emacs.

Dave_Hunt

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I didn't actually remove gedit, but took it off the Accessories menu, and added mousepad. Also, set mousepad as default for opening text files.

JadedCtrl
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Interesting. Might I ask- what's the point of making a bash script for the task, but telling the user to not run the bash script and follow the instructions? Why not just make a text file giving them instructions?
Nice setup you got there, anywho.

davidnotcoulthard (non verificado)
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Because such a text file wouldn't be too different from a bash script anyway?

JadedCtrl
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Some user's reaction to getting a bash script would be to run it and recieving instructions for it, afterword. It could be confusing.
But since this isn't intended to be used by the public, point made.

SuperTramp83

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removing compton makes it a little snappier but then I find my screen flickers (boards of the screen) each time I open something from the panel and it is very annoying.. Better to keep it. The performance gain is minimal anyway

grimlok
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Thanks for posting, there are a few things on there that I have done, that I never really documented and will need to search to do again. I need to do a comprehensive documentation of the customizations I do like this.

Kudos to you fchmmr!

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Dave_Hunt

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A minor customization I forgot to mention: add the browser extensions: Adblock Edge, Disconnect, Noscript, Unplug, and Youtube-all-html5.

SuperTramp83

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I've been studying those addons a lot and especially the combination of various addons in order to provide the best security/privacy without slowing down my already slow netbook..
I use - adblock edge, blender, click & clean (set to delete everything on browser exit), https everywhere, noscript and privacy badger, which is in beta but it works very good (and how could it not being that it comes from the greatest dudes on the web - eff.org) :)

pogiako12345
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Is it ideal that I install Compiz? I need those windows snap-ins like those in Mint.

davidnotcoulthard (non verificado)
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I think you can do that. You should remove compton first (or stop it from autostarting).