pop-os-setup.md

Pop! OS setup

• Pop! OS setup
  • Purpose
  • Usage
  • Installed applications
    • Repository
    • Flatpak
      • Visual Studio Code Plug-ins
  • Recommended applications
    • Firefox Extensions
  • Recommended settings
    • Gnome Tweaks
    • System settings
    • Firefox settings

Purpose

This script installs several applications and sets up fish shell as default. Tested on Pop!_OS 20.04.

Usage

sudo ./pop_os_setup.sh $USER

Installed applications

Repository

apps.list

Extra apps for games

extra_apps.list

Flatpak

flatpak_apps.list

Visual Studio Code Plug-ins

vscode_extensions.list

Recommended applications

Firefox Extensions

• Github Repository Size
  • Add repositories size to their GitHub summary band using the GitHub public API.
• KeePassXC-Browser
  • Official browser plugin for the KeePassXC password manager keepassxc.org.
• Octotree
  • Add-on to display GitHub code in tree format
• Refined GitHub
  • Simplifies the GitHub interface and adds many useful features.
• uBlock Origin
  • Finally, an efficient blocker. Easy on CPU and memory.

Recommended settings

Gnome Tweaks

• Extensions:
  • Desktop icons: OFF
• Top Bar:
  • Application Menu: OFF
• Windows Titlebars:
  • Titlebar Buttons Maximize: ON
  • Titlebar Buttons Minimize: ON
• Windows
  • Center New Windows: ON

System settings

• Appearance:
  • Dark Mode: ON
• Privacy:
  • Screen Lock:
    • Automatic Screen Lock: OFF
• Power:
  • Power Saving Blank screen: Never
• Devices:
  • Mouse & Touchpad:
    • Mouse Mouse Acceleration: OFF
    • Mouse Natural Scrolling: ON
    • Touchpad Natural Scrolling: ON
    • Touchpad Tap to Click: OFF
• Details:
  • Users:
    • Automatic Login: ON

Firefox settings

• Preferences:
  • General:
    • Tabs Ctrl+Tab cycles through tabs in recently used order: OFF
    • Tabs When you open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediately: ON
    • Browsing Recommend extensions as you browse: OFF
  • Home:
    • Firefox Home Content Top Sites: OFF
    • Firefox Home Content Recommended by Pocket: OFF
    • Firefox Home Content Highlights: OFF
    • Firefox Home Content Snippets: OFF
  • Search:
    • Search Bar Add search bar in toolbar: Selected
    • Default Search Engine DuckDuckGo: Selected
  • Privacy & Security:
    • Content Blocking Strict: Selected
    • Content Blocking Send websites a "Do Not Track" signal that you don't want to be tracked: Always
    • Logins & Passwords Ask to save logins and passwords for websites: OFF
    • Forms & Autofill Autofill addresses: OFF
    • Permissions Prevent accessibility services from accessing your browser: ON
    • Firefox Data Collection and Use Allow Firefox to send technical and interaction data to Mozilla: OFF