22 Things to do After Installing Ubuntu 22.04

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22 Things to do After Installing Ubuntu 22.04 'Jelly Jellyfish'
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1-Enable the nonfree repositories
(software and updates)

2-Install Proprietary Drivers (If needed)

3-Install Media Codecs
(ubuntu-restricted-extras)
(ubuntu-restricted-addons)

4-Install Microsoft Fonts
(ttf-mscorefonts-installer)

5-Preload
(it will load in ram your most used apps instead of from the hard disk)

6-Decrease Swap usage to optimize Ram utilization
cat /proc/sys/vm/swappiness
(the value will be 60)
sudo gedit /etc/sysctl.conf
add at the end
vm.swappiness=10
--exit and reboot

7-Decrease SSD writes to extend SSD lifespan
sudo gedit /etc/fstab
add the option noatime in root before errors,

8-Setup the firewall
sudo apt install ufw gufw
Enable the firewall in office profile

9-Use custom DNS to improve Internet Speed and Privacy
https://www.quad9.net/service/service-addresses-and-features/

10-Check Startup Applications
(Remove the not needed ones)

11-Enable Dark mode and Accent colors

12-Enable fractional scaling in Display Settings (for laptops)

13-Enable Night Light in Display Settings

14-Check Privacy Settings (Turn off what you prefer)

15-Change user image

16-Change the default application to open file types

17-Tweak firefox settings for privacy

18-Enable flatpak repository
https://www.flatpak.org/setup/Ubuntu

19-Install your favourite applications

20-Install Winehq
https://wiki.winehq.org/Ubuntu
https://wiki.winehq.org/Winetricks

21-Install steam and mangohud,
enable Proton in Steam --> Settings -->Steam Play

22-Change Shell to Fish (If you want to)
sudo apt install fish
sudo chsh -s /usr/bin/fish username
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