Linux set up for new users

Open Terminal and run this command line
 Right click then paste ( no ctrl V in terminal ) then enter of course

sudo apt-get install network-manager && sudo apt-get -y install network-manager-openvpn && sudo apt-get install network-manager-openvpn-gnome && sudo add-apt-repository ppa:upubuntu-com/tor64 && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install tor-browser && sudo apt-get install macchanger && sudo apt-get -y install default-jre && sudo apt-get -y install default-jdk && sudo apt-get install linux-firmware-nonfree sudo && sudo apt-get install gnome-commander libgnomevfs2-extra gedit &&
sudo apt-get update && apt-get remove openjdk-6-jre && sudo apt-get autoremove && apt-get clean && sudo mkdir -p -v /opt/java/64
cd ~/Downloads
tar -zxvf jre-8u40-linux-x64.tar.gz
sudo mv -v jre1.8.0_40 /opt/java/64
sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/java" "java" "/opt/java/64/jre1.8.0_40/bin/java" 1

sudo update-alternatives --set java /opt/java/64/jre1.8.0_40/bin/java
ln -s /opt/java/64/jre1.8.0_40/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so ~/.mozilla/plugins/
/opt/java/64/jre1.8.0_40/bin/ControlPanel


You will be asked to enter your password it will not show * or anything just trust it is typing. Enter, It may ask you to confirm a few things I tried to make most of that auto run.
In same terminal run this command
sudo apt-get -y upgrade && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
Keep terminal open

Go to your menu > Administration > Update Manager
Update Manager > Edit > Pref

Check: Always check and trust security updates.
Refresh Updates: every 30 min is a little much you can change this to a day

Update Manager > View > Linux Kernel

Update this to the lastest 3.13.x
DO not use 3.16.x

sudo reboot

Set up tor browser
Go to tor website and download  the latest version for linux 64 or 32 what ever you got
Open your file browser
File System >usr >bin>tor browser
Drop files from archive into here and replace all the old ones.
A tor icon can be found in your menu now it is in the other tab. Right click it and add to panel. Now right click that icon and click edit then hit browse. Navigate to your tor folder from above and select the start tor command.
File System >usr >bin>tor browser>Browser
and select the start-tor-browser command.
Now Open terminal and keep this one open so you only have enter your password once.
sudo chown $USER -Rv /usr/bin/tor-browser/
This will fix permissions. Now tor should work and have the easy launch button

VPN configuration
I actually much prefer this way for vpn
Go to the airvpn site and login. Then head to Client Area on the left look for config generator
Select Linux then scroll down to single servers I would pic 3-4 of them different countries
Under the servers check the advanced box, Pick one of these that has eithe TCP or UDP I prefer UDP alt entry port 2018
On the right check seperate cert keys then at the bottom check the 2 boxes and generate and download the tar.gz file open the archive and put them in a folder I prefer the root folder and make a folder called vpn
Now left click your netowrk icon on the task bar and click network connections. Then add then important save vpn config. Now set up one for each ovpn file.
Now to connect just click your network connections and select vpn.
If you want to make it auto connect edit wired connection or your wifi conection from where you are loading in vpn files it is under the general tab a check box you should know what to do here.
Set up i2p and irc
Menu>Admin>Software Manager
search for and install kvirc
Download this
https://geti2p.net/en/download/0.9.18/https/download.i2p2.de/i2pinstall_0.9.18.jar/download
in terminal
	cd Downloads
	ls
Now copy the i2p file
	java -jar “paste file name”
	java -jar i2pinstall_0.9.18.jar
Let it install in default should be home/username/i2p
to start i2p use this in terminal
/home/username/i2p/i2prouter start
or
/home/username/i2p/runplain.sh
open kvirc anad do the intial setup
Then creat a new server name it A something so it will be at the top of the list easy to find
make a new network under this server
where it says irc.unknown.net make this 127.0.0.1
click advance>connection make the port 6668
now connect and forget about it for a while it will take a while.
We will come back and set up to browse i2p later when we do other stuff to browser


Decrease the swap use (important)
Instead of leaf pad use gedit
1.6. This is especially noticeable on computers with relatively low RAM memory (1 GB or less): they tend to be far too slow in Linux Mint, and Linux Mint accesses the hard disk too much. Luckily, this can be helped.

On the hard disk there's a separate partition for virtual memory, called the swap. When Mint uses the swap too much, the computer slows down a lot.

Mint's inclination to use the swap, is determined by a setting. The lower the setting number, the longer it takes before Mint starts using the swap. On a scale of 0-100, the default setting is 60. Which is much too high for normal desktop use, and only fit for servers.
Now the how-to:

a. Check your current swappiness setting:

Menu - Accessories - Terminal
Type (use copy/paste to avoid errors):
cat /proc/sys/vm/swappiness

Press Enter.

The result will probably be 60.

b. Make sure that you have installed the applications gksu and leafpad:

Menu - Accessories - Terminal

Type (use copy/paste to transport this magical incantation to the terminal):
sudo apt-get install gksu leafpad

Press Enter. When prompted, type your password. Your password will remain entirely invisible, not even dots will show, this is normal.
Press Enter again.

c. To change the swappiness into a more sensible setting, type in the terminal (use copy/paste):
gksudo leafpad /etc/sysctl.conf

Press Enter.

Scroll to the bottom of the text file and add your swappiness parameter to override the default. Copy/paste the following blue lines:
# Decrease swap usage to a more reasonable level
vm.swappiness=10

d. Save and close the text file. Then reboot your computer.

e. After the reboot, check the new swappiness value:
Menu - Accessories - Terminal
Type (use copy/paste):
cat /proc/sys/vm/swappiness

Press Enter.

Now it should be 10.

Note: your machine might benefit from an even bigger decrease in swappiness. A useful rule of thumb might be this:
1 GB RAM or more: set swappiness to 10
Less than 1 GB RAM: set swappiness to 5


Bug fixxes
https://sites.google.com/site/easylinuxtipsproject/bugs

Things to not do
https://sites.google.com/site/easylinuxtipsproject/fatalmistakes

Some software replaces
sudo apt-get remove brasero
sudo apt-get install xfburn
sudo apt-get remove mono-runtime-common

Menu - Administration - Software Manager

- Query: microsoft

- Double-click ttf-mscorefonts-installer for installation and press the Install button.

While you are here install orcale virtualbox && VLC


fixes
https://sites.google.com/site/easylinuxtipsproject/libreoffice

https://sites.google.com/site/easylinuxtipsproject/4




sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install kodi
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install kodi