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https://github.com/shreyas-a-s/linux-tweaks

A curated list of customisations that will make your Linux experience more enjoyable
https://github.com/shreyas-a-s/linux-tweaks

archlinux bash debian desktop-environment dnf fedora fish-shell gnome nixos rhel windowmanagers zsh zsh-plugin zshrc

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A curated list of customisations that will make your Linux experience more enjoyable

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/shreyas-a-s/linux-tweaks
Owner: shreyas-a-s
License: gpl-3.0
Created: 2023-06-27T20:42:46.000Z (over 1 year ago)
Default Branch: de
Last Pushed: 2024-05-16T04:02:20.000Z (6 months ago)
Last Synced: 2024-05-21T03:13:21.074Z (6 months ago)
Topics: archlinux, bash, debian, desktop-environment, dnf, fedora, fish-shell, gnome, nixos, rhel, windowmanagers, zsh, zsh-plugin, zshrc
Language: Shell
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Size: 7.01 MB
Stars: 3
Watchers: 1
Forks: 0
Open Issues: 0
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE

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README

        # Linux Tweaks

These are the customisations for Linux that I apply regardless of which version or distribution of Linux I choose to use. Tested to work on any distribution of Linux that is based on Debian, Archlinux, NixOS, and RHEL. 🚀

I am hopeful that you might find at least some of them useful. 🌟

## Screenshots

| ![gnome-customized](https://github.com/shreyas-a-s/linux-tweaks/assets/137637016/39040215-2486-45f4-8009-1a6a6bdf833b) |

|:--:|

| Debian GNOME customized using the tweaks |

## Features

### Applied automatically:

- Update the system.

- Installs for Arch-linux based distros:

  - [AUR Helper](https://github.com/Jguer/yay) - Install packages from AUR (the user contributed arch linux repository)

  - [Paccache](https://man.archlinux.org/man/paccache.8) - Automatically clear package manager cache

- Installs on Debian/Ubuntu-based distros:

  - [Nala](https://github.com/volitank/nala) - A better front-end to apt package manager

- Installs on RHEL-based distros:

  - Customise dnf package manager to work faster

- Lower swappiness value for better utilization of RAM

- Add a program named [`wifi-toggle`](https://github.com/shreyas-a-s/linux-tweaks/blob/de/scripts/common/wifi-toggle.sh) to toggle wifi.

### Applied based on user choice:

| ![user-choice](https://github.com/shreyas-a-s/linux-tweaks/assets/137637016/f6c94494-c85c-4fcd-b112-1917a24277c4) |

|:--:|

- Install [AutoCPUFreq](https://github.com/AdnanHodzic/auto-cpufreq) - It's a program to automatically adjust CPU speed and thereby saving battery. Useful for laptops.

- Install [Brave Browser](https://github.com/brave/brave-browser) - A fast, ad-free browser that respects your privacy.

- Install [Cron](https://github.com/Cron/Cron) - A job-scheduler for automating tasks in Linux.

- Install Extra Fonts - Fonts that support emoji, Indic fonts for indian language support on browsers and stuff.

- Install [Github Desktop](https://github.com/shiftkey/desktop) - Desktop client for Github

- Install GUI Apps - [GParted](https://github.com/GNOME/gparted), [OBS Studio](https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio), and [VLC](https://github.com/videolan/vlc).

- Install [Joplin](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin) - It's a simple markdown-based note-taking app. Supports sync capabilities.

- Install [KDEConnect](https://github.com/KDE/kdeconnect-kde)/[GSConnect](https://github.com/GSConnect/gnome-shell-extension-gsconnect) - Allows to connect smartphone to Computer for things like transferring files, copy-pasting text, controlling presentation from phone, etc.

- Install [Obsidian](https://github.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-releases) - Another cool, feature-rich markdown-based note taking app that can rival Notion.

- Install [OnlyOffice](https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/DesktopEditors) - One of the better office suite for Linux.

- Install Password Manager - Installs [Secrets](https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/secrets) if you're on GNOME, [KeepassXC](https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc) othewise.

- Install PDF Reader - Installs [Evince](https://github.com/GNOME/evince) (GNOME Document viewer)

- Install Terminal Tweaks

  - Installs these:

    - Command Not Found handler - It'll autocorrect if you've entered a wrong command to terminal.

    - [LSD](https://github.com/lsd-rs/lsd) - Colorful ls command

    - [Neovim](https://github.com/neovim/neovim) - The best text/code editor in the world 😉

    - [Starship](https://github.com/starship/starship) - Add a blink to your shell prompt 🌠

    - Terminal Apps:

      - [Bat](https://github.com/sharkdp/bat) - Cat with colors. I mean it. 😸

      - [Fzf](https://github.com/junegunn/fzf) - Easily search files from terminal

      - Git - You don't know git? Try it, it's fun.

      - [Htop](https://github.com/htop-dev/htop) - Terminal resource monitor.

      - [Ncdu](https://github.com/rofl0r/ncdu) - Terminal storage analyzer.

      - [Neofetch](https://github.com/dylanaraps/neofetch) - Show off your system info in screenshots. 😏

      - [Ripgrep](https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep) - Easily search contents of text files from terminal.

      - [Shellcheck](https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck) - Test shell (bash/zsh) scripts without actually running them.

      - [Trash-cli](https://github.com/andreafrancia/trash-cli) - Ever `rm`-ed a file and wanted a trash-bin for terminal. Here it is. 😌

      - [Zoxide](https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide) - Move around files and folders blazingly fast. ⚡

    - [Tldr](https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr) - Simplified usage examples of commands.

  - Configures these:

    - User shell (bash/zsh/fish) by adding useful aliases and tweaks.

- Install Torrent Client - Installs [Fragments](https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/Fragments) if you're on GNOME, Qbittorrent otherwise.

- Install [UFW](https://github.com/jbq/ufw) - Uncomplicated Firewall for linux.

- Install [VSCodium](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium) - Open-source version of VSCode

- Setup Bluetooth - Install bluetooth drivers

- Setup Bootloader - Make bootup a little bit faster

- Setup GNOME

  - Installs Disk Usage Analyser, Image Viewer, GNOME Wallpapers, Calculator, Clock, Console (terminal emulator), Tweaks, File Manager, and Rounded window corners.

  - Uninstalls Firefox, Contacts, GNOME Terminal, Software Center, Gedit, Help.

- Setup Multi-Audio - Adds ability to connect a bluetooth earphone and a wired earphone simultaneousily.

## Prerequisites

- Any version of Linux that is based on either Debian, Ubuntu, Arch Linux, NixOS, RHEL, or Fedora.

- GNOME Desktop Environment installed and set as default. (Optional)

## Installation

Execute these commands from a terminal and follow the prompts:

```bash

 git clone https://github.com/shreyas-a-s/linux-tweaks.git

 cd linux-tweaks/

 ./install.sh

```

For those who would like a single-line command:

```bash

 git clone https://github.com/shreyas-a-s/linux-tweaks.git && cd linux-tweaks/ && ./install.sh

```

## Contributions

### Why contribute?

I've tried to make this script as user-friendly as possible but since this is my personal project there can be some bugs and kinks. 🐞

I would highly appreciate if you could report the bugs you find and also suggest any changes that will make the project better. ❤️

### How to contribute?

You could file an issue [here](https://github.com/shreyas-a-s/linux-tweaks/issues) or if you could make the bug fix or changes yourself, then creating a pull request [here](https://github.com/shreyas-a-s/linux-tweaks/pulls) would be ideal. In any shape or form, I love when an issue or pull request comes to my notification. So you could create one to make me happy, too. 😜