{"id":33768,"date":"2021-05-15T14:30:06","date_gmt":"2021-05-15T14:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=33768"},"modified":"2024-09-20T15:35:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T15:35:41","slug":"get-started-tweaking-ubuntu-20-04-with-ubuntu-first-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2021\/05\/get-started-tweaking-ubuntu-20-04-with-ubuntu-first-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Started Tweaking Ubuntu 20.04 with &#8216;Ubuntu First Steps&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-33769\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ubuntu-first-steps.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ubuntu-first-steps.png 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ubuntu-first-steps-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After a clean Ubuntu installation, you have to tweak the desktop appearance more or less to meet your needs.<\/p>\n<p>Besides struggling with different system configuration tools, e.g., <i>System Settings<\/i>, <i>Gnome Tweaks<\/i> and <i>Dconf Editor<\/i>, &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/atareao\/ubuntu-first-steps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ubuntu First Steps<\/a>&#8216; is a handy tool with mostly used options to tweak your Ubuntu Desktop.<\/p>\n<p><b>Update 2024: The project has NOT been updated for a few years. I MAY or MAY NOT work anymore!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a free and open-source tool written in Python with ability to tweak the dock launcher:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dock position.<\/li>\n<li>Enable minimize on click action.<\/li>\n<li>Reduce dock length.<\/li>\n<li>Enable dock on multi monitors.<\/li>\n<li>Show apps at top, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/firststeps-dock.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33771\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/firststeps-dock-600x436.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/firststeps-dock-600x436.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/firststeps-dock-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/firststeps-dock-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/firststeps-dock.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It also offers options to change desktop icon size, show or hide home and trash icons, change date &amp; time display, show battery percentage, and enable HiDPI Fractional Scaling.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/first-step-desktop.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33772\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/first-step-desktop-600x490.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/first-step-desktop-600x490.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/first-step-desktop-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/first-step-desktop-768x627.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/first-step-desktop.jpg 896w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With it, you can easily enable or disable <i>camera<\/i>, <i>microphone<\/i>, and <i>sound output<\/i>, and stop Ubuntu remembering application usage, recent, temporary, and trash files.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/first-step-privacy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33773\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/first-step-privacy-600x490.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/first-step-privacy-600x490.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/first-step-privacy-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/first-step-privacy-768x627.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/first-step-privacy.jpg 896w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s also &#8220;Repositories&#8221; tab with a list of Ubuntu PPAs. It is however not recommended to use the feature as some are either obsolete (e.g., GIMP PPA, Audacity PPA) or useless (e.g., Grub Customizer, it&#8217;s available in main repository).<\/p>\n<p>In addition, some useful apps e.g., VLC, GIMP, Blender, and FileZilla, can be installed from &#8220;Applications&#8221; tab via singe click.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/first-step-apps.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33774\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/first-step-apps-600x490.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/first-step-apps-600x490.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/first-step-apps-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/first-step-apps-768x627.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/first-step-apps.jpg 896w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><b>NOTE to apply changes<\/b>, you have to click the upper-left corner gear button!<\/i><\/p>\n<h3>How to install &#8216;Ubuntu First Steps&#8217;:<\/h3>\n<p>The software developer built the package with only <b>Ubuntu 20.04 LTS<\/b> and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS support.<\/p>\n<p>Open terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard. When it opens, run following commands one by one to add the PPA and install the tool:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border: none;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:atareao\/atareao<\/pre>\n<pre style=\"border: none;\">sudo apt install ubuntu-first-steps<\/pre>\n<p>Once installed, open it from system app launcher and enjoy!<\/p>\n<h3>How to Remove:<\/h3>\n<p>To remove the Ubuntu PPA, either go to <i>Software &amp; Updates -&gt; Other Software<\/i> or open terminal and run command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border: none;\">sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:atareao\/atareao<\/pre>\n<p>To remove the configuration tool, use command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border: none;\">sudo apt remove --autoremove ubuntu-first-steps<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a clean Ubuntu installation, you have to tweak the desktop appearance more or less to meet your needs. Besides struggling with different system configuration tools, e.g., System Settings, Gnome Tweaks and Dconf Editor, &#8216;Ubuntu First Steps&#8216; is a handy tool with mostly used options to tweak your Ubuntu Desktop. 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