Ubuntu 16.04 Configuration

ubuntu-16.04-configuration.md

Cinnamon Theme Settings

Install Ubuntu Cinnamon. Follow these instructions.

These settings are set in System Settings > Themes.

• Window borders: Arc-Darker (Alternative: Numix)
• Icons: Numix-Square
• Controls: Arc-Darker (Alternative: Numix)
• Mouse Pointer: DMZ-White
• Desktop: Arc-Dark (Alternative: Numix-Cinnamon-Transparent)

Install the Arc theme with these instructions.

I also modified the panel in a number of ways:

1. Moved to the top of the screen.
2. Updated the time format for the default Calendar applet to %A %B %e,%l:%M %p which formats the time like Sunday October 22, 5:22 PM. Information about formatting strings is available on this site.

Install Cinnamon applets:

• Multi-Core System Monitor

I also install:

• Plank
• Albert

Input Device Configuration

• Synergy. I install Synergy to use my laptop as a shared keyboard and mouse.

Terminal Configuration

dotfiles

I maintain a collection of dotfiles that I keep in a repository at https://github.com/mgub/dotfiles. These contain configuration files for a number of tools that I use frequently, such as vim, tmux.

vim, vimwiki, tmux

• https://github.com/powerline/powerline

Gnome Terminal

I use the Gnome Terminal. Here are my profile settings:

background-color: #282A36
bold-color: #6E46A4
bold-color-same-as-fg: false
font: Ubuntu Mono 14
foreground-color: #F8F8F2
palette: ['#262626', '#E356A7', '#42E66C', '#E4F34A', '#9B6BDF', '#E64747', '#75D7EC', '#EFA554', '#7A7A7A', '#FF79C6', '#50FA7B', '#F1FA8C', '#BD93F9', '#FF5555', '#8BE9FD', '#FFB86C']
use-system-font: false
use-theme-colors: false
use-theme-transparency: false
visible-name: mgub

I followed the instructions on dracula/gnome-terminal to install the Dracula colorscheme for Gnome Terminal.

zsh

I install zsh as my default terminal, Oh My Zsh, and zsh-syntax-highlighting (instructions).

Applications

Whenever I freshly install Ubuntu, I install a number of applications, mostly for development and productivity tasks. Here's a list of them:

• Dropbox
• Browsers: Firefox (default), Chrome
• Visual Studio Code
• Atom
• Spotify
• Rambox
• Inkscape
• GIMP
• Krita
• Blender
• Skype
• Signal
• Slack
• Gitter
• Astril
• Deluge

For development, I install these:

• nvm, node, npm, create-react-app, express
• rbv
• Docker, Vagrant

TODO

• Firefox configuration (default search engine, ) and add-ons
• Chrome configuration and extensions