Linux experience

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Creation Moment: 2025-05-21 @ 23:37

Diary

02-06-2025

Today I have switched on my main PC to ubuntu as well. I assume that I will have an easier time with the knowledge that I already have. One of the things that I have learnt for example is that I will need SSH for git.

21-05-2025

I have created this note today because I have switched to Linux, kinda. I have a new laptop on which I have installed Linux and Windows. But windows is more of a backup :3

Apps that I use

I have installed several apps, from which a few I got from the app center. So that will be the first tab.

App Center

• Bitwarden is my password manager.
• Visual studio code is my default code editor.
• spotify is for listening to music.
• Whatsie is an app for connecting to your Whatsapp.
• gitkraken for advanced git usecases.
• postman for my webrequests.

Flathub

• Kdenlive is a video editor.
• Zen is my browser.
• obsidian is the note taking app on which I create these articles :3
• stremio for movies etc.
• Discord does have some extra steps that I have described in this article
  • vesktop is the vencord version of discord
• libreOffice is word excel etc
• OBS studio
• outer wilds mod manager
• DBeaver for connecting to my DB
• sober is the linux port of roblox.

appimages

• ProtonUp-Qt for installing different proton versions

.deb packages etc.

• stayfree for tracking my digital life.
• chrome because I need to know if things work correctly with web design ._.
• steam, I first did this via App Center but it didn’t work well with some games. Probably because that is not an official supported version from valve. The one from their website is.
  • to play any steam game via proton, go to steam > settings > compatibility and set enable steam play for all other titles to true.
  • To switch proton versions change run other titles with: to whichever version you’d like. proton hotfix is the default, and the latest version.

Terminal installs

• Git is installed with sudo apt-get install git. Keep in mind that when you want to clone a Repo on Linux, you’ll apparently not be able to use the HTTPS method, so I personally chose SSH, but github cli is a thing as well.
• Kleopatra & GPG I did also install via Terminal
• gnome-shell-extension-manager for installing Extensions like a clipboard.
• gimp with sudo apt install gimp
• python with sudo apt-get install python3.6
  • pip is intalled via sudo apt install python3-pip
  • tkinter is installed via sudo apt install python3-tk
• jetbrains toolbox for all the jetbrains tools.
• php but I forgot which commands I had used.
• flameshot is a new screenshot tool, I had to first uninstall the default gnome screenshot tool. and I had an Wayland issue that is addressed on the link that I have provided.
• .NET for C#
• Synchthing is the software I use to sync files between my devices. You can read more about it here.
• mongodb for my database
  • mongodb compass for the db gui
• audacity by running sudo apt install audacity, i first installed it in another way, but that gave me audio device issues.
• solaar is a logitach manager? This article has info on install and debug.
• proton is the vpn that i use.
• AppImageLauncher to intergrate appimages.