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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.
- steam
- to play any steam game via proton, go to
steam > settings > compatibility
and setenable steam play for all other titles
totrue
. - To switch proton versions change
run other titles with:
to whichever version you’d like.proton hotfix
is the default, and the latest version.
- to play any steam game via proton, go to
Flathub
- 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
.deb packages etc.
- stayfree for tracking my digital life.
- chrome because I need to know if things work correctly with web design ._.
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 theHTTPS
method, so I personally chose SSH, butgithub 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
- pip is intalled via
- 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.
- mongodb for my database
- mongodb compass for the db gui