• Enable PPA (Properties Commons)

   sudo apt update
   sudo apt install software-properties-common

• Install apt-fast

   sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:apt-fast/stable
   sudo apt -y install apt-fast
   echo "alias apt='apt-fast'" >> ~/.bashrc 
   source ~/.bashrc

• Update OS

   apt update && apt upgrade

• Install git

   apt install git

• Uninstall Apps

   apt purge epiphany-browser epiphany-browser-data
   apt purge pantheon-mail
   apt purge noise
   apt purge audience

• Clean Up OS

   apt autoremove -y
   apt autoclean -y

• Add minimize button

   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:philip.scott/elementary-tweaks
   apt install elementary-tweaks

  • then do System Settings>Tweaks>Layout>Windows

• Bring back Tray icons

   apt install gobject-introspection libglib2.0-dev libgranite-dev libindicator3-dev libwingpanel-2.0-dev valac
   git clone https://github.com/donadigo/wingpanel-indicator-namarupa
   cd wingpanel-indicator-namarupa
   meson build --prefix=/usr && cd build
   ninja
   sudo ninja install
   apt install -f
   wget https://github.com/mdh34/elementary-indicators/releases/download/0.1/indicator-application-patched.deb
   sudo dpkg -i indicator-application-patched.deb
   sudo reboot

• Remove Bluethooth indicator

   apt remove wingpanel-indicator-bluetooth
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• Icon Pack La Capitaine by @keeferrourke

   cd $HOME/.icons
   git clone https://github.com/keeferrourke/la-capitaine-icon-theme.git
   cd la-capitaine-icon-theme && ./configure

• Cursors La Capitaine by @keeferrourke

   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dyatlov-igor/la-capitaine
   apt install la-capitaine-cursor-theme

• Reduce Overheating & Improve Battery Life

add-apt-repository ppa:linrunner/tlp
apt update
apt install tlp tlp-rdw
tlp start

• Handle 100% CPU Usage by Abhishek Prakash

chmod 744 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-smb-browse

• Proper Plank

add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz/docky
apt update
apt install --reinstall plank
killall plank
plank --preferences

• Gnosemite Theme by @P0umon

• For more transparency, change the last value in /usr/share/plank/themes/Gnosierra/dock.theme file, under FillEndColor=110;;107;;111;;150.

• Plank Themes by @KenHarkey

• Copy the contents of the Plank Themes folder to ~/.local/share/plank/themes or to /usr/share/plank/themes for system-wide use.

• Plank Separator Remix by @rpeshkov & @glacto

• Extract plank-separator-remix.zip and run this command everytime you want to insert a new separator:

bash '/home/YOUR_USERNAME/Downloads/plank-separator-remix/plank-separator.sh'

• Brave Browser

• telegram-desktop

• vlc

• kodi

• sublime

• qbittorrent

• skype

• teamviewer

• gparted

• kodi

• wine

• java

• Tusk Unofficial Evernote For Linux sourceforge.net/projects/nevernote/files/?source=navbar

• Sublime Text

• Sublime Merge

• WPS Office* wps-community.org/downloads Check WPS Fonts Fix

• stuff sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer pepperflashplugin-nonfree
• Restricted extras and MM Codec sudo apt install ubuntu-restricted-extras sudo apt install libavcodec-extra sudo apt install libdvd-pkg
• archive formats

sudo apt-get install unace rar unrar p7zip-rar p7zip sharutils uudeview mpack arj cabextract lzip lunzip

• Preload

apt install preload

• FreeCAD

apt install freecad

• GIT

apt install git

• Cerebro https://cerebroapp.com

chmod a+x '/home/user/Downloads/cerebro-0.3.1-x86_64.AppImage'

• WPS Fonts Fix by @IamDH4

cd /tmp
git clone https://github.com/iamdh4/ttf-wps-fonts.git
cd ttf-wps-fonts
bash install.sh
rm -rf /tmp/ttf-wps-fonts

• San Francisco Fonts by @ronakshah

cd /usr/share/fonts
mkdir tmp
cd tmp
git clone https://github.com/AppleDesignResources/SanFranciscoFont
cd SanFranciscoFont
mv *.otf ../../opentype
fc-cache -fv

• Albert

add-apt-repository ppa:flexiondotorg/albert
apt update
apt install albert

• Replace the icon in Wingpanel: /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/ with any icon of your choice in .svg format. I chose this: by @Yannick from www.flaticons.com.

• Dropbox For elementaryOS by @zant95

git clone https://github.com/zant95/elementary-dropbox /tmp/elementary-dropbox
bash '/tmp/elementary-dropbox/install.sh'

• My Weather Indicator by Ahmed Hassan

add-apt-repository ppa:atareao/atareao
apt update
apt install my-weather-indicator

• Sticky Notes Indicator

apt install indicator-stickynotes

• CPU Frequency Indicator

apt install indicator-cpufreq

• elementary+ Icons Fix For Dropbox & Redshift by @mank319

add-apt-repository ppa:cybre/elementaryplus
apt update
apt upgrade && apt install elementaryplus

• Redshift* Icons by @tobias-kuendig

wget https://gist.github.com/tobias-kuendig/d055892720cf09ae1a9d82075fb0f408/raw/5d3625e5f4ac7686d7b40880a211ee72f74ea3d3/redshift-status-off.svg -O /tmp/redshift-status-off.svg
wget https://gist.github.com/tobias-kuendig/d055892720cf09ae1a9d82075fb0f408/raw/5d3625e5f4ac7686d7b40880a211ee72f74ea3d3/redshift-status-on.svg -O /tmp/redshift-status-on.svg

cp /tmp/redshift-status-off.svg /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/redshift-status-off.svg

cp /tmp/redshift-status-on.svg /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/redshift-status-on.svg

rm -f /tmp/redshift-status-o*.svg

killall redshift-gtk

• Copy redshift.conf to Home/.config folder [CTRL + H]

My configuration redshift.conf.

• Fix Lag When OS Starts by @Jason Waddington

• Rename /etc/xdg/autostart/at-spi-dbus-bus.desktop and /usr/share/upstart/xdg/autostart/at-spi-dbus-bus.desktop files to at-spi-dbus-bus.disabled.

mv /etc/xdg/autostart/at-spi-dbus-bus.desktop /etc/xdg/autostart/at-spi-dbus-bus.disabled
mv /usr/share/upstart/xdg/autostart/at-spi-dbus-bus.desktop /usr/share/upstart/xdg/autostart/at-spi-dbus-bus.disabled

• Display Hidden Startup Applications

sed -i 's/NoDisplay=true/NoDisplay=false/g' /etc/xdg/autostart/*.desktop

• PowerTop* Recommended to use INSTEAD of TLP, not alongside.

apt update
apt install powertop -y
powertop --auto-tune

Call powertop --auto-tune at boot:

• Option 1 by @Milosz Galazka

cat << EOF | tee /etc/systemd/system/powertop.service
[Unit]
Description=PowerTOP auto tune

[Service]
Type=idle
Environment="TERM=dumb"
ExecStart=/usr/sbin/powertop --auto-tune

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF

systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl enable powertop.service

• Option 2

Put powertop --auto-tune in /etc/rc.local file, before exit 0.

• Night light
• Hot Corner

• elementaryOS Icon Instead of "Applications" Text in Wingpanel

The icon shows up behind the Network icon in Lock Screen. I don't know how to fix this.

• Navigate to your main theme folder, for e.g.: /usr/share/themes/elementary/.
• Place your icon (preferably in .svg format) in the main theme folder. Here's mine.
• Edit all apps.css files placed in GTK folders:

/*********
 * Panel *
 ********/

.panel {
    background-color: transparent;
    background-image: url("../elementaryOS.svg");
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    transition: all 100ms ease-in-out;
}

.panel .menubar:first-child {
    font-size: 0px;
    padding-left: 12px; /* If you're bothered by the Slingshot's skewed arrow */
}

killall wingpanel

• Always on Numlock:

Don’t want to press the “Numlock” button every time you restart the PC? Well, the good thing about opensource is your imagination is the limitation. Open file manager as root, go to /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/40-io.elementary.greeter.conf.
Open the file with your favorite text editor and paste “greeter-setup-script=/usr/bin/numlockx on” at the last.
That’s it. You don’t have to think about Numlock again!

• @memoryleakx
• @evertontrindade

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