Linux Desktop Configuration Guide

Linux Desktop Configuration Guide#


1. Initial System & User Setup#

Privilege Escalation#

# Add user to sudo group
sudo usermod -aG sudo marc
# Activate root account
sudo passwd root

Essential UI Software#

# File Browsers (Dolphin is recommended)
sudo apt install dolphin krusader konqueror -y
# Partition Manager
sudo apt install gparted -y
# Synaptic & GDebi
sudo apt install synaptic gdebi -y

2. Repositories & Package Management#

Enable Non-Free & Backports#

  1. Open the Software app > Top Right Corner > Software Repositories.
  2. Enable Non-Free and Contrib.

Configure Backports Manually: