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Top 12 Things to Do After Installing Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Linux Mint is one of the highly rated Linux distribution for desktops. Recently Linux Mint 21, code name Vanessa has been released. We have already covered an article which shows Linux mint 21 Installation steps .

In this article, we will learn what are the Top 12 things to do after installing Linux Mint 21.

1) Configure Backup with timeshift

The first important thing is to enable backup of your system using timeshift tool. From the system menu, search timeshift and start it.

Click on Wizard , setup it as per requirements. Basically, it has four steps

• Snapshot Type (choose Rsync)
• Snapshot Location (Disk like /dev/sda2 or /dev/sda3)
• Snapshot Levels (Daily, hourly, weekly & monthly)
• User Home directories (Select the folders to be backed up)

Now click on ‘ Create ’ to create first snapshot of your system,

Once the snapshot is created, you can restore the system using that snapshot in case of misconfigurations or accidently lost data.

2) Disable Linux Mint Welcome Screen

After the installation of Linux Mint 21, whenever we login to desktop environment, we will get the following screen,

So, to disable it, uncheck the option ‘ Show this dialogue at startup ’

3) Install Security and System Updates

It is always recommended to install security and system updates after installing Linux Mint. So, to install updates, your system must have connected to internet.

Access the Update Manager from system menu and enable local mirror first.

Click on Yes and then it will prompt you to enter your user’s password.

In the following screen, click on ‘I nstall updates ’

It will show us what additional packages will be installed as a part of upgrade,

Click on OK , it will prompt you to enter your user password. After entering the password, it will start downloading packages.

Once all the updates are installed, reboot your system.

4) Enable Firewall

To secure your system, it is highly recommended to enable system firewall. Search firewall from the system menu,

After enabling firewall, configure incoming and outgoing rules as per your requirement.

5) Enable Redshift

Redshift is a colour temperature adjustment tool and protects our eyes by decreasing the blue light of the screen. To enable Redshift, to go system menu, search redshift and click on its icon.

This will start Redshift and its icon will appear on system tray, right click in its icon from the system tray, enable AutoStart so that it starts automatically during the reboot.

6) Install Multimedia Codecs

Multimedia codecs will allow to play different types of video formats on your desktop. To Install multimedia codecs,

System Menu –> Software Manager –> Click on Sound & Video Category –> Double click on Multimedia codecs –> Click on Install.

7) Install Popular Applications

Install the following popular applications,

To install above applications, go to System Menu –> Software Manager

Search these applications and double click on their icons and the click on install

8) Increase Battery Time

To increase the battery time of your laptop, install tlp package. Open the terminal and run following apt command

9) Boost System Performance

Note : This is only recommended for systems which have more than 16 GB of RAM.

To boost your system performance, you should consider decreasing the swap usage by tweaking swappiness value. Open the terminal and run following command with sudo rights,

$ sudo sysctl -w vm.swappiness=10

10) Install Microsoft fonts

Open the software Manager and search ‘ttf-mscorefonts’, click on ‘ Ttf-mscorefonts-installer ’ and then click on Install

11) Install Additional Drivers

Start the Driver Manager from system menu, it will prompt you to enter user password.

If there are some additional drivers available for your system, then it will show the drivers. Recommendation is to install them and if your system has all drivers up to date then it will show following screen.

12) Clean the System with Bleachbit

Bleachbit is a tool which deletes unnecessary files to free up disk space and remove junk. It also removes cache, internet history, cookies, and temporary files.

To Install bleachbit, open the Software Manager and search bleachbit, click on its icon and then click on Install.

Once installed, access it and configure preferences as per your requirement

That’s all from this article. I hope you have found this article useful. Kindly do post your queries and feedback in below comments section.

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10 Things to Do After Installing Linux Mint 21

This guide explains 10 things that you should do after installing Linux Mint 21, Vanessa. This focuses on the Cinnamon edition but should work for those who have installed the Mate and XFCE editions as well.

1. Disable the Welcome Screen

Once the welcome screen appears, go to the right-bottom corner and uncheck the option “Show this dialog at startup”.

2. Run a System Update

Secondly, ensure that your Linux Mint system is up to date. To perform a system update, ensure that you are connected to broadband internet. Then open the Update Manager, once it opens, click OK to load the updatable software.

You can click the Refresh link to update the package list from configured repositories for updates. Then click Install Updates as highlighted in the following screenshot.

Note that if the update manager detects new packages that need to be installed, it will prompt you to approve (by clicking OK) their installation as shown in the following screenshot.

You will be prompted for your account password, enter it to proceed. Once the update is complete, reboot your machine to apply some of the updates that require so.

3. Install Additional Drivers

Search for the Driver Manager in the system menu and open it. It will prompt you for your account password, enter it to proceed. If there are any additional drivers to install, the driver manager will show them, otherwise, it will show that your computer does not need any additional drivers as seen in the following screenshot.

4. Set Automatic System Snapshots

System snapshot stores the state of your system at a particular point in time. Therefore it is recommended that before you start using your new system, you need to set up snapshots. In case anything goes wrong, you can recover your system.

You can set up snapshots using the Timeshift tool. Search for it in the system menu and launch it. You will be prompted for your account password, enter it to continue. Once the Timeshift window opens up, select the Snapshot type [Rsync] and click Finish at the bottom.

Allow Timeshift to estimate the system size and create the snapshot.

5. Enable System Firewall

A firewall allows you to control network traffic flowing in and out of your computer. It is a useful security tool to protect your computer.

To configure the default system firewall powered by UFW (Uncomplicated Firewall), search for firewall in the system menu and open the application. Then enter your password when prompted.

You can manage different profiles i.e Home, Office, as well as Public. You can enable a profile by turning its status on or off. You can set Incoming and Outgoing traffic to Allow, Deny, and Reject based on your preferences and the network profile you are on.

For example on a home network, you may want to set tighter restrictions on Incoming traffic, something like Deny.

6. Manage Privacy Settings

Also, you need to manage privacy settings to do with recently accessed files and Internet connectivity as shown in the following screenshot. You can access the privacy management window by searching privacy in the system menu.

7. Install Useful Applications

Now install your favorite applications. Some of the important applications you might want to install as shown below.

$ sudo apt install shutter [Screenshot Tool] $ sudo apt install gimp [Image Editor] $ sudo apt install vlc [Video Player] $ sudo apt install synaptic [GUI Package Management Tool] $ sudo apt install terminator [Terminal Emulator]

You can also install some of your favorite applications as snaps (an application format that bundles an application with all its dependencies to run on most if not all popular Linux distributions).

To install snaps, you need the snapd package installed on your system, as follows:

$ sudo rm /etc/apt/preferences.d/nosnap.pref $ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install snapd

Once you have snapd installed, you can install snaps as shown.

$ sudo snap install vlc $ sudo snap install shutter $ sudo snap install skype

8. Manage Startup Applications

If you wish to auto-start some applications while the system is starting, you can enable them using the startup applications app. Search for startup applications under the system menu, then open it. I

In the configuration window, enable or disable your startup applications accordingly. You can add more applications by using the add (+) button as highlighted in the following screenshot.

Note: Be careful not to disable certain applications required for the smooth startup of the system or other services.

9. Disable Startup and Other Sounds

I prefer to disable or turn off the start-up sound and any other sound that is enabled by default. You can do this by going to Sounds under the system menu and opening it.

Then click on the Sounds tab, and disable the sounds accordingly. For examples, Starting Cinnamon, Leaving Cinnamon, Switching Cinnamon, and others.

10. Manage More System Setting

To access more system settings, simply search for the system settings application in the system menu and open it. It gives you access to different categories of settings: appearance settings, preference settings, hardware settings, and administrative settings.

That’s all we had for you. The comment form is down below, use it to post any comments or questions concerning this guide. Stay with us for more exciting guides about Linux Mint.

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