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Checklist Linux Mint Mate v28

This document provides a list of 30 tips for customizing and optimizing Linux Mint 18.1 Mate upon first use. It is divided into three sections: 10 essential actions for updates, drivers, security and optimizations; 9 recommended actions like removing unused software and tweaking browsers and office suites; and 10 optional tweaks involving preferences like wallpapers, notifications, and games. The goal is to help new Mint Mate users get the most out of their system by addressing initial setup and configuration.

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Checklist Linux Mint Mate v28

This document provides a list of 30 tips for customizing and optimizing Linux Mint 18.1 Mate upon first use. It is divided into three sections: 10 essential actions for updates, drivers, security and optimizations; 9 recommended actions like removing unused software and tweaking browsers and office suites; and 10 optional tweaks involving preferences like wallpapers, notifications, and games. The goal is to help new Mint Mate users get the most out of their system by addressing initial setup and configuration.

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First things to do in Linux Mint 18.

1 Mate

Tip: print this list on paper, so that you can strike what you've done.

Source: https://sites.google.com/site/easylinuxtipsproject/mint-mate-first

1 TEN ESSENTIAL ACTIONS:


1.1 Select an update policy and apply all available updates
1.2 Better settings for installing software and for Update Manager
1.2.1 Improve the settings for installing software
1.2.2 Consider changing the settings of Update Manager
1.3 Drivers and full multimedia support
1.3.1 Install missing drivers
1.3.2 Install full multimedia support
1.4 Decrease the swap use (important)
1.5 Turn on the firewall
1.6 Optimize your Solid State Drive (SSD)
1.7 Install some useful system management tools
1.8 Font support and Java
1.9 Avoid 10 fatal mistakes!
1.10 Solve some known bugs

2 NINE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS (NOT ESSENTIAL):


2.1 Remove Mono and Orca
2.2 Check whether the screen saver is configured correctly
2.3 Optimize Firefox
2.4 Tweak Libre Office
2.5 Disable hibernation (suspend-to-disk)
2.5.1 How to undo
2.6 Improve Power Manager for a laptop
2.7 Install an extra web browser
2.8 Speed up your Mate
2.9 Multiple accounts: prevent other users from accessing the files in your account

3 TEN NEUTRAL TWEAKS (MAYBE USEFUL):


3.1 Add a weather report to the panel
3.2 Change the wallpaper of Mint
3.3 Access your network disk (NAS) with Gigolo
3.4 Migrate your e-mail from Outlook (Express) in Windows, to Linux Mint
3.5 Install a better DVD burning application
3.6 Install some simple games
3.7 Turn Num Lock on automatically
3.8 Make the Grub boot menu pretty
3.9 Make available updates more prominent
3.10 Prevent your password becoming visible in the login window

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