Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon setup script

A script for setting my favourite settings and installing applications onto a fresh Linux Mint installation.

To use

sudo apt install git -y git clone https://github.com/ribeirompl/linux_mint_setup_script.git

The repository contains a couple scripts...

• A couple
• pynetkey_setup_script.sh This sets up Pynetkey as well as a desktop icon to easily run it.

Pre-script steps:

• Launch Driver Manager to install relevant drivers.

To run the scripts:

Ensure that the script has execute permissions: chmod 744 ./cinnamon_settings.sh

Then run it within bash: ./cinnamon_settings.sh

Post-script steps:

• Restart PC
• (Optional) Set preferred pdf reader to okular
• (Optional) Set Login Window to only appear on primary monitor (Login Window->Settings->Monitor)
• (Optional) Setup Firefox with preferred settings (e.g. Download location to manual, and remove Highlights)
• (Optional) In Firefox, go to "about:config" then edit "widget.content.gtk-theme-override" value to be "Adwaita" theme (to fix the dark theme issues)
• (Optional) Add any online accounts to the GNOME Online Accounts application.
• (Optional) Setup default sound devices.

Useful Keyboard shortcuts

• Hold alt, then use left click to drag window, or right click to resize
• Super+F to open Firefox
• Super+C to open Chrome
• Super+V to open VS Code
• Super+D to show Desktop
• Super+M to minimise the current application.
• Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open System Monitor
• F2 to rename files/folders.

Future Plans

• Updating the script for each major release of Linux Mint Cinnamon.
• Removing the optional post-script steps and including them in the script.
• Adding other settings/applications to the script:
  • See the whatsnew page for the current Linux Mint release.
  • Go through other application settings
    • Calendar
    • Libreoffice suite
    • Okular
    • Pix
    • RhythmBox
    • Text Editor
    • VS Code
    • Thunderbird Mail
  • Start redshift service and enable autostart.
  • Remove shortcuts to: show desktop.
  • docker (Maybe through VS code)
  • texlive (LaTeX)
  • Other oh-my-zsh plugins (colorize, command-not-found, dircycle, fasd)
  • oh-my-zsh default prompt setting
  • rsync
  • Set default applications for filetypes such as .md (Markdown)
  • Create relevant home directories such as "projects" and add to Nemo sidebar
• Add a restart computer prompt at the end of the script.