1. Make sure that you have the latest libraries and packages
launch Launch the terminal from the menu or use the shortcut key Cntrl + Alt + T and enter the following command.
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The next thing to do in Ubuntu 20 is to add .04 adds additional repositories which that might offer you more drivers and software updates; these are disabled in Ubuntu 20.04 by default. Most importantly, they are, after all, official but are not shared publicly due to restrictive licenses.
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Ubuntu 20 or the other Linux distributions might not be the go-to OS for gamers. Nevertheless, installing the latest graphics drivers is one of the first things you should do after installing Ubuntu or any other Linux distributionsdistribution.
You might already know that most drivers come pre-built in the Linux kernel. Due to the dependency on proprietary restricted drivers, graphics drivers like Nvidia and some printers are the only exceptions.
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Launch Software & Updates and hover over to the Additional Drivers tab.
Under the Additional Drivers tab, you can choose whether to install the closed the closed-source proprietary software or open-source x.org Xerver Xserver Driver.
Installing the proprietary graphics driver is the recommended one in on the list, and just as it reads, that would be the preferable one.
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To do this, enter the command in the terminal:
sudo apt install ubuntu-restricted-extras |
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5. Install
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apt install ttf-mscorefonts-installer & fonts-indic...
Popular and Most useful Ubuntu software
Even though one might notice a few major software titles missing, almost all the popular software has Linux support. To help you get started, we will recommend a few free Ubuntu Linux Software here.
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Installing packages on Ubuntu requires administrative privileges. Running the following command as a user with sudo Sudo privileges to install Chrome .deb package the package on your system
sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb |
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At this point, you have Chrome installed on your Ubuntu system.
6. Install common software
sudo apt install emacs vim vlc filezilla cheese inkscape htop smartmontools nmap ethtool iperf ubuntu-restricted-extras libavcodec-extra gimp nautilus-image-converter fonts-indic ttf-mscorefonts-installer uget sane sane-utils libsane openvpn |
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7. Performance
Tweak swappiness
By default most Linux distros still assume people need a swap at all. That's unlikely, but in case it's present, it should be at least tweaked to only be used when RAM is 80% full and not 60% like by default. For this, add Add the following line to the end of /etc/sysctl.conf
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