Things to Do After Installing Ubuntu 20.04

Things to Do After Installing Ubuntu 20.04

1. Check and Install Package Updates

$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

2. Install Your Favorite Browser

3. Install VLC Media Player

$ sudo snap install vlc

4. Install Media Codecs

$ sudo apt install ubuntu-restricted-extras

5. Install Useful GNOME Extensions

For example, to install the GNOME host connector for Chrome or Firefox, run these commands.

$ sudo apt install chrome-gnome-shell
OR
$ sudo apt install firefox-gnome-shell

6. Install Additional Archive Utilities

Ubuntu ships with tar, zip and unzip archiving utilities by default. To support different archive files that you can use on Ubuntu, you need to install other additional archiving utilities such as rar, unrar, p7zip-full, and p7zip-rar as shown.

$ sudo apt install rar unrar p7zip-full p7zip-rar

7. Configure Keyboard Shortcuts

Using keyboard shortcuts can increase your productivity and save you lots of time when using a computer. To set your keyboard shortcuts, under Settings, simply click on Keyboard Shortcuts.

Set Keyboard Shortcuts

8. Add Your Favorite Apps to the Dock

To add your favorite applications to the Ubuntu Dock (which is situated on the left side of your desktop by default), click on the Activities overview, search for the application you want e.g terminal, then right-click on it and select Add to Favorites.

9. Install Laptop Power Saving Tools

If you are using a laptop, then you might want to install Laptop Mode Tools, a simple and configurable laptop power-saving tool for Linux systems. It helps to extend your laptop’s battery life in so many ways. It also allows you to tweak some other power-related settings using a configuration file.

$ sudo apt install laptop-mode-tools

10. Install Apps from the Ubuntu Software and Third-party

Last but not least, go ahead and install more software that you intend to use. You can do this from the Ubuntu Software (or install apps from third-party repositories).

Simply open the Ubuntu Software and use the search feature to find the software you want. For example, to install midnight commander, click on the search icon, type its name, and click on it.

11. Install JAVA

JAVA is the most popular programming language and many applications and websites will not work properly unless you have it installed on your system.

$ sudo apt-get install openjdk-11-jdk