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Mint 22.3

Display DPI (for 4K Monitor)

  • Display settings: 100%
  • Font Selection:
    • 12/12/12/12/14
    • Text Scaling Factor: 1,3

Logitech M575 Buttons (Switch workspaces)

  • sudo apt install xbindkeys xdotool x11-utils
  • xbindkeys --defaults > ~/.xbindkeysrc
  • # Button 9 → Next workspace
    "xdotool key ctrl+alt+Right"
      b:9
    
    # Button 8 → Previous workspace
    "xdotool key ctrl+alt+Left"
      b:8
    

Google-Chrome

  • wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
    sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
    sudo apt-get install -f
    google-chrome
    

Clipboard manager

  • sudo apt install gpaste-2 gir1.2-gpaste-2

Nextcloud Client

  • sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nextcloud-devs/client
    sudo apt update
    sudo apt install nextcloud-client
    

Old

Mint 15 UEFI Boot

  • sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair
  • sudo apt-get update
  • sudo apt-get install boot-repair
  • run boot-repair


Mint 17.1: Edge Snapping


shutdown dialog

shutdown -P +1 &
zenity --question --text="Shutdown now ? Automatic shutdown in 60 seconds" --ok-label="DOIT" 
if [ $? -eq 0 ];then
        shutdown -c
        shutdown -P now
else
        shutdown -c
fi


zenity --question --text="Shutdown now ? Autoshutdown in 60 seconds" \
    --cancel-label="DOIT" --ok-label="NOPE" --timeout=60 ||  
  dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=org.freedesktop.login1 \
    /org/freedesktop/login1 "org.freedesktop.login1.Manager.PowerOff" boolean:true