I just recently migrated from Linux Mint to Pop OS, do you have any tips/extensions on what I should do with my desktop?
In a serious tone:
Attempt to do a minimal yet optimized install instead of a standard one while making it fully functional.
I’ve installed Pop!_OS on many machines over the years, and my standard process is:
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y apt-fast && sudo apt -y upgrade
sudo apt install gnome-tweaks & a few other UI tweaking tools (obviously, this step will no longer exist soon)After that, it’s setting up/configuring whatever software that particular machine needs.
Edit: there’s probably a lot that I’ve skipped/missed, and a lot that others will do along their way through these steps. This is just a basic outline of some of my post-install processes (developed over time), and I hope this answers your question.
Also, you can google for post-install guides for Ubuntu and they’ll largely be applicable to PopOS since it’s based on Ubuntu.
So I've been planning to install pop on my home computer for my parents to use. They don't know their way around a terminal, so will updating on the GUI store be enough. Or do they occasionally need to run apt update as well
I really don't get some of these comments. I've been using popos on and off since it came out. I would check out gnome extensions to see if anything sticks out to you as being useful for your use case. I would also go into your settings and update your recovery partition. This is also the place to refresh your PC if you need in the future which has been a must-have for me.
I don't get any of these comments either, I guess this is how it is posting on Lemmy compared to Hexbear lmao Thank you for the tips though and I'll gladly do so!
Why did you switch from mint?
Not OP, but for a while I tried using Ubuntu and Mint but kept on having random issues with my printer/scanner combo (Brother) and a couple of other problems that I don't remember before I just gave up and switched over to pop.
Been using it as my daily driver for a couple of years now and even the one time I did have something go sideways I was helped by people on the Telegram channel.
On a side note there have been a couple of ranking lists released on YouTube and one of them noted that the desktop is a bit outdated but I really like the tiling window manager that pop has. Sure it eats shit sometimes but as of recently I haven't had to think about it at all. I'm excited to see the new desktop that they are currently developing as well.
Add extensions and customize gnome
There's a song by Gucci Mane called Pop Music
I would play that really loudly using Pop! OS, like noise violation loud, and then just spin in a chair until dizzy while listening
(also enable TimeShift)
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