20 things to do after installing Linux Mint 17

Linux Mint Qiana Cinnamon

Linux Mint 17 has been released, named Qiana. Mint is one of the best Linux distributions, targeting desktop users, focusing on usability and simplicity. It carries a very different desktop environment, such as mate and Cinnamon, and is based on various distributions, such as Ubuntu or Debian.

In this article, we are using the Cinnamon version of Linux Mint 17. For more information about the cinnamon version (including download links), you can access-http://linux.cn/article-3260-1.html

Download the correct ISO for your system, burn it to a DVD, or you can create a USB boot disk to start it. After installation, it's time to use some optimization tools and basic applications to optimize system performance and experience, so your system is surging!

1. Updating the system

The first thing is the top priority is to keep your system up to date. Run the following command in the terminal quickly.

 
   
  

  
    
   
sudoapt-get  update
  
    
   
sudoapt-get  upgrade
 
   
  

Alternatively, you can use the Update Manager (mintupdate) to do this, and you can find it in menu > Manage (Administration).

2. Retrieve Old Wallpaper

Each Linux Mint distribution comes with a set of the latest beautiful wallpapers. However, you can also install the wallpaper from the previous version.

 
   
  

  
    
   
sudoapt-get  install mint-backgrounds-*
 
   
  

3. Install more browsers

Linux Mint 17 has Firefox installed by default, and you can get more browsers, such as Chronium and Google Chrome.

The Chronium browser can be obtained from the warehouse.

 
   
  

  
    
   
sudoapt-get  Install chromium-Browser
 
   
  

As for Google Chrome, please visit google.com/chrome to download the Deb package and install it using Gdebi.

  
 

   
  

  
#     position 
   
  

  
$  wget HTTPS : //dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
   
  

  
$  sudo Gdebi Google - Chrome - Stable_current_amd64 . Deb
   
  

  

   
  

  
#     level 
   
  

  
$  wget HTTPS : //dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb
   
  

  
$  sudo Gdebi Google - Chrome - stable_current_i386 . Deb
  
 

4. Install Flash Player

The Adobe Flash plugin package (Adobe-flashplugin) is installed by default on Mint, so you can play flash games in Firefox or enjoy the web version of the video.

Google Chrome now uses the Flash Player-based Pepper API, and the plugin is built into chrome, so you don't have to do anything extra for it.

For Chronium, however, Flash Player-based Pepper is not included (because it is not a free component), so you need to install it manually.

Install the following package to install Pepper Flash Player for chronium. It will automatically download pepper Flash Player from Google Chrome and add it to chronium.

 
   
  

  
    
   
sudoapt-get  Install pepperflashplugin-nonfree
 
   
  

The above command should help you install Flash Player into chronium. In case the download fails, you can use the following command to reinstall it.

 
   
  

  
    
   
sudo dpkg - Reconfigure Pepperflashplugin - nonfree
 
   
  

5. Install multimedia decoding

The limited additional package can help you install most basic decoding, allowing you to play a format like MP3. It will also help you install Microsoft fonts.

 
   
  

  
    
   
sudoapt-get  install ubuntu-restricted-Extras 
 
   
  

To enable playback of an encrypted DVD, install the following package.

 
   
  

  
    
   
sudoapt-get  Install libdvdread4
  
    
   
sudo/usr/share/doc/  libdvdread4/install-css. SH
 
   
  

6. Installing the proprietary Drive

If you have an Nvidia or ATI graphics card, or a Broadcom wireless card, then install the proprietary drivers provided by the vendor that will give you the best hardware performance.

To install the Nvidia driver, you can refer to the previous article: How to install the latest nvidia drivers on Linux Mint

7. Install Dropbox

The Linux Mint Warehouse already provides Dropbox's client package, so you don't have to look all over the house.

 
   
  

  
    
   
sudoapt-get  install dropbox python-Gpgme
 
   
  

If you prefer to download from the official website, then FQ can go directly to HTTPS://WWW.DROPBOX.COM/INSTALL?OS=LNX, please follow the instructions to download the Deb installation package for Ubuntu. (LCTT: Users in the wall or ignore this bar.) ）

Copy is another cloud storage solution that also has a local Linux client. Details can be found in copy.com, which also has a PPA warehouse.

8. Skype

Skype can be found in the Ubuntu canonical collaboration repository.

 
   
  

  
    
   
sudoapt-get  install Skype
 
   
  

9. Installing RAR and other archiving tools

To create a RAR archive from a context menu in a file manager such as Nemo, install the RAR tool. While installing RAR, several additional packages can be installed to increase support for other archive formats.

 
   
  

  
    
   
sudoapt-get  install unace p7zip-rar sharutils rar arj lunzip Lzip
 
   
  

10. Installing the Clipboard Manager

The Clipboard Manager allows you to maintain and Access project history through copies of operations like Ctr+c, GNOME has a lot of clipboard managers, like Diodon,clipit,glipper,parcellite.

Diodon appears to have some problems on the Cinnamon desktop, and scroll bars appear when the history list grows. Clipit and Gipper work very well, you can also install

 
   
  

  
    
   
sudoapt-get  Install Glipper
  
    
   
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sudoapt-get  Install Clipit
 
   
  

You can then launch them from the Application menu, which should start every time you log in.

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