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For the purposes of this guide, I am doing the configuration and installation on a Dell Latitude 7370 laptop, Desktops and Laptops are also fairly different when it comes to what is available in the BIOS, however certain options are at least similar. | For the purposes of this guide, I am doing the configuration and installation on a Dell Latitude 7370 laptop, Desktops and Laptops are also fairly different when it comes to what is available in the BIOS, however certain options are at least similar. | ||
- | ===Disabling | + | ===Disabling |
- | There are multiple things in the BIOS (especially newer machines) that are completely UNNECESSARY. These are things that should simply be DISABLED with prejudice! | + | There are multiple things in the BIOS (especially newer machines) that are completely UNNECESSARY. These are things that should simply be DISABLED with prejudice! |
The above settings are generally found in the **Security** section of the BIOS, and you should be able to go into each one and DISABLE them. **note** - many machines do not have a direct link to the Intel Management Engine settings, so if you don't see it then it's possible that the settings are not there, or are in a separate section of the BIOS (like pushing another key to access them during boot.) You will have to do a little looking around in order to find them. If you can't, don't worry, disable what you can of the above, and move on. | The above settings are generally found in the **Security** section of the BIOS, and you should be able to go into each one and DISABLE them. **note** - many machines do not have a direct link to the Intel Management Engine settings, so if you don't see it then it's possible that the settings are not there, or are in a separate section of the BIOS (like pushing another key to access them during boot.) You will have to do a little looking around in order to find them. If you can't, don't worry, disable what you can of the above, and move on. | ||
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Now that we've gotten the BIOS/UEFI configuration out of the way, we can boot to a USB flash drive with Ubuntu 22.04 installer on it, and install the OS. | Now that we've gotten the BIOS/UEFI configuration out of the way, we can boot to a USB flash drive with Ubuntu 22.04 installer on it, and install the OS. | ||
- | **Download Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop Installation ISO** - You can go here... https:// | + | **Download Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop Installation ISO** - You can go here... https:// |
(In this guide, I will assume that you have a **Windows Computer** that you are going to use to create the installation media. If you are using a computer that does NOT have windows, you will need to use another tool to write the installation media to your flash drive.) | (In this guide, I will assume that you have a **Windows Computer** that you are going to use to create the installation media. If you are using a computer that does NOT have windows, you will need to use another tool to write the installation media to your flash drive.) | ||
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There are a few other visual settings that I will go over in the next section of the guide, but the majority is now completed. Enjoy your **AWESOME NEW LINUX DESKTOP SETUP** that is **fully customized to run and automate Qortal!** | There are a few other visual settings that I will go over in the next section of the guide, but the majority is now completed. Enjoy your **AWESOME NEW LINUX DESKTOP SETUP** that is **fully customized to run and automate Qortal!** | ||
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+ | ====Ubuntu Power Settings==== | ||
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+ | In order for the Qortal Core to run ALL THE TIME no matter what, we will need to configure a few of the **default power settings** on the machine. We will want to **disable sleep** and **disable any action when laptop lid is closed**. In order to do this, **click the menu and type ' | ||
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+ | Open Power Management, and make sure **sleep is fully disabled** - ' | ||
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+ | Make sure you do this for **both plugged in AND battery settings** (if you're doing this setup on a laptop with a battery, it will have a duplicate set of options for battery as it does for plugged in, ensure that both of these are configured as described above.) | ||
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+ | ====Ubuntu Visual Settings==== | ||
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+ | **Desktop** | ||
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+ | Make sure that ' | ||
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+ | **Menu** - Set the various icon sizes slightly larger for ease of use. I generally set the ' | ||
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+ | **Text editor** | ||
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+ | The text editor has strange default configuration that I find annoying. I generally go into ' | ||
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+ | **Terminal** | ||
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+ | The terminal also has a default setting that makes the terminal window too small, in my opinion, so I modify that. **open a terminal** and go to **edit - preferences** and make the following changes. **default window size** should be set to a larger size, I generally set it to 135x35. Also, the default colors of the terminal aren't as visually appealing, so I **modify the colors** to **solarized** at the bottom of the ' | ||
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+ | **Ubuntu Themes** | ||
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+ | In order to TRULY **make the machine' | ||
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+ | **Click the Menu, and type ' | ||
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+ | This will update the list first, then show you the available free themes from Ubuntu and its theme community. | ||
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+ | We want to find **3 specific themes** that will be utilized for **our custom overall theme**. | ||
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+ | Those 3 themes are - **' | ||
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+ | Click the **download button** (little downward-facing arrow) to **install these 3 themes**. | ||
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+ | Once you HAVE them, **go back to the main ' | ||
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+ | **Window borders** - set this to **Adapta-Nokto** | ||
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+ | **Icons** - set to ' | ||
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+ | **Controls** - set to ' | ||
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+ | **Mouse Pointer** - set to **' | ||
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+ | **Desktop** - set to **Windows-10** | ||
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+ | That's it, now you should have a BEAUTIFUL and EASY to USE overall GUI theme for your machine. There is only **ONE FINAL THING** that truly **sets it off** and makes it look **awesome!** This is the **custom Menu Button and label**. | ||
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+ | **Customizing Menu Button and Label** | ||
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+ | For this **finishing touch** we will **right click the menu** and click **configure**, | ||
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+ | **Icon** - **Browse** to your **Pictures** and find the **blue-gray-menu-button.png** file, select that. | ||
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+ | **Icon Size** - Set the icon size to **40**. | ||
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+ | **Text** - Set text to say ' | ||
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+ | **THAT' | ||
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+ | I will continue updating this guide as necessary as time goes on, and I will also include pictures for the settings configuration to make it as easy as possible for all learning types. Eventually I will also consider doing a full 'setup video' guide as well. | ||
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+ | Hope this helps you to have an AWESOME, SECURE, and VISUALLY APPEALING computer for your Qortal Node! | ||
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