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Ubuntu Desktop: Things to do after installation (Apps, Settings, and Tweaks)

Please feel free to raise any comments or issues on the website’s Github repository . Pull requests are very much appreciated. In the following I will go through my post installation steps on Ubuntu Desktop. I use this machine primarily as a server, but still need a desktop environment for certain tasks. The guide therefore covers apps, system configuration, remote access setup, security…

Pop!_OS: Things to do after installation (Apps, Settings, and Tweaks)

Please feel free to raise any comments or issues on the website’s Github repository . Pull requests are very much appreciated. In the following I will go through my post installation steps on Pop!_OS. I use this machine primarily as a server, but still need a desktop environment for certain tasks. The guide therefore covers apps, system configuration, remote access setup, security hardening,…

Pop!_OS 24.04: installation guide with BTRFS, LUKS encryption and auto snapshots with Timeshift

Please feel free to raise any comments or issues on the website’s Github repository . Pull requests are very much appreciated. Note that this written guide is an updated version of the video and contains much more information. Table of Contents Overview Step 0: General remarks Step 1: Prepare partitions by performing a Clean Install first [Optional] Understand the default partition layout…

Debian Trixie (13): Things to do after installation (Apps, Settings, and Tweaks)

Please feel free to raise any comments or issues on the website’s Github repository . Pull requests are very much appreciated. This guide walks through my post-installation steps on Debian Trixie. I use this machine primarily as a server, but still need a desktop environment for certain tasks (either MATE or GNOME). The guide covers system configuration, remote access setup, security…

Debian Trixie (13): installation guide with BTRFS, LUKS encryption and auto snapshots with Timeshift

Please feel free to raise any comments or issues on the website’s Github repository . Pull requests are very much appreciated. Table of Contents Overview Step 0: General remarks Step 1: Install Debian with the default installer using BTRFS Step 2: Prepare BTRFS subvolumes Examine the current setup Mount the top-level BTRFS root Create the @ subvolume Create the @home subvolume Step 3: Update…

macOS: Things to do after installation (Apps, Settings, and Tweaks)

Please feel free to raise any comments or issues on the website’s Github repository . Pull requests are very much appreciated. Table of Contents Beware of the costs Basic steps Connect devices Arrange displays and change desktop backgrounds Install Software Update for macOS Restore files either via Time Machine, Nextcloud or rsync Enable internet accounts for calendar, contacts and mails…

elementary OS: Things to do after installation (Apps, Settings, and Tweaks)

Please feel free to raise any comments or issues on the website’s Github repository . Pull requests are very much appreciated In the following I will go through my post installation steps, i.e. which settings I choose and which apps I install and use. Table of Contents Basic Steps Go through System Settings Set hostname Install Required Drivers Install software-properties-common deb-get to…

elementary OS 6.1 Jólnir: installation guide with btrfs, luks encryption and auto snapshots with timeshift

Please feel free to raise any comments or issues on the website’s Github repository . Pull requests are very much appreciated. Video coming soon Note that this written guide is an updated version of the video and contains much more information. Table of Contents Overview Step 0: General remarks Step 1: Prepare partitions by performing a Clean Install first [Optional] Understand the default…

Pop!_OS 22.04: installation guide with btrfs, luks encryption and auto snapshots with timeshift

Please feel free to raise any comments or issues on the website’s Github repository . Pull requests are very much appreciated. Note that this written guide is an updated version of the video and contains much more information. Table of Contents Overview Step 0: General remarks Step 1: Prepare partitions by performing a Clean Install first [Optional] Understand the default partition layout…

Privacy Policy

Impressum Angaben gemäß § 5 TMG Verantwortlich für den Inhalt dieser Webseite: Willi Mutschler Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Fakultät Department of International Macroeconomics and Finance Nauklerstr. 50 D-72074 Tübingen willi@mutschler.dev Haftung für Inhalte Als Betreiber sind wir gemäß § 7 Abs.1 TMG für eigene Inhalte auf diesen Seiten nach den…

My backup strategy

Please feel free to raise any comments or issues on the website’s Github repository . Pull requests are very much appreciated. Table of Contents Challenges Overview Machines and Tools Lenovo SR655 server Apple MacBook Air M1 (macOS BigSur) Dell XPS 13 9360 (Windows) Dell Precision 7520 (Linux) Honor Magicbook Pro (Windows) GitHub and Gitlab VPS (Ubuntu Server) This post serves as a mental…

Fedora Workstation: Things to do after installation (Apps, Settings, and Tweaks)

Please feel free to raise any comments or issues on the website’s Github repository . Pull requests are very much appreciated. In the following I will go through my post installation steps, i.e. which settings I choose and which apps I install and use. Table of Contents Basic Steps Go through welcome screen Get Thunderbolt Dock to work and adjust monitors Wayland or Xorg Nvidia DNF flags Set…

Fedora Workstation 35 with automatic btrfs snapshots and backups using BTRBK

Please feel free to raise any comments or issues on the website’s Github repository . Pull requests are very much appreciated. Table of Contents Overview Step 0: General remarks Step 1: Graphical installer with automatic configuration and encryption Step 2 (optional): Understand the partition layout and installation structure Step 3: Post-Installation steps Step 3a: Mount the btrfs top-level…

DRAFT: Pop!_OS 21.10: installation guide with btrfs-LVM-luks and auto snapshots with BTRBK

Please feel free to raise any comments or issues on the website’s Github repository . Pull requests are very much appreciated. Table of Contents Overview Step 0: General remarks Step 1a: Boot the install and perform a Clean Install with encryption Step 1b (optional): Understand the partition layout and installation structure Step 2: Install Pop!_OS using the Custom (Advanced) option Step 3:…

Pop!_OS 21.04: installation guide with btrfs-LVM-luks and auto-apt snapshots with Timeshift

Please feel free to raise any comments or issues on the website’s Github repository . Pull requests are very much appreciated. Note that this written guide is an updated version of the video and contains much more information. Table of Contents Overview Step 0: General remarks Step 1: Boot the install and open an interactive root shell Step 2: Prepare partitions manually Create partition…

Ubuntu Server Raspberry Pi: Things to do after installation (Apps, Settings, and Tweaks)

Please feel free to raise any comments or issues on the website’s Github repository . Pull requests are very much appreciated. In the following I will go through my post installation steps, i.e. which settings I choose and which apps I install and use on my Raspberry Pi 4 (4 GB) after installing Ubuntu Server 20.10 with btrfs-luks booted from an external USB drive . Table of Contents Basic…

Ubuntu Server 20.10 on Raspberry Pi 4: installation guide with USB Boot (no SD card) and full disk encryption (excluding /boot) using btrfs-inside-luks and auto-apt snapshots with Timeshift

Please feel free to raise any comments or issues on the website’s Github repository . Pull requests are very much appreciated. Table of Contents Overview Tested environment Step 0 (optional): Enable USB Boot on Raspberry Pi 4 Step 1: Flash Ubuntu Server 20.10 on an external USB drive Step 2: Prepare partitions manually Step 3: Create LUKS partition and btrfs root filesystem Step 4: Boot your…

Fedora Workstation 33: installation guide with btrfs-luks full disk encryption (optionally including /boot) and auto snapshots with Timeshift

Please feel free to raise any comments or issues on the website’s Github repository . Pull requests are very much appreciated. Table of Contents Overview Step 0: General remarks Step 1: Graphical installer with automatic configuration and encryption Step 2: Post-Installation steps Mount the btrfs top-level root filesystem Create btrfs subvolumes @ and @home Make changes to fstab with…

Why I (still) like btrfs

Please feel free to raise any comments or issues on the website’s Github repository . Pull requests are very much appreciated. Table of Contents Some caveats [THIS PART IS ONLY NOTES AND THIS NEEDS TO UPDATE THIS PART] Linux is about choice, so since a couple of months I started using btrfs as my filesystem of choice on all my computers and servers. Granted, for most desktop users the…

Ubuntu Desktop 20.04: installation guide with btrfs-luks-RAID1 full disk encryption including /boot and auto-apt snapshots with Timeshift

Please feel free to raise any comments or issues on the website’s Github repository . Pull requests are very much appreciated. Table of Contents Overview Step 0: General remarks Step 1: Boot the install, check UEFI mode and open an interactive root shell Step 2: Prepare partitions manually Create partition table and layout Create luks1 partition and btrfs root filesystem Step 3 (optional):…

Ubuntu Desktop 20.04: installation guide with btrfs-luks full disk encryption including /boot and auto-apt snapshots with Timeshift

Please feel free to raise any comments or issues on the website’s Github repository . Pull requests are very much appreciated. Note that this written guide is an updated version of the video and contains much more information. Table of Contents Overview Step 0: General remarks Step 1: Boot the install, check UEFI mode and open an interactive root shell Step 2: Prepare partitions manually…

Pop!_OS 20.04: installation guide with btrfs-LVM-luks-RAID1 and auto-apt snapshots with Timeshift

Please feel free to raise any comments or issues on the website’s Github repository . Pull requests are very much appreciated. Note that this written guide is an updated version of the video and contains much more information. Table of Contents Overview Step 0: General remarks Step 1: Boot the install, check UEFI mode and open an interactive root shell Step 2: Prepare partitions manually…

Pop!_OS 20.04: installation guide with btrfs-LVM-luks and auto-apt snapshots with Timeshift

Please feel free to raise any comments or issues on the website’s Github repository . Pull requests are very much appreciated. Note that this written guide is an updated version of the video and contains much more information. Table of Contents Overview Step 0: General remarks Step 1: Boot the install, check UEFI mode and open an interactive root shell Step 2: Prepare partitions manually…

Timeshift

[Work-In-Progress] Please feel free to raise any comments or issues on the website’s Github repository . Pull requests are very much appreciated. Table of Contents If you can access your desktop environment (either directly or via an old snapshot) If you can’t boot into your desktop environment Manually or if the above fails Last resort: chroot method Emergency scenario: RAID1 is…