General Linux stuff

Linux for dummies | Fixes and shellcommands

• Always install Codecs and Steam through distro setup tool
• Some distros install NVidia drivers OOTB, others let's you do it in a greetings app
• Run Steam straight after installing distro
• Run ProtonPlus and add Proton-GE Latest, close ProtonPlus
• Restart Steam
• Open Steam Settings
  • Interface: Enable GPU accelerated rendering in web views
  • Downloads: Check everything in Shader Pre-Caching preferably. Updates to installed games: Only update at game launch.
  • Compatibility: Use Proton-GE Latest as default. This is important!

• Joplin for notetaking, like OneNote
• Beeper for unified chat, with WhatsUp and Signal
• Thunderbird for mail if using apple. Could use a WebApp instead.
• AdwSteamGtk gives Steam a Linux skin and it's quite nice
• Discord of course. There are 3rd party Discord clients, but it's against their EULA

Written with Apple in mind, which is more fiddly than most.

1. Use Thunderbird
2. Create App specific passwords
3. Use the normal setup, TB will pick up most settings.
4. After hitting Done, you will need to configure manually to change the Usernam
5. Username is full e-mail address in all fields
6. If you hate tabs like me: Use add-on “No tabs”

1. Thunderbird and app specific password
2. Username is e-mail and location is icloud.com

1. Thunderbird and app specific password
2. Add CardDav address book
3. Username is e-mail and location is icloud.com
4. You will have to confirm your credentials twice!