An up to date and modern distribution, with gaming optimizations that still has the new user in mind. While it isn't fully as beginner friendly as the likes of Zorin and Mint, it should still be considered beginner friendly. Much recommended!
Set timer or remove completely
sudo nano /boot/efi/EFI/refind/refind.conf
Time in seconds, -1 removes the menu completely from startup.
SDDM as display manager (same as KDE)Remember you can do this at the login-screen with CTRL+ALT+F2:
sudo systemctl disable sddm.service sudo systemctl enable cosmic-greeter.service
… to change from SDDM to the Cosmic-greeter.
There's no UI for changing cursor theme. Do this, the name of the theme is the folder name:
Extract the cursor icon theme to /usr/share/icons
sudo nano /etc/environment and add these:
XCURSOR_SIZE=48 XCURSOR_THEME=Future-cyan-cursors
sudo nano /etc/alternatives/x-cursor-theme
Change this row and add your theme:
[Icon Theme] Inherits=Future-cyan-cursors,Adwaita
Run these two commands:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface cursor-theme Future-cyan-cursors gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface cursor-size 48