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LINUX MINT 13 XFCE TWEAKS   1.1.0 IMPORTANT: Apply Updates Click on Menu -> System -> Update Manager The first update is for Update Manager. All other updates will appear afterward. When confronted with an error report for respository indexes, just close it. If prompted, it is safe to Replace configuration files. 1.1.1 Disable the defunct Medibuntu repository index Click on Menu -> Settings -> Software Sources -> Tab -> Other Software Remove the tick for: http://packages.medibuntu.org/ precise free non-free Click "Close" It is not usually necessary to reboot after updates, but with the quanitiy of updates downloaded after a fresh install it is a good idea. Reboot. 1.1.2 Install additional Drivers and Firmware Click Menu -> Terminal Emulator Copy and Paste the following: sudo apt-get install linux-firmware-nonfree Press Enter. Enter your password when prompted (it remains invisible, even dots will not appear). This is normal. Press Enter. Reboot. For best Nvidia/ATI video card performace, install proprietary drivers (optional): Click on Menu -> Settings -> Additional Drivers If you are offered several versions of drivers for your video card, this is the order of preference: NVIDIA: 1. nvidia-current 2. nvidia-current-updates 3. (nvidia-173) 4. (nvidia-173-updates) 5. nvidia-experimental   ATI: 1. fglrx 2. fglrx-updates 3. fglrx-experimental Work your way down the list if the top option does not work well. If you have a ATI/NVIDIA card that is much newer, it may be best to stick with the default open source drivers. 1.1.3 Install Leafpad Click on Menu -> Terminal Emulator Copy and Paste the following: sudo apt-get update   Copy and Paste the following: sudo apt-get install leafpad Enter your password when prompted (it remains invisible, even dots will not appear). This is normal. Press Enter. 1.1.4 IMPORTANT: Decrease the swap use Check your current swappiness setting: Click Menu -> Terminal Emulator   Copy and Paste the following: gksudo leafpad /etc/sysctl.conf Press Enter. Scroll to the bottom of the text file then Copy and Paste the following two lines: # Decrease swap usage to a more reasonable level vm.swappiness=10   A useful rule of thumb: 1 GB RAM or more: set swappiness to 10 Less than 1 GB RAM: set swappiness to 5 Save and close the file, then Reboot. To check the new swappiness setting: Click on Menu -> Terminal Emulator Copy and Pase the following: cat /proc/sys/vm/swappiness Press Enter. It should now be 10. 1.1.5 IMPORTANT: Improve multimedia security Click on Menu -> Terminal Emulator Copy and paste the following: sudo apt-get remove mint-flashplugin mint-flashplugin-11 && sudo apt-get install adobe-flashplugin Enter your password when prompted (it remains invisible, even dots will not appear). This is normal. Copy and Paste the following: sudo apt-get remove icedtea-6-plugin && sudo apt-get install icedtea-7-plugin Enter your password when prompted (it remains invisible, even dots will not appear). This is normal. Press Enter. Copy and Paste the following: sudo apt-get remove mono-runtime Enter your password when prompted (it remains invisible, even dots will not appear). This is normal. Press Enter. Copy and Paste the following: sudo apt-get install audacious xfce4-notes Enter your password when prompted (it remains invisible, even dots will not appear). This is normal. Press Enter. 1.1.6 Disable default multiple workspaces Click on Menu -> Settings -> Workspaces Number of workspaces: set it to 1 Click "Close". 1.1.7 Improve Update Manager Click on Menu button -> System -> Update Manager Panel: Edit -> Preferences -> Tab -> Auto-Refresh   Refresh the list of updates every: 1 days Click "Apply". 1.1.8 Disable Hibernation and Suspend (Optional) Click on Menu -> Terminal Emulator Copy and Paste the following: sudo apt-get install gksu leafpad Enter your password when prompted (it remains invisible, even dots will not appear). This is normal. Copy and Paste the following: gksudo leafpad /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.freedesktop.upower.policy Press Enter. A text file will open. You will find this line twice, once for suspend and once for hibernate: <allow_active>yes</allow_active>   Change the first line from "yes" into "no" for hibernate, but if suspend malfunctions as well make the same change to the second line. They will look as follows: <allow_active>no</allow_active> Save the file and close it. Reboot. 1.1.9 Add a Language (Optional) Click on Menu button -> Settings -> Language support -> Add / remove languages... You will be able to select your language of choice. Do not remove English from the list of installed languages! That will cause an error that also affects other languages. Reboot. 1.1.10 Remove 'save session' from Logout window (Optional) Click on Menu -> Terminal Emulator Copy and Paste the following: rm -r -v ~/.cache/sessions/* Press Enter. Copy and Paste the following: sudo mkdir /etc/xdg/xfce4/kiosk Enter your password when prompted (it remains invisible, even dots will not appear). This is normal. Copy and Paste the following: gksudo leafpad /etc/xdg/xfce4/kiosk/kioskrc   An empty text file opens. Copy and Paste the following: [xfce4-session] SaveSession=NONE Save and close the file. Reboot. 1.1.11 Enable the Ctrl+Alt+Backspace key combo (Optional) Click on Menu -> Terminal Emulator Copy and Paste the following: gksudo leafpad /etc/default/keyboard Enter your password when prompted (it remains invisible, even dots will not appear). This is normal. Find the line: XKBOPTIONS=""   Copy and Paste the following to replace it: XKBOPTIONS="terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp" Save and close the file. Reboot. OUR KEY VALUES RECYCLE REUSE REDUCE CLOSE THE DIVIDE