Base Stuff - Root

Run as ROOT

sudo su
./root.sh

Theme Stuff - User Level

./user.sh

Addiing user for share folders permissions (Virtual Box)

sudo adduser $USER vboxsf

Installing VirtualBox Guest Additions:

method 1

copy content to local hardisk (example: "VBoxGuest")

sudo -i
chmod -R 777 VBoxGuest
cd VBoxGuest
./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run

method 2

1. Login as root: sudo -i
2. Update your APT database with: apt-get update
3. Install the latest security updates with: apt-get upgrade
4. Install required packages with: apt-get install build-essential module-assistant
5. Configure your system for building kernel modules by running: m-a prepare
6. Click on Install Guest Additions… from the Devices menu, then run mount /media/cdrom
7. Run sh /media/cdrom/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run, and follow the instructions on screen.

Increase/Decrease Brightness F-keys on Keyboard

1- Run sudo nano /opt/brightctl and copy and paste in the following text:

#!/bin/bash

INCREMENT=50
MINIMUM=1
MAXIMUM=$(</sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/max_brightness)

brightness=$(</sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness)

let brightness/=$INCREMENT
let brightness*=$INCREMENT

if test "_$1" = "_--brighter" ; then
  let brightness+=$INCREMENT
fi

if test "_$1" = "_--dimmer" ; then
  let brightness-=$INCREMENT
fi

if test $brightness -lt $MINIMUM ; then
  brightness=$MINIMUM
fi

if test $brightness -gt $MAXIMUM ; then
  brightness=$MAXIMUM
fi

echo $brightness > /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness

2- Make the script executable with sudo chmod +x /opt/brightctl

3- add the following two lines to /etc/sudoers

ALL ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /opt/brightctl --brighter
ALL ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /opt/brightctl --dimmer

4- add the following two lines to /etc/udev/rules.d/backlight.rules

ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="backlight", RUN+="/bin/chgrp video $sys$devpath/brightness", RUN+="/bin/chmod g+w $sys$devpath/brightness"

5- add the following two lines to i3 config file:

bindsym XF86MonBrightnessUp exec /opt/brightctl --brighter
bindsym XF86MonBrightnessDown exec /opt/brightctl --dimmer

Auto login

with lightdm:

sudo nano /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
then remove the # tag from:

autologin-guest=false
autologin-user=waso
autologin-user-timeout=0

with Gnome:

sudo nano /etc/gdm3/daemon.conf
then remove the # tag from:

[daemon]
AutomaticLoginEnable=True
AutomaticLogin=waso

Install Zsh and oh my zsh and powerlevel10 theme

1. Install zsh

 sudo apt install zsh -y

2. Set zsh as default

chsh -s $(which zsh)

3. Install oh my zsh

sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

4. install powerlevel10k

git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/themes/powerlevel10k

5. Set ZSH_THEME="powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k" in ~/.zshrc

Set Time zon to Riyadh

sudo timedatectl set-timezone Asia/Riyadh

Install latest release of neovim

curl -LO https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/latest/download/nvim.appimage

chmod u+x nvim.appimage

sudo mv nvim.appimage /usr/local/bin/nvim

fix (windows not showin in GRUB)

install os-prober

sudo apt install os-prober

sudo nano /etc/default/grub

then add or modify if exist

GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=false

sudo update-grub

then reboot.

Install fonts

Place the fonts in ~/.fonts then

fc-cache -fv

Connect wifi

list wifi:

nmcli device wifi list

Connect to a Wi-Fi network:

nmcli device wifi connect SSID_or_BSSID password password

Extract zip files in to its folders

find . -name '*.zip' -exec sh -c 'unzip -d "${1%.*}" "$1"' _ {} \;

Thunar "Open Terminal Here" opens kitty:

creat file : ~/.config/xfce4/helpers.rc add:

TerminalEmulator=kitty
TerminalEmulatorDismissed=true