Ansible

Most of my setup is now down by the groot-workstation role in my ansible scripts. See the Readme for details (make sure to switch to the appropriate release branch if it's not the latest).

# Prep Git
# Bootstrap (sets the ppa, users, groups, etc)
sudo apt install git
ssh-keygen
# Add your key to https://github.com/settings/keys

# Fetch groot_ansible
git clone git@github.com:stonier/groot_ansible
# Drop into the virtualenv
cd groot_ansible && . ./setup.bash

# Bootstrap & Setup
./scripts/groot-ansible-bootstrap
# Reboot (to pick up changes with groups) and drop into the virtualenv
cd groot_ansible && . ./setup.bash
# Bring everything in (run other commands individually if that doesn't work)
groot-ansible bootstrap/daniel

# Post-steps
# VCI doesn't force your system to focal, so if you wish to permanently use that configuration:
vci config https://raw.githubusercontent.com/stonier/repos_index/devel/focal.yaml
vci config file:///mnt/mervin/workspaces/devel/bob/repos_index/focal.yaml

NVidia

# Check what driver you are using (If vendor string is nouveau, it's the open source driver. If it's mesa, it's software only)
glxinfo | grep OpenGL
# Learn about your device and the recommended driver (distro is from ubuntu, third-party from a ppa, but both originally from nvidia)
ubuntu-drivers devices
# Install the recommended driver, e.g.
sudo apt install nvidia-driver-470
# Check vulkan
vkcube

Language

My groot-ansible will have installed all the required packages and the basic configuration, but I still seem to be missing some steps:

• Under System Settings→Languages add Korean (will install a few debs)
• Still need to twiddle a couple of knobs via gnome...
  • Run gnome-language-selector, add 한국어 and select input method fcitx
  • Ignore any .config/debconf-kde-helperrc can't write errors (longtime bug)
• Under System Settings→Autostart→Add Program, add fcitx
• Log out / log in
• Right-click the keyboard icon on the panel → Configure Current Input Method
  • Uncheck Only Show Current Language 
  • Drag Hangul across
  • Under Global Config → Trigger Input Method, reset the shortcut if necessary (groot-ansible installs right alt as default, but you probably want the 'Hangul' key)
  • Set skin to dark

If there are still issues, try running from the command line: fcitx-diagnose

Themes

System Settings

• Global Theme/Look and Feel: Breeze Dark
• Plasma Style: E-Plasma (Elegance)
• Application Style/Application Style: Oxygen
• Application Style/Window Decoration: Ambience KDust
• Application Style/Application Style/Gnome-GTK: Breeze-Dark
• Colour: Magnesium
• Font: Noto Sans 8-9 / Hack 9
• Icons: Clarity (Lyra-Blue is also interesting)
• Workspace Behaviour/General Behaviour:
  • Single Click
• Workspace Behaviour/Desktop Effects
  
  • Wobbly Windows
  • Desktop Cube (Ctrl-Alt-Tab)
  • Desktop Cube Animation
• Workspace Behaviour/Virtual Desktops: 2x2, Desktop Cube Animation
• Shortcuts → Global Shortcuts → KWin → Desktop Cube:  Ctrl-Alt-Tab
• Shortcuts → Global Shortcuts → KWin → Switch One Desktop Down:  Ctrl-Alt-Down, .etc
• Window Management/Window Behaviour: Focus follows mouse - Mouse precedence
• Regional Settings/Spell Check: Australian

Other

• Desktop [Layout]: Right Click→Configure Desktop→Layout→Desktop
• Kate [Line Numbers]: Settings→Appearance→Borders→Show Line Numbers

Synergy

No deb release for focal, but you can compile the sources with tag v1.11.1-stable (bionic's synergy 1.08 won't work, qt4→qt5 transition). However, a 1.08 server (bionic) is compatible with a 1.11 client.