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).

# Bootstrap (sets the ppa, users, groups, etc)
sudo apt install git
git clone https://github.com/stonier/groot_ansible
cd groot_ansible/scripts
./groot-ansible-bootstrap
# Reboot 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
# VCI doesn't force your system to bionic, so if you wish to permanently use that configuration:
vci config https://raw.githubusercontent.com/stonier/repos_index/devel/bionic.yaml

NVidia

# Check what driver you are using (if vendor string is nouveau, it's the open source driver)
glxinfo | grep OpenGL
# Learn about your device and the recommended driver
ubuntu-drivers devices
# Install the recommended driver, e.g.
sudo apt install nvidia-390

Language

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

• Start gnome-language-selector
  • Add Korean to the installed set of languages (will install a few debs)
  • Select Input: fcitx
• Add fcitx to your startup programs
• Add the following snippet to ~/.xprofile (eventually get into ansible):

# setup input methods
export GTK_IM_MODULE=fcitx
export QT4_IM_MODULE=fcitx
export QT_IM_MODULE=fcitx
export XMODIFIERS="@im=fcitx"

• Log out / log in
• Right-click the fcitx icon on the panel → Configure
  • 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)
  • Set skin to dark

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

Themes

System Settings

• Workspace Theme/Look and Feel: Breeze Dark
• Workspace Theme/Desktop Theme: Elegance
• Workspace Theme/Splash Screen: Darkine
• Colour: Magnesium
• Font: Noto Sans 8-9 / Hack 9
• Icons: Clarity
• Application Style/Widget Style: Oxygen
• Application Style/Window Decorations: Ambience-Kdust
• Application Style/GTK: Breeze-Dark/Prefer Dark GTK3 Theme/Noto Sans 9
• Desktop Behaviour/Desktop Effects
  
  • Wobbly Windows
  • Desktop Cube (Ctrl-Alt-Tab)
  • Desktop Cube Animation
• Desktop Behaviour/Virtual Desktops: 2x2, Switching (Ctrl-Alt-Left/Right/Up/Down)
• Window Management/Window Behaviour: Focus follows mouse - Mouse precedence
• Input Devices/Mouse: Single Click

Other

• Desktop [Layout]: Right Click→Configure Desktop→Layout→Desktop
• Kate [Line Numbers]: Settings→Appearance→Borders→Show Line Numbers
• Amarok  [Local Collection]: Settings→Configure Amarok→Local Collection→/mnt/mervin/media/music
• ...

Thelio

Has a 1.8T partition under /dev/mapper/cryptswap1. 

Graveyard

# Change the fugly splash screen to match your background
sudo cp /mnt/mervin/media/pictures/backgrounds/backtrack/eye_of_the_dragon.png /usr/share/plasma/look-and-feel/org.kde.breeze.desktop/contents/components/artwork/background.png

LG HBS750 Bluetooth Headphones

1. Plugin the adapter
2. System Settings → Bluetooth → Adapters : should now see your adapter
3. System Settings → Bluetooth → Adapters → Make Visible
4. Turn the headphones on, should start up and immediately try pairing (flashing blue)
5. Check that the device was discovered
6. System Settings → Multimedia → Audio and Video → Audio Hardware Setup → Sound Card (LG HBS750) → Profile (High Fidelity)
7. System Settings → Multimedia → Audio and Video → Device Preference → Audio Playback: prefer LG HBS750 in all categories

Without the high fidelity step it will engage, but then the headset will shake (error) and amarok/youtube will just hang.