I explain in this video how to get started using Ubuntu quickly and with a full software suite.

1. Check for Updates
2. Install GNOME Tweaks, VirtualBox, Net-Tools, Htop, Media codecs, Git, Flatpak, OpenSSH, Text Editors, and Extras
3. Remove gstreamer, deja-dup, Snaps, and Shotwell
4. Change gsettings minimize dock commands
5. Install Chrome and Remove Firefox
6. Remove Amazon Launcher
7. Install Gimp, Dropbox, and Steam
8. Disable Apport (Error Reporting)
9. Upgrade System

Auto-Install Script Chrome Browser - Remove Firefox/Thunderbird sudo apt-get install -y curl source (curl -s https://www.christitus.com/scripts/ubuntu18.txt)

Firefox Browser sudo apt-get install -y curl source (curl -s https://www.christitus.com/scripts/ubuntu18-firefox.txt)

#!/bin/bash

Ubuntu (GNOME) 18.04 setup script.

dpkg -l | grep -qw gdebi || sudo apt-get install -yyq gdebi

Initial Software

sudo apt update

sudo apt install virtualbox virtualbox-guest-additions-iso virtualbox-ext-pack
net-tools htop grsync lame asunder soundconverter brasero git mc flatpak
openssh-server sshfs gedit-plugin-text-size simplescreenrecorder nano
ubuntu-restricted-extras mpv vlc gthumb gnome-tweaks tracker chrome-gnome-shell
gnome-tweak-tool qt5-style-plugins spell synaptic -yy

Add me to any groups I might need to be a part of:

sudo adduser $USER vboxusers

Remove undesirable packages:

sudo apt purge gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3 deja-dup shotwell -yy

Remove snaps and get packages from apt:

sudo snap remove gnome-characters gnome-calculator gnome-system-monitor sudo apt install gnome-characters gnome-calculator gnome-system-monitor
gnome-software-plugin-flatpak -yy

Purge Firefox, install Google Chrome:

sudo apt purge firefox -yy sudo apt purge firefox-locale-en -yy if [ -d "/home/$USER/.mozilla" ]; then rm -rf /home/$USER/.mozilla fi if [ -d "/home/$USER/.cache/mozilla" ]; then rm -rf /home/$USER/.cache/mozilla fi mkdir /tmp/gc-install-tmp pushd /tmp/gc-install-tmp wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb sudo gdebi -n google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb popd rm -rf /tmp/gc-install-tmp

#set icons to minimize on click gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock click-action 'minimize'

Remove junk

sudo apt-get remove ubuntu-web-launchers thunderbird rhythmbox -y

Multimedia

sudo apt-get install -y gimp mypaint scribus openshot audacious nautilus-dropbox

Games

sudo apt-get install -y steam

Disable Apport

sudo sed -i 's/enabled=1/enabled=0/g' /etc/default/apport

set Qt variable in /etc/environment:

sudo bash -c "echo 'QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=gtk2' /etc/environment"

Gotta reboot now:

sudo apt upgrade ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fj7dHyHXoM