Pop!OS Post Install Guide

Things to do after installing Pop!OS

Update Mirrors

• If you live far from the US. Increase apt update speeds by switching to the closest mirror. Here replace XX with your country code:
• sudo sed -i 's|http://us.|http://XX.|' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/system.sources

DNS

• Use the following commands to change your dns server systemwide:
• sudo systemctl stop systemd-resolved
• sudo systemctl disable systemd-resolved
• sudo rm /etc/resolv.conf
• sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager
• sudo nano /etc/resolv.conf
• Insert your dns provider's nameservers.
• i.e.
• nameserver 1.1.1.1
• nameserver 1.0.0.1

Update

• sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
• sudo apt full-upgrade && sudo apt dist upgrade
• sudo apt autoremove && sudo apt autoclean
• flatpak update
• reboot

Change Hostname

• hostnamectl set-hostname YOUR_HOSTNAME

Codecs

• sudo apt install ubuntu-restricted-extras

Go through Settings

• Check all the settings and configure as needed.

Get Stock Gnome (if you want to)

• Turn off cosmic gnome extensions
• sudo apt install gnome-sesssion
• Log out and switch to gnome from the cog wheel

Firefox

• git clone https://github.com/EliverLara/firefox-nordic-theme && cd firefox-nordic-theme
• ./scripts/install.sh -g -p *.default-release
• also set: media.ffmpeg.vaapi.enabled: true layers.acceleration.force-enabled : true

Battery Life

• sudo apt install powertop
• sudo powertop --auto-tune

Theming

GTK Themes

• https://www.gnome-look.org/p/1280977/
• https://github.com/lassekongo83/adw-gtk3
• https://github.com/vinceliuice/Colloid-gtk-theme
• https://github.com/EliverLara/Nordic
• https://github.com/vinceliuice/Orchis-theme
• https://github.com/vinceliuice/Graphite-gtk-theme

Use themes in Flatpaks

• sudo flatpak override --filesystem=$HOME/.themes
• sudo flatpak override --env=GTK_THEME=my-theme

Fonts

• sudo apt install fonts-cantarell

Icons

• https://github.com/vinceliuice/Tela-icon-theme
• https://github.com/vinceliuice/Colloid-gtk-theme/tree/main/icon-theme

Walpapers

• https://github.com/manishprivet/dynamic-gnome-wallpapers

Gnome-Shell extensions

• Extensions Sync
• User Themes
• Just Perfection
• Net Speed Simplified
• GSconnect
• Bluetooth Quick Connect
• Input Output Device Chooser
• Clipboard Indicator
• Blur My Shell

Packages

• Ferdium
• Books
• Ulauncher
• Blanket
• Krita
• Deja Dup Backups
• Blender
• Logseq
• Joplin
• Transmission
• yt-dlp
• Celluloid
• Pika backup
• Amberol
• News flash
• Foliate
• Tangram
• VS Codium
• Blanket
• Easyeffects