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To-do list after the installation of Linux Mint 19 Xfce

Tip: print this list on paper, so that you can strike the items that you've done.
Source: https://sites.google.com/site/easylinuxtipsproject/first-mint-xfce

1 TEN ESSENTIAL ACTIONS:


1.1 Apply all available updates
1.2 Better settings for the terminal, for Update Manager and for installing software
1.2.1 Improve the settings for installing software
1.2.2 Improve a terminal setting
1.2.3 Know your Update Manager
1.3 Drivers and full multimedia support
1.3.1 Install missing drivers
1.3.2 Install full multimedia support
1.4 Optimize your Solid State Drive (SSD)
1.5 Install some useful tools for system management
1.6 Decrease the swap use (important)
1.7 Turn on the firewall and set a root password
1.7.1 Turn on the firewall
1.7.2 Set the root password
1.8 Font support
1.9 Avoid 10 fatal mistakes!
1.10 Solve some known bugs

2 FIFTEEN RECOMMENDED ACTIONS (NOT ESSENTIAL):


2.1 Disable the multiple workspaces
2.2 Disable the fast user switch
2.3 Tame your mouse and touchpad
2.4 Remove the option 'save session' from the logout window
2.5 Remove Mono and Orca
2.6 Disable hibernation (suspend-to-disk)
2.6.1 How to undo
2.7 Optimize Firefox
2.8 Tweak Libre Office
2.9 Install an extra web browser
2.10 Speed up your Linux Mint
2.11 Disable the mousewheel-rollup feature
2.12 Access your network disk (NAS) with Gigolo
2.13 Migrate your e-mail from Outlook (Express) in Windows, to Linux Mint
2.14 Multiple accounts: prevent other users from accessing the files in your account
2.15 Backup your panel

3 ELEVEN NEUTRAL TWEAKS (MAYBE USEFUL):


3.1 Repair a display error (window borders that disappear)
3.2 Use your own picture for wallpaper
3.3 Add a weather report to the panel
3.4 Improve the clock
3.5 Stop a window from maximizing when dragged to the top of the display
3.6 For little RAM: enable zRam
3.7 Install some simple games
3.8 Make the Grub boot menu pretty
3.9 Trick for shortcuts on the desktop
3.10 Turn Num Lock on automatically
3.11 Make available updates more prominent

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