1. Configure DNS servers
Use the Google DNS or OpenDNS servers instead of your isp dns servers. It can make your internet a bit more smooth. Configure the network connection and setup Google DNS servers or OpenDNS servers
8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4
208.67.222.222 · 208.67.220.220
Either one should be fine. I prefer using Google DNS servers.
2. Update and upgrade the system
As usual, the first thing to do is to make your system uptodate. Go ahead and use the following commands.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
The upgrade process can take few minutes depending on your internet connection speed, so be patient and let it complete. Once done, you may want to restart your system.
3. Install aptitude and gdebi and synaptic
Aptitude is a powerful alternative to apt-get when you need to search for packages from terminal. Gdebi can be used to install deb files quickly as it automatically pulls in all dependencies from the repository. Synaptic is the ancient package management tool that is still powerful and useful today.
sudo apt-get install aptitude gdebi synaptic
4. Install Yakuake dropdown terminal
Being a linux user you would be using the terminal quite often. So get the Yakuake dropdown terminal that makes a terminal drop from the sky the moment you press a button.
sudo...
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15 Things to do after installing Kubuntu 16.10
Use the Google DNS or OpenDNS servers instead of your isp dns servers. It can make your internet a bit more smooth. Configure the network connection and setup Google DNS servers or OpenDNS servers
8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4
208.67.222.222 · 208.67.220.220
Either one should be fine. I prefer using Google DNS servers.
2. Update and upgrade the system
As usual, the first thing to do is to make your system uptodate. Go ahead and use the following commands.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
The upgrade process can take few minutes depending on your internet connection speed, so be patient and let it complete. Once done, you may want to restart your system.
3. Install aptitude and gdebi and synaptic
Aptitude is a powerful alternative to apt-get when you need to search for packages from terminal. Gdebi can be used to install deb files quickly as it automatically pulls in all dependencies from the repository. Synaptic is the ancient package management tool that is still powerful and useful today.
sudo apt-get install aptitude gdebi synaptic
4. Install Yakuake dropdown terminal
Being a linux user you would be using the terminal quite often. So get the Yakuake dropdown terminal that makes a terminal drop from the sky the moment you press a button.
sudo...
Read full post here
15 Things to do after installing Kubuntu 16.10