Things to do after installing Linux Mint

Hello readers , today in this post we are sharing the things to do after installing Linux Mint  ....

1) Update the System

The first thing to do always is to make the system up-to-date. Run the following commands in the terminal.

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get upgrade

2) Get more browsers 

Linux Mint comes up with Mozilla Firefox pre-installed but having only one browser on your computer is not a good idea . You will need one extra for emergency .

OPERA .

$ sudo wget -O - http://deb.opera.com/archive.key | sudo apt-key add -
$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://deb.opera.com/opera-stable/ stable non-free" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera.list'
$ sudo apt-get update 
$ sudo apt-get install opera-stable 

CHROMIUM

$ sudo apt-get install chromium-browser 

You can download chrome from the official site in a .deb package .

LinuxMint has more & more Themes, extensions, desklets (desktop widgets) and applet indicators is available by default in System Settings simply navigate and install then feel the desktop experience. If you are feeling it’s not enough, you can get more by clicking Get more online Button.

3) Install Media Codecs . 

$ sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

4) Install Drivers .

Drivers are necessary for the important functions of your desktop . Install them by going to System Settings –> Administration –> Device Drivers.

5) Install a bit-torrent client . There are two best torrent clients for Linux mint (according to me) and they are Deluge and qBittorent . I prefer qBittorent .

For installing deluge :

$ sudo apt-get install deluge-torrent

For installing qBittorent :

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:qbittorrent-team/qbittorrent-stable sudo apt-get update
&& sudo apt-get install qbittorrent

6) Install Skype

$ sudo apt-get install skype

7) Instal Dropbox .

$ sudo apt-get install dropbox python-gpgme

You can also install dropbox by visiting official site dropbox.com and downloading the .deb package.

8) Install Clipboard Managers .

Clipboard managers allow you to maintain and access history of items that you copied in the past using Ctrl+C for example. There are many clipboard managers for Linux mint but I like clipit .

sudo apt-get install clipit

9) Install Conky.

Conky is a lightweight system monitor that displays statistics about various system resources like cpu, memory, network etc on the desktop using graphical widgets. Its not a necessary thing, but gets you some eye candy for the desktop.

$ sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:teejee2008/ppa
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install conky-manager

10) Install some games . 

Linux does have some cool games that are quite entertaining and yet free. Note that some of these games like supertuxkart and 0ad require dedicated graphics processors for optimal performance.

You can do this by going to Software Manager . Open Software Manager by searching for it in Dash.

Click on games and after that you can install many games for your PC .

Good luck linux mint users :) 

The Linux Mint User Guide

THE LINUX MINT USER GUIDE :

Well , here is the user guide for newbies of Linux Mint . Download from here

Table of contents:

Introduction to Linux Mint
History
Purpose
Version numbers and codenames
Editions
Where to find help

Installation of Linux Mint
Download the ISO
Via Torrent
Install a Torrent client
Download the Torrent file
Via a download mirror
Read the Release Notes
Check the MD5
Burn the ISO to CD
Boot the LiveCD
Install Linux Mint on your Hard Drive
The Boot sequence

Introduction to the Linux Mint Desktop
The Gnome Desktop
mintDesktop
mintMenu
Getting to know mintMenu
The “Places” menu
The “System” menu
The “Applications” menu
The “Search” field
Define your favorite applications
Make your own shortcuts
Launch applications automatically when you log in
Change the appearance of mintMenu
Activate the Recent plug-in
Restore the default settings
Replace mintMenu with the default Gnome menu

Install/Remove Applications
Package Management in Linux Mint
MintInstall, the Software Manager
mintMenu
Synaptic & APT
Remove applications
mintMenu
APT
Synaptic
Update your system and your applications
Using mintUpdate

Make the most of your desktop
Copy and paste with the mouse
Takes notes with Tomboy
Archive emails and websites as PDF

Conclusion

Installing Linux Mint via USB on Your PC

Hello readers , in this guide we will show you the method of installing Linux Mint on your PC .

Linux Mint is one of the best  , super fast , lightweight , customizable and totally free Operating system and my favorite too ... So , let's get started to the business .

First thing you need to keep in mind is that please backup your data , otherwise it will be deleted during installation . If you are installing Linux Mint over your current operating system, you will lose any data stored on the hard drive. Make sure that all of your important documents and files are securely backed up before starting the installation process.

WHAT YOU NEED ?

1) ISO File of Linux Mint . Download it from https://www.linuxmint.com/download.php

2) A USB . (minimum 4 GB)

3) Any program that can burn ISO to the USB . I prefer Unetbootin . Download it from here http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

First , install Unetbootin in your PC . Open it and do things as shown in the image .

Select your USB drive which you want to boot in (Arrow 5) . Software will now take some time to burn the ISO .Wait for it .

*Congratzz you now have the bootable ISO of linux mint . 

Go into the bios and set it to read from usb during boot.This is different for every computer so do some research.Once you have enabled this , restart with the usb plugged in.You will see a screen similar to the image.Choose default and let it do its thing.

NOW ITS TIME TO INSTALL IT :

Now its all loaded up and on the home screen(hopefully).
You will see an icon that looks like a disk and says install.
Click on it and it will.. wait for it.. install!
During the install it will ask you questions to set your preferences. All very straightforward.
You will have to reboot and that's that. Done :)

Well,that's it, you should have Linux working.If something went wrong or you don't understand then just ask a question!