Switching to Linux

Before the switch

• Mobile backup checklist
• Manually copy
  • Obsidian config files
  • Firefox profile
  • Thunderbird profile

On fresh device

1. Configure BIOS/UEFI to prioritize external devices
2. Disable fast boot
3. Handle partitions correctly
4. +++ Debian installation guide from chapter 5
5. First setup steps, specifically needed for Vanilla OS
6. Install Firefox

Firefox

The best way to install Firefox is to do so via PPA, since this way it is better integrated with external applications and extensions.

1. Follow Firefox from Mozilla builds from Install Firefox on Linux in Firefox Help, with a few differences: 5. ln -s /opt/firefox/firefox ~/.local/bin/firefox 6. wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mozilla/sumo-kb/main/install-firefox-linux/firefox.desktop -P ~/.local/share/applications
2. Copy-paste Firefox profile

1. Neovim. Installation, plugins, various
   • Plugins
     • ale
     • deoplete
2. zsh + oh my zsh + plugins
3. Installing Thunderbird
   1. copy-paste Thunderbird profile from previous device
4. Install Nextcloud Desktop
5. Install Obsidian
6. Install KeePassXC
7. configure SSH and GPG keys
8. Setup KeePassXC SSH agent
9. Clone git repos
   1. remember to clone and manage git modules, too
10. Set global environment variables
11. espanso
12. keys remapping
13. install fonts
    1. Inter
    2. EB Garamond
14. auto OCR in PDFs and images
15. Apps for GNOME
16. Simple and basic video player
    • Shotcut
    • OpenShot Video Editor
17. Manage dotfiles. See awesome-dotfiles
    • chezmoi / Dotdrop / mackup
18. Run MacOS stuff in Linux

Trouble

• Camera not recognized
• Display glitches
• Keyboard backlight controls