Installation
- Boot from install media
- Select “Try or Install Ubuntu”
- Choose your language
- English
- Next
- Select your keyboard layout
- German
- Select your keyboard variant
- German – German (no dead keys)
- Next
- Install Ubuntu
- Interactive installation
- Default selection
- Next
- Erase disk and install Ubuntu
- Advanced features
- Use LVM and encryption
- Advanced features
- Create a passphrase
- Create your account
- Require my password to log in
- Select your timezone
- Install
Install Software Pakages from Repo
apt update
apt install openssh-server ansible sshpass bzip2
Hints
Firefox
Enable video hardware acceleration
- Open
about:config
in a new Firefox tab - Set
media.ffmpeg.vaapi.enabled
totrue
- Restart Firefox
Enable Web GPU rendering
- Open
about:config
in a new Firefox tab - Set
gfx.webrender.all
totrue
- Restart Firefox
Video DownloadHelper
If the Companion App is not recognized after it is installed (deb package):
- try the “Recheck” button in the extensions settings
- run
/opt/vdhcoapp/vdhcoapp install
as user, NOT as root! - try the “Recheck” button again
- run
flatpak permission-set webextensions net.downloadhelper.coapp snap.firefox yes
Restore Profile on Snap Installation
The profile is located at ~/snap/firefox/common/.mozilla
.
Restore only this folder from backup.
MacBook
Key combinations for an Intel-based Mac
- Command (⌘)-R: Start up from the built-in macOS Recovery system. …
- Option (⌥) or Alt: Start up to Startup Manager, which allows you to choose
other available startup disks or volumes. - Option-Command-P-R: Reset NVRAM or PRAM.
- Shift (⇧): Start up in safe mode.