Setup Checklist

My personal checklist for setting up a fresh elementary OS installation.

System

Start Files and click Keep in Dock
Set ⌘+E in System Settings > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Applications > Home Folder
Set correct Format and Temperature in System Settings > Language & Region (you may need to complete language support installation before)
Adjust System Settings > Date & Time:
- Disable Based on location
- Select correct Time zone
- Enable Show week numbers
Increase pointer speed one mark in System Settings > Mouse & Touchpad > Touchpad
Log out and back in again

Firefox

Install from AppCenter
Start Firefox and login to Firefox Account
Select DuckDuckGo in Firefox > Settings > Search > Default Search Engine
Select Firefox in System Settings > Applications > Web Browser

Nextcloud Client

Install as documented
Start Nextcloud desktop sync client and login to Nextcloud account
Make sure Nextcloud is listed to autostart in System Settings > Applications > Startup

Signal Desktop

Click Install on Signal's FlatHub.org page
Choose Open with Sideload
Select I understand and click Install Anyway
Select Move *.flatpakref to Trash and click Open App

AppImageLauncher

Install as documented

Paymo

Download the Paymo Desktop App from the Website
Open the downloaded AppImage in Files (double click)
- If prompted, confirm ~/Applications as integration target destination directory
Click Integrate and run
Login to Paymo Account

Online Accounts

Setup Online Accounts in System Settings > Online Accounts:

Private

Calendar and Tasks stored in Nextcloud (needs application specific password)
Mail

Server

Port

Encryption

Incoming Mail (IMAP)

mail.gandi.net

993

SSL

Outgoing Mail (SMTP)

mail.gandi.net

587

STARTTLS

docs.gandi.net/en/gandimail/standard_email_settings/

Study & Work

Calendar and Tasks
Mail

Follow the instructions provided in Missing Features & Workarounds to setup an Office 365 account using Modern Authentication (OAuth). In case you run into any troubles due to the Evolution application ID not beeing authorized by your Office 365 administrator, use the last Evolution application ID with the Redirect URI set to urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob as descrdibed in the GNOME Wiki.

Git

Execute the following commands in the Terminal:

sudo apt install git
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email "your.name@domain.tld"
ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "your.name@domain.tld"
cat .ssh/id_ed25519.pub

If it does not work: If you are using a legacy system that doesn't support the Ed25519 algorithm, use: ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your.name@domain.tld"

Add the SSH Public Key to the following portals:

elementary Development

Install VSCodium for Vala Development as documented
Install elementary Development Libraries: sudo apt install elementary-sdk

Zettelkasten

Download the *.deb package from the Zettlr website
Install with: sudo apt install ~/Downloads/Zettlr-*.deb
Clone Zettelkasten with Git from Remote using SSH to ~/Zettelkasten
Add ~/Zettelkasten to Bookmarks in Files

Cryptomator

Download the Cryptomator App from the Website
Open the downloaded AppImage in Files (double click)
- If prompted, confirm ~/Applications as integration target destination directory
Click Integrate and run
Add Vaults as needed

Espanso

VPN

Work
- Configure as documented in Zettelkasten
Studies
- Visit ras.zhaw.ch in your browser and login
- Follow the provided instructions to install Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client
- Start Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client from the Applications menu and:
  Connect to: ras.zhaw.ch
  Click: Connect

Printing & Scanning

Setup Brother MFC-L2710DW as documented

Gscan2pdf

sudo apt install gscan2pdf tesseract-ocr-deu tesseract-ocr-eng
Start Gscan2pdf and navigate to Edit > Preferences > General Options:
- Set Default PDF & DjVu filename to %Dy%Dm%Dd %Dt %Da.%De

PDF Studio Pro

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