Linux:Desktop Tips

Preface

Linux is not only about servers and the CLI, you can choose your very own desktop environment (Cinnamon/Gnome/KDE/...) with e.g. Fedora as a basis for your workstation. Here are some screenshots that might arouse your appetite:

• 
  Cinnamon DE
• 
  Gnome3 DE
• 
  KDE DE

Purpose

Tips & tricks for users on how to set up the Linux desktop with their company services like mail, chat, printers, etc.

OS

In the example here I used the following:

$ cat /etc/redhat-release && uname -r
Fedora release 31 (Thirty One)
5.5.17-200.fc31.x86_64

Installation

• You can grab your copy of Fedora workstation here: https://getfedora.org/en/workstation/download/
• Burn the iso file either to a optical disc (CD/DVD) or create a bootable USB Stick with the 'dd' command on Linux, here's how to accomplish that:

$ cd /path/to/your/downloadfolder
$ sudo dd if=Fedora-Workstation-Live-x86_64-31-1.9.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=8M status=progress oflag=direct 

Of course you should replace sdX with the actual device name of your USB stick ;-)

Another method is to create the USB-stick with the free unetbootin software (available for Linux/Mac/Windows).

• (!) Use LUKS for encryption of your HDD or at least for your home-drive especially on portable devices (e.g. Laptop), this option is available in the installer-menu of Fedora (!)

For more information about LUKS and installation screenshots please have a look here: https://fedoramagazine.org/how-to-encrypt-your-fedora-file-system/

• For Fedora installation you've to put the USB-Stick or the LiveCD/DVD into the optical disc drive and double click "Install to hard drive" when the Live CD Menu is available on the screen.

Enter username/userid/password and your desired hostname. Now you've to wait for the installation to finish.

• (!) Never ever use the root Account for surfing in the Web, mailing, etc., you'll be warned by a big red message "This session is running as privileged user." or something similar (!)

I've to admit that I've never done surfing etc. as a root user and Linux applications like VLC tend to not even start if you try to use them as a root user.

(!) After the installation of Fedora update your OS immediately (!)

• Screenshots from a very basic Fedora installation (step by step) can be found at: [[1]]

Please take the security topics (part#1/part#2) mentioned below into consideration for the installation/setup procedure

Backup/Restore

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