Things to do after installing Zorin 12 Linux

Enter in terminal (control alt t): sudo passwd root

enter new password

enter new password again

Enter Terminal: sudo apt-get install aptitude synaptic gdebi-core

Right click the .deb file and extract to Download folder.

Click the firefox gear icon to run.

Install Instructions: Now go to downloads in terminal and copy and paste to make executable:

chmod a+x Etcher-linux-x64.AppImage

Enter terminal: sudo apt-get install alacarte

type main or menu or main menu to bring up “Main Menu” program from Zorin Search.

Create menu items and move things around as you wish.

Download from website here: https://minbrowser.github.io/min/.

Double Click the deb file to start Install. This loads the Software Center and wait for Min to show up and Click Install (ignore the bad package quality pop up).

Go to Downloads folder and remove Min deb install with remove to trash. You may need to Reboot to see the Min icon appear on the Internet section of Zorin Menu.

Right Click to extract te deb file in downloads folder.

Go to the downloads folders, then go to the extracted museek.io folder and click the museek.io gear icon to run the program.

Now turn on the dark theme by Clicking round gears-spokes icon (lower left)

Then Click Interface, Click Theme and Enable dark Theme.

Click the Lines Tab lower left - Add your music later from external harddrive.

Download Remarkable from here: https://remarkableapp.github.io/linux/download.html.

Double Click to start Install. This loads the Software Center and Click Install.

Go to Downloads folder, Remove remarkable’s deb install with remove to trash.

Remarkable Icon is located in Accessories; you may have to reboot to see this icon appear.

sudo apt-get install scribus

reboot

sudo aptitude update

sudo aptitude install tmux

sudo tmux new -s dev or you can install Terminator with:

sudo apt-get install Terminator

Double click to install from download folder.

To run you need to tab the icon in the tor folder.

Run Tor before you run hexchat and log onto Freenode.

Terminal Commands for HexChat Install:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gwendal-lebihan-dev/hexchat-stable

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install hexchat

Install Fire Theme for HexChat

Download Fire.hct theme here: https://hexchat.github.io/themes.html.

(might need control H to show hidden folders) in home directory

copy and extract Fire.hct to /.config/hexchat

reboot hexchat to see black fire theme.

Download fonts from https://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/raleway.

Open Files Folder, Click Home, Click control H, now right click for a new folder and name it .fonts

With Nautilus open Launch a Second tab with Control T

Copy or drag and drop your raleway font from download folder to .fonts folder.

Now Unzip your raleway font to the .fonts folder.

Now set the font in HexChat: Open hexchat,

Sselect preferences, click appearances,

On the right select raleway semi bold, select font 12.

sudo apt-get install idle3

GCC is a acronym for GNU Compiler Collection.

(Compilers for c, Fortran and others)

C Example:

Step 1: List Installed Compilers

dpkg –list | grep compiler

Step 2: Compile Program

gcc program.c

Step 4: Run Program

./a.out

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:vokoscreen-dev/vokoscreen

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install vokoscreen

Source Link: http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2014/04/install-the-latest-avidemux-2-6-8-in-ubuntu-14-04-lts/.

Copy and Paste 3 terminal Lines:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rebuntu16/avidemux+unofficial

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install avidemux2.6-gtk avidemux2.6-qt4

sudo apt-get intall gnome-tweak-tool

type tweak in zorin search, click tweak-tool, select settings and theme from appearance menu.

Currently using zorinBlue Light theme.

Download TeamViewer (debian) here: https://www.teamviewer.com/en/download/linux/.

Double Click to install from Download Folder and Software Center Appears…

wait for teamviewer to appear and click INSTALL.

Update Linux

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get upgrade

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

List Your Disks In Linux

lsblk

sudo fdisk -l

parted -l

Show the Full Path of a file

readlink -f filename.txt

Add or Remove a program

sudo apt-get install

sudo apt-get remove

Install Pavucontrol: sudo sudo apt-get install pavucontrol

Setup Pavucontrol: (to play music and use mic at the same time)

Type pavucontrol from terminal to run.

Under TAB INPUT DEVICES goto the BOTTOM and select ALL INPUT DEVICES (original setting was all except monitors)

Now look for Monitor of Built-In Audo Analog Stero. this is a virtual recording device that will record anything coming from the speakers, left alone.

Now open a second terminal (control alt t) and setup microphone or loop back the microphone…from the terminal (only type once)…

(you will hear own voice in speakers)…

Type in Terminal: pactl load-module module-loopback

Now go to Recording tab and change Built In Audio Analog Stereo to…

MONITOR OF BUILT IN AUDIO ANALOG STERO (originally was build-in audio analog stero).

Now go to system tools, system settings, sound, click input and set Input Volume to Mute.

Or uncheck and your voice will be gone and only music. (you wont hear yourself and audience wont hear you either to play just music) ==== 25. Bonus Pavucontrol Article:

How to Manage Your Sound in Pulse: https://opensource.com/article/17/1/linux-plays-sound

Extract Wine to Download Folder.

Click Start Menu, Wine, Play On Linux, Tools, Manage Windows Version and Select the newest version: (example: Wine 2.0)

Click yes where it says installs windows files when asked.

Next - Click Install a Program, Next - Click Install a Non-listed program (bottom), Click Next, Next, Install a program in virtual drive

type paltalk on the line, click next,

Check - Use another version of Wine and Click Next,

Highlight (latest version) Next, 64 bits windows installation, Next, Next…

Wine is being updated…

Browse to Paltalk Portable 726 in downloads folder and select it.

Click PAL’s extra program Add-On-Program Check Box as - NO - and it starts Download Components

Pal should be working!!! GOOD LUCK!!! or it might crash :)