KDE neon

KDE neon is my preferred operating system. Not so much a distro as it is the latest stable KDE on an Ubuntu 18.04 long term support base. As I add to it I try and write down what I am doing for the benefit of myself and others. There is also a Perfect Desktop tutorial which benefits from all that writing down and provides a quick and easy way to set up KDE neon if you are a new comer or just in need of a quick reinstall.

Development

• HTML with Bluefish
• Installing Code::Blocks
• Netbeans
• Web development on KDE neon with XAMPP

Graphics

• Digikam
• Edit images with GIMP
• KColorChooser
• Krita

Internet

• Create, share, communicate, chat and call securely with Riot
• Encrypted messaging on KDE neon with Signal
• Firefox
• FTP with Filezilla
• Tor Browser
• Transmission

Multimedia

• Convert and split large audio files
• Install Clementine to play and manage music
• soundKonverter
• Watch video with VLC

Office

• Create in Libre Office
• Installing Calibre, the e-book manager

Settings

1. New Zealand English dictionaries for KDE neon
2. Backup KDE neon with Kup

System

1. Discover
2. Konsole
3. Partition your drives with KDE Partition Manager
4. Virtual Box

Utilities

1. Install Nextcloud Client on KDE neon
2. Manage Passwords with KeePassX
3. Virtual Box

Terminal

• Batch convert PDF to JPG
• Change swappiness to use RAM instead of the swapfile
• Downloading websites from the Wayback Machine
• Install the True Type core fonts for better web browsing
• Samba file sharing setup for KDE neon
• Using Nano to edit files

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