Chapter 6.  Load prerequisites that require a reboot
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Chapter 6.  Load prerequisites that require a reboot

  1. Install Fonts

    Copy standard library from Dropbox

    mkdir ~/.fonts cp ~/Dropbox/Basic/new_machine/Fonts/* ~/.fonts

    Refresh the cache. fc-cache -rv

    Note

    More resources: Source Code Pro, programming fonts, free Montserrat, Libre Caslon, Freight Text, Sabon.

  2. Display Scaling

    Change the display settings immediately, before doing the rest of System Settings, so that it can take effect ASAP.

    • Go to System Settings → Display & Monitor

      • Scale Display → 100%

  3. ssh

    Make sure server is running and accessible.

    Create the directory ssh-keygen

    Note

    TODO: use encrypted keys and default Kwallet to get extra protection with no extra work

    Copy the default config file over and modify as needed cp ~/Dropbox/Basic/new_machine/linux/ssh/config ~/.ssh

    Copy/paste public key to destinations

  4. Reboot

    Reboot