- #ELEMENTARY OS UEFI HOW TO#
- #ELEMENTARY OS UEFI SOFTWARE#
- #ELEMENTARY OS UEFI MAC#
- #ELEMENTARY OS UEFI WINDOWS#
#ELEMENTARY OS UEFI HOW TO#
In this tutorial, you’ll see how to install elementary OS Loki in dual boot with Windows. If you are impressed with its features, you might want to give it a try yourself. Be careful before you get on the elementary OS slippery slope.Brief: This step-by-step guide shows you how to install elementary OS in dual boot with Windows.Įlementary OS is one of those Linux distributions that look like MacOS.
#ELEMENTARY OS UEFI SOFTWARE#
They left out the ability to add other software repositories as a design choice. But also hamstringing the user by taking away the ability to choose is confining and (for the user) dangerous. I agree that inundating the user with a bunch of mandatory configuration is daunting. Choice is not high on their list of objectives. $ sudo apt install software-properties-commonĪnd now a warning - elementary OS is pretty, but they are intent on hamstringing you into their own personal walled garden. $ sudo apt-key adv –keyserver hkp://:80 –recv F9611EC6ADCFDD303362217A0FAD31CA8719FCE4įor any of the above to work, you need to follow the instructions in step 2 in the article to enable apt-add-repository: For example, if you want to run elementary OS on a VirtualBox virtual machine and want to install the guest additions, then you need a compiler.Īnd for anyone who loves the alternative Palemoon browser as much as I do, then: There are basic compiler tools that every Linux installation needs, even if you don't write any software. Great article! Some other essentials for me are:īring back desktop icons and allow right-clicking on the desktop for various conext menu goodies: To disable the GRUB delay, open the GRUB config file:
#ELEMENTARY OS UEFI WINDOWS#
Unless you dual-boot and need to switch between elementary and Windows often, you can disable this menu and speed up your boot by a few seconds. When you start your elementary OS, you likely see this GRUB menu:
#ELEMENTARY OS UEFI MAC#
You can have buttons like in Windows, Mac OS, Ubuntu, etc. There available some other options, check them out. To add the minimize button, open Tweaks again and in the appearance tab select Minimize left layout: I am also conservative in my habits, so I prefer to have the minimize button: But it seems that only elementary-specific applications behave this way. The Elementary OS team argues that instead of the minimize button, you should use the close button and the application should stay pre-loaded in the memory after you close it, so next time you open it, it opens very fast. Add minimize buttonĮlementary OS has only close and maximize buttons by default: The major advantage you can now use Ctrl+C to interrupt the running process in the terminal. These shortcuts may feel little awkward if you are new Linux user but believe me after you get used to them you will appreciate them.
So, to disable these natural copy-paste shortcuts in the terminal and return the standard ones, open Tweaks and in the Terminal tab disable natural copy-paste.Īfter that, you will have to use Ctrl+Shift+C and Ctrl+Shift+V to copy and paste in the terminal. I prefer to use the standard shortcuts and I think new users should learn them too. For example, Ctrl+C is usually used to interrupt the process in the terminal window. However, these shortcuts are not standard and confusing for users who have some experience of using the terminal. Elementary OS tries to be friendly for new Linux users and I understand that. Disable natural copy-paste in terminalĪnother non-standard behavior of elementary OS is that by default you can use Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V to copy and paste in the terminal. Now, you can use your mouse pointer click in a traditional way with one-click to select and double-click to open. Go to Settings → Tweaks → Files, and disable single-click: This is when elementary Tweaks come to play. I also believe many new Linux users are used to double-click. Some users seem to like this behavior, but I do not. It is also the default behavior of Plasma 5. The file manager of elementary OS uses a single click to open files and folders by default. I will show how I used it in the next things to do after installation of elementary OS. Tweak will be available in your elementary OS Settings after the installation:
Sudo add-apt-repository ppa:philip.scott/elementary-tweaks Sudo apt install software-properties-common