**Setting Up Your Ubuntu 1804 Desktop**

When you click on an icon on the dock, it should minimize again, but it's not enabled by default. To enable this feature, open the terminal and type `gsettings set org.gnome.desktopDock show-minimize-button true`. Alternatively, you can copy and paste from the description to make the change.

In addition to enabling the minimize button, you can also use gnome shell extensions to customize your desktop. These extensions are similar to panel widgets in previous versions of Ubuntu but offer more functionality. You can find links to some of my favorite gnome extensions in the description below.

**Enabling Gnome Extensions**

Gnome extensions allow you to add cool features and customization options to your desktop. They're available for download from the gnome-extensions website, and some extensions have browser add-ons that make it easy to install them on Firefox. To get started with gnome extensions, go to the gnome-extensions website and install the extension using the browser add-on.

There are also other extensions available, such as ones that allow you to customize the look of your desktop or enable manual extension management. You can find more information about these extensions in the description below.

**Customizing Your Desktop with Themes**

Ubuntu 1804 comes with a variety of built-in themes, including a new "Community" theme that looks similar to Ubuntu 18.04 but with some minor improvements. If you want to try out a different look, you can install custom themes using the `sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop-theme` command.

However, be aware that some themes may require a restart and selection of a different desktop manager to activate. For example, if you choose the "GNOME Classic" theme, you'll need to select it from the login screen and restart your computer before the changes take effect.

**Installing Snap or Flatpak Packages**

Ubuntu 1804 comes with two new package managers: snap and flatpak. These package managers offer faster installation times than traditional package management methods but may require additional setup.

Snap packages are integrated into the Ubuntu Software Store and can be installed quickly, but they rely on distro-specific proprietary repositories that some users find problematic. Flatpak, on the other hand, is a more distro-agnostic package manager that requires no proprietary repositories.

To get started with snap or flatpak, go to their respective websites and follow the QuickStart guide, which includes installing installers and configuring your software sources. For me, I prefer using flatpak for its ease of use and lack of proprietary dependencies.

**High DPI Scaling**

If you're running a modern high-resolution monitor, you'll be happy to know that Ubuntu 1804 has improved high DPI scaling. This feature allows you to adjust the scale of your desktop without having to manually resize everything.

To access the scaling options, go to the Settings > Displays page and select the resolution for which you want to set the scaling. Currently, there are only three options: 100%, 200%, and 300%. However, it would be nice if there were a more granular option between these values.

Fortunately, Ubuntu 1804 looks great at resolutions of 3840 x 1600 (the new LG 4K ultra-wide monitor) and 3440 x 1440 (the standard ultra-wide 1440p). Overall, the high DPI scaling in Ubuntu 1804 is a welcome improvement.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enLubuntu 1804 finally released out into the wild ditching unity and bringing us gnome good gnome however you want to say it and some other cool features so in this video I will cover my top eight ish things to do after installing eight Ubuntu 1804 and let's jump in right after this useful tech education and gaming nostalgia that won't put you to sleep get subscribed and turn on notifications so you won't miss the next guide I mean paws box hater make tech easier and more fun and a boon to 1804 has finally released into the wild ditching 32-bit support at least for the core distro the branches for like Ubuntu and xu bun - and things like that have of course still released with 32-bit installers but the core release is now 64-bit only has a little bit of higher requirements but brings a little bit of upgrade to the table so here are my 8 things you should do after installing 1804 number one as always is of course to check for updates because by time you install an updated or upgrade your system there's probably more updates to go to so of course open the terminal or open the software updater sudo I have to get update and sudo apt-get upgrade check for updates check for upgrades and you're good to go but then number two is to go ahead and install the media codecs because if you're like me and rushed through the installer you don't always install it or I run a lot of installs in VMs where the auto installer does not install the media codecs go ahead and drop the command you see on screen or in the description below install all your media codecs get media playback functionality back the usual but number three is where it starts to get exciting is you can now install what's called gnome tweaks that used to be called the gnome tweak tool which gives you a little bit more functionality into customizing no a bunch of us switched from the unity desktop manager to gnome 3 which is kind of favorable in my opinion although I only really look I really like to know him back in the gnome 2 days of Ubuntu like way in like 2007 maybe I wasn't a fan of unity but with gnome 3 you can now use the gnome tweak tool or just tweaks is what they're calling it and not all of the customizations work anymore from the software but a lot of it does which allows you to customize your theme your ìcome team your cursor some settings about the dash bar things like that install it start customizing because you're gonna want to tweak this a little bit to your liking number four is to enable which I don't understand why this isn't enabled by default but to enable clicking on an icon on the dock causes it to minimize again should have been enabled by default but it's not so you can enable it by typing in in the terminal command G settings set or gnome shell extensions - - - - dock click - action minimize or you can just copy paste from the description cuz having that from my writing is not going to work out well but hitting that in the terminal and as long as it goes through now when you click on an icon of an open window in the dock it will minimize it to the dock as normal expected functionality that somehow isn't even in the settings enable that we've got zoos you can also take advantage of gnome extensions which are really cool things they're kind of like the panel widgets and things like that of previous versions but this allows you to add some pretty neat functionality to your gnome desktop manager including whether widgets can customize how it looks and there's even an extensions extension which lets you manually enable and disable extensions I have links to a couple of my favorite gnome extensions and maybe I'll do a separate video on it in the description down below and there's a you want the browser extend how many times am I going to say extension there's a browser add-on for Firefox which allows you to easily install the gnome extension go ahead and add that with this then you can go on and add them to your system and enable and disable as well add some cool functionality you can install some custom themes which actually require you restarting the computer and then choosing that as if you were choosing a different desktop manager sessions that session at least for this community that I really really like so command for that here and then restart and then at the login screen there's a little settings cog next to the login button and choose Nome with community looks a lot nicer just a minor upgrade but looks quite a bit nicer and of course you can try out classic gnome there and you can install some other desktop managers if you need but I'm gonna stick with this for now you can pick up a new wallpaper from somewhere like alpha dot wall Haven dot CC or your favorite wallpaper site I love the wallpaper set and they include with Ubuntu and I would never want them to change the kind of feel they go for go for with it but I pretty much always want to change it immediately number seven is to set up snap or flat-pack these are new package managers program distribution methods for new for Ubuntu and for Linux distros snap is really cool because it's really quick and you can install them very quickly and it's kind of integrated into the Ubuntu Software Store now however it does record does rely on distro specific proprietary repositories which a lot of people are not happy with whereas flat-pack is from what I've come to understand is basically distro agnostic like it it will it runs the same on most distros and doesn't require proprietary PPAs in order to get your software sources from and so the installation process is a little more tedious to have a QuickStart guide up on their site I'll show here which a lot you gonna run a couple installers to set it up and then you have to tell it to load it every time from your browser even though I say don't ask me again it still has to do that but it's a much cooler way and that's how I'm getting most of my software is from flat pack so I will have links to that in the description below I definitely recommend setting it up instead of using the older repository based installations and lastly it and lastly if you are on a modern high resolution monitor check out the new high DPI scaling I realize this but this has been worked on over time for quite a while but Ubuntu just base ubuntu with gnome and coupon two with KDE look amazing at 4k and now if you go to settings displays and where your resolution is you now have scaling options at 4k they only have 100% 200% and 300% there's not anywhere like in between 100 and 200 which may be a problem for some the 200% looks super clean looks really nice is very usable and it even works for ultra ride resolutions I tried the 3840 by 1600 which is the new LG close to 4k ultra wide that they've just released as well as 34 40 by 1440 which is the standard ultra wide 1440p and it looks great at both of those as well so these have been my top eight I'm honing up ten top eight things that you should do after installing Ubuntu 1804 if you have anything else you'd like to suggest that people do I'll leave that in the comments down below hit the like button if you enjoyed links and code for everything will be in the description below as always subscribe for more awesome tech content i'm a postbox and i'll see you in the next oneLubuntu 1804 finally released out into the wild ditching unity and bringing us gnome good gnome however you want to say it and some other cool features so in this video I will cover my top eight ish things to do after installing eight Ubuntu 1804 and let's jump in right after this useful tech education and gaming nostalgia that won't put you to sleep get subscribed and turn on notifications so you won't miss the next guide I mean paws box hater make tech easier and more fun and a boon to 1804 has finally released into the wild ditching 32-bit support at least for the core distro the branches for like Ubuntu and xu bun - and things like that have of course still released with 32-bit installers but the core release is now 64-bit only has a little bit of higher requirements but brings a little bit of upgrade to the table so here are my 8 things you should do after installing 1804 number one as always is of course to check for updates because by time you install an updated or upgrade your system there's probably more updates to go to so of course open the terminal or open the software updater sudo I have to get update and sudo apt-get upgrade check for updates check for upgrades and you're good to go but then number two is to go ahead and install the media codecs because if you're like me and rushed through the installer you don't always install it or I run a lot of installs in VMs where the auto installer does not install the media codecs go ahead and drop the command you see on screen or in the description below install all your media codecs get media playback functionality back the usual but number three is where it starts to get exciting is you can now install what's called gnome tweaks that used to be called the gnome tweak tool which gives you a little bit more functionality into customizing no a bunch of us switched from the unity desktop manager to gnome 3 which is kind of favorable in my opinion although I only really look I really like to know him back in the gnome 2 days of Ubuntu like way in like 2007 maybe I wasn't a fan of unity but with gnome 3 you can now use the gnome tweak tool or just tweaks is what they're calling it and not all of the customizations work anymore from the software but a lot of it does which allows you to customize your theme your ìcome team your cursor some settings about the dash bar things like that install it start customizing because you're gonna want to tweak this a little bit to your liking number four is to enable which I don't understand why this isn't enabled by default but to enable clicking on an icon on the dock causes it to minimize again should have been enabled by default but it's not so you can enable it by typing in in the terminal command G settings set or gnome shell extensions - - - - dock click - action minimize or you can just copy paste from the description cuz having that from my writing is not going to work out well but hitting that in the terminal and as long as it goes through now when you click on an icon of an open window in the dock it will minimize it to the dock as normal expected functionality that somehow isn't even in the settings enable that we've got zoos you can also take advantage of gnome extensions which are really cool things they're kind of like the panel widgets and things like that of previous versions but this allows you to add some pretty neat functionality to your gnome desktop manager including whether widgets can customize how it looks and there's even an extensions extension which lets you manually enable and disable extensions I have links to a couple of my favorite gnome extensions and maybe I'll do a separate video on it in the description down below and there's a you want the browser extend how many times am I going to say extension there's a browser add-on for Firefox which allows you to easily install the gnome extension go ahead and add that with this then you can go on and add them to your system and enable and disable as well add some cool functionality you can install some custom themes which actually require you restarting the computer and then choosing that as if you were choosing a different desktop manager sessions that session at least for this community that I really really like so command for that here and then restart and then at the login screen there's a little settings cog next to the login button and choose Nome with community looks a lot nicer just a minor upgrade but looks quite a bit nicer and of course you can try out classic gnome there and you can install some other desktop managers if you need but I'm gonna stick with this for now you can pick up a new wallpaper from somewhere like alpha dot wall Haven dot CC or your favorite wallpaper site I love the wallpaper set and they include with Ubuntu and I would never want them to change the kind of feel they go for go for with it but I pretty much always want to change it immediately number seven is to set up snap or flat-pack these are new package managers program distribution methods for new for Ubuntu and for Linux distros snap is really cool because it's really quick and you can install them very quickly and it's kind of integrated into the Ubuntu Software Store now however it does record does rely on distro specific proprietary repositories which a lot of people are not happy with whereas flat-pack is from what I've come to understand is basically distro agnostic like it it will it runs the same on most distros and doesn't require proprietary PPAs in order to get your software sources from and so the installation process is a little more tedious to have a QuickStart guide up on their site I'll show here which a lot you gonna run a couple installers to set it up and then you have to tell it to load it every time from your browser even though I say don't ask me again it still has to do that but it's a much cooler way and that's how I'm getting most of my software is from flat pack so I will have links to that in the description below I definitely recommend setting it up instead of using the older repository based installations and lastly it and lastly if you are on a modern high resolution monitor check out the new high DPI scaling I realize this but this has been worked on over time for quite a while but Ubuntu just base ubuntu with gnome and coupon two with KDE look amazing at 4k and now if you go to settings displays and where your resolution is you now have scaling options at 4k they only have 100% 200% and 300% there's not anywhere like in between 100 and 200 which may be a problem for some the 200% looks super clean looks really nice is very usable and it even works for ultra ride resolutions I tried the 3840 by 1600 which is the new LG close to 4k ultra wide that they've just released as well as 34 40 by 1440 which is the standard ultra wide 1440p and it looks great at both of those as well so these have been my top eight I'm honing up ten top eight things that you should do after installing Ubuntu 1804 if you have anything else you'd like to suggest that people do I'll leave that in the comments down below hit the like button if you enjoyed links and code for everything will be in the description below as always subscribe for more awesome tech content i'm a postbox and i'll see you in the next one\n"