For starters, I am going to skip the installation of KDE neon. It’s easy, you just follow the instructions and select install updates and third party drivers. This will concentrate on what I do after first login and what I install, both as a record for myself and out of possible interest to others.
Install updates
sudo pkcon updateYou could use apt if you wanted but there is some alternate advice for KDE neon when doing updates.
Remove Snapd
This is a pet peeve of mine. I am sure loads of people love snapd but I don’t. If I have too, I prefer a Flatpak.
sudo apt remove snapdInstalling programs
sudo apt install clementine digikam filezilla keepassx kcolorchooser kfind krita kubuntu-restricted-extras kup-backup libreoffice partitionmanager soundkonverter virtualbox thunderbird transmissionYou can mix or match these as you wish but basically I use,
- Clementine for music
- Digikam for my photo library
- Filezilla for FTP
- Keepassx to manage my passwords
- Kcolorchooser as a colour picker
- Kfind for better file searching
- Krita to play with images
- Kubuntu Restricted Extras
- Kup-backup to do my backups
- Libre Office for document creating and editing
- Partition manager because it is just handy
- Soundkonverter to change between sound formats
- Virtualbox to run other operating systems
- Thunderbird for email
- Transmission for torrents
Additional programs
The following programs need adjustments to be made to repositories, etc… before being installed. Follow the link to find instructions on installing each of them.
- Calibre for e-book management
- Mega for file sync and cloud storage
- Riot for encrypted messaging
- Signal for encrypted messaging
- TTF fonts from Microsoft
