Linux Mint

• apt
• Firefox
• Linux

General

• Administration > Update Manager
  • Switch to a local mirror (wait for times and choose a fast one that isn’t the default)
    • Main
    • Base
  • Update Update Manager itself
  • Apply all current updates
• Preferences > Screensaver
  • Lock the computer when put to sleep: off
  • Lock the computer after the screensavar starts: off
• Preferences > Mouse and Touchpad > Reverse scrolling direction

VM

• Settings > Power Manager
  • Display
    • Display power management: off
  • Security
    • Automatically lock the session: never
    • Lock screen when system is going to sleep: unchecked
• Firefox Settings
  • Browsing
    • Use smooth scrolling: off for performance

Hardware

• Device Manager: enable wifi drivers

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Window tiling: super + arrow keys