Miscellaneous ​

This is a collection of some other amazing things you can try with your linux.

AdHosts ​

I use Steven Black Ad-Hosts for ad-blocking the whole system without any other extra app. This blocks basic ads but not YouTube or Spotify ads.

I use Unified hosts + fake news + gambling + porn

Q. How to? ​

Ans. Steps:

1. Get a host
2. Save it to Downloads
3. Then

sudo mv $(xdg-user-dir DOWNLOAD)/hosts.txt /etc/hosts

sudo mv $(xdg-user-dir DOWNLOAD)/hosts.txt /etc/hosts

TLP ​

TLP is a utility for battery optimization on laptops. TLP comes with a default configuration which is perfectly tuned. The utility works by optimizing the power used by hardware devices while your laptop is running on its battery.

sudo apt install tlp
sudo tlp start

sudo apt install tlp
sudo tlp start

If you need a graphical interface to optimise or control it.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linuxuprising/apps && sudo apt update
sudo apt install tlpui

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linuxuprising/apps && sudo apt update
sudo apt install tlpui

Disable Frequents ​

Disable Frequents Tab in Gnome app menu. This option is not required for Gnome > 3.38.

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.privacy remember-app-usage false

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.privacy remember-app-usage false

Clean your System ​

Clean via Terminal ​

sudo apt --purge autoremove
sudo rm -rf ~/.cache/thumbnails/*
sudo apt clean
sudo apt autoclean

sudo apt --purge autoremove
sudo rm -rf ~/.cache/thumbnails/*
sudo apt clean
sudo apt autoclean

Bleachbit ​

I use Bleachbit because it is good to remove unnecessary junk from your computer.

sudo apt install bleachbit

sudo apt install bleachbit

Steps: BleachBit (root) > Select every option (except free disk) > Clean
Note: After doing this the first boot might be slow don't worry it's perfectly normal.

Night Light ​

Night Light mode is simply made to remove some lights which hinder our sleep cycle. As researchers have found that at night if a certain set of colors interact with our eyes it doesn't let the eye rest making it unsleepy that's why we use a night light. Steps: Settings > Display > Night light You can also select the timing which fits your sleep cycle.