Ubuntu 20.04 Tips

MSFT Fonts

sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y ttf-mscorefonts-installer

Keyboard Shortcuts - Document Viewer

  • Show keyboard shortcut help menu: Ctrl-?
  • A: Auto zoom
  • F: fit page (best)
  • W: fit width

Keyboard Shortcuts - Workspace

  • Super + PageDown/PageUp:
    • Go to next/previous workspace
  • Super + Shift + PageDown/PageUp:
    • Move current window to next/previous workspace

Workspace Isolation

Make each workspace isolated

gsettings set org.gnome.shell.app-switcher current-workspace-only true
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock isolate-workspaces true

Avoid Ubuntu Dock Extend (Center)

gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock extend-height false
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock extend-height true

reference

High pulseaudio CPU usage

sudo vim /etc/pulse/daemon.conf

high-priority = no
nice-level = 0
realtime-scheduling = no
realtime-priority = 20