Ubuntu 26.04.01 install notes
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# For Asus motherboard, at boot, press del key to get into bios and then select boot option to boot from usb drive

# Set display Scale setting to 200%
Right click background, then select Display Settings and adjust Scale setting to 200%

# set the login screen scale to the same as desktop
# copy new scale settings to login screen config
sudo cp ~/.config/monitors.xml /var/lib/gdm3/seat0/config/monitors.xml

# Change default editor to vi:
sudo update-alternatives --config editor

# Change sudo to avoid asking for password each time:
sudo visudo
%sudo	ALL=(ALL:ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL

# Fix dual boot.  Adjust these lines in /etc/default/grub
# Note, this will show a boot menu, and then on reboot, select the last used option as default with "saved" option
sudo vi /etc/default/grub
GRUB_DEFAULT=saved
GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT=true
GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=menu
GRUB_TIMEOUT=5
GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=false
# Then run this to update grub
sudo update-grub

# Fix Windows time after installing and booting Ubuntu then booting Windows
# Set rtc to use local time if using dual boot Ubuntu and Windows (so Windows boots correct time after booting from Ubuntu):
# (See also: https://www.howtogeek.com/323390/how-to-fix-windows-and-linux-showing-different-times-when-dual-booting/ )
timedatectl set-local-rtc 1 --adjust-system-clock
# force chrony time sync
sudo chronyc -a makestep
# install hwclock command
sudo apt install util-linux-extra
# Write local time to rtc (motherboard Real Time Clock) 
sudo hwclock --systohc
# Adjust chrony to keep RTC updated
sudo vi /etc/chrony/chrony.conf
# Verify this line is enabled
rtcsync

# Update the system
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

# fix audio
set audio output to hdmi device
set volume to max

# set mouse cursor speed to max
click bottom left corner
select Settings
scroll down to Mouse & Touchpad 
set Mouse Pointer Speed to Fast







TODO:
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# How to open specific file system path in "Files" in Ubuntu:
Note: in "Files" use "CTRL+L" to open specific path in file system

# CIFS mount examples:
sudo apt-get install cifs-utils
sudo mkdir /r
sudo mkdir /s
sudo vi /root/.smbcredentials
username=NAS_SHARE_USERNAME
password=NAS_SHARE_PASSWORD
sudo chmod 600 /root/.smbcredentials
sudo vi /etc/fstab
//NAS-SERVER-IP/data /r cifs credentials=/root/.smbcredentials,vers=2.0,ro,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1000,file_mode=0440,dir_mode=0550,iocharset=utf8 0 0
//NAS-SERVER-IP/share /s cifs credentials=/root/.smbcredentials,vers=2.0,rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1000,file_mode=0660,dir_mode=0770,iocharset=utf8 0 0
sudo mount /r
sudo mount /s
sudo systemctl daemon-reload

install syncthing: see "ubuntu-syncthing-install-notes.txt"

Turn off shutdown extra prompt (run commands as logged in user, NOT root):
Show current setting:
gsettings get org.gnome.SessionManager logout-prompt
true
Change setting to false:
gsettings set org.gnome.SessionManager logout-prompt false
Show current setting:
gsettings get org.gnome.SessionManager logout-prompt
false