Key things to do in the Ubuntu Linux distro after a clean install, including update settings, adding Microsoft fonts, dock customization, accessibility, and activating the firewall.

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Ubuntu 24.04 (my review, including installation):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNK-tmMz618

Switching to Linux: A Beginner’s Guide:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8vmXvoVjZw

Ubuntu 24.04 Flavors:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pXKqCVijOw

And all of my Linux videos can be found here: https://explainingcomputers.com/linux_videos.html

TERMINAL COMMANDS:

The commands to install and lock the old Ubuntu interface font are:

sudo apt install fonts-ubuntu-classic

and

sudo apt-mark hold fonts-ubuntu fonts-ubuntu-classic

The command to install the MS Core Fonts installer is:

sudo apt install ttf-mscorefonts-installer

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Chapters:
00:00 Titles & Intro
00:42 Accessibility
03:25 Updates
05:47 Dock Settings
08:38 Activate Firewall
11:30 Check Drivers
15:02 GNOME Tweaks
17:29 Install Fonts (inc MS Core Fonts)
21:56 Wrap (inc adding Solitaire!)

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A beginner-friendly walkthrough of seven essential post-installation configurations for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Covers accessibility settings (large text, cursor size), system updates configuration, dock customization, enabling the UFW firewall with GUI, checking and installing proprietary drivers (especially for Nvidia GPUs), installing GNOME Tweaks for advanced customization, and installing legacy Ubuntu fonts plus Microsoft core fonts via terminal commands. Includes version compatibility notes for Ubuntu 22.04 and 25.10.

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