Post Install

The following chapters will go through the first things you should do after installing Linux.

Basic Terminal usage

  • The primary method of downloading and installing software on Linux is using the package manager in the terminal. In Plasma, you can open a terminal window with Ctrl+Alt+T, or open the start menu and search for Konsole.
  • The terminal command for installing most things is sudo dnf install, followed by a list of apps or things you want to install.
    • NOTE: Running commands with sudo will run them with admin privileges. Be careful when running random commands with sudo, especially ones like rm -rf.
  • To update your system, and anything else you’ve installed with dnf, simply run sudo dnf update.
    • Run this now to ensure everything is up to date. It's a good idea to update things somewhat frequently.
  • You can use sudo dnf search to check if something you want to install can be installed with dnf.
  • There are a couple other useful things dnf can do to help you with installing things, which you will learn to use with time. Generally, running something with the --help option tells you how to use it properly (i.e. sudo dnf --help).
  • The rest of this guide will be followable without much further terminal knowledge, but if you want to learn more about the terminal, check out the terminal page.

Software Manager

  • The Discover app in Plasma is like an app store - it's a simple place for you to search and install packages and apps.
  • Plasma will let you know when it finds any updates for apps you've installed through Discover.

After updating your system with dnf, NVIDIA users should install the proper graphics drivers. Drivers for other GPUs are pre-installed - if you aren't using an NVIDIA graphics card, jump ahead to downloading and installing Java.