Layout

Install Unity Tweak Tool:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install unity-tweak-tool

• Move Taskbar to bottom: Go to Launcher

Install custom theme for Unity

This theme is quite complehensive: http://www.noobslab.com/2017/01/arc-theme-light-dark-versions-and-arc.html

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:moka/daily
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/themes
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/icons
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install moka-icon-theme arc-theme arc-icons
sudo apt-get install oxygen-cursor-theme-extra

Tools

• Git

sudo apt-get install git

• Text Editor: Sublime Text 3

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/sublime-text-3
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install sublime-text-installer

• Terminal: Terminator

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install terminator

• Download Manager: uGet

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:plushuang-tw/uget-stable
sudo apt update
sudo apt install uget

• Vietnamese Input: ibus-unikey

sudo apt-get install ibus-unikey

then restart computer and add input method as ibus unikey

• Brightness Controller:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:apandada1/brightness-controller
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install brightness-controller

Drivers

NVIDIA

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt search nvidia

pick the latest driver in form of nvidia-* and install by sudo apt-get install nvidia-*

Razer

Use these open source solutions:

• here (current method)
• or here (not stable yet)