Tinkering

ElementaryOS is a beautiful distro based on Ubuntu. It aims at satisfying Linux users with aesthetics or first time Linux users. Unlike developers of most Linux distros, ElementaryOS developers are not shy to suggest you to pay for play: Purchase your copy of ElementaryOS. The default price tag is $20, which I was happy to pay. I really love the distro’s sleek UI and an option to install free or buy more software at their AppCenter.

Random wifi drops There are some pains using Ubuntu on laptops, especially on Microsoft Surface laptop. Wifi settings are not perfect and there are random drops of wifi after 10-15 mins. I did searching and found that one has to do at least 2 things: Prevent MAC address randomisation by default (that reduces security) /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf [device] wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=no Stop automatic power saving for wifi /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/default-wifi-powersave-on.conf wifi.