20 January 2023

Some Ubuntu and Linux Mint post-OS installation steps

Too insignificant for my Linux tips & tricks book but significant for me

Windows network folders over Samba: Some old content servers cannot be updated. Ubuntu refuses to browse their shares. Edit /etc/smsmb.conf and these lines after where the Windows Workgroup is defined.
```
client min protocol = NT1
server min protocol = NT1
```
PHP MBString: Some CommonMark-related functions in my SqlSiteServer failed in the new OS. Needed MBString library. This extension did not require the PHP version when installing the package.
```
sudo apt install php-mbstring
```
VPN: VPN connections did not work out of the box.
```
sudo apt install resolvconf
```
Sound Effects: For some reason, the volume of the desktop sound effects theme gets reset to zero with every startup of the OS. To fix this, first install pavucontrol and launch it. In its Playback tab, adjust the volume of the System Sounds a bit. This for some reason will prevent the volume from getting reset. After you do this, there is no need to use pavucontrol anymore. You can right-click on the desktop volume control and adjust the slider Sound Preferences » Sound Effects » Alert Volume like you used to earlier.

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