====== Information ======

  * Debian
  * 13.6
  * Xfce

  * Hailrake = Dell Inspiron 24 5459 AIO ((i5-6400T, Intel HD 530, UEFI))
  * Boulderback = Dell Precision M6500 ((i7-740QM, Radeon HD 5870, Legacy))

  Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie)

====== Download ======

  * https://www.debian.org/

  debian-13.6.0-amd64-netinst.iso

====== Installation Notes ======

  * No Domain name
  * :!: No ''root'' password
  * Entire disk, all files in one partition
  * ''%%ftp.us.debian.org%%''

<code>
NAME   MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
sda      8:0    0 465.8G  0 disk 
├─sda1   8:1    0   976M  0 part /boot/efi
├─sda2   8:2    0 456.9G  0 part /
└─sda3   8:3    0   7.9G  0 part [SWAP]</code>

===== Software selection =====

  * ''[x]'' Debian desktop environment
  * ''[x]'' ... Xfce
  * ''[x]'' standard system utilities

====== Repositories ======

===== WineHQ =====

  * https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/wikis/Debian-Ubuntu
  * https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/debian/
  * ''trixie''

  sudo dpkg --add-architecture 'i386'

  rm -fv '/tmp/winehq.key' '/tmp/winehq-archive.key' && wget -O '/tmp/winehq.key' 'https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/winehq.key' && gpg --dearmor --output '/tmp/winehq-archive.key' '/tmp/winehq.key' && sudo mv -fv '/tmp/winehq-archive.key' '/etc/apt/keyrings' && wget -O '/tmp/winehq-trixie.sources' 'https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/debian/dists/trixie/winehq-trixie.sources' && sudo mv -fv '/tmp/winehq-trixie.sources' '/etc/apt/sources.list.d'

====== Software ======

===== Update =====

  sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade -y && sudo apt autoremove -y && sudo apt clean

===== General =====

  sudo apt install --install-recommends atril filezilla foliate gimp gnome-disk-utility keepassxc-minimal mate-calc obs-studio onboard transmission-gtk thunderbird viewnior vlc 7zip aria2 adb fastboot fastfetch fonts-noto gvfs-backends htop libsecret-tools mesa-utils unar yt-dlp 

===== Games =====

  doomsday neverball

===== Wine =====

  winehq-staging winbind icoutils mesa-vulkan-drivers libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 mesa-vulkan-drivers:i386 libgl1:i386 libnss-mdns:i386

===== Intel =====

  intel-gpu-tools i965-va-driver

===== rtw88 =====

  * TODO: Provides ''rtw8822b_fw.bin'' for a USB AC wifi stick

  firmware-realtek

===== Specs =====

  clear && fastfetch && uname -a && date

  sudo intel_gpu_top -s '500' -p -m

====== Xfce ======

===== Theme =====

  * [[linux:notes:chicago95_git|Chicago95]]

===== Default Apps =====

  gio mime 'text/plain' 'org.xfce.mousepad.desktop'

  gio mime 'image/jpeg' 'viewnior.desktop'

  gio mime 'image/png' 'viewnior.desktop'

  gio mime 'image/bmp' 'viewnior.desktop'

  gio mime 'application/pdf' 'atril.desktop'

  gio mime 'application/epub+zip' 'com.github.johnfactotum.Foliate.desktop'

  xdg-settings set 'default-web-browser' 'firefox.desktop'

==== Terminal ====

  * Utilities -> Terminal Emulator: ''Xfce Terminal''

  xfce4-mime-settings

===== Onboard =====

==== LightDM ====

  sudo -e '/etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf'

<code>keyboard=onboard
indicators=~a11y</code>

==== Autostart ====

  * ''[x]'' Onboard

  xfce4-session-settings

==== Settings ====

  * ''[x]'' Start Onboard hidden

  onboard-settings

===== General =====

  * [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfwm4/-/blob/master/src/main.c#L407|vblank_mode]]

  xfconf-query --channel 'xfwm4' --property '/general/use_compositing' --type 'bool' --set 'false' --create

  xfconf-query --channel 'xfwm4' --property '/general/vblank_mode' --type 'string' --set 'off' --create

  xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-session' --property '/general/SaveOnExit' --type 'bool' --set 'false' --create && rm -Rf ~/'.cache/sessions'

===== Fonts =====

  xfconf-query --channel 'xsettings' --property '/Xft/Antialias' --type 'int' --set '1' --create

  xfconf-query --channel 'xsettings' --property '/Xft/DPI' --type 'int' --set '-1' --create

  xfconf-query --channel 'xsettings' --property '/Xft/Hinting' --type 'int' --set '0' --create

  xfconf-query --channel 'xsettings' --property '/Xft/HintStyle' --type 'string' --set 'hintnone' --create

  xfconf-query --channel 'xsettings' --property '/Xft/RGBA' --type 'string' --set 'none' --create

===== Keyboard =====

  xfconf-query --channel 'keyboards' --property '/Default/KeyRepeat/Delay' --type 'int' --set '400' --create

  xfconf-query --channel 'keyboards' --property '/Default/KeyRepeat/Rate' --type 'int' --set '30' --create

===== Keyboard Shortcuts =====

  xfce4-keyboard-settings

<code>'/usr/bin/bash' -c "'/usr/bin/secret-tool' lookup 'keepass' 'default' | LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE='1' '/usr/bin/keepassxc' --pw-stdin ~/'Documents/keepass.kdbx'"</code>

<code>'/usr/bin/bash' -c "'/usr/bin/xfce4-terminal' -T 'Debian Updater' -e ~/'.local/scripts/debian-updater.sh'"</code>

<code>'/usr/bin/bash' -c "'/usr/bin/xfce4-terminal' -T 'Max Performance' -e ~/'.local/scripts/max-perf.sh'"</code>

==== Etc ====

  xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts' --property '/commands/custom/Super_L' --type 'string' --set 'xfce4-popup-whiskermenu' --create

  xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts' --property '/commands/custom/AudioRaiseVolume' --type 'string' --set "'/usr/bin/amixer' -D 'pulse' set 'Master' '5%+' > '/dev/null'" --create

  xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts' --property '/commands/custom/AudioLowerVolume' --type 'string' --set "'/usr/bin/amixer' -D 'pulse' set 'Master' '5%-' > '/dev/null'" --create

  xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts' --property '/commands/custom/AudioMute' --type 'string' --set "'/usr/bin/amixer' -D 'pulse' set 'Master' 'toggle' > '/dev/null'" --create

===== xfce4-terminal =====

  xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-terminal' --property '/scrolling-lines' --type 'int' --set '10000' --create

  xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-terminal' --property '/misc-cursor-blinks' --type 'bool' --set 'true' --create

  xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-terminal' --property '/font-use-system' --type 'bool' --set 'false' --create

  xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-terminal' --property '/misc-show-unsafe-paste-dialog' --type 'bool' --set 'false' --create

====== Settings ======

===== Root Password =====

  * Needed to log-in with ''(recovery mode)'' boot

  sudo passwd 'root'

===== Network =====

  * [[servers:upstream_dns_servers|More DNS Servers]]

  nm-connection-editor

<code>1.1.1.2,1.0.0.2</code>

<code>2606:4700:4700::1112,2606:4700:4700::1002</code>

===== Printer =====

  * http://localhost:631/admin
  * Log-in as regular user (not ''root'')

  * Internet Printing Protocol (ipp)
  * HP
  * IPP Everywhere ™
  * Color Mode: Device Gray
  * 2-Sided Printing: Long-Edge (Portrait)

  ipp://192.168.1.164/ipp/print

  Kole

===== KeePassXC =====

  * Add Database Pass to Keyring

  '/usr/bin/secret-tool' store --label='KeePass' 'keepass' 'default'

===== Firefox =====

  * [[programs:firefox|Notes]]
  * Also Thunderbird

===== Time =====

  timedatectl set-timezone 'America/New_York' && sudo timedatectl 'set-ntp' 'true' && sudo hwclock --systohc && timedatectl status

====== Tweaks ======

===== Environment =====

==== General ====

  sudo -e '/etc/X11/Xsession.d/99-general-tweaks'

<code>
# General
export LD_BIND_NOW='1'
export LD_PREFER_MAP_32BIT_EXEC='1'

# Mozilla
export MOZ_CRASHREPORTER_DISABLE='1'
export MOZ_USE_XINPUT2='1'

# GTK
export GDK_DEBUG='gl-prefer-gl'
export GDK_RENDERING='image'
export GSK_RENDERER='cairo'
export GTK_A11Y='none'
export NO_AT_BRIDGE='1'
export GTK_OVERLAY_SCROLLING='0'

# Mesa
export MESA_DEBUG='silent'
export MESA_NO_ERROR='1'
export mesa_glthread='false'
export vblank_mode='0'
export MESA_VK_WSI_PRESENT_MODE='immediate'
export allow_higher_compat_version='true'
export block_on_depleted_buffers='true'
export disable_throttling='true'
export force_integer_tex_nearest='true'
export vk_wsi_force_bgra8_unorm_first='true'
export vk_x11_ignore_suboptimal='true'
export vk_xwayland_wait_ready='false'

# Shader Cache
#export MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DISABLE='true'
export MESA_DISK_CACHE_DATABASE='0'
export MESA_DISK_CACHE_SINGLE_FILE='0'

# End</code>

==== Intel ====

  sudo -e '/etc/X11/Xsession.d/99-intel-tweaks'

<code>
# Intel
export LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME='i965'
export ANV_NO_GPL='1'
export anv_disable_link_time_optimization='true'
export MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE='4.6COMPAT'
export force_guc_low_latency='false'
export allow_compressed_fallback='true'

# End</code>

==== Wine ====

  * [[linux:notes:wine|Notes]]

  sudo -e '/etc/X11/Xsession.d/99-wine-tweaks'

<code>
# Staging
#export WINE_LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE='1'
#export STAGING_SHARED_MEMORY='1'
#export STAGING_WRITECOPY='1'

# Logging
export WINEDEBUG='-all'
export VKD3D_DEBUG='none'
export VKD3D_SHADER_DEBUG='none'
export DXVK_LOG_LEVEL='none'

# DXVK
export DXVK_SHADER_CACHE='0'
export DXVK_STATE_CACHE='0'

# End</code>

===== Kernel Options =====

  * [[linux:notes:misc#sysctl_checks|Verify]]

==== Magic SysRq key ====

  echo 'kernel.sysrq = 1' | sudo tee '/etc/sysctl.d/99-sysrq.conf'

==== BPF Disable ====

  echo 'kernel.unprivileged_bpf_disabled=0' | sudo tee '/etc/sysctl.d/99-bpf-disable.conf'

==== Perf Counters ====

  echo 'kernel.perf_event_paranoid=-1' | sudo tee '/etc/sysctl.d/99-perf-events.conf'

==== Intel Perf Counters ====

  echo 'dev.i915.perf_stream_paranoid=0' | sudo tee '/etc/sysctl.d/99-i915-perf.conf'

===== GRUB =====

  * [[linux;notes;kernel_parameters|More Kernel Parameters]]

  sudo -e '/etc/default/grub' && sudo update-grub

  GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""

==== Hailrake ====

  * Last updated: 2026/08/03

<code>dis_ucode_ldr bgrt_disable initcall_blacklist='sysfb_init,init_ima' lsm='' audit='0' ima_appraise='off' mitigations='off' mce='off' ras='cec_disable' hibernate='no' idle='halt' nohz='off' preempt='none' iommu='pt' memory_corruption_check='0' init_on_alloc='0' init_on_free='0' drm_kms_helper.poll='0' drm_kms_helper.fbdev_emulation='1' rootflags='data=writeback' reboot='efi' module_blacklist='iTCO_wdt,intel_oc_wdt' nowatchdog tsc='nowatchdog' pci='pcie_bus_perf' pcie_ports='compat' pcie_port_pm='off'</code>

  drm.edid_firmware='eDP-1:edid/785-1080p-detailed-eDP.bin'

==== Boulderback ====

  * Last updated: 2026/08/05
  * TODO: Check ''pcie_bus_perf'' vs ''pcie_bus_tune_off''

<code>dis_ucode_ldr bgrt_disable initcall_blacklist='sysfb_init,init_ima' lsm='' audit='0' ima_appraise='off' mitigations='off' mce='off' ras='cec_disable' hibernate='no' idle='halt' nohz='off' preempt='none' iommu='pt' memory_corruption_check='0' init_on_alloc='0' init_on_free='0' drm_kms_helper.poll='0' drm_kms_helper.fbdev_emulation='1' rootflags='data=writeback' reboot='pci' module_blacklist='iTCO_wdt,intel_oc_wdt' nowatchdog tsc='nowatchdog' pci='pcie_bus_perf' pcie_ports='compat' pcie_port_pm='off' cpufreq.default_governor='performance'</code>

==== Cgroups ====

  * Last updated: 2026/08/02

  cgroup_disable='cpuset,cpu,cpuacct,blkio,memory,devices,freezer,net_cls,perf_event,net_prio,hugetlb,pids,rdma,misc,dmem' rcu_nocbs noautogroup

=== Check ===

  cat '/proc/cgroups'

===== initramfs =====

  sudo -e '/etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/tweaks'

<code>
MODULES='dep'
COMPRESS='zstd'
COMPRESSLEVEL='0'

# End</code>

  echo 'i915' | sudo tee -a '/etc/initramfs-tools/modules'

  sudo update-initramfs -k 'all' -c

==== modprobe.d ====

  * [[linux:notes:modprobe.d_tweaks|Notes]] (''i915'', ''iwlwifi'')

===== journald =====

  sudo mkdir -p '/etc/systemd/journald.conf.d' && sudo -e '/etc/systemd/journald.conf.d/99-tweaks.conf' && sudo journalctl --vacuum-time='1s' --rotate

<code>
[Journal]
Storage=none
Compress=false
MaxLevelStore=0
MaxLevelSyslog=0
MaxLevelKMsg=0
MaxLevelConsole=0
MaxLevelWall=0

# End</code>

  sudo journalctl --vacuum-time='1s' --rotate

===== Xorg =====

  * [[linux:notes:xorg.conf_snippets|xorg.confs]]

==== xrandr ====

  * Trigger: ''on login''

  xfce4-session-settings

=== Hailrake ===

  * ''eDP1'' = [[linux:notes:xorg.conf_snippets#intel|Intel DDX]]

  '/usr/bin/bash' -c "'/usr/bin/xrandr' --output 'eDP1' --set 'Colorspace' 'RGB_WIDE_FLOAT' --set 'max bpc' '12' --set 'Broadcast RGB' 'Full' --set 'scaling mode' 'Full aspect'"

=== Boulderback ===

  * TODO

===== fstab =====

  sudo -e '/etc/fstab'

==== ext4 ====

  * :!: ''data=writeback'' requires it in GRUB too

  ,noatime,nobarrier,data=writeback

==== EFI ====

  ,noatime,discard

==== Swap ====

  ,discard=once

====== Drive Maintenance ======

===== Trim =====

  sudo systemctl enable 'fstrim.timer' --now && sudo systemctl start 'fstrim'

  sudo fstrim -v --all

===== EFI =====

  sudo umount '/boot/efi' && sudo fsck.fat -a -t -w -v '/dev/sda1' && sudo mount '/boot/efi'

===== ext4 =====

  * :!: Reboot to ''(recovery mode)''
  * ''Ctrl + Alt + Del'' to reboot

  * Legacy has partition at beginning (''sda1'' vs EFI ''sda2'')

  mount | grep '/ type ext4'

  sudo -e '/ext4.sh' && sudo chmod +x '/ext4.sh'

<code>
#!/bin/bash

cd '/tmp'

'/usr/bin/umount' '/'
'/usr/sbin/e2fsck' -D -E 'discard,optimize_extents,inode_count_fullmap' -f -v -y '/dev/sda2'

# End</code>

  '/ext4.sh'

====== Scripts ======

===== Updater =====

  mkdir -p ~/'.local/scripts' && nano ~/'.local/scripts/debian-updater.sh' && chmod +x ~/'.local/scripts/debian-updater.sh'

<code>
#!/bin/bash

cd '/tmp'

sudo '/usr/bin/apt' clean
sudo '/usr/bin/apt' update
sudo '/usr/bin/apt' full-upgrade -y
sudo '/usr/bin/apt' autoremove -y

#rm -Rf ~/'.cache/mesa_shader_cache/'*
rm -Rf ~/'.cache/thumbnails/'*
rm -Rf ~/'.cache/mozilla/firefox/'* ~/'.cache/thunderbird/'*

#sudo '/usr/sbin/fstrim' -v -a

read -n '1' -s -r -p 'Done. Press any key to exit.'
sleep '2'

# End</code>

  ~/'.local/scripts/debian-updater.sh'

===== Max Performance =====

  sudo apt install 'linux-cpupower'

  mkdir -p ~/'.local/scripts' && nano ~/'.local/scripts/max-perf.sh' && chmod +x ~/'.local/scripts/max-perf.sh'

<code>
#!/bin/bash

cd '/tmp'

# CPU
sudo '/usr/sbin/x86_energy_perf_policy' --all 'performance' --turbo-enable '1' --force
sudo '/usr/bin/cpupower' frequency-set -g 'performance' -r

echo 'Max performance states set!'
sleep '3'

# End</code>

  ~/'.local/scripts/max-perf.sh'

====== Notable Folders and Commands ======

  * See [[linux:notes:misc]]

===== Repositories =====

==== nonfree ====

  * https://wiki.debian.org/SourcesList

  sudo -e '/etc/apt/sources.list'

  non-free

===== XScreenSaver =====

==== Dependencies ====

  sudo apt remove xscreensaver xscreensaver-gl

==== Settings ====

  * Display Modes -> Mode: ''Only One Screen Saver''
  * Maze 3D
  * Blank After ''1'' minutes
  * Cycle After ''0'' minutes
  * ''[x]'' Lock Screen After ''4'' minutes
  * Maze 3D Settings -> ''[x]'' Show frame rate, adjust ''Speed'' and ''Frame rate'', then ''[ ]'' Show frame rate

  xscreensaver-settings

  xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-session' --property '/general/LockCommand' --set 'xscreensaver-command -quiet -lock' --create

==== Autostart ====

  * ''[ ]'' Screen Locker (''light-locker'')
  * Trigger: ''on login''

  xfce4-session-settings

  '/usr/bin/bash' -c "vblank_mode='3' '/usr/bin/xscreensaver' --no-splash"

===== Debian Wine =====

  sudo apt install 'wine'

==== Gecko/Mono ====

  * https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/wikis/Gecko
  * https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/wikis/Wine-Mono
  * Seemingly auto-installs Gecko when-needed if ''.msi'' exists in ''.cache'' ((WotLK's installer requires for license; pre-patches blank without))

  mkdir -p ~/'.cache/wine'

  ~/'.cache/wine/wine-gecko-2.47.4-x86.msi'