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TODOs

  • TODO :p

Download

FreeBSD-14.1-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso

Installation Notes

  • Add user to wheel group

Partitioning

  • Auto ZFS on Root
  • Pool Type/Disks: stripe: 1 disk
  • Partition Scheme: GPT (UEFI)

Xorg

su -
pkg install xorg drm-kmod
pw groupmod video -m espionage724
sysrc kld_list+=i915kms

Xfce

su -
pkg install xfce
ee '/etc/fstab'
proc /proc procfs rw 0 0
sysrc dbus_enable="YES"
echo '. /usr/local/etc/xdg/xfce4/xinitrc' > /home/espionage724/.xinitrc
chown espionage724:espionage724 /home/espionage724/.xinitrc
startx

Update

su -
pkg update --force && pkg upgrade
freebsd-update fetch && freebsd-update install

Software

su -
pkg install evolution firefox filezilla foliate gbrainy gimp keepassxc libreoffice mpv rhythmbox transmission-gtk android-tools aria2 htop unar wget xrandr yt-dlp

Test

noto

Wine

Intel

ucode-intel intel-media-driver intel-gpu-tools intel-opencl libvulkan_intel

Games

minetest vkquake xonotic

Wine

wine-staging libvulkan_intel-32bit libpulse0-32bit gstreamer-plugins-bad-32bit gstreamer-plugins-base-32bit gstreamer-plugins-good-32bit gstreamer-plugins-libav-32bit gstreamer-plugins-ugly-32bit

Tor Browser

torbrowser-launcher

Settings

Keyboard Shortcuts

bash -c "secret-tool lookup 'keepass' 'default' | keepassxc --pw-stdin ~/'Documents/keepass.kdbx'"
xfce4-terminal --command "sudo sh -c 'zypper clean --all && zypper refresh --force --services && zypper dist-upgrade --details --allow-downgrade --allow-name-change --allow-arch-change --allow-vendor-change && sync && sync && fstrim --all --verbose && sync && read -n '1' -s -r -p 'Done' && sleep '2''"

Keys

  • Listed respectively to above
  • Ctrl + Alt + Z
  • Pause, Menu, or Launch1

Printer

  • :!: Log-in as root
  • Internet Printing Protocol (ipps) → HP → IPP Everywhere
  • Color Mode: Device Gray
  • Administration → Set As Server Default
ipp://192.168.1.164/ipp/print

Network

9.9.9.9,149.112.112.112
2620:fe::fe,2620:fe::9

Rhythmbox

Terminal

  • Background → Transparent Background → Opacity: 0.90

Dell Fan Profile

sudo zypper install -y 'python3-smbios-utils' && sudo smbios-thermal-ctl --set-thermal-mode='performance' && sudo zypper remove --clean-deps -y 'python3-smbios-utils'

GRUB

Config

Spinesnap

  • YaST Boot Loader → Kernel Parameters
  • [ ] Graphical console (uncheck)
  • CPU Mitigations: Off
  • Remove splash=silent quiet parameters
  • Last updated: 2024/09/05
rootflags='data=writeback' enable_mtrr_cleanup preempt='full' nohz='off' acpi_osi='Linux' tsc='nowatchdog' iomem='relaxed' pcie_aspm='off' pcie_port_pm='off' pcie_ports='native' pci='nocrs,pcie_bus_perf,realloc,pcie_scan_all,big_root_window' swiotlb='noforce' iommu='force' intel_iommu='on' reboot='pci' ahci.mobile_lpm_policy='1' nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us='0' nowatchdog modprobe.blacklist='iTCO_wdt' usbcore.autosuspend='-1' iwlmvm.power_scheme='1' snd_hda_intel.power_save='0' i915.enable_fbc='0' i915.enable_psr='0' i915.panel_use_ssc='0' i915.enable_guc='3' i915.guc_log_level='0' nvme.noacpi='1' nvme.use_threaded_interrupts='1' nvme.poll_queues='4'

i915 Mitigations

  • YaST Boot Loader erases any mentions of mitigations= so i915.mitigations=x needs set from modprobe.d
echo 'options i915 mitigations=off' | sudo tee '/etc/modprobe.d/99-i915-mitigations.conf' > '/dev/null' && cat '/etc/modprobe.d/99-i915-mitigations.conf'
sudo -e '/etc/modprobe.d/99-i915-mitigations.conf'
sudo systool -v -m 'i915' | grep 'mitigations'

Xfce

Tweaks

sudo -e '/etc/profile.d/99-tweaks.sh'
# Mesa
export MESA_DISK_CACHE_SINGLE_FILE='1'
export MESA_DISK_CACHE_DATABASE='1'
export MESA_DISK_CACHE_COMBINE_RW_WITH_RO_FOZ='1'
export VAAPI_MPEG4_ENABLED='1'
export mesa_glthread='true'
export MESA_NO_ERROR='1'

# End

KeePassXC

Settings

  • General → [ ] Load previous databases on startup
  • Security → [x] Use DuckDuckGo service to download website icons

Add Database Password to GNOME Keyring

secret-tool store --label='KeePass' 'keepass' 'default'

lm_sensors

sudo sensors-detect --auto
sudo -e '/etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors'

mpv

mkdir -p ~/'.config/mpv' && nano ~/'.config/mpv/mpv.conf'
save-position-on-quit
sub-auto=fuzzy
force-window=yes
profile=gpu-hq
scale=ewa_lanczossharp
cscale=ewa_lanczossharp
video-sync=display-resample
interpolation
tscale=oversample
hwdec=vaapi
hwdec-codecs=all

Secure Shell

  • See Client notes to generate/restore public key

Drive Maintenance

Swap

  • Add discard after defaults for the swap mountpoint 6)
  • According to the swapon man page, setting this in fstab is acceptable
sudo -e '/etc/fstab'
,discard=once

Trim

sudo systemctl enable 'fstrim.timer' --now && sudo systemctl start 'fstrim' && sync && sudo systemctl status 'fstrim' -l

Wine

Xorg

Full RGB HDMI

  • With xf86-video-intel, use HDMI1
sudo -e '/etc/bash.bashrc.local'
xrandr --output 'HDMI-1' --set 'Broadcast RGB' 'Full'
xrandr --output 'HDMI-1' --set 'content type' 'Game'

Firefox

about:config

extensions.screenshots.disabled
extensions.pocket.enabled

Extensions

uBlock Origin

Filters list

https://www.fanboy.co.nz/fanboy-problematic-sites.txt
https://www.fanboy.co.nz/r/fanboy-ultimate.txt
https://www.fanboy.co.nz/fanboy-cookiemonster_ubo.txt
https://www.fanboy.co.nz/enhancedstats.txt

My filters

! Hide RuneScape Wiki clocks
! 2023/12/13
oldschool.runescape.wiki###utcdate > [href="#"]
oldschool.runescape.wiki###footer-info-lastmod
runescape.wiki##[href="/w/Clock_(interface)"]
runescape.wiki###footer-info-lastmod

! End

DNS over HTTPS

https://dns.quad9.net/dns-query

Server

  • For workstations that run servers as a secondary directive
  • For headless servers, use openSUSE TW (Server)

Automatic Updates

Service

sudo -e '/etc/systemd/system/suse-up.service'
[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStartPre='/usr/bin/zypper' clean --all
ExecStart='/usr/bin/zypper' --non-interactive refresh --force --services
ExecStart='/usr/bin/zypper' --non-interactive dist-upgrade --auto-agree-with-licenses --allow-downgrade --allow-name-change --allow-arch-change --allow-vendor-change
ExecStartPost='/usr/bin/sync'
ExecStartPost='/usr/bin/systemctl' reboot

Timer

  • 06:00 Oak
sudo -e '/etc/systemd/system/suse-up.timer' && sudo systemctl daemon-reload && sudo systemctl enable 'suse-up.timer' --now
[Unit]
Description=Software Package Maintenance and Updater
After=network-online.target
Wants=network-online.target

[Timer]
OnCalendar=*-*-* 06:00:00
Persistent=true

[Install]
WantedBy=timers.target

Notable Folders and Commands

pkg autoremove
5)
dvd1: Additionally, this can be written to a USB memory stick (flash drive) for the amd64 architecture and used to do an install on machines capable of booting off USB drives.
6)
defaults,discard
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