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Information

  • FreeBSD 1)
  • 14.2-RELEASE 2)
  • Xfce 3)
  • 2025/03/10: FreeBSD 14.2-RELEASE-p2 4)

TODOs

  • Spinesnap = Dell Latitude 5591 laptop 5)

Download

FreeBSD-14.2-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img

Installation Notes

Partitioning

  • UFS

System Configuration

  • [x] local_unbound
  • Everything else unchecked

System Hardening

  • [x] Everything checked

User

  • Invite to other groups: wheel
  • Shell: sh

Network

  • DHCP or Static on Ethernet (em0)
  • DHCP on USB Tether (ue0)

Network

USB Tethering

su -
sysrc ifconfig_ue0=SYNCDHCP
/etc/netstart

Time Sync

su -
ntpd -g -q

Update

FreeBSD

su -
freebsd-update fetch install
sync && reboot

pkg

su -
pkg update -f
pkg upgrade

Xorg

su -
pkg install xorg 'drm-515-kmod' 'gpu-firmware-intel-kmod-kabylake'
pw groupmod video -m espionage724
sysrc kld_list+=i915kms

Xfce

su -
pkg install xfce
ee /etc/fstab
# Xfce
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
sync && reboot

Login

  • Username → Password → startx
startx

Software

Repos

FreeBSD-latest

  • TODO: Move somewhere else (not actively used)
su -
mkdir -p '/usr/local/etc/pkg/repos' && ee '/usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD-latest.conf'
FreeBSD: { enabled: no }

FreeBSD-latest: {
  url: "pkg+https://pkg.freebsd.org/${ABI}/latest",
  enabled: yes,
  priority: 0,
  mirror_type: "SRV",
  signature_type: "FINGERPRINTS",
  fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg"
}

FreeBSD-kmods

  • TODO: Move somewhere else (not actively used)
su -
mkdir -p '/usr/local/etc/pkg/repos' && ee '/usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD-kmods-latest.conf'
FreeBSD-kmods-latest: {
  url: "pkg+https://pkg.freebsd.org/${ABI}/kmods_latest_${VERSION_MINOR}",
  enabled: yes,
  priority: 1,
  mirror_type: "SRV",
  signature_type: "FINGERPRINTS",
  fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg"
}

Initial

su -
pkg install xdg-user-dirs filezilla firefox

XDG Dirs

  • :!: Done from regular user and not su
exit
xdg-user-dirs-update --force

General

su -
pkg install evince-lite thunderbird foliate gbrainy gimp keepassxc libreoffice mate-calc mpv ristretto thunar-archive-plugin transmission-gtk vlc xfce4-screensaver xfce4-screenshooter-plugin xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin android-tools aria2 cups en-freebsd-doc en-hunspell gnome-keyring gstreamer1-plugins-good gstreamer1-plugins-ugly gstreamer1-libav gtk-sharp30 htop icoutils libressl mesa-demos mesa-devel noto unar wget xarchiver xrandr yt-dlp

Chicago95

chicago95

rox-filer

rox-filer

Fastfetch

fastfetch

Wine

wine-devel wine-gecko-devel wine-mono-devel winetricks

Intel

libva-intel-media-driver

Games

neverball

Doomsday Engine

doomsday fluid-soundfont

FlightGear

flightgear flightgear-data

Tor Browser

tor-browser

Settings

Groups

  • operator to allow general reboot/power-off
su -
pw groupmod 'operator' -m 'espionage724'

32-bit Wine

  • :!: Done from regular user and not su
exit
'/usr/local/share/wine/pkg32.sh' update -f && '/usr/local/share/wine/pkg32.sh' upgrade
'/usr/local/share/wine/pkg32.sh' install wine-devel mesa-dri gstreamer1-plugins-good gstreamer1-plugins-ugly gstreamer1-libav libressl
'/usr/local/share/wine/pkg32.sh' autoremove

MIME

gio mime 'text/plain' 'org.xfce.mousepad.desktop'
gio mime 'image/jpeg' 'org.xfce.ristretto.desktop'
gio mime 'image/png' 'org.xfce.ristretto.desktop'
gio mime 'image/bmp' 'org.xfce.ristretto.desktop'
gio mime 'application/pdf' 'org.gnome.Evince.desktop'
gio mime 'application/epub+zip' 'com.github.johnfactotum.Foliate.desktop'

Xfce

Appearance

  • Style → Chicago95
  • Icons → Chicago95
  • Fonts → Enable anti-aliasing → Uncheck and re-check for full check-mark
  • Fonts → Rendering → Hinting: None
  • Fonts → Rendering → Sub-pixel order: None
  • Fonts → DPI → Custom DPI setting: 96
008080

Panel 1

  • Items → Add → Whisker Menu (move to beginning of Items and remove Applications Menu)
  • Items → Status Tray Plugin → Fixed icon size (pixels): 16
  • Items → Status Tray Plugin → Uncheck Square items

Items

  • Whisker Menu
  • Separator (Handle)
  • Window Buttons
  • Separator (Transparent, Expand)
  • Separator (Handle)
  • Workspace Switcher
  • Separator (Handle)
  • Status Tray Plugin (Fixed 16, uncheck Square items)
  • Separator (Handle)
  • Power Manager Plugin
  • Separator (Handle)
  • Clock

Whisker Menu

  • General → Uncheck Show generic application names
  • General → Uncheck Show application descriptions
  • General → Menu width: 425
  • General → Menu height: 525
  • General → Background opacity: 100
  • Appearance → [x] Position search entry on bottom
  • Appearance → [x] Position commands next to search entry
  • Appearance → Profile: Hidden
  • Appearance → Display: Icon and title
  • Appearance → Display: Start
  • Commands → [x] Lock Screen, Log Out (top/--fast), Restart, Shut Down (uncheck rest)

Window Buttons

  • Appearance → Uncheck Show flat buttons
  • Appearance → Uncheck Show handle
  • Appearance → Sort order: None, allow drag-and-drop
  • Behaviour → Uncheck Group windows by application
  • Behaviour → Uncheck Switch windows using the mouse wheel

Clock

  • Time Settings → Timezone: America/New_York
  • Appearance → Layout: Digital
  • Clock Options → Layout: Date, then time
  • Clock Options → Date/Time Format: Custom Format
  • Date
%a, %b %d
  • Time
%l:%M %P

Power Manager

  • Display → Blank after and Put to sleep after: Never
  • Display → Switch off after: 5 minutes

Terminal

  • General → Scrollback: 10000
  • Appearance → [x] Use system font
  • Appearance → Background → Transparent Background 0.80

Window Manager

  • Style → Theme → Chicago95

Window Manager Tweaks

  • Compositor → Enable display compositing on for no tearing, or off for lowest latency
  • Compositor → Uncheck Show shadows under popup windows
  • Compositor → Uncheck Show shadows under dock windows
  • Compositor → Uncheck Zoom desktop with mouse wheel
  • Compositor → Opacity of window during move: 10 notches from right/Opaque

Xfce Screensaver

  • Screensaver → Floating Xfce
  • Screensaver → Regard the computer as idle after: 1 minutes
  • Lock Screen → Lock the screen after the screensaver is active for: 4 minutes
  • Lock Screen → Disable Session Status Messages
  • Lock Screen → Disable User Switching

Settings

xfconf-query --channel 'xfwm4' --property '/general/vblank_mode' --type 'string' --set 'off' --create
xfconf-query --channel 'thunar' --property '/misc-volume-management' --set 'false'
xfconf-query --channel 'thunar' --property '/misc-show-delete-action' --set 'true'
xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-notifyd' --property '/theme' --type 'string' --set 'Chicago95' --create
xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-terminal' --property '/misc-show-unsafe-paste-dialog' --set 'false'
xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-terminal' --property '/font-use-system' --set 'true'

Keyboard

Behavior

  • Repeat delay: 400
  • Repeat speed: 30

Shortcuts

bash -c "secret-tool lookup 'keepass' 'default' | keepassxc --pw-stdin ~/'Documents/keepass.kdbx'"
xfce4-terminal --title='FreeBSD Updater' --command "su - 'root' -c 'freebsd-update fetch install && pkg update --force && pkg upgrade && sync && echo 'Done' && sleep '3''"
xfce4-popup-whiskermenu
  • Vol Up
mixer 'vol'='+5%' > '/dev/null'
  • Vol Down
mixer 'vol'='-5%' > '/dev/null'
  • Vol Mute
mixer 'vol'='mute=toggle' > '/dev/null'
  • Brightness Up
backlight incr '10'
  • Brightness Down
backlight decr '10'

Keys

  • Listed respectively to above
  • Ctrl + Alt + Z
  • F6
  • Super/Windows Key
  • mixer commands bound to AudioRaiseVolume, AudioLowerVolume, and Audio Mute 6)
  • backlight commands bound to MonBrightnessUp and MonBrightnessDown 7)

xfconf-query

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/MonBrightnessUp' --type 'string' --set "backlight incr '10'" --create
xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts' --property '/commands/custom/MonBrightnessDown' --type 'string' --set "backlight decr '10'" --create
xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts' --property '/commands/custom/AudioRaiseVolume' --type 'string' --set "mixer 'vol'='+5%' > '/dev/null'" --create
xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts' --property '/commands/custom/AudioLowerVolume' --type 'string' --set "mixer 'vol'='-5%' > '/dev/null'" --create
xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts' --property '/commands/custom/AudioMute' --type 'string' --set "mixer 'vol'='mute=toggle' > '/dev/null'" --create

loader.conf

Spinesnap

su -
ee '/boot/loader.conf'
security.bsd.allow_destructive_dtrace=0
autoboot_delay=2
hw.usb.usbhid.enable=1
hw.acpi.video.lcd0.fullpower=100
hw.i915kms.enable_psr=0
hw.i915kms.enable_fbc=0
hw.i915kms.enable_dc=0
hw.i915kms.disable_power_well=0

Unused

hw.acpi.osname="Windows 2017"
exec="gop set 0"

Boot Commands

  • TODO: Under misc
boot
gop list

rc.conf

Spinesnap

su -
ee '/etc/rc.conf'
clear_tmp_enable="YES"
syslogd_flags="-ss"
hostname="Spinesnap"
ifconfig_em0="inet 192.168.1.150 netmask 255.255.255.0"
defaultrouter="192.168.1.1"
ifconfig_em0_ipv6="inet6 accept_rtadv"
local_unbound_enable="YES"
moused_nondefault_enable="NO"
# Set dumpdev to "AUTO" to enable crash dumps, "NO" to disable
dumpdev="NO"
kld_list="i915kms acpi_video"
dbus_enable="YES"
webcamd_enable="YES"

sysctl.conf

Spinesnap

su -
ee '/etc/sysctl.conf'
dev.hwpstate_intel.0.epp=0
security.bsd.see_other_uids=0
security.bsd.see_other_gids=0
security.bsd.see_jail_proc=0
security.bsd.unprivileged_read_msgbuf=0
security.bsd.unprivileged_proc_debug=0
kern.randompid=1
dev.hwpstate_intel.0.epp=0

device.hints

Spinesnap

  • For built-in speaker and 3.5mm headphone jack auto-switch
  • Last tested: 2024/12/11
su -
ee '/boot/device.hints'
hint.hdac.0.cad0.nid20.config="as=1 seq=0"
hint.hdac.0.cad0.nid33.config="as=1 seq=15 device=Headphones"

Backlight

su -
sysrc kld_list+="acpi_video"

Network

local-unbound DNS

cat '/etc/rc.conf' | grep 'local_unbound_enable'
cat '/etc/resolv.conf'
su -
ee '/etc/resolv.conf'
nameserver 127.0.0.1
options edns0

Printer

CUPS

su - root -c 'service cupsd onestart'
su - root -c 'service cupsd onestop'

Printer

  • Internet Printing Protocol (ipp)
  • HP
  • IPP Everywhere ™
  • Output Mode: DeviceGray
  • Duplex: DuplexNoTumble 8)
ipp://192.168.1.164/ipp/print
Kole

Game Controllers

mpv

mkdir -p ~/'.config/mpv' && ee ~/'.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

OpenJDK

  • 2024/11/25: openjdk17 is a dependency for libreoffice
su -
ee '/etc/fstab'
# OpenJDK
fdesc /dev/fd fdescfs rw 0 0
mount | grep 'fdescfs on /dev/fd'
mount | grep 'procfs on /proc'

KeePassXC

Settings

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

Database Password on Keyring

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

Secure Shell

  • TODO

Drive Maintenance

ZFS

Wine

Xorg

Full RGB HDMI

ee ~/'.xinitrc'
xrandr --output 'HDMI-1' --set 'Broadcast RGB' 'Full'
xrandr --output 'HDMI-1' --set 'content type' 'Game'
xrandr --output 'HDMI-1' --set 'Colorspace' 'opRGB'
'.' '/usr/local/etc/xdg/xfce4/xinitrc'

Tweaks

su -
ee '/usr/local/etc/profile.d/general-tweaks.sh'
# GTK
export GSK_RENDERER='gl'

# Mesa
export mesa_glthread='false'
export MESA_NO_ERROR='1'

# Intel
export ANV_PRIMITIVE_REPLICATION_MAX_VIEWS='0'
export ANV_NO_GPL='1'

# End

Firefox

Notable Folders and Commands

1)
https://www.freebsd.org/
2)
relnotes, announce
3)
https://www.xfce.org/
4)
random fastfetches might show p1 still; kernel update?
5)
Intel UHD 630, no TB, no dGPU
6)
when set from a USB keyboard, requires hw.usb.usbhid.enable=1
7)
Spinesnap requires acpi_video
8)
presumably double-sided printing, flip-on-long-edge
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