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

  * Arch Linux ((https://www.archlinux.org))
  * Plasma Desktop ((https://www.kde.org/workspaces/plasmadesktop))

===== Prerequisites =====

  * [[distros:arch_linux_install | Arch Linux Install]]

====== Notes ======

  * NVIDIA graphics driver from official repos does not work with ZEN Kernel ((can apparently mess with DKMS or the ZEN-specific NVIDIA driver from AUR))
  * fstrim works with XFS root partition ((https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=217880))
  * Touchpad disable doesn't work on Hailrake

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

===== Update =====

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  sudo pacman -Syyuu

===== Xorg =====

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  sudo pacman -S --needed xorg-server xorg-xrandr xf86-input-evdev xf86-input-libinput

===== Graphics =====

==== Mesa ====

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  mesa-libgl lib32-mesa-libgl

==== NVIDIA ====

  * Continue to [[distros:arch_linux_plasma#proprietary_graphics | Proprietary Graphics]] set-up before rebooting

  nvidia nvidia-settings nvidia-utils opencl-nvidia  nvidia-libgl lib32-nvidia-libgl

==== Intel ====

  * This is necessary on Chatters ((modesetting doesn't work))

  xf86-video-intel mesa-libgl

===== Plasma =====

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  plasma-meta kde-applications-meta plasma-wayland-session phonon-qt4-gstreamer phonon-qt5-gstreamer gst-libav libx264 fcron xdg-user-dirs kdeconnect ttf-dejavu ttf-liberation sshfs telepathy-gabble

===== General =====

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  acpid alsa-tools amarok android-tools aria2 firefox filezilla gimp hidepid htop hunspell hunspell-en keepassx2 libreoffice-fresh lsof mesa-demos mpv networkmanager-openvpn openvpn perl-image-exiftool qbittorrent p7zip ufw unrar wget

===== Games =====

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  supertuxkart minetest neverball

===== Printing =====

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  cups hplip foomatic-db-engine system-config-printer

===== Wine =====

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  wine-staging winetricks wine_gecko wine-mono lib32-gst-plugins-base-libs lib32-libpulse lib32-openal lib32-gnutls lib32-giflib lib32-libpng lib32-lcms2 lib32-mpg123 lib32-libxml2 samba

==== Non-multilib ====

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  wine-staging winetricks wine_gecko wine-mono gst-plugins-base-libs libpulse openal gnutls giflib libpng lcms2 mpg123 libxml2 samba

===== AntiMicro =====

  * https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/antimicro
  * Should do [[distros:arch_linux_plasma#makepkg | makepkg]] configuration first

  wget 'https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/snapshot/antimicro.tar.gz' -O ~/'Downloads/antimicro.tar.gz' && tar -xzvf ~/'Downloads/antimicro.tar.gz' -C ~/'Downloads' && cd ~/'Downloads/antimicro' && makepkg -sri --noconfirm && cd ~ && rm -Rf ~/'Downloads/antimicro.tar.gz' ~/'Downloads/antimicro' && sync

===== Video Decoding =====

==== Intel ====

  * VA-API

  libva-intel-driver

==== Mesa ====

  * VDPAU

  mesa-vdpau

==== NVIDIA ====

  * VDPAU

  nvidia-utils

===== OBS Studio =====

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  obs-studio

===== Kodi =====

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  kodi

====== Services ======

====== acpid ======

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  sudo systemctl enable 'acpid'

====== TRIM ======

  * This requires more (currently undocumented here) set-up if using an encrypted root partition and/or LVM
  * This requires a SSD with no encrypted root nor LVM

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

====== SDDM ======

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  sudo systemctl enable 'sddm'

====== CUPS ======

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  sudo systemctl enable 'org.cups.cupsd.socket'

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

===== Plasma =====

  * Disable Show the desktop toolbox from Tweaks
  * Always show all entries on System Tray
  * Application Dashboard alternative

===== Wallet =====

  * Classic, blowfish encrypted file (no password)

===== SDDM =====

==== Appearance ====

  sudo -e '/etc/sddm.conf'

  [Theme]
  Current=breeze
  CursorTheme=breeze_cursors

==== Auto-login ====

  sudo -e '/etc/sddm.conf'

  [Autologin]
  User=espionage724
  Session=plasma.desktop

===== Dolphin =====

  * Video Files (ffmpegthumbs) Previews

===== Font =====

  * Force 96 fonts DPI

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

  konsole

  keepassx2

===== Network Profile =====

==== IPv4 DNS ====

=== Pi-hole ===

  192.168.1.158

=== DNS.WATCH ===

  84.200.69.80

  84.200.70.40

===== Amarok =====

  * See [[Information:Internet Radio]]

===== Uncomplicated Firewall =====

==== Initial ====

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  sudo ufw reset && sudo ufw default deny && sudo ufw logging off && sudo ufw enable && sudo systemctl enable 'ufw'

==== Secure Shell ====

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  sudo ufw limit '22'/'tcp'

==== Custom Rules ====

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  sudo -e '/etc/ufw/applications.d/custom'

=== Steam In-Home Streaming ===

  [steam-ihs]
  title=steam-ihs
  description=Steam In-Home Streaming
  ports=27031,27036/udp|27036,27037/tcp

  sudo ufw allow 'steam-ihs'

=== KDE Connect ===

  [kde-connect]
  title=kde-connect
  description=KDE Connect
  ports=1714:1764/tcp|1714:1764/udp

  sudo ufw allow 'kde-connect'

=== qBittorrent Web UI ===

  * Enable in Options > Web UI

  [qbittorrent-web]
  title=qbittorrent-web
  description=qBittorrent Web UI
  ports=8080/tcp

  sudo ufw allow 'qbittorrent-web'

=== Kodi Remote ===

  * This allows remote control with Yatse
  * Enable HTTP server in Kodi

  [kodi-remote]
  title=kodi-remote
  description=Kodi Remote Control
  ports=8080/tcp|9777/udp

  sudo ufw allow 'kodi-remote'

===== Boot Loader =====

==== GRUB ====

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  sudo -e '/etc/default/grub' && sudo grub-mkconfig -o '/boot/grub/grub.cfg'

==== systemd-boot ====

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  sudo -e '/boot/loader/entries/linux-kernel.conf'

==== I/O Scheduler ====

  * Choose only one

=== Deadline ===

  * Rotational disks

  elevator=deadline

=== blk_mq ===

  * SSDs

  scsi_mod.use_blk_mq=1

==== Disable NMI watchdog ====

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  nmi_watchdog=0

==== Disable Webcam and Bluetooth ====

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  modprobe.blacklist=uvcvideo,btusb,bluetooth

==== Disable Laptop Display ====

  * Needed on Chatters

  video=LVDS-1:d

===== makepkg =====

  nano ~/'.makepkg.conf'

  CFLAGS="-march=native -O3 -pipe"
  CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
  CPPFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
  MAKEFLAGS="-j$(nproc)"
  PKGEXT='.pkg.tar'

===== Input =====

==== Flat Cursor Movement ====

  sudo mkdir -p '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d' && sudo -e '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/99-accel-disable.conf'

  Section "InputClass"
      Identifier           "libinput pointer catchall"
      Driver               "libinput"
      MatchIsPointer       "yes"
      Option               "AccelProfile"                     "flat"
  EndSection
  
  Section "InputClass"
      Identifier           "libinput touchpad catchall"
      Driver               "libinput"
      MatchIsTouchpad      "yes"
      Option               "AccelProfile"                     "flat"
  EndSection
  
  Section "InputClass"
      Identifier           "libinput touchscreen catchall"
      Driver               "libinput"
      MatchIsTouchscreen   "yes"
      Option               "AccelProfile"                     "flat"
  EndSection

==== Touchpad ====

  sudo mkdir -p '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d' && sudo -e '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/99-touchpad.conf'

  Section "InputClass"
      Identifier      "libinput touchpad catchall"
      Driver          "libinput"
      MatchIsTouchpad "yes"
      Option          "DisableWhileTyping"    "0"
      Option          "MiddleEmulation"       "0"
      Option          "NaturalScrolling"      "0"
      Option          "ScrollMethod"          "twofinger"
      Option          "SendEventsMode"        "disabled-on-external-mouse"
      Option          "Tapping"               "0"
  EndSection

===== Kernel Hardening =====

  sudo -e '/etc/sysctl.d/harden.conf'

  kernel.dmesg_restrict = 1
  kernel.kptr_restrict = 1

===== mpv =====

  * Change ''hwdec'' to ''vaapi'' for Intel graphics
  * Remove ''hwdec'' if the VDPAU section doesn't show in nvidia-settings with NVIDIA Proprietary Graphics

  mkdir -p ~/'.config/mpv' && nano ~/'.config/mpv/mpv.conf'

  hwdec='vdpau'
  vo='opengl-hq'
  ao='pulse'

===== Pacman Hooks =====

==== systemd Initramfs Regenerate ====

  * https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=215411

  sudo mkdir -p '/etc/pacman.d/hooks' && sudo -e '/etc/pacman.d/hooks/system-initramfs-regen.hook'

  [Trigger]
  Operation = Upgrade
  Type = Package
  Target = systemd
  
  [Action]
  Description = Generating initramfs...
  Depends = linux
  When = PostTransaction
  Exec = /usr/bin/mkinitcpio -P

===== PulseAudio =====

  mkdir -p ~/'.config/pulse' && nano ~/'.config/pulse/daemon.conf'

  resample-method = soxr-mq
  flat-volumes = no
  deferred-volume-safety-margin-usec = 1

===== Secure Shell =====

  * See [[Clients:Secure Shell]]

===== Wine Staging =====

  sudo -e '/etc/profile.d/wine-staging.sh'

  export STAGING_SHARED_MEMORY=1
  export STAGING_WRITECOPY=1

====== Computer-specific ======

===== Spinesnap =====

==== Open-Source Graphics ====

  * Intel Corporation Sky Lake Integrated Graphics (rev 07)
  * NVIDIA Corporation Device 1399 (rev a2)

  sudo mkdir -p '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d' && sudo -e '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/graphics.conf'

  Section "Device"
      Identifier      "Optimus"
      Driver          "modesetting"
  EndSection

==== Proprietary Graphics ====

=== Xorg ===

  sudo mkdir -p '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d' && sudo -e '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/nvidia-optimus.conf'

  Section "Module"
      Load        "modesetting"
  EndSection
  
  Section "Device"
      Identifier  "nvidia"
      Driver      "nvidia"
      BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
      Option      "AllowEmptyInitialConfiguration"
      Option      "Coolbits"                          "8"
  EndSection

=== SDDM ===

  sudo -e '/usr/share/sddm/scripts/Xsetup'

  xrandr --setprovideroutputsource 'modesetting' 'NVIDIA-0'
  xrandr --auto

===== Hailrake =====

==== Graphics ====

  * Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Device 983d

  sudo mkdir -p '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d' && sudo -e '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/graphics.conf'

  Section "Device"
      Identifier      "Kabini"
      Driver          "modesetting"
  EndSection

==== Audio ====

  sudo -e '/etc/systemd/system/idt-audio.service' && sudo systemctl daemon-reload && sudo systemctl enable 'idt-audio' --now && sudo systemctl status 'idt-audio' -l

  [Unit]
  Description=IDT 92HD95 Audio Bass and Volume Fix
  
  [Service]
  Type=oneshot
  ExecStart='/usr/bin/hda-verb' '/dev/snd/hwC1D0' '0x1a' '0x782' '0x61'
  ExecStart='/usr/bin/hda-verb' '/dev/snd/hwC1D0' '0x1a' '0x773' '0x2d'
  
  [Install]
  WantedBy=multi-user.target

===== Oak =====

==== Open-Source Graphics ====

  * Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV610 [Radeon HD 2400 PRO]

  sudo mkdir -p '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d' && sudo -e '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/graphics.conf'

  Section "Device"
      Identifier      "R600"
      Driver          "modesetting"
  EndSection

==== Filesystem Maintenance ====

=== Service ===

  sudo -e '/etc/systemd/system/fs-m.service'

  [Service]
  Type=oneshot
  ExecStart='/usr/bin/xfs_fsr' '/dev/sdb1'
  ExecStart='/usr/bin/xfs_fsr' '/dev/sdc1'
  ExecStart='/usr/bin/sync'

=== Timer ===

  sudo -e '/etc/systemd/system/fs-m.timer' && sudo systemctl daemon-reload && sudo systemctl enable 'fs-m.timer' --now && sudo systemctl start 'fs-m' && sudo systemctl status 'fs-m' -l

  [Unit]
  Description=Filesystem Maintenance
  
  [Timer]
  OnCalendar=weekly
  Persistent=true
  
  [Install]
  WantedBy=timers.target

===== Chatters =====

==== Open-Source Graphics ====

  * Intel something (TODO: Fix)

  sudo mkdir -p '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d' && sudo -e '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/graphics.conf'

  Section "Device"
      Identifier      "915GM"
      Driver          "intel"
  EndSection

====== Cache Cleanup ======

===== Service =====

  sudo -e '/etc/systemd/system/cache-cleanup.service' && sudo sed -i 's/CHANGEME/'$USER'/g' '/etc/systemd/system/cache-cleanup.service'

  [Service]
  User=CHANGEME
  Group=CHANGEME
  Type=oneshot
  ExecStart='/usr/bin/rm' -Rf '/home/CHANGEME/.bash_history'
  ExecStart='/usr/bin/rm' -Rf '/home/CHANGEME/.cache/thumbnails'
  ExecStart='/usr/bin/rm' -Rf '/home/CHANGEME/.cache/winetricks'
  ExecStart='/usr/bin/rm' -Rf '/home/CHANGEME/.thumbnails'
  ExecStart='/usr/bin/rm' -Rf '/home/CHANGEME/.nv'
  ExecStart='/usr/bin/rm' -Rf '/home/CHANGEME/.local/share/recently-used.xbel'
  ExecStart='/usr/bin/rm' -Rf '/home/CHANGEME/.local/share/Trash/expunged'
  ExecStart='/usr/bin/rm' -Rf '/home/CHANGEME/.local/share/Trash/files'
  ExecStart='/usr/bin/rm' -Rf '/home/CHANGEME/.local/share/Trash/info'
  ExecStart='/usr/bin/rm' -Rf '/home/CHANGEME/.config/Trolltech.conf'
  ExecStart='/usr/bin/kbuildsycoca4' --noincremental
  ExecStart='/usr/bin/kbuildsycoca5' --noincremental
  ExecStart='/usr/bin/sync'

===== Timer =====

  sudo -e '/etc/systemd/system/cache-cleanup.timer' && sudo systemctl daemon-reload && sudo systemctl enable 'cache-cleanup.timer' --now && sudo systemctl start 'cache-cleanup' && sudo systemctl status 'cache-cleanup' -l

  [Unit]
  Description=Temporary File and Cache Cleanup
  
  [Timer]
  OnCalendar=weekly
  Persistent=true
  
  [Install]
  WantedBy=timers.target

====== Automatic Updates ======

===== Service =====

  sudo -e '/etc/systemd/system/arch-up.service'

  [Service]
  Type=oneshot
  ExecStart='/usr/bin/pacman' -Syyuu --noconfirm -q
  ExecStart='/usr/bin/sync'

===== Timer =====

  * See [[Information:Update Times]] for OnCalendar values ((5:10 Spinesnap, 5:20 Hailrake, 6:00 Oak))

  sudo -e '/etc/systemd/system/arch-up.timer' && sudo systemctl daemon-reload && sudo systemctl enable 'arch-up.timer' --now && sudo systemctl start 'arch-up' && sudo systemctl status 'arch-up' -l

  [Unit]
  Description=Software Package Maintenance and Updater
  Wants=network-online.target
  
  [Timer]
  OnCalendar=*-*-* 05:10:00
  Persistent=true
  
  [Install]
  WantedBy=timers.target

====== Pacman Mirrorlist ======

  * https://www.archlinux.org/mirrorlist

===== Service =====

  * Grabs US mirrors (IPv4, HTTPS)

  sudo -e '/etc/systemd/system/mirrors-up.service'

  [Service]
  Type=oneshot
  ExecStart='/usr/bin/wget' 'https://www.archlinux.org/mirrorlist/?country=US&protocol=https&ip_version=4' -O '/tmp/mirrorlist'
  ExecStart='/usr/bin/sed' -i 's/#Server/Server/g' '/tmp/mirrorlist'
  ExecStart='/usr/bin/mv' '/tmp/mirrorlist' '/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist'
  ExecStart='/usr/bin/sync'

===== Timer =====

  sudo -e '/etc/systemd/system/mirrors-up.timer' && sudo systemctl daemon-reload && sudo systemctl enable 'mirrors-up.timer' --now && sudo systemctl start 'mirrors-up' && sudo systemctl status 'mirrors-up' -l

  [Unit]
  Description=Pacman Mirrorlist Generator
  Wants=network-online.target
  
  [Timer]
  OnCalendar=weekly
  Persistent=true
  
  [Install]
  WantedBy=timers.target

====== Steven Black's Unified Hosts File ======

  * https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts

===== Service =====

  sudo -e '/etc/systemd/system/hosts-up.service'

  [Service]
  Type=oneshot
  ExecStart='/usr/bin/wget' 'https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/archive/master.zip' -O '/tmp/master.zip'
  ExecStart='/usr/bin/unzip' '/tmp/master.zip' -d '/tmp'
  ExecStart='/usr/bin/python3' '/tmp/hosts-master/updateHostsFile.py' --auto --replace
  ExecStart='/usr/bin/rm' -Rf '/tmp/master.zip' '/tmp/hosts-master'
  ExecStart='/usr/bin/sync'

===== Timer =====

  sudo -e '/etc/systemd/system/hosts-up.timer' && sudo systemctl daemon-reload && sudo systemctl enable 'hosts-up.timer' --now && sudo systemctl start 'hosts-up' && sudo systemctl status 'hosts-up' -l

  [Unit]
  Description=Hosts File Protection Updater
  Wants=network-online.target
  
  [Timer]
  OnCalendar=weekly
  Persistent=true
  
  [Install]
  WantedBy=timers.target

====== Mozilla Firefox ======

===== about:config =====

  cd ~/'.mozilla/firefox/'*'.default' && nano 'user.js' && cd ~

  user_pref("layout.frame_rate.precise", true);
  user_pref("mousewheel.min_line_scroll_amount", 40);
  user_pref("extensions.jid1-BoFifL9Vbdl2zQ@jetpack.showReleaseNotes", false);
  user_pref("dom.storage.enabled", true);
  user_pref("dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled", true);
  user_pref("extensions.pocket.enabled", false);
  user_pref("loop.enabled", false);
  user_pref("reader.parse-on-load.enabled", false);
  user_pref("media.peerconnection.enabled", false);

===== Extensions =====

  * 7 Extensions

  xdg-open 'https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/privacy-settings/versions' && xdg-open 'https://www.eff.org/privacybadger' && xdg-open 'https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/versions' && xdg-open 'https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/gnotifier/versions' && xdg-open 'https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/decentraleyes/versions' && xdg-open 'https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere' && xdg-open 'https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/umatrix/versions'

==== Hailrake ====

  * Firefox is super-slow on this computer with the above extenstions, GNotifier is fine
  * https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/gnotifier/versions

==== uBlock Origin ====

  * Enable Adblock Warning Removal List‎
  * Enable Anti-Adblock Killer | Reek
  * Disable everything else below
  * Enable Fanboy+Easylist-Merged Ultimate List‎

==== uMatrix ====

  * Auto-update hosts files

==== Privacy Settings ====

  * Full Privacy

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

===== Shortcuts =====

  /usr/share/applications

  ~/.local/share/applications

===== Icons =====

  /usr/share/icons/hicolor

  ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor

===== fstrim =====

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  sudo fstrim -v --all

===== Xorg Debug =====

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  xdg-open '/var/log/Xorg.0.log'

===== Verify DRI3 =====

  * Won't report DRI3 with NVIDIA Proprietary Graphics Driver

  LIBGL_DEBUG='verbose' glxinfo | grep 'libgl'

===== Show CPU Frequency =====

  grep 'MHz' '/proc/cpuinfo'

  watch -n 0.1 grep \'cpu MHz\' '/proc/cpuinfo'

===== Partition Information =====

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  df -hT

===== hdparm Secure Erase =====

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  sudo hdparm -I '/dev/sda' | grep 'not'

  sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-set-pass 'x' '/dev/sda'

  sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-erase-enhanced 'x' '/dev/sda'

===== Optimal GCC compiler flags =====

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  gcc -v -E -x c -march=native -mtune=native - < /dev/null 2>&1 | grep cc1 | perl -pe 's/ -mno-\S+//g; s/^.* - //g;'

===== Remove EXIF data =====

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  exiftool -all= *.* -overwrite_original