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-====== Information ======
-  * Solus ((https://solus-project.com))
-  * Budgie ((https://solus-project.com/budgie))
-====== Download ======
-  * https://solus-project.com/download
-====== Installation Notes ======
-  * ''\EFI\goofiboot\goofibootx64.efi'' ((Acer Trust))
-====== Repositories ======
-===== Stable =====
-  * https://packages.solus-project.com/shannon
-  * Used by-default ((only referenced to point to above URL for package checking; URL may change with future Solus releases))
-===== Unstable =====
-  * https://packages.solus-project.com/unstable
-  * This removes the stable repository and adds the unstable one
-  sudo eopkg rr 'Solus' && sudo eopkg ar 'Solus Unstable' 'https://packages.solus-project.com/unstable/eopkg-index.xml.xz'
-====== Software ======
-===== Update =====
-****
-  sudo eopkg upgrade -y && sync
-===== GNU nano =====
-  * Sets as system-wide default editor
-  * Sets ''nowrap'' and ''nonewlines'' for current user
-  export 'EDITOR=nano' && echo 'Defaults editor = /usr/bin/nano' | sudo tee --append '/etc/sudoers.d/nano' > '/dev/null' && echo 'set nowrap' | tee --append ~/'.nanorc' > '/dev/null' && echo 'set nonewlines' | tee --append ~/'.nanorc' > '/dev/null'
-===== General =====
-****
-  sudo eopkg install aria2 brasero filezilla gimp hplip htop keepassx p7zip perl-image-exiftool xfsprogs hdparm ffmpegthumbnailer evolution gnome-contacts mtpfs
-===== Intel Graphics =====
-****
-  libva-intel-driver xorg-driver-video-intel
-===== AMD Graphics =====
-****
-  libvdpau xorg-driver-video-radeon
-===== Wine =====
-****
-  wine-32bit winetricks libgnutls-32bit libjpeg-turbo-32bit libpng-32bit libtxc_dxtn-32bit cabextract
-===== Steam =====
-****
-  steam
-===== Steam Controller =====
-  * https://github.com/kozec/sc-controller
-  sc-controller
-====== Settings ======
-===== Keyboard Shortcuts =====
-  gnome-terminal
-  keepassxc
-===== gedit =====
-  * 4 Tab width
-  * Insert Spaces for Tab mode
-===== Network =====
-==== VPN.AC ====
-  * See [[information:vpn.ac | VPN.AC]]
-==== DNS.WATCH DNS ===
-=== IPv4 ===
-.200.69.80
-.200.70.40
-=== IPv6 ==
-:1608:10:25::1c04:b12f
-:1608:10:25::9249:d69b
-===== Nautilus =====
-  * Sort folders before files
-  * 2GB File Previews
-===== Rhythmbox =====
-  * See [[Information:Internet Radio]]
-===== clr-boot-manager =====
-  * Add settings separated by a space
-  sudo -e '/etc/kernel/cmdline'
-==== blk_mq ====
-  * See [[distros:solus#i_o_schedulers | I/O Schedulers]] in order to select an I/O scheduler
-  scsi_mod.use_blk_mq=y
-==== Linux ====
-****
-  acpi_osi=Linux
-==== i915 ====
-****
-  i915.enable_guc_loading=2 i915.enable_guc_submission=2
-==== Disable HT ====
-  * Set to half of total cores if Intel HT is enabled
-  maxcpus=4
-==== Blacklist ====
-  * ''btusb,hci_uart'' control Bluetooth
-  * ''uvcvideo'' controls Webcams
-  * ''iTCO_wdt'' controls Intel's Hardware Watchdog
-  * ''nowatchdog'' disables both soft and hard generic watchdogs
-  modprobe.blacklist=btusb,hci_uart,uvcvideo,iTCO_wdt nowatchdog
-==== Disable AppArmor ====
-  * This can speed up boot a tiny bit but apparently will prevent Snaps from working
-  apparmor=0 security=""
-==== DRM Debug ====
-****
-  drm.debug=0xe
-==== Corsair Gaming HARPOON RGB Mouse Quirk ====
-****
-  usbhid.quirks=0x1B1C:0x1B3C:0x20000000
-==== Settings Update ====
-****
-  sudo clr-boot-manager update
-===== Swap Partition FDE Fix =====
-  * https://dev.solus-project.com/T1199
-  * Only required when Full Disk Encryption is being used ((TODO: Re-verify))
-  * Change ''UUID'' to reported value from ''blkid''
-  sudo blkid | grep 'swap'
-  sudo -e '/etc/fstab'
-  UUID=x none swap defaults,discard 0 0
-===== I/O Schedulers =====
-==== Check ====
-  * Replace ''sda'' if necessary
-  * If using ''blk-mq'', non-mq schedulers aren't present ((no ''noop'', ''cfq'' nor ''deadline''))
-  cat '/sys/block/sda/queue/scheduler'
-==== BFQ ====
-  * Good for average workloads and responsiveness
-  * May require [[distros:solus#blk_mq | blk_mq]]
-  echo 'ACTION=="add|change", KERNEL=="sd[a-z]", ATTR{queue/scheduler}="bfq"' | sudo tee '/etc/udev/rules.d/60-scheduler.rules' > '/dev/null' && sudo udevadm control --reload && sudo udevadm trigger
-==== Kyber ====
-  * Simple scheduler, good for fast drives and high throughput like Servers
-  * May require [[distros:solus#blk_mq | blk_mq]]
-  echo 'ACTION=="add|change", KERNEL=="sd[a-z]", ATTR{queue/scheduler}="kyber"' | sudo tee '/etc/udev/rules.d/60-scheduler.rules' > '/dev/null' && sudo udevadm control --reload && sudo udevadm trigger
-==== mq-deadline ====
-  * Requires [[distros:solus#blk_mq | blk_mq]]
-  echo 'ACTION=="add|change", KERNEL=="sd[a-z]", ATTR{queue/scheduler}="mq-deadline"' | sudo tee '/etc/udev/rules.d/60-scheduler.rules' > '/dev/null' && sudo udevadm control --reload && sudo udevadm trigger
-==== none ====
-  * Probably shouldn't use this
-  echo 'ACTION=="add|change", KERNEL=="sd[a-z]", ATTR{queue/scheduler}="none"' | sudo tee '/etc/udev/rules.d/60-scheduler.rules' > '/dev/null' && sudo udevadm control --reload && sudo udevadm trigger
-===== Input =====
-  gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad' 'send-events' 'disabled-on-external-mouse'
-  gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad' 'natural-scroll' 'false'
-  gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.mouse' 'accel-profile' 'flat'
-  gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad' 'tap-to-click' 'false'
-  gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad' 'tap-and-drag' 'false'
-  gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad' 'disable-while-typing' 'false'
-===== Kernel Options =====
-  sudo -e '/etc/sysctl.d/99-custom.conf'
-  kernel.dmesg_restrict = 1
-  kernel.kptr_restrict = 1
-  kernel.sysrq = 1
-===== mpv =====
-  * With GNOME mpv, this config file needs to be manually selected from Preferences
-  * ''hwdec'' can be either ''vdpau'' or ''vaapi'' depending on the GPU/driver used ((''radeon'', ''amdgpu'', ''nouveau'', and ''NVIDIA'' = ''vdpau'' || ''intel'' = ''vaapi''))
-  mkdir -p ~/'.config/mpv' && nano ~/'.config/mpv/mpv.conf'
-  hwdec='vaapi'
-  profile='opengl-hq'
-  ao='pulse'
-  ~/.config/mpv/mpv.conf
-===== NetworkManager =====
-  sudo mkdir -p '/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d' && sudo -e '/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/99-custom.conf'
-  [device-mac-randomization]
-  wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=yes
-  [connection-mac-randomization]
-  ethernet.cloned-mac-address=random
-  wifi.cloned-mac-address=random
-  [connection]
-  wifi.powersave=2
-===== PulseAudio =====
-  nano ~/'.config/pulse/daemon.conf'
-  resample-method = soxr-vhq
-  flat-volumes = no
-===== Secure Shell =====
-  * See [[Clients:Secure Shell]]
-===== systemd Journal =====
-  sudo mkdir -p '/etc/systemd/journald.conf.d' && sudo -e '/etc/systemd/journald.conf.d/logging.conf'
-  [Journal]
-  SystemMaxUse=50M
-  RuntimeMaxUse=50M
-===== TRIM =====
-==== Service ====
-  * The weekly timer should already be enabled
-  sudo systemctl start 'fstrim' && sync && sudo systemctl status 'fstrim' 'fstrim.timer' -l
-===== Environment Variables =====
-==== Wine Staging ====
-  sudo mkdir -p '/etc/profile.d' && sudo -e '/etc/profile.d/wine-staging.sh'
-  # Tweaks
-  export STAGING_SHARED_MEMORY=1
-  export STAGING_WRITECOPY=1
-==== Timezone ====
-  * https://blog.packagecloud.io/eng/2017/02/21/set-environment-variable-save-thousands-of-system-calls
-  sudo mkdir -p '/etc/profile.d' && echo 'export TZ=:/etc/localtime' | sudo tee '/etc/profile.d/tz.sh' > '/dev/null'
-====== Computer-specific ======
-===== Spinesnap =====
-==== Internal Speakers ====
-  * https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195049
-  sudo eopkg install 'alsa-tools' -y && sudo -e '/etc/systemd/system/acer-speakers.service' && sudo systemctl daemon-reload && sudo systemctl enable 'acer-speakers' && sudo systemctl start 'acer-speakers' && sudo systemctl status 'acer-speakers' -l
-  [Unit]
-  Description=Acer Predator G9-791 Internal Speaker Fix
-  After=sound.target
-  Wants=sound.target
-  [Service]
-  Type=oneshot
-  ExecStart=/usr/bin/hda-verb '/dev/snd/hwC0D0' '0x1b' '0x300' '0x9000'
-  ExecStart=/usr/bin/hda-verb '/dev/snd/hwC0D0' '0x1b' '0x300' '0xa000'
-  ExecStart=/usr/bin/hda-verb '/dev/snd/hwC0D0' '0x1b' '0x707' '0x60'
-  [Install]
-  WantedBy=sound.target
-=== Sleep Script ===
-  sudo -e '/usr/lib/systemd/system-sleep/acer-speakers.sleep' && sudo chmod +x '/usr/lib/systemd/system-sleep/acer-speakers.sleep'
-  #!/bin/sh
-  '/usr/bin/hda-verb' '/dev/snd/hwC0D0' '0x1b' '0x300' '0x9000'
-  '/usr/bin/hda-verb' '/dev/snd/hwC0D0' '0x1b' '0x300' '0xa000'
-  '/usr/bin/hda-verb' '/dev/snd/hwC0D0' '0x1b' '0x707' '0x60'
-==== Open-Source Graphics ====
-=== modesetting ===
-  sudo -e '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/99-graphics.conf'
-<code>
-Section "Device"
-    Identifier      "Optimus"
-    Driver          "modesetting"
-EndSection</code>
-=== intel + nouveau ===
-  sudo -e '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/99-graphics.conf'
-<code>
-Section "Device"
-    Identifier      "Skylake GT2"
-    Driver          "intel"
-    BusID           "PCI:0:2:0"
-    Option          "DRI"       "3"
-EndSection
-Section "Device"
-    Identifier      "NV124"
-    Driver          "nouveau"
-    BusID           "PCI:1:0:0"
-    Option          "DRI"       "3"
-EndSection</code>
-==== Proprietary Graphics ====
-  * TODO: Figure this out again
-==== MSR ====
-  * Not necessary to be ran, only here for reference
-  * Requires ''msr-tools'' ((https://dev.solus-project.com/T3339))
-=== Enable Intel Speed Shift Technology ===
-  * ''0x770'' needs to report ''1''
-  sudo rdmsr --all --decimal '0x770'
-  sudo wrmsr --all '0x770' '1'
-=== Disable BD-PROCHOT ===
-  * ''0x1FC'' needs to be set to whatever it reports
-  sudo rdmsr --all --decimal '0x1FC'
-  sudo wrmsr --all '0x1FC' 'x'
-====== Steven Black's Unified Hosts File ======
-===== Service =====
-  sudo -e '/etc/systemd/system/hosts-up.service'
-  [Service]
-  Type=oneshot
-  WorkingDirectory=/tmp
-  ExecStartPre=/bin/rm -Rf '/tmp/master.zip' '/tmp/hosts-master'
-  ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/wget 'https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/archive/master.zip' -O '/tmp/master.zip'
-  ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/unzip '/tmp/master.zip' -d '/tmp'
-  ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 '/tmp/hosts-master/updateHostsFile.py' --auto --replace --flush-dns-cache --extensions 'gambling' 'fakenews'
-  ExecStartPost=/bin/rm -Rf '/tmp/master.zip' '/tmp/hosts-master'
-  ExecStartPost=/bin/sync
-===== Timer =====
-  sudo -e '/etc/systemd/system/hosts-up.timer' && sudo systemctl daemon-reload && sudo systemctl enable 'hosts-up.timer' && sudo systemctl start 'hosts-up.timer' 'hosts-up' && sudo systemctl status 'hosts-up' -l
-  [Unit]
-  Description=Steven Black's Unified Hosts File Sources Updater
-  After=network-online.target
-  Wants=network-online.target
-  [Timer]
-  OnCalendar=weekly
-  Persistent=true
-  [Install]
-  WantedBy=timers.target
-====== Mozilla Firefox ======
-  * Use Disconnect.me strict protection Block List
-===== user.js =====
-  cd ~/'.mozilla/firefox/'*'.default' && nano 'user.js' && cd ~
-<code>
-user_pref("layout.frame_rate.precise", true);
-user_pref("mousewheel.min_line_scroll_amount", 40);
-user_pref("browser.sessionstore.interval", 300000);
-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);
-user_pref("security.ssl.require_safe_negotiation", false);
-user_pref("network.captive-portal-service.enabled", false);
-user_pref("network.cookie.cookieBehavior", 1);
-user_pref("browser.sessionstore.privacy_level", 2);
-user_pref("browser.cache.disk.enable", false);
-user_pref("privacy.popups.disable_from_plugins", 3);
-user_pref("dom.battery.enabled", false);
-user_pref("media.peerconnection.ice.default_address_only", true);
-user_pref("security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_128_sha", false);
-user_pref("security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_256_sha", false);
-user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.enabled", false);
-user_pref("privacy.donottrackheader.enabled", true);
-user_pref("geo.enabled", false);
-user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.malware.enabled", false);
-user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.phishing.enabled", false);
-user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.enabled", false);
-user_pref("webgl.disabled", true);
-user_pref("media.mediasource.ignore_codecs", true);
-user_pref("network.cookie.lifetimePolicy", 2);
-user_pref("browser.display.use_document_fonts", 0);
-user_pref("network.http.referer.userControlPolicy", 0);
-user_pref("dom.webaudio.enabled", false);
-user_pref("dom.webnotifications.enabled", false);</code>
-  user_pref("browser.tabs.remote.autostart.2", false);
-===== Extensions =====
-  * 8 Extensions
-  gio open 'https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/privacy-settings/versions' && gio open 'https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/decentraleyes/versions' && gio open 'https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere' && gio open 'https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/umatrix/versions' && gio open 'https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/cookie-autodelete/versions' && gio open 'https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/https-by-default/versions' && gio open 'https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/no-resource-uri-leak/versions' && gio open 'https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/versions'
-==== Cookie AutoDelete ====
-  * Enable Active Mode
-  * Don't Log Total Number Of Cookies Deleted
-  * Don't Show Notification After Cookie CleanUp
-  * Clean Cookies from Open Tabs on StartUp
-==== HTTPS Everywhere ====
-  * Use the Observatory
-==== No Resource URI Leak ====
-  * Block Web-exposed subset of chrome URIs
-==== Privacy Settings ====
-  * Full Privacy
-==== uBlock Origin ====
-=== Disabled Filters ===
-  * EasyList
-  * EasyPrivacy
-  * Malware Domain List
-  * Malware domains
-  * Peter Lowe’s Ad and tracking server list
-=== Custom Filters ===
-  https://secure.fanboy.co.nz/fanboy-problematic-sites.txt
-  https://secure.fanboy.co.nz/enhancedstats.txt
-  https://secure.fanboy.co.nz/fanboy-antifacebook.txt
-  https://secure.fanboy.co.nz/fanboy-antifonts.txt
-  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ryanbr/fanboy-adblock/master/fake-news.txt
-  https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/antiadblockfilters.txt
-  https://xuhaiyang1234.gitlab.io/AAK-Cont/dist/aak-cont-list-ubo.txt
-  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jspenguin2017/uBlockProtector/master/uBlockProtectorList.txt
-==== uMatrix ====
-  * Auto-update hosts files
-====== Notable Folders and Commands ======
-===== Shortcuts =====
-  /usr/share/applications
-  ~/.local/share/applications
-===== Icons =====
-  /usr/share/icons/hicolor
-  ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor
-===== fstrim =====
-****
-  sudo fstrim -v --all
-===== Xorg Debug =====
-****
-  gio open '/var/log/Xorg.0.log'
-===== Verify DRI3 =====
-****
-  LIBGL_DEBUG='verbose' glxinfo | grep 'libgl'
-===== Show Graphics Info =====
-****
-  inxi -xG
-===== Show CPU Frequency =====
-  grep 'MHz' '/proc/cpuinfo'
-  watch -n 0.1 grep \'cpu MHz\' '/proc/cpuinfo'
-===== Partition Information =====
-****
-  df -hT
-===== Encryption Information =====
-****
-  sudo cryptsetup -v status '/dev/dm-0'
-===== hdparm Secure Erase =====
-  * The suspend is needed to release frozen drive state ((Spinesnap))
-  sudo eopkg install 'hdparm' -y && sync
-  systemctl suspend
-  lsblk
-  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 'x' '/dev/sda'
-  sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-erase-enhanced 'x' '/dev/sda'
-==== Quick Commands ====
-  * Performs ''security-erase'' followed by ''security-erase-enhanced''
-=== sda ===
-****
-  sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-set-pass 'x' '/dev/sda' && sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-erase 'x' '/dev/sda' && sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-set-pass 'x' '/dev/sda' && sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-erase-enhanced 'x' '/dev/sda' && sync
-=== sdb ===
-****
-  sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-set-pass 'x' '/dev/sdb' && sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-erase 'x' '/dev/sdb' && sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-set-pass 'x' '/dev/sdb' && sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-erase-enhanced 'x' '/dev/sdb' && sync
-===== Clean EFI Variables =====
-  * This is only verified on Spinesnap, other computers beware as this can cause a brick apparently
-  * This is an easier way of clearing boot entries outside of ''efibootmgr'' and manually deleting each entry
-  sudo rm -f '/sys/firmware/efi/efivars/'* || sync
-==== EFI Variables R/W ====
-  * This wasn't necessary on Solus 3, but should ''efivars'' need to be ''rw'', the following command does that
-  sudo mount -o 'remount' '/sys/firmware/efi/efivars' -o 'rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noatime'
-===== RAID Controller Details =====
-  * Only applicable when using FakeRAID/Intel RST
-  sudo mdadm --detail-platform
-===== VGA Switcheroo Power States =====
-  * https://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/Optimus
-  * DIS: Discrete GPU
-  * IGD: Integrated Graphics
-  * DIS-Audio: The audio device exported by your discrete GPU for HDMI sound playback
-  * +: This device is connected to graphics connectors
-  * OFF: The device is powered off
-  * ON: The device is powered on
-  * DynOff: The device is currently powered off but will be powered on when needed
-  * DynPwr: The device is currently powered on but will be powered off when not needed
-  sudo cat '/sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch'
-===== i915 GuC Firmware =====
-  sudo cat '/sys/kernel/debug/dri/0/i915_guc_info'
-  sudo cat '/sys/kernel/debug/dri/0/i915_guc_load_status'
-===== Optimal GCC compiler flags =====
-****
-  gcc -v -E -x c -march=native -mtune=native - < /dev/null 2>&1 | grep cc1 | perl -pe 's/ -mno-\S+//g; s/^.* - //g;'
-====== Privacy ======
-===== Remove EXIF data =====
-****
-  exiftool -all= *.* -overwrite_original