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--- distros:ubuntu_desktop [2021/10/29 20:00] – Sean Rhone
+++ distros:ubuntu_desktop [2023/12/13 15:22] – [Tweaks] Sean Rhone
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   * Ubuntu ((https://ubuntu.com/))
   * Desktop ((https://ubuntu.com/desktop))
+  * 23.10
 ====== Download ======
+===== Etcher Image Writer =====
+  * https://etcher.balena.io/#download-etcher
+===== Ubuntu =====
   * https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop
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   * Unified hosts + fakenews + gambling
-  wget -O '/tmp/hosts-tmp' 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/fakenews-gambling/hosts' && sudo cp '/etc/hosts' '/etc/hosts-bak' && sudo mv '/tmp/hosts-tmp' '/etc/hosts' && sync
+===== Initial =====
-  cat '/etc/hosts' | grep 'Date:'
+  * Only run once
-  sudo -e '/etc/hosts'
+  ls '/etc/hosts~' || wget -O '/tmp/hosts-tmp' 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/fakenews-gambling/hosts' && sudo cp --backup '/tmp/hosts-tmp' '/etc/hosts' && sync
+===== Update =====
+****
+  ls '/etc/hosts~' && wget -O '/tmp/hosts-tmp' 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/fakenews-gambling/hosts' && sudo mv --force '/tmp/hosts-tmp' '/etc/hosts' && sync
+===== Restore Backup =====
+****
+  ls '/etc/hosts~' && sudo mv --force '/etc/hosts~' '/etc/hosts' && sync
+====== Repositories ======
+===== Liquorix Kernel =====
+  * https://liquorix.net/
+  sudo add-apt-repository 'ppa:damentz/liquorix'
+===== WineHQ =====
+  * https://www.winehq.org/
+  * https://wiki.winehq.org/Ubuntu
+  * https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/
+  * :!: ''mantic'' = 23.10
+  sudo dpkg --add-architecture 'i386'
+  wget -O '/tmp/winehq.key' 'https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/winehq.key' && sudo mv '/tmp/winehq.key' '/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/winehq.asc' && echo 'deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ mantic main' | sudo tee '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq.list' > '/dev/null' && sync
+===== oibaf/graphics-drivers =====
+  * https://launchpad.net/~oibaf/+archive/ubuntu/graphics-drivers
+  sudo add-apt-repository 'ppa:oibaf/graphics-drivers'
 ====== Software ======
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 ****
-  sudo fwupdmgr refresh --force && sudo fwupdmgr update --verbose
+  sudo fwupdmgr refresh --force && sudo fwupdmgr update --verbose && sync
 ==== Snaps ====
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 ****
-  sudo snap refresh
+  sudo snap refresh && sync
 ===== General =====
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 ****
-  sudo apt install evolution filezilla gimp keepassxc mpv transmission-gtk aria2 htop unar p7zip-full mesa-utils ffmpeg libsecret-tools lm-sensors libreoffice rhythmbox
+  sudo apt install --install-recommends 7zip adb fastboot aria2 evolution filezilla gimp gnome-shell-extension-manager keepassxc libreoffice libsecret-tools lm-sensors mesa-utils mpv rhythmbox transmission-gtk unar yt-dlp
-==== OpenVPN ====
+===== Wine =====
-****
+  * https://wiki.winehq.org/Ubuntu
-  network-manager-openvpn-gnome
+  winehq-staging winbind winetricks libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 mesa-vulkan-drivers mesa-vulkan-drivers:i386 libgl1:i386 libnss-mdns:i386
-==== ckb-next ====
+===== Liquorix Kernel =====
-  * https://github.com/ckb-next/ckb-next
+****
-  ckb-next
+  linux-image-liquorix-amd64 linux-headers-liquorix-amd64
-==== Wine ====
+===== Intel Media Driver for VAAPI =====
-****
+  * https://github.com/intel/media-driver#components-and-features
-  wine winetricks
+  intel-media-va-driver-non-free
-==== Tor Browser ====
+===== Tor Browser =====
 ****
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   torbrowser-launcher
-==== Keybase ====
+===== Google Chrome =====
-  * https://keybase.io
+****
-  * :!: This needs ran as a separate command and not combined with the above package installations
-  rm -Rf '/tmp/keybase_amd64.deb' && wget -O '/tmp/keybase_amd64.deb' 'https://prerelease.keybase.io/keybase_amd64.deb' && sudo apt install '/tmp/keybase_amd64.deb' && rm '/tmp/keybase_amd64.deb' && sync && run_keybase
+  wget -O '/tmp/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb' 'https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb' && sudo apt install '/tmp/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb' && rm '/tmp/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb' && sync
-==== Google Chrome ====
+===== Steam =====
-  * :!: TODO: This may need updated to run with ''apt'' instead of ''dpkg''
+  * https://snapcraft.io/steam
-  wget -O '/tmp/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb' 'https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb' && sudo dpkg --install '/tmp/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb' || sudo apt install -f && rm '/tmp/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb' && sync
+  sudo snap install 'steam'
 ====== Settings ======
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 ===== Keyboard Shortcuts =====
-  bash -c "secret-tool lookup 'keepass' 'default' | keepassxc --pw-stdin ~/'Documents/keepass.kdbx'"
+<code>bash -c "secret-tool lookup 'keepass' 'default' | keepassxc --pw-stdin ~/'Documents/keepass.kdbx'"</code>
-  gnome-terminal --command "sudo sh -c 'apt update && apt full-upgrade -y && apt clean && apt autoremove -y && sync && snap refresh && wget -O '/etc/hosts' 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/fakenews-gambling/hosts' && sync && fstrim --all --verbose && sync && sleep '5''"
+<code>gnome-terminal --command "sudo sh -c 'apt update && apt full-upgrade -y && apt clean && apt autoremove -y && sync && snap refresh && wget -O '/tmp/sb-hosts' 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/fakenews-gambling/hosts' && mv --force '/tmp/sb-hosts' '/etc/hosts' && sync && fstrim --all --verbose && sync && sleep '5''"</code>
 ==== Keys ====
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   * Ctrl + Alt + Z
-  * Pause or F7
+  * Menu
 ===== Printer =====
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   * http://localhost:631/admin
-  * ''HP OfficeJet Pro 8710, driverless, cups-filters''
+  * Printer name can be ''Ctrl + F'''d
-  * Print Color Mode: Device Gray
+  * :!: AppSocket/HP JetDirect -> HP -> HP Officejet Pro 8710, hpcups (en) ((single ''en'' **not** ''en, en''))
+  * Color Mode: Device Gray
   * Administration -> Set As Server Default
   socket://192.168.1.164:9100
-===== gedit =====
+  Kole
-  * 4 Tab width
+  HP Officejet Pro 8710
-  * Insert Spaces for Tab mode
-===== Network =====
+==== Info ====
-==== Cloudflare ====
+  * :!: ''HP Officejet Pro 8710, hpcups 3.23.5'' 4 ''(en)''
+  * With Firefox, do ''Inspect''
+  * Last one is ''drv''
+  * https://access.redhat.com/solutions/6971890 implies the ''drv'' path is the modern choice
+  * :!: The IPP option //sometimes// print blurry documents; CUPS says old non-IPP drivers will be deprecated eventually
-  * https://1.1.1.1/dns/
+===== Network =====
-  * See [[notes:dns_servers|DNS servers]] for other DNS servers
-<code>1.1.1.1,1.0.0.1</code>
+  * See [[notes:dns_servers]] for other servers
-<code>2606:4700:4700::1111,2606:4700:4700::1001</code>
+<code>Wraeclast</code>
-==== VPN.AC ====
+<code>9.9.9.9,149.112.112.112</code>
-  * See [[information:vpn.ac|VPN.AC]]
+<code>2620:fe::fe,2620:fe::9</code>
-  * :!: If using this VPN, disable IPv6 from NetworkManager
 ===== Rhythmbox =====
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   * 10-notch Transparency
+===== Fan Profile =====
+  * https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000177768/guide-to-dell-power-manager
+  sudo apt install 'smbios-utils' -y && sudo smbios-thermal-ctl --set-thermal-mode='performance' && sudo apt purge 'smbios-utils' -y
+===== Kernel Options =====
+==== Intel Perf Counters ====
+  * https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/intel_graphics#Enable_performance_support
+=== i915 Early-load ===
+  * https://forum.manjaro.org/t/cant-change-dev-i915-perf-stream-paranoid-to-0/66339/10
+  echo 'i915' | sudo tee --append '/etc/modules' > '/dev/null' && cat '/etc/modules' | grep 'i915'
+  sudo update-initramfs -k 'all' -c
+=== sysctl ===
+  * ''dev.i915.perf_stream_paranoid'' = ''0''
+  echo 'dev.i915.perf_stream_paranoid=0' | sudo tee '/etc/sysctl.d/99-i915-perf.conf' > '/dev/null' && cat '/etc/sysctl.d/99-i915-perf.conf'
+  sysctl 'dev.i915.perf_stream_paranoid'
+==== Swappiness ====
+  * ''vm.swappiness'' = ''0''
+  echo 'vm.swappiness=0' | sudo tee '/etc/sysctl.d/99-swappiness.conf' > '/dev/null' && cat '/etc/sysctl.d/99-swappiness.conf'
+  sysctl 'vm.swappiness' && cat '/proc/sys/vm/swappiness'
 ===== GRUB =====
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 ==== Config ====
-****
+  * :!: [[notes:kernel_parameters|More Kernel Parameters]]
+  * Add options in ''GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=''
   sudo -e '/etc/default/grub' && sudo update-grub
-==== amdgpu ====
+==== Spinesnap ====
+  * Last updated: 2023/12/13
+  * ''GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=''
+  * :!: 2023/12/13: Enable Virtualization in BIOS in order to get x2apic enabled; ''iommu=pt'' disables IOMMU
+  sudo -e '/etc/default/grub' && sudo update-grub
+<code>acpi_osi='Linux' iommu='pt' pci='pcie_bus_perf,realloc,pcie_scan_all,big_root_window' reboot='pci' video='HDMI-A-1:1920x1080@74' i915.enable_guc='3'</code>
+===== GNOME =====
+==== Extensions ====
+  * https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/545/hide-top-bar/
+==== External Monitor Settings ====
-  * Allows use of Overdrive options for overclocking and notably increasing the Power Limit
+  * This copies the configured monitor settings from the current user to ''gdm'' and also applies it to the log-in screen
+  * Notably useful for setting a laptop's built-in screen as disabled for the log-in screen
-  amdgpu.ppfeaturemask=0xffffffff
+  sudo cp ~/'.config/monitors.xml' ~gdm/'.config/monitors.xml' && sudo chown 'gdm':'gdm' ~gdm/'.config/monitors.xml'
-=== Verify ===
+=== Undo ===
 ****
-  cat '/sys/module/amdgpu/parameters/ppfeaturemask' | grep '4294967295'
+  sudo rm ~gdm/'.config/monitors.xml' && sync
-===== GNOME =====
+==== Tweaks ====
-==== Settings ====
+  sudo -e '/etc/profile.d/99-tweaks.sh'
-=== All-in-one ===
+<code>
+# Mutter
+export MUTTER_DEBUG_ENABLE_ATOMIC_KMS='0'
+export MUTTER_DEBUG_FORCE_KMS_MODE='simple'
-  * Last updated: 2021/10/29
+# Clutter
+export CLUTTER_PAINT='disable-dynamic-max-render-time'
-   gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.interface' 'enable-animations' 'false' && 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' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad' 'click-method' 'areas' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.interface' 'clock-show-date' 'true' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.interface' 'clock-show-weekday' 'true'
+# 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'
-  gsettings set 'org.gnome.software' 'download-updates' 'false'
+# End</code>
-  gsettings reset 'org.gnome.shell' 'app-picker-layout'
+==== Settings ====
+=== All-in-one ===
+  * Last updated: 2023/12/13
+  gsettings reset 'org.gnome.shell' 'app-picker-layout' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.interface' 'enable-animations' 'true' && 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' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad' 'click-method' 'areas' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.interface' 'clock-show-date' 'true' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences' 'focus-mode' 'click' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences' 'disable-workarounds' 'true' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.interface' 'clock-show-weekday' 'true'
 === Individual ===
-  * Last updated: 2021/10/29
+  * Last updated: 2023/12/13
-  gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.interface' 'enable-animations' 'false'
+  gsettings reset 'org.gnome.shell' 'app-picker-layout'
+  gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.interface' 'enable-animations' 'true'
   gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad' 'send-events' 'disabled-on-external-mouse'
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   gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.interface' 'clock-show-date' 'true'
-  gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.interface' 'clock-show-weekday' 'true'
+  gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences' 'focus-mode' 'click'
-== Other ==
+  gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences' 'disable-workarounds' 'true'
-  * The first depend on GNOME Software existing
+  gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.interface' 'clock-show-weekday' 'true'
-  * The second needs GNOME 40+ and isn't applicable on Ubuntu 21.04
-  gsettings set 'org.gnome.software' 'download-updates' 'false'
-  gsettings reset 'org.gnome.shell' 'app-picker-layout'
-===== Hostname =====
-  * Change ''x'' to computer name
-  hostnamectl set-hostname 'x'
-===== Keybase =====
-  * :!: Run after initial install
-  run_keybase
 ===== KeePassXC =====
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 ===== lm_sensors =====
-  * ''--auto'' is quicker, but more things are detected by doing the full scan
+  sudo sensors-detect --auto
-  sudo sensors-detect
+  sudo -e '/etc/modules'
-  sudo sensors-detect --auto
 ===== mpv =====
-  * [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/mpv#High_quality_configurations|ArchWiki mpv High quality configurations]]
   mkdir -p ~/'.config/mpv' && nano ~/'.config/mpv/mpv.conf'
 <code>
+save-position-on-quit
+sub-auto=fuzzy
+force-window=yes
 profile=gpu-hq
 scale=ewa_lanczossharp
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 video-sync=display-resample
 interpolation
-tscale=oversample</code>
+tscale=oversample
+hwdec=vaapi
-===== NetworkManager =====
+hwdec-codecs=all</code>
-  * ''wifi.powersave'' can be ''2'' for disabled, or ''3'' for enabled
-  * :!: ''ethernet.cloned-mac-address=random'' breaks USB Tethering with iOS/iPhones
-  sudo -e '/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/99-custom.conf'
-<code>
-[device-mac-randomization]
-wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=yes
-[connection-mac-randomization]
-wifi.cloned-mac-address=random
-[connection]
-wifi.powersave=2</code>
-<code>
-[connection-mac-randomization]
-ethernet.cloned-mac-address=random</code>
 ===== Laptop Power Management =====
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 ==== Trim ====
-  * :!: Enable only if a SSD is being used for Linux
+****
   sudo systemctl enable 'fstrim.timer' --now && sudo systemctl start 'fstrim' && sync && sudo systemctl status 'fstrim' -l
-==== XFS Scrub ====
-  * [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/XFS#Online_Metadata_Checking_(scrub)|XFS - ArchWiki]]
-  * :!: This is only necessary if XFS is being used on any persistent drives, and requires ''xfsprogs'' to be installed
-  sudo apt install 'xfsprogs' -y && sync
-  sudo systemctl enable 'xfs_scrub_all.timer' --now && sudo systemctl start 'xfs_scrub_all' && sync && sudo systemctl status 'xfs_scrub_all' -l
 ===== UTC =====
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   * See [[notes:wine|Wine]]
-====== Xorg ======
+===== Wayland =====
-  * See [[notes:xorg.conf_snippets|xorg.conf Snippets]]
+==== Full RGB HDMI ====
-===== Nightwane =====
+  * See [[notes:proptest_full_rgb]] for more ports
-  * :!: With Fedora 34 as of 2021/05/12, the ''amdgpu'' Xorg DDX driver has the screen more warm/yellowish and breaks calibration
+  sudo apt install 'libdrm-tests' -y && sudo -e '/etc/gdm3/PostLogin/Default' && sudo chmod +x '/etc/gdm3/PostLogin/Default' && sync
-  * :!: This doesn't happen with ''modesetting'' on Xorg, nor at all with GNOME on Wayland
-  * Since ''amdgpu'' is installed and used by-default on Xorg, removing it causes ''modesetting'' to be used instead
-  * [[http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/contrast.php|Contrast - Lagom LCD test]]
-  * :!: TODO: Test if this is necessary on Ubuntu 21.04+
+<code>
+#!/bin/bash
+proptest -M 'i915' -D '/dev/dri/card'* '103' 'connector' '99' '1'
+proptest -M 'i915' -D '/dev/dri/card'* '103' 'connector' '107' '4'</code>
-<code>sudo apt remove 'xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu' && sync</code>
+====== Firefox ======
-====== Mozilla Firefox ======
   * See [[notes:firefox|Firefox]] if old configuration is needed, otherwise use Firefox Sync
+  * https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Firefox/Privacy
+===== about:config =====
+  * See [[notes:firefox#aboutconfig|about:config]]
+===== Extensions =====
+  * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/decentraleyes/|Decentraleyes]]
+  * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/|uBlock Origin]]
+<code>gio open 'https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/decentraleyes/' 'https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/'</code>
+==== uBlock Origin ====
+==== Filters list ====
+****
+<code>
+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</code>
+==== My filters ====
+****
+<code>
+! Phoronix as a news source and not a toxic wasteland
+! 2023/12/13
+www.phoronix.com##.details > .comments
+www.phoronix.com##.author
+www.phoronix.com##.comments-label
+www.phoronix.com###sharebar
+www.phoronix.com###social
+www.phoronix.com###searchbox
+www.phoronix.com##div.popular-list > .comments
+! 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
+! X, toxic enough for an entire domain block
+! 2023/12/13
+x.com
+twitter.com
+! End</code>
+===== DNS over HTTPS =====
+  * See [[notes:dns_servers]] for other addresses
+<code>https://dns.quad9.net/dns-query</code>
 ====== Server ======
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 ExecStartPost='/usr/bin/systemctl' reboot</code>
-==== Timer ====
+===== Timer =====
   * 03:00 Oak
@@ Line 383: / Line 509: @@
 [Install]
 WantedBy=timers.target</code>
+====== Notable Folders and Commands ======
+  * See [[notes:misc_linux]]