• Ubuntu ¹⁾
• Desktop ²⁾

• https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop

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

cat '/etc/hosts' | grep 'Date:'

sudo -e '/etc/hosts'

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade -y && sudo apt autoremove -y && sudo apt clean && sync

sudo fwupdmgr refresh --force && sudo fwupdmgr update --verbose

sudo snap refresh

sudo apt install evolution filezilla gimp keepassxc mpv transmission-gtk aria2 htop unar p7zip-full mesa-utils ffmpeg libsecret-tools lm-sensors libreoffice rhythmbox 

network-manager-openvpn-gnome

• https://github.com/ckb-next/ckb-next

ckb-next

wine winetricks

torbrowser-launcher

• 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

• TODO: This may need updated to run with apt instead of dpkg

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

bash -c "secret-tool lookup 'keepass' 'default' | keepassxc --pw-stdin ~/'Documents/keepass.kdbx'"

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''"

• Listed respectively to above

• Ctrl + Alt + Z
• Pause or F7

• http://localhost:631/admin

• HP OfficeJet Pro 8710, driverless, cups-filters
• Print Color Mode: Device Gray
• Administration → Set As Server Default

socket://192.168.1.164:9100

• 4 Tab width
• Insert Spaces for Tab mode

• https://1.1.1.1/dns/
• See DNS servers for other DNS servers

1.1.1.1,1.0.0.1

2606:4700:4700::1111,2606:4700:4700::1001

• See VPN.AC
• If using this VPN, disable IPv6 from NetworkManager

• See Internet Radio

• 10-notch Transparency

sudo -e '/etc/default/grub' && sudo update-grub

• Allows use of Overdrive options for overclocking and notably increasing the Power Limit

amdgpu.ppfeaturemask=0xffffffff

cat '/sys/module/amdgpu/parameters/ppfeaturemask' | grep '4294967295'

• Last updated: 2021/10/29

 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'

gsettings set 'org.gnome.software' 'download-updates' 'false'

gsettings reset 'org.gnome.shell' 'app-picker-layout'

• Last updated: 2021/10/29

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'

• The first depend on GNOME Software existing
• 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'

• Change x to computer name

hostnamectl set-hostname 'x'

• Run after initial install

run_keybase

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

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

• --auto is quicker, but more things are detected by doing the full scan

sudo sensors-detect

sudo sensors-detect --auto

• ArchWiki mpv High quality configurations

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

profile=gpu-hq
scale=ewa_lanczossharp
cscale=ewa_lanczossharp
video-sync=display-resample
interpolation
tscale=oversample

• 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'

[device-mac-randomization]
wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=yes

[connection-mac-randomization]
wifi.cloned-mac-address=random

[connection]
wifi.powersave=2

[connection-mac-randomization]
ethernet.cloned-mac-address=random

• See Laptop Power Management

• See Client notes to generate/restore public key

• See ufw for more notes

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

sudo ufw allow 'ssh'

• 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 - 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

• System time - ArchWiki
• Set RTC to UTC
• Needed if Windows is installed first
• Windows should also be set to UTC

sudo timedatectl set-local-rtc '0'

timedatectl | grep local

• See Wine

• See xorg.conf Snippets

• With Fedora 34 as of 2021/05/12, the amdgpu Xorg DDX driver has the screen more warm/yellowish and breaks calibration
• 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
• Contrast - Lagom LCD test

• TODO: Test if this is necessary on Ubuntu 21.04+

sudo apt remove 'xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu' && sync

• See Firefox if old configuration is needed, otherwise use Firefox Sync

• For workstations that run servers as a secondary directive
• For headless servers, use Ubuntu Server

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

[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStartPre='/usr/bin/apt' clean
ExecStart='/usr/bin/apt' update
ExecStart='/usr/bin/apt' full-upgrade -y
ExecStart='/usr/bin/apt' autoremove -y
ExecStartPost='/usr/bin/sync'
ExecStartPost='/usr/bin/systemctl' reboot

• 03:00 Oak

sudo -e '/etc/systemd/system/ubuntu-up.timer' && sudo systemctl daemon-reload && sudo systemctl enable 'ubuntu-up.timer' --now

[Unit]
Description=Software Package Maintenance and Updater
After=network-online.target
Wants=network-online.target

[Timer]
OnCalendar=*-*-* 03:00:00
Persistent=true

[Install]
WantedBy=timers.target