• Ubuntu ¹⁾
• Desktop ²⁾
• 23.04

• https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop

• https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/
• Unified hosts + fakenews + gambling

• Only run this once as it overwrites /etc/hosts-bak on subsequential runs

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

wget -O '/tmp/hosts-tmp' 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/fakenews-gambling/hosts' && sudo mv '/tmp/hosts-tmp' '/etc/hosts' && sync

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

sudo -e '/etc/hosts'

sudo cp '/etc/hosts-bak' '/etc/hosts' && sync

• https://liquorix.net/

sudo add-apt-repository 'ppa:damentz/liquorix'

• https://keybase.io/
• https://prerelease.keybase.io/
• This is only the signing key, see Keybase for client installation

wget -O '/tmp/code_signing_key.asc' 'https://keybase.io/docs/server_security/code_signing_key.asc' && sudo mv '/tmp/code_signing_key.asc' '/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/keybase.asc' && sync

• https://www.winehq.org/
• https://wiki.winehq.org/Ubuntu
• https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/

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/ lunar main' | sudo tee '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq.list' > '/dev/null' && sync

• https://launchpad.net/~oibaf/+archive/ubuntu/graphics-drivers

sudo add-apt-repository 'ppa:oibaf/graphics-drivers'

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

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

sudo snap refresh && sync

sudo apt install --install-recommends 7zip aria2 chrome-gnome-shell evolution filezilla gimp keepassxc libreoffice libsecret-tools lm-sensors mesa-utils mpv rhythmbox transmission-gtk unar wmctrl youtube-dl 

• https://wiki.winehq.org/Ubuntu

winehq-staging winbind winetricks libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 mesa-vulkan-drivers mesa-vulkan-drivers:i386 libgl1:i386

linux-image-liquorix-amd64 linux-headers-liquorix-amd64

• https://github.com/intel/media-driver#components-and-features

intel-media-va-driver-non-free

• 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

torbrowser-launcher

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

wget -O '/tmp/steam.deb' 'https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/client/installer/steam.deb' && sudo apt install '/tmp/steam.deb' && rm -f '/tmp/steam.deb' && sync

• wmctrl is useful for Old School RuneScape and toggling between windowed and fullscreen modes

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''"

wmctrl -r 'jagexappletviewer.jagexappletviewer' 'net-runelite-client-RuneLite.net-runelite-client-RuneLite' -x -b 'toggle,fullscreen'

• 2023/04/29: keepassxc has QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb in order to work for OSRS on GNOME on Wayland on Ubuntu 23.04

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

• Listed respectively to above

• Ctrl + Alt + Z
• Menu
• F6

• http://localhost:631/admin

• Internet Printing Protocol (ipps) → HP → IPP Everywhere ™
• Color Mode: Device Gray
• Administration → Set As Server Default

ipps://192.168.1.164/ipp/print

• https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns
• See DNS servers for other DNS servers

Wraeclast

8.8.8.8,8.8.4.4

2001:4860:4860::8888,2001:4860:4860::8844

https://dns.google/dns-query

• Sort Folders Before Files

• See Internet Radio

• 10-notch Transparency

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/intel_graphics#Enable_performance_support

• 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

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' | grep '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' | grep '0'

cat '/proc/sys/vm/swappiness'

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Sysctl#Enable_TCP_Fast_Open

echo 'net.ipv4.tcp_fastopen=3' | sudo tee '/etc/sysctl.d/99-tcp-fastopen.conf' > '/dev/null' && cat '/etc/sysctl.d/99-tcp-fastopen.conf'

sysctl 'net.ipv4.tcp_fastopen' | grep '3'

cat '/proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_fastopen'

• More Kernel Parameters
• Add options in GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=

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

acpi_osi=Linux

pci=pcie_bus_perf,realloc,pcie_scan_all,big_root_window

• This enables Framebuffer compression, Panel self-refresh, and i915 Fastboot
• This also enables GuC and HuC firmware loading if supported by the hardware

i915.enable_fbc=1 i915.enable_psr=1 i915.fastboot=1 i915.enable_guc=3

• Disable color calibration for the monitor in GNOME Settings ³⁾

• https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/545/hide-top-bar/

• Install through Firefox, then toggle and configure from Applications → Extensions

• 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

sudo cp ~/'.config/monitors.xml' ~gdm/'.config/monitors.xml' && sudo chown 'gdm':'gdm' ~gdm/'.config/monitors.xml'

sudo rm ~gdm/'.config/monitors.xml' && sync

• ckb-next auto light shutoff requires Xorg
• GPU scaling for non-native resolutions requires Xorg
• Steam and various games through Wine work better on Xorg
• Xorg can be selected at log-in ⁴⁾

• Why Ubuntu 22.04 is so fast (and how to make it faster)
• wine
• 2023/05/17: MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=4.6FC caused steam to segfault on Intel UHD 630

sudo -e '/etc/profile.d/99-tweaks.sh'

# Mutter
export MUTTER_DEBUG_ENABLE_ATOMIC_KMS='0'
export MUTTER_DEBUG_FORCE_KMS_MODE='simple'

# Clutter
export CLUTTER_PAINT='disable-dynamic-max-render-time'

# Mesa
export MESA_DISK_CACHE_SINGLE_FILE='1'
export MESA_DISK_CACHE_DATABASE='1'
export VAAPI_MPEG4_ENABLED='1'
export mesa_glthread='true'
export MESA_NO_ERROR='1'

# Intel
export ANV_GPL='1'
export ANV_MESH_SHADER='true'
export INTEL_COMPUTE_CLASS='1'
export RUSTICL_ENABLE='iris'
export MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE='4.6COMPAT'

# End

• Last updated: 2022/06/08

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.interface' 'clock-show-weekday' 'true'

• Last updated: 2022/06/08

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.interface' 'clock-show-weekday' 'true'

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

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

• --auto can be used here, but if modules need to be added to /etc/modules, not using --auto will allow sensors to do it on-prompt

sudo sensors-detect

sudo -e '/etc/modules'

• 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
hwdec=vaapi
hwdec-codecs=all

• 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'

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 such as a NAS, and requires xfsprogs to be installed

sudo apt install 'xfsprogs'

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

• https://www.onetransistor.eu/2021/08/hdmi-picture-quantization-range-linux.html
• https://old.reddit.com/r/linuxquestions/comments/qrpnkw/need_help_with_intel_graphics_broadcast_rgb_with/hk83j18/
• This sets RGB Full on HDMI, and the content type to Game on HDMI for low-latency
• Run proptest from a Wayland session to see more connector and prop names
• This will prevent GDM from displaying if proptest is not installed
• 2023/05/13: The prop value for Broadcast RGB changed from 98 to 99

sudo apt install 'libdrm-tests' -y && sync

sudo -e '/etc/gdm3/PostLogin/Default' && sudo chmod +x '/etc/gdm3/PostLogin/Default' && sync

#!/usr/bin/bash
proptest -M 'i915' -D '/dev/dri/card'* '103' 'connector' '99' '1'
proptest -M 'i915' -D '/dev/dri/card'* '103' 'connector' '107' '4'

• See xorg.conf Snippets

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

echo 'export MOZ_USE_XINPUT2=1' | sudo tee '/etc/profile.d/99-firefox-xinput2.sh' > '/dev/null' && cat '/etc/profile.d/99-firefox-xinput2.sh'

echo 'export MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1' | sudo tee '/etc/profile.d/99-firefox-wayland.sh' > '/dev/null' && cat '/etc/profile.d/99-firefox-wayland.sh'

sudo -e '/etc/profile.d/99-firefox-xinput2.sh'

sudo -e '/etc/profile.d/99-firefox-wayland.sh'

• https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/docs/doh
• See DNS Servers for other DoH addresses

https://dns.google/dns-query

• 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

• See misc_linux