• 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

• Installs nano
• Sets VISUAL and EDITOR to nano via environment variable
• Sets nowrap for current user

sudo dnf install 'nano' -y && export 'VISUAL=nano' && export 'EDITOR=nano' && echo -e 'export VISUAL=nano\nexport EDITOR=nano' | sudo tee '/etc/profile.d/editor-nano.sh' > '/dev/null' && cat '/etc/profile.d/editor-nano.sh' && mkdir -p ~/'.config/nano' && echo 'set nowrap' | tee ~/'.config/nano/nanorc' > '/dev/null' && cat ~/'.config/nano/nanorc'

• https://rpmfusion.org/Configuration
• Covers AppStream data and missing Multimedia packages

sudo dnf groupupdate 'core' && sudo dnf groupupdate 'multimedia' --setop='install_weak_deps=False' --exclude='PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin' && sudo dnf groupupdate 'sound-and-video' && sync

sudo dnf install evolution filezilla gimp keepassxc transmission-gtk aria2 hdparm htop lm_sensors p7zip p7zip-plugins unar wget irqbalance xfsprogs-xfs_scrub 

• ffmpeg was needed for youtube-dl to correct DASH containers

mpv youtube-dl

steam

akmod-nvidia

• https://keybase.io
• Run run_keybase in a Terminal after installation

'https://prerelease.keybase.io/keybase_amd64.rpm'

• Necessary for Xbox 360 controllers
• Not necessary for a Steam Controller

kernel-modules-extra

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

ckb-next

wine winetricks

torbrowser-launcher

sudo rpm --import 'https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub' && sudo dnf install 'https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64.rpm'

gnome-terminal

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

gnome-terminal --command "sudo sh -c 'dnf clean 'all' && dnf distro-sync -y && sync && flatpak update && wget -O '/etc/hosts' 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/fakenews-gambling/hosts' && restorecon -F -I -R '/etc/hosts' && sync && fstrim --all --verbose && sync && read -n '1' -s -r -p 'Done' && sleep '2''"

• Listed respectively to above

• Ctrl + Alt + T
• Ctrl + Alt + Z
• Pause or F7

• http://localhost:631/admin

• driverless, cups-filters
• 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

• 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