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-====== Information ======
-  * Ubuntu ((https://ubuntu.com/))
-  * Desktop ((https://ubuntu.com/desktop))
-====== Download ======
-  * https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop
-====== HOSTS ======
-  * https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/
-  * Using ''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'
-====== Software ======
-===== Update =====
-==== System ====
-****
-  sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade -y && sudo apt autoremove -y && sudo apt clean && sync
-==== Firmware ====
-****
-  sudo fwupdmgr refresh --force && sudo fwupdmgr update --verbose
-==== Snaps ====
-****
-  sudo snap refresh
-===== General =====
-****
-  sudo apt install evolution filezilla gimp keepassxc mpv transmission-gtk aria2 htop unar p7zip-full mesa-utils ffmpeg libsecret-tools lm-sensors libreoffice rhythmbox
-==== OpenVPN ====
-****
-  network-manager-openvpn-gnome
-===== ckb-next =====
-  * https://github.com/ckb-next/ckb-next
-  ckb-next
-===== Keybase =====
-  * 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
-===== Google Chrome =====
-  * :!: 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
-====== Settings ======
-===== Keyboard Shortcuts =====
-  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''"
-==== Keys ====
-  * Listed respectively to above
-  * Ctrl + Alt + Z
-  * Pause or F7
-===== Printer =====
-  * 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
-===== gedit =====
-  * 4 Tab width
-  * Insert Spaces for Tab mode
-===== Network =====
-==== Quad9 DNS ====
-  * https://quad9.net
-  * Secured w/ECS
-  * See [[notes:dns_servers|DNS servers]] for other DNS servers
-<code>9.9.9.11,149.112.112.11</code>
-<code>2620:fe::11,2620:fe::fe:11</code>
-==== VPN.AC ====
-  * See [[information:vpn.ac|VPN.AC]]
-  * :!: If using this VPN, disable IPv6 from NetworkManager
-===== Nautilus =====
-  * Sort folders before files
-===== Rhythmbox =====
-  * See [[Information:Internet Radio|Internet Radio]]
-===== GRUB =====
-  * See [[notes:kernel_parameters|Kernel Parameters]] for other options
-==== Config ====
-****
-  sudo -e '/etc/default/grub' && sudo update-grub
-==== IOMMU ====
-  * :!: On Ryzen, this should be left enabled in the firmware settings in all cases, but if not directly used for virtualization, should be disabled from the OS ([[https://developer.amd.com/wp-content/resources/56745_0.80.pdf#%5B%7B%22num%22%3A36%2C%22gen%22%3A0%7D%2C%7B%22name%22%3A%22XYZ%22%7D%2C63%2C291%2C0%5D|note]])
-  iommu=pt
-==== amdgpu ====
-  * Allows use of Overdrive options for overclocking and notably increasing the Power Limit
-  * See [[devices:amd_graphics#get_max|Power Limit]]
-  amdgpu.ppfeaturemask=0xffffffff
-  cat '/sys/module/amdgpu/parameters/ppfeaturemask' | grep '4294967295'
-===== GNOME =====
-==== Settings ====
-=== All-in-one ===
-  * Last updated: 2021/09/26
-  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'
-=== Individual ===
-  * Last updated: 2021/09/26
-  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'
-===== KeePassXC =====
-==== Settings ====
-  * General -> [ ] Load previous databases on startup
-  * Security -> [x] Use DuckDuckGo service to download website icons
-==== Add Database Password to GNOME Keyring ====
-****
-  secret-tool store --label='KeePass' 'keepass' 'default'
-===== lm_sensors =====
-  * ''--auto'' is quicker, but more things are detected by doing the full scan
-  sudo sensors-detect
-  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>
-profile=gpu-hq
-scale=ewa_lanczossharp
-cscale=ewa_lanczossharp
-video-sync=display-resample
-interpolation
-tscale=oversample</code>
-===== NetworkManager =====
-  * ''wifi.powersave'' can be ''2'' for disabled, or ''3'' for enabled
-  * :!: ''ethernet.cloned-mac-address=random'' breaks USB Tethering with iOS/iPhones
-  sudo mkdir -p '/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d' && 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>
-===== Secure Shell =====
-  * See [[clients:secure_shell|Client]] notes to generate/restore public key
-===== Uncomplicated Firewall =====
-<code>
-sudo ufw reset && sudo ufw default deny && sudo ufw logging off && sudo ufw enable && sudo systemctl enable 'ufw'</code>
-<code>
-sudo ufw allow 'ssh'</code>
-===== Drive Maintenance =====
-==== 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]]
-  * :!: Enable only if a persistent drive exists formatted with XFS
-  * :!: TODO: Test this on Ubuntu
-  sudo systemctl enable 'xfs_scrub_all.timer' --now && sudo systemctl start 'xfs_scrub_all' && sync && sudo systemctl status 'xfs_scrub_all' -l
-===== UTC =====
-  * [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/System_time#Time_standard|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'
-==== Verify ====
-****
-  timedatectl | grep local
-===== Wine =====
-  * See [[notes:wine|Wine]]
-====== Xorg ======
-  * See [[notes:xorg.conf_snippets|xorg.conf Snippets]]
-  * :!: Ideally ''modesetting'' should be used
-====== Mozilla Firefox ======
-  * See [[notes:firefox|Firefox]] if old configuration is needed, otherwise use Firefox Sync
-====== Server ======
-  * For workstations that run servers as a secondary directive
-  * For headless servers, use [[distros:opensuse_tumbleweed_server|openSUSE TW (Server)]]
-===== Automatic Updates =====
-==== Service ====
-  sudo -e '/etc/systemd/system/suse-up.service'
-<code>
-[Service]
-Type=oneshot
-ExecStartPre='/usr/bin/zypper' clean --all
-ExecStart='/usr/bin/zypper' --non-interactive refresh --force --services
-ExecStart='/usr/bin/zypper' --non-interactive dist-upgrade --auto-agree-with-licenses --allow-downgrade --allow-name-change --allow-arch-change --allow-vendor-change
-ExecStartPost='/usr/bin/sync'
-ExecStartPost='/usr/bin/systemctl' reboot</code>
-==== Timer ====
-  * 06:00 Oak
-  sudo -e '/etc/systemd/system/suse-up.timer' && sudo systemctl daemon-reload && sudo systemctl enable 'suse-up.timer' --now
-<code>
-[Unit]
-Description=Software Package Maintenance and Updater
-After=network-online.target
-Wants=network-online.target
-[Timer]
-OnCalendar=*-*-* 06:00:00
-Persistent=true
-[Install]
-WantedBy=timers.target</code>
-====== Notable Folders and Commands ======
-===== Extract ISO =====
-  * ''D'' is the destination you want the extracted files to go
-  * ''x'' is the ISO you want to extract files from
-  * No space after the ''-o'' flag is intentional
-  * This is primarily useful for copying Windows ISO images to a FAT32 flash drive
-z x -o'D' -y x
-z x -o'/run/media/espionage724/LTSC 2019' -y '/home/espionage724/Downloads/en_windows_10_enterprise_ltsc_2019_x64_dvd_be3c8ffb.iso' && sync && sync
-===== youtube-dl =====
-  * https://ytdl-org.github.io/youtube-dl/index.html
-==== Download ====
-****
-  rm -f '/tmp/youtube-dl' && wget -O '/tmp/youtube-dl' 'https://yt-dl.org/downloads/latest/youtube-dl' && chmod +x '/tmp/youtube-dl'
-==== Show Formats ====
-  * Change ''x'' to a URL
-  '/tmp/youtube-dl' --list-formats x
-==== Download Media ====
-  * Change ''x'' to a URL
-  * ''bestaudio'' can be changed to ''bestvideo'' for just video, or ''best'' for best video with audio
-  '/tmp/youtube-dl' --extract-audio --format 'bestaudio' x
-=== M4A Audio ===
-  * Ideally for if iOS devices will be involved
-  '/tmp/youtube-dl' --extract-audio --format 'bestaudio' --audio-format 'm4a' x
-=== MP3 Audio ===
-****
-  '/tmp/youtube-dl' --extract-audio --format 'bestaudio' --audio-format 'mp3' x
-===== Shortcuts =====
-  /usr/share/applications
-  ~/.local/share/applications
-===== Icons =====
-  /usr/share/icons/hicolor
-  ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor
-===== Zypper =====
-==== Find Orphans ====
-****
-  zypper packages --orphaned
-==== Remove Package and Deps ====
-****
-  sudo zypper remove --clean-deps 'x'
-==== Show Installed Patterns ====
-****
-  sudo zypper patterns --installed-only
-==== Folder ====
-****
-  ls '/etc/zypp/repos.d'
-==== List ====
-****
-  zypper repos --priority
-===== GPG Keys =====
-==== Check Keys ====
-****
-  rpm -q gpg-pubkey --qf '%{NAME}-%{VERSION}-%{RELEASE}\t%{SUMMARY}\n'
-==== Remove Keys ====
-****
-  sudo rpm -e x
-===== Re-generate Thumbnails =====
-****
-  rm -Rf ~/'.cache/thumbnails'
-===== List GNOME gsettings =====
-  * Change ''x'' to schema or omit it to show all settings
-  gsettings list-recursively 'x'
-===== GNOME Software Maintenance =====
-****
-  pkcon -c '1' refresh && pkcon update
-===== GNOME Monitors Reset =====
-****
-  rm -f ~/'.config/monitors.xml' ~/'.config/monitors.xml~'
-===== PulseAudio Reset =====
-****
-  rm -f ~/'.config/pulse/'*
-===== Xorg Debug =====
-  journalctl -e _COMM='gdm-x-session'
-  gio open ~/'.local/share/xorg/Xorg.1.log'
-===== GpuTest =====
-  * https://www.geeks3d.com/gputest/
-==== Execute ====
-=== HDTV ===
-  * 1280x720
-  wget -O '/tmp/GpuTest_Linux_x64.zip' 'http://www.ozone3d.net/gputest/dl/GpuTest_Linux_x64_0.7.0.zip' && unzip '/tmp/GpuTest_Linux_x64.zip' -d '/tmp' && cd '/tmp/GpuTest_Linux_x64_'* && ./GpuTest /test='fur' /width='1280' /height='720'
-  cd '/tmp/GpuTest_Linux_x64_'* && ./GpuTest /test='fur' /width='1280' /height='720'
-  /fullscreen /benchmark /benchmark_duration_ms='15000'
-=== FHD ===
-  * 1920x1080
-  wget -O '/tmp/GpuTest_Linux_x64.zip' 'http://www.ozone3d.net/gputest/dl/GpuTest_Linux_x64_0.7.0.zip' && unzip '/tmp/GpuTest_Linux_x64.zip' -d '/tmp' && cd '/tmp/GpuTest_Linux_x64_'* && ./GpuTest /test='fur' /width='1920' /height='1080'
-  cd '/tmp/GpuTest_Linux_x64_'* && ./GpuTest /test='fur' /width='1920' /height='1080'
-  /fullscreen /benchmark /benchmark_duration_ms='15000'
-=== UHDTV1 ===
-  * 3840x2160
-  wget -O '/tmp/GpuTest_Linux_x64.zip' 'http://www.ozone3d.net/gputest/dl/GpuTest_Linux_x64_0.7.0.zip' && unzip '/tmp/GpuTest_Linux_x64.zip' -d '/tmp' && cd '/tmp/GpuTest_Linux_x64_'* && ./GpuTest /test='fur' /width='3840' /height='2160'
-  cd '/tmp/GpuTest_Linux_x64_'* && ./GpuTest /test='fur' /width='3840' /height='2160'
-  /fullscreen /benchmark /benchmark_duration_ms='15000'
-==== Cleanup ====
-****
-  rm -Rf '/tmp/GpuTest_Linux_'* && cd ~ && sync
-===== Show Sensors =====
-****
-  sudo watch -n0.5 sensors
-===== Show CPU Frequency =====
-  grep 'MHz' '/proc/cpuinfo'
-  watch -n 0.1 grep \'cpu MHz\' '/proc/cpuinfo'
-===== Partition Information =====
-  * Both commands present the same information
-  df -hT
-  df --human-readable --print-type
-===== Privacy =====
-==== Clear Terminal History ====
-****
-  history -cw
-==== Create 7z Password Archive ====
-  * Change ''7ZIPNAME'' in ''7ZIPNAME.7z'' to the desired archive name
-  * Change ''PASS'' in ''-pPASS'' to the desired password
-  * Change ''x'' to the file or folder to add to the archive
-  sudo apt install 'p7zip-full'
-za a '7ZIPNAME.7z' -p'PASS' 'x'
-za a 'x.7z' -p'x' 'x'
-==== Remove EXIF data ====
-  sudo apt install 'libimage-exiftool-perl'
-  exiftool -all= *.* -overwrite_original