linux:distros:debian_13_xfce
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Table of Contents
Information
Download
debian-13.4.0-amd64-netinst.iso
Installation Notes
- No Domain name
No
rootpassword- Entire disk, one partition
Repositories
nonfree
WineHQ
trixie
sudo dpkg --add-architecture 'i386'
rm -fv '/tmp/winehq.key' '/tmp/winehq-archive.key' && wget -O '/tmp/winehq.key' 'https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/winehq.key' && gpg --dearmor --output '/tmp/winehq-archive.key' '/tmp/winehq.key' && sudo mv -fv '/tmp/winehq-archive.key' '/etc/apt/keyrings' && wget -O '/tmp/winehq-trixie.sources' 'https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/debian/dists/trixie/winehq-trixie.sources' && sudo mv -fv '/tmp/winehq-trixie.sources' '/etc/apt/sources.list.d'
Software
Update
sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade -y && sudo apt autoremove -y && sudo apt clean
General
sudo apt install --install-recommends atril filezilla foliate gimp gnome-disk-utility gnome-system-monitor keepassxc-minimal mate-calc obs-studio transmission-gtk thunderbird viewnior vlc 7zip aria2 adb fastboot fastfetch fonts-noto libsecret-tools mesa-utils unar yt-dlp
fastfetch
clear && fastfetch && uname -a && date
TODO
libglib2.0-bin gvfs-backends
Games
doomsday neverball
Wine
winehq-staging winbind icoutils mesa-vulkan-drivers libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 mesa-vulkan-drivers:i386 libgl1:i386 libnss-mdns:i386
Intel
intel-gpu-tools i965-va-driver
intel_gpu_top
sudo intel_gpu_top -s '500' -p -m
Old Settings
Printer
- Log-in as regular user (not
root)
- Internet Printing Protocol (ipp)
- HP
- IPP Everywhere ™
- Color Mode: Device Gray
- 2-Sided Printing: Long-Edge (Portrait)
ipp://192.168.1.164/ipp/print
Kole
Xfce
Theme
Default Apps
gio mime 'text/plain' 'org.xfce.mousepad.desktop'
gio mime 'image/jpeg' 'viewnior.desktop'
gio mime 'image/png' 'viewnior.desktop'
gio mime 'image/bmp' 'viewnior.desktop'
gio mime 'application/pdf' 'atril.desktop'
gio mime 'application/epub+zip' 'com.github.johnfactotum.Foliate.desktop'
xdg-settings set 'default-web-browser' 'firefox.desktop'
Terminal
- Utilities → Terminal Emulator:
Xfce Terminal
xfce4-mime-settings
General
xfconf-query --channel 'xfwm4' --property '/general/use_compositing' --type 'bool' --set 'false' --create
xfconf-query --channel 'xfwm4' --property '/general/vblank_mode' --type 'string' --set 'off' --create
xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-session' --property '/general/SaveOnExit' --type 'bool' --set 'false' --create && rm -Rf ~/'.cache/sessions'
Fonts
xfconf-query --channel 'xsettings' --property '/Xft/Antialias' --type 'int' --set '1' --create
xfconf-query --channel 'xsettings' --property '/Xft/DPI' --type 'int' --set '96' --create
xfconf-query --channel 'xsettings' --property '/Xft/HintStyle' --type 'string' --set 'hintnone' --create
xfconf-query --channel 'xsettings' --property '/Xft/Hinting' --type 'int' --set '0' --create
xfconf-query --channel 'xsettings' --property '/Xft/RGBA' --type 'string' --set 'none' --create
Keyboard
xfconf-query --channel 'keyboards' --property '/Default/KeyRepeat/Delay' --type 'int' --set '400' --create
xfconf-query --channel 'keyboards' --property '/Default/KeyRepeat/Rate' --type 'int' --set '30' --create
Shortcuts
xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts' --property '/commands/custom/Super_L' --type 'string' --set 'xfce4-popup-whiskermenu' --create
xfce4-keyboard-settings
'/usr/bin/bash' -c "'/usr/bin/secret-tool' lookup 'keepass' 'default' | '/usr/bin/keepassxc' --pw-stdin ~/'Documents/keepass.kdbx'"
'/usr/bin/bash' -c "'/usr/bin/xfce4-terminal' --window --default-working-directory='/tmp' -T 'Debian Updater' -e ~/'.local/scripts/debian-updater.sh'"
Terminal
xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-terminal' --property '/scrolling-lines' --type 'int' --set '10000' --create
xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-terminal' --property '/misc-cursor-blinks' --type 'bool' --set 'true' --create
xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-terminal' --property '/font-use-system' --type 'bool' --set 'true' --create
xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-terminal' --property '/misc-show-unsafe-paste-dialog' --type 'bool' --set 'false' --create
Settings
Network
KeePassXC
- Add Database Pass to Keyring
'/usr/bin/secret-tool' store --label='KeePass' 'keepass' 'default'
Mozilla
Laptop Power Management
Spinesnap
performancefan profile
cat '/sys/firmware/acpi/platform_profile' && echo 'performance' | sudo tee '/sys/firmware/acpi/platform_profile' > '/dev/null' && cat '/sys/firmware/acpi/platform_profile'
Time
timedatectl set-timezone 'America/New_York' && sudo timedatectl 'set-ntp' 'true' && timedatectl status
Xorg
Tweaks
Environment
nano ~/'.bash_aliases'
# General export LD_BIND_NOW='1' export LD_PREFER_MAP_32BIT_EXEC='1' # GTK export GDK_DEBUG='gl-prefer-gl' export GDK_RENDERING='image' export GSK_RENDERER='cairo' export GTK_A11Y='none' export GTK_OVERLAY_SCROLLING='0' # Intel export ANV_NO_GPL='1' export anv_disable_link_time_optimization='true' export force_guc_low_latency='false' export allow_compressed_fallback='true' export LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME='i965' # Mesa export vblank_mode='0' export MESA_NO_ERROR='1' export mesa_glthread='false' export MESA_DISK_CACHE_DATABASE='0' export MESA_DISK_CACHE_SINGLE_FILE='0' export allow_higher_compat_version='true' export block_on_depleted_buffers='true' export disable_throttling='true' export force_integer_tex_nearest='true' export vk_wsi_force_bgra8_unorm_first='true' export vk_x11_ignore_suboptimal='true' export vk_xwayland_wait_ready='false' # Wine Staging export STAGING_SHARED_MEMORY='1' export STAGING_WRITECOPY='1' export WINE_LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE='1' # Wine Logging export WINEDEBUG='-all' export VKD3D_DEBUG='none' export VKD3D_SHADER_DEBUG='none' export DXVK_LOG_LEVEL='none' # End
fstab
sudo -e '/etc/fstab'
ext4
/ type ext4data=writebackrequires it in GRUB too
,data=writeback,nobarrier
errors=remount-ro,data=writeback,nobarrier
EFI
/boot/efi type vfat
,discard
umask=0077,discard
Swap
,discard=once
sw,discard=once
GRUB
Spinesnap
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=drm_kms_helper.fbdev_emulation=1for external LightDM log-in with Intel DDXpreempt=none
sudo -e '/etc/default/grub' && sudo update-grub
acpi_osi='!' acpi_osi='Windows 2013' reboot='pci' hibernate='no' idle='halt' nohz='off' preempt='none' iommu='pt' io_delay='none' memory_corruption_check='0' nosgx init_on_alloc='0' init_on_free='0' pcie_aspm='off' module_blacklist='iTCO_wdt,intel_oc_wdt,dell_smm_hwmon' nowatchdog tsc='nowatchdog' drm_kms_helper.poll='0' drm_kms_helper.fbdev_emulation='1' rootflags='data=writeback' acpi_mask_gpe='0x6E' mitigations='off' dis_ucode_ldr
systemd-analyze
- 2026/04/25
Startup finished in 5.021s (firmware) + 3.583s (loader) + 3.603s (kernel) + 5.572s (userspace) = 17.781s graphical.target reached after 5.560s in userspace.
systemd-analyze
modprobe.d
sudo update-initramfs -k 'all' -c
Kernel Options
BPF Disable
kernel.unprivileged_bpf_disabled = 0
echo 'kernel.unprivileged_bpf_disabled=0' | sudo tee '/etc/sysctl.d/99-bpf-disable.conf' > '/dev/null' && cat '/etc/sysctl.d/99-bpf-disable.conf'
'/usr/sbin/sysctl' 'kernel.unprivileged_bpf_disabled'
Legacy MMap
vm.legacy_va_layout = 1
echo 'vm.legacy_va_layout=1' | sudo tee '/etc/sysctl.d/99-vm-legacy-va.conf' > '/dev/null' && cat '/etc/sysctl.d/99-vm-legacy-va.conf'
'/usr/sbin/sysctl' 'vm.legacy_va_layout'
Perf Counters
kernel.perf_event_paranoid = -1
echo 'kernel.perf_event_paranoid=-1' | sudo tee '/etc/sysctl.d/99-perf-events.conf' > '/dev/null' && cat '/etc/sysctl.d/99-perf-events.conf'
'/usr/sbin/sysctl' 'kernel.perf_event_paranoid'
Intel Perf Counters
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'
'/usr/sbin/sysctl' 'dev.i915.perf_stream_paranoid'
Magic SysRq key
- Allows
REISUB
kernel.sysrq = 1
echo 'kernel.sysrq = 1' | sudo tee '/etc/sysctl.d/99-sysrq.conf' > '/dev/null' && cat '/etc/sysctl.d/99-sysrq.conf'
'/usr/sbin/sysctl' 'kernel.sysrq'
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'
'/usr/sbin/sysctl' 'vm.swappiness'
journald
sudo mkdir -p '/etc/systemd/journald.conf.d' && sudo -e '/etc/systemd/journald.conf.d/99-tweaks.conf'
[Journal] Storage=none Compress=false MaxLevelStore=0 MaxLevelSyslog=0 MaxLevelKMsg=0 MaxLevelConsole=0 MaxLevelWall=0 # End
sudo journalctl --vacuum-time='1s' --rotate
Monitor
Spinesnap
HDMI1= Intel DDX
xfce4-session-settings
'/usr/bin/bash' -c "'/usr/bin/xrandr' --output 'HDMI1' --set 'Broadcast RGB' 'Full' --set 'content type' 'Game' --set 'Colorspace' 'opRGB' --set 'audio' 'force-dvi' --set 'max bpc' '8'"
Drive Maintenance
Trim
sudo systemctl enable 'fstrim.timer' --now
sudo systemctl start 'fstrim' && sync && sudo systemctl status 'fstrim' -l
sudo fstrim -v -a
ext4
- TODO
EFI
/dev/nvme0n1p1 on /boot/efi type vfat
sudo umount '/boot/efi' && sudo fsck.fat -a -t -w -v '/dev/nvme0n1p1' && sudo mount '/boot/efi'
Scripts
Updater
mkdir -p ~/'.local/scripts' && nano ~/'.local/scripts/debian-updater.sh' && chmod +x ~/'.local/scripts/debian-updater.sh'
#!/bin/bash sudo '/usr/bin/apt' clean sudo '/usr/bin/apt' update sudo '/usr/bin/apt' full-upgrade -y sudo '/usr/bin/apt' autoremove -y rm -Rf ~/'.cache/mesa_shader_cache'*'/'* ~/'.cache/thumbnails/'* rm -Rf ~/'.cache/mozilla/firefox/'* ~/'.cache/thunderbird/'* sudo fstrim -v -a read -n '1' -s -r -p 'Done. Press any key to exit.' sleep '3' # End
~/'.local/scripts/debian-updater.sh'
Notable Folders and Commands
- See misc
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