• Debian
• 13.6
• Xfce

• Hailrake = Dell Inspiron 24 5459 AIO ¹⁾
• Boulderback = Dell Precision M6500 ²⁾

Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie)

• https://www.debian.org/

debian-13.6.0-amd64-netinst.iso

• No Domain name
• No root password
• Entire disk, all files in one partition
• ftp.us.debian.org

NAME   MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
sda      8:0    0 465.8G  0 disk 
├─sda1   8:1    0   976M  0 part /boot/efi
├─sda2   8:2    0 456.9G  0 part /
└─sda3   8:3    0   7.9G  0 part [SWAP]

• [x] Debian desktop environment
• [x] … Xfce
• [x] standard system utilities

• https://wiki.debian.org/SourcesList

sudo -e '/etc/apt/sources.list'

non-free

• https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/wikis/Debian-Ubuntu
• https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/debian/
• 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'

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

sudo apt install --install-recommends atril filezilla foliate gimp gnome-disk-utility keepassxc-minimal mate-calc obs-studio transmission-gtk thunderbird viewnior vlc 7zip aria2 adb fastboot fastfetch fonts-noto gvfs-backends libsecret-tools mesa-utils unar yt-dlp 

doomsday neverball

winehq-staging winbind icoutils mesa-vulkan-drivers libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 mesa-vulkan-drivers:i386 libgl1:i386 libnss-mdns:i386

intel-gpu-tools i965-va-driver

• TODO: Provides rtw8822b_fw.bin for a USB AC wifi stick

firmware-realtek

clear && fastfetch && uname -a && date

sudo intel_gpu_top -s '500' -p -m

• Chicago95

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'

• Utilities → Terminal Emulator: Xfce Terminal

xfce4-mime-settings

• vblank_mode

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'

xfconf-query --channel 'xsettings' --property '/Xft/Antialias' --type 'int' --set '1' --create

xfconf-query --channel 'xsettings' --property '/Xft/DPI' --type 'int' --set '-1' --create

xfconf-query --channel 'xsettings' --property '/Xft/Hinting' --type 'int' --set '0' --create

xfconf-query --channel 'xsettings' --property '/Xft/HintStyle' --type 'string' --set 'hintnone' --create

xfconf-query --channel 'xsettings' --property '/Xft/RGBA' --type 'string' --set 'none' --create

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

xfce4-keyboard-settings

'/usr/bin/bash' -c "'/usr/bin/secret-tool' lookup 'keepass' 'default' | LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE='1' '/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'"

'/usr/bin/bash' -c "'/usr/bin/xfce4-terminal' --window --default-working-directory='/tmp' -T 'Max Performance' -e ~/'.local/scripts/max-perf.sh'"

xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts' --property '/commands/custom/Super_L' --type 'string' --set 'xfce4-popup-whiskermenu' --create

xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts' --property '/commands/custom/AudioRaiseVolume' --type 'string' --set "'/usr/bin/amixer' -D 'pulse' set 'Master' '5%+' > '/dev/null'" --create

xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts' --property '/commands/custom/AudioLowerVolume' --type 'string' --set "'/usr/bin/amixer' -D 'pulse' set 'Master' '5%-' > '/dev/null'" --create

xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts' --property '/commands/custom/AudioMute' --type 'string' --set "'/usr/bin/amixer' -D 'pulse' set 'Master' 'toggle' > '/dev/null'" --create

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 'false' --create

xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-terminal' --property '/misc-show-unsafe-paste-dialog' --type 'bool' --set 'false' --create

• Needed to log-in with (recovery mode) boot

sudo passwd 'root'

• More DNS Servers

nm-connection-editor

1.1.1.2,1.0.0.2

2606:4700:4700::1112,2606:4700:4700::1002

• http://localhost:631/admin
• 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

• Add Database Pass to Keyring

'/usr/bin/secret-tool' store --label='KeePass' 'keepass' 'default'

• Notes
• Also Thunderbird

timedatectl set-timezone 'America/New_York' && sudo timedatectl 'set-ntp' 'true' && sudo hwclock --systohc && timedatectl status

sudo -e '/etc/X11/Xsession.d/99-general-tweaks'

# General
export LD_BIND_NOW='1'
export LD_PREFER_MAP_32BIT_EXEC='1'

# Mozilla
export MOZ_CRASHREPORTER_DISABLE='1'
export MOZ_USE_XINPUT2='1'

# GTK
export GDK_DEBUG='gl-prefer-gl'
export GDK_RENDERING='image'
export GSK_RENDERER='cairo'
export GTK_A11Y='none'
export NO_AT_BRIDGE='1'
export GTK_OVERLAY_SCROLLING='0'

# Mesa
export MESA_DEBUG='silent'
export MESA_NO_ERROR='1'
export mesa_glthread='false'
export vblank_mode='0'
#export MESA_VK_WSI_PRESENT_MODE='immediate'
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'

# Shader Cache
#export MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DISABLE='true'
export MESA_DISK_CACHE_DATABASE='0'
export MESA_DISK_CACHE_SINGLE_FILE='0'

# End

sudo -e '/etc/X11/Xsession.d/99-intel-tweaks'

# Intel
export LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME='i965'
export ANV_NO_GPL='1'
export anv_disable_link_time_optimization='true'
export MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE='4.6COMPAT'
export force_guc_low_latency='false'
export allow_compressed_fallback='true'

# End

• Notes

sudo -e '/etc/X11/Xsession.d/99-wine-tweaks'

# Staging
export WINE_LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE='1'
export STAGING_SHARED_MEMORY='1'
export STAGING_WRITECOPY='1'

# Logging
export WINEDEBUG='-all'
export VKD3D_DEBUG='none'
export VKD3D_SHADER_DEBUG='none'
export DXVK_LOG_LEVEL='none'

# DXVK
export DXVK_SHADER_CACHE='0'
export DXVK_STATE_CACHE='0'

# End

• Verify

echo 'kernel.unprivileged_bpf_disabled=0' | sudo tee '/etc/sysctl.d/99-bpf-disable.conf'

echo 'vm.legacy_va_layout=1' | sudo tee '/etc/sysctl.d/99-vm-legacy-va.conf'

echo 'kernel.perf_event_paranoid=-1' | sudo tee '/etc/sysctl.d/99-perf-events.conf'

echo 'dev.i915.perf_stream_paranoid=0' | sudo tee '/etc/sysctl.d/99-i915-perf.conf'

echo 'kernel.sysrq = 1' | sudo tee '/etc/sysctl.d/99-sysrq.conf'

echo 'vm.max_map_count=2147483642' | sudo tee '/etc/sysctl.d/99-vm-max-map.conf'

echo 'vm.swappiness = 0' | sudo tee '/etc/sysctl.d/99-swappiness.conf'

• More Kernel Parameters
• Last updated: 2026/08/02

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

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""

dis_ucode_ldr bgrt_disable initcall_blacklist='sysfb_init,init_ima' lsm='' audit='0' ima_appraise='off' mitigations='off' mce='off' ras='cec_disable' hibernate='no' idle='halt' nohz='off' preempt='full' iommu='pt' memory_corruption_check='0' init_on_alloc='0' init_on_free='0' align_va_addr='on' drm_kms_helper.poll='0' drm_kms_helper.fbdev_emulation='1' rootflags='data=writeback'

• Last updated: 2026/08/02

nohugeiomap nogbpages add_efi_memmap acpi_osi='!' acpi_osi='Windows 2015' mem_sleep_default='s2idle' reboot='efi' module_blacklist='iTCO_wdt,intel_oc_wdt' nowatchdog tsc='nowatchdog' pci='noaer,assign-busses,nocrs,no_e820,skip_isa_align,pcie_bus_perf,ecrc=off,realloc,noari,noats,pcie_scan_all,big_root_window' pcie_ports='compat' pcie_port_pm='off'

• Last updated: 2026/08/02
• TODO: Check pcie_bus_perf vs pcie_bus_tune_off

nohugeiomap nogbpages acpi_osi='Linux' mem_sleep_default='s2idle' reboot='pci' module_blacklist='iTCO_wdt,intel_oc_wdt' nowatchdog tsc='nowatchdog' pci='noaer,assign-busses,nocrs,no_e820,skip_isa_align,pcie_bus_perf,ecrc=off,realloc,noari,noats,pcie_scan_all,big_root_window' pcie_ports='compat' pcie_port_pm='off' cpufreq.default_governor='performance'

• Last updated: 2026/08/02

cgroup_disable='cpuset,cpu,cpuacct,blkio,memory,devices,freezer,net_cls,perf_event,net_prio,hugetlb,pids,rdma,misc,dmem' rcu_nocbs noautogroup

cat '/proc/cgroups'

sudo -e '/etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/tweaks'

MODULES='dep'
COMPRESS='zstd'
COMPRESSLEVEL='0'

# End

echo 'i915' | sudo tee -a '/etc/initramfs-tools/modules'

sudo update-initramfs -k 'all' -c

• Notes (i915, iwlwifi)

sudo mkdir -p '/etc/systemd/journald.conf.d' && sudo -e '/etc/systemd/journald.conf.d/99-tweaks.conf' && sudo journalctl --vacuum-time='1s' --rotate

[Journal]
Storage=none
Compress=false
MaxLevelStore=0
MaxLevelSyslog=0
MaxLevelKMsg=0
MaxLevelConsole=0
MaxLevelWall=0

# End

sudo journalctl --vacuum-time='1s' --rotate

• xorg.confs

xfce4-session-settings

• eDP1 = Intel DDX

'/usr/bin/bash' -c "'/usr/bin/xrandr' --output 'eDP1' --set 'Colorspace' 'RGB_WIDE_FLOAT' --set 'max bpc' '12' --set 'Broadcast RGB' 'Full' --set 'scaling mode' 'Full aspect'"

• TODO

sudo -e '/etc/fstab'

• data=writeback requires it in GRUB too

,noatime,nobarrier,data=writeback

,noatime,discard

,discard=once

sudo systemctl enable 'fstrim.timer' --now && sudo systemctl start 'fstrim'

sudo fstrim -v --all

sudo umount '/boot/efi' && sudo fsck.fat -a -t -w -v '/dev/sda1' && sudo mount '/boot/efi'

• Reboot to (recovery mode)
• Ctrl + Alt + Del to reboot

sudo -e '/ext4.sh' && sudo chmod +x '/ext4.sh'

#!/bin/bash

cd '/tmp'

'/usr/bin/umount' '/'
'/usr/sbin/e2fsck' -D -E 'discard,optimize_extents,inode_count_fullmap' -f -v -y '/dev/sda2'

# End

'/ext4.sh'

mkdir -p ~/'.local/scripts' && nano ~/'.local/scripts/debian-updater.sh' && chmod +x ~/'.local/scripts/debian-updater.sh'

#!/bin/bash

cd '/tmp'

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/'*
rm -Rf ~/'.cache/thumbnails/'*
rm -Rf ~/'.cache/mozilla/firefox/'* ~/'.cache/thunderbird/'*

sudo '/usr/sbin/fstrim' -v -a

read -n '1' -s -r -p 'Done. Press any key to exit.'
sleep '2'

# End

~/'.local/scripts/debian-updater.sh'

sudo apt install 'linux-cpupower'

mkdir -p ~/'.local/scripts' && nano ~/'.local/scripts/max-perf.sh' && chmod +x ~/'.local/scripts/max-perf.sh'

#!/bin/bash

cd '/tmp'

# CPU
sudo '/usr/sbin/x86_energy_perf_policy' --all 'performance' --turbo-enable '1' --force
sudo '/usr/bin/cpupower' frequency-set -g 'performance' -r

echo 'Max performance states set!'
sleep '3'

# End

~/'.local/scripts/max-perf.sh'

• See misc