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--- linux [2023/11/06 23:02] – [Configuration] dblume
+++ linux [2024/04/27 00:13] (current) – dblume
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   sudo apt install exuberant-ctags cscope moreutils
-Now that you have vim and git:
+Now that you have vim and git, get [[https://github.com/dblume/dotfiles|your dotfiles]]:
   git clone ssh://dblume@dlma.com/~/git/dotfiles.git
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   sudo apt install tmux entr
   tmux
-  sudo apt install curl jq tree expect gnuplot httpie visidata
+  sudo apt install curl jq tree expect gnuplot httpie visidata ripgrep at
   sudo apt install python3-pip
   python3 -m pip install matplotlib
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 User pic: [[https://dlma.com/avatars/magicavoxel_avatar_for_circular_apertures.png|magicavoxel_avatar_for_circular_apertures.png]]
-===== Learn Shortcuts =====
+===== Google Chrome Passwords and Autofill =====
-Consider vim leader (\), vim window (C-w), tmux leader (C-a)...
+Via an [[https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/606531|answer to "chrome does not save my passwords"]]:
-How to change workspaces? (Ctrl+Alt <- or ->)
+> Sometimes a couple of login files get corrupt, and stop google-chrome from saving the passwords. To fix it, close google-chrome. Terminal to the following directory and remove the two files, Login Data and Login Data-journal.
+  cd ~/.config/google-chrome/Default
+  rm 'Login Data'
+  rm 'Login Data-journal'
+===== Image/Photo Editors =====
+Seems like I'm going to be preferring pixlr (online) or Krita (local).
+^ App ^ Online ^ Notes ^
+| -> **[[https://pixlr.com/|pixlr]]** | Online | Good  image editor. Pretty intuitive. No arrows. |
+| [[https://www.photopea.com/|Photopea]] | Online | Has arrows. Width is limited to a narrow max. |
+| [[https://excalidraw.com/|Excalidraw]] | Online | Pretty great diagram drawing tools. Not a photo editor, but making a note here. |
+| **-> [[https://krita.org/en/|Krita]]** | Local | Promising image editor. Arrows in vector layer. Draw line then change properties. |
+| [[https://www.gimp.org/|Gimp]] | Local | The huge standard. GNU Photoshop. More than I usually need. |
+| [[https://www.pinta-project.com/|Pinta]] | Local | Inspired by an old version of Paint.NET. Installed, but unsure. Arrows are easy. |
+After installing Krita, add a desktop launcher to make it more GNOME/rofi/drun friendly. [[https://amanabt.github.io/blog/tech/2022/03/11/installing-krita-from-appimage-ubuntu-20_04.html|Extract the .desktop from the appimage]] to $HOME/.local/share/applications or manually make a [[https://github.com/davatorium/rofi/issues/326#issuecomment-174301525|.desktop file]] in $HOME/.local/share/applications.
+I put the krita appimage in ''/usr/local/bin'', the .desktop in ''$HOME/.local/share/applications'', and a 256x256 .png in ''/usr/share/pixmaps''. The .png is untested.
+===== DejaVu Sans for Powerline Font =====
+First install the Powerline Font:
+  git clone --filter=blob:none -b master --single-branch https://github.com/powerline/fonts.git
+  cd fonts
+  ./install.sh "DejaVu Sans"
+Then your terminal emulator can use it.
 ===== i3 =====
 The [[https://i3wm.org/|i3 Window Manager]].
+==== Install Alacritty ====
+gnome-terminal won't distinguish between C-i and Tab, so [[https://www.how2shout.com/linux/how-to-install-alacritty-terminal-on-ubuntu-22-04-lts/|install a terminal emulator that can, like Alacritty]], and set TERMINAL in .bashrc for i3-sensible-terminal to use.
 ==== Configuration ====
+<file bash .config/i3/config>
+font pango:DejaVu Sans Mono 16
+# bindsym all the jkl; to hjkl
+exec --no-startup-id xss-lock --transfer-sleep-lock -- i3lock --color 101030 --nofork
+</file>
 [[https://major.io/p/tray-icons-in-i3/|Enable touchpad tap to click in i3]].
+''xinput'' to find the name of the Touchpad (the id can change)
+''xinput list-props "PIXA3854:00 093A:0274 Touchpad"'' to see properties
-Look into [[https://www.google.com/search?q=libinput+tapping+drag+lock|libinput tapping drag lock]].
+<file bash .xsessionrc>
+xinput set-prop "PIXA3854:00 093A:0274 Touchpad" "libinput Tapping Enabled" 1
+xinput set-prop "PIXA3854:00 093A:0274 Touchpad" "libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled" 1
+xinput set-prop "PIXA3854:00 093A:0274 Touchpad" "libinput Tapping Drag Lock Enabled" 1
+xinput set-prop "PIXA3854:00 093A:0274 Touchpad" "libinput Scrolling Pixel Distance" 40
+</file>
-  xinput set-prop 12 "libinput Tapping Enabled" 1
+From [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/HiDPI#X_Resources|HiDPI -> X Resources]]: (96dpi * 1.5 = 144dpi)
-  xinput set-prop 12 "libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled" 1
+<file bash .Xresources>
-  xinput set-prop 12 "libinput Tapping Drag Lock Enabled" 1
+Xft.dpi: 144
+</file>
-  xss-lock --transfer-sleep-lock -- i3lock --color 101030 --nofork
+Enable Brightness Keys, Media keys, background image:
+  sudo apt install brightnessctl playerctl feh
+  sudo usermod -a -G video ${USER}
+  # Logout and log back in
+Enable screenshots with maim and xclip
+  sudo apt install maim xclip
 I have the [[https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxmasterrace/comments/4usryc/i3_ui_and_text_ridiculously_tiny_on_fresh_arch/|ridiculously tiny font]] problem where a commenter suggests "set the DPI in your xorg.conf". [[https://linuxreviews.org/HOWTO_set_DPI_in_Xorg|HOWTO set DPI in Xorg]].
-===== Gnome (Desktop Env) Usability Issues =====
+The tiny Wi-Fi connection dialog is [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Dunst|Dunst]] which has its own config [[https://www.reddit.com/r/i3wm/comments/b1s18p/how_do_you_change_the_default_font_size_of/|reddit thread]].
+I thought the media keys (Function keys) weren't working. I added "blacklist hid_sensor_hub" to [[https://community.frame.work/t/solved-guide-12th-gen-not-sending-xf86monbrightnessup-down/20605|framework-als-blacklist.conf]] for the brightness keys. (But I should undo that change and see if they still work now. Make sure the "fn" key wasn't in the other mode.)
+<file bash>
+  sudo vim /etc/modprobe.d/framework-als-blacklist.conf
+</file>
+Test with
+  pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ +10%
+  pactl get-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@
+  speaker-test -t wav -c 6
+==== Terminal Configuration ====
+Get rid of the Gnome Terminal Window bar:
+  $ gsettings set org.gnome.Terminal.Legacy.Settings headerbar false
+Get rid of the menubar:
+"Right Click for context menu" -> Preferences -> General -> Show menubar by default in new terminals
+Or, try this to get rid of the menubar
+<file bash .config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini>
+gtk-decoration-layout=:menu
+</file>
+==== Wi-Fi and Network Management ====
+GUI: "Advanced Network Configuration"
+    nm-connection-editor &
+CLI:
+    nmtui
+==== Suspend and Hibernation ====
+A note on battery life. Frame.work batteries work best at charges between 80% and 30%. I went into BIOS ([[https://knowledgebase.frame.work/how-do-i-enter-the-bios-on-the-framework-laptop-HydmWf5Ad|pressing F2 on start up]]) and set maximum charge to 90%.
+Suspend worked out of the box. See This PSA from frame.work: [[https://www.reddit.com/r/framework/comments/19bf3ki/linux_suspend_and_amd_reminder/|Linux Suspend and AMD Reminder]]. Per that PSA and [[https://community.frame.work/t/tracking-linux-battery-life-tuning/6665/536|[TRACKING] Linux Battery Life tuning]], I ran [[https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/-/blob/master/scripts/amd_s2idle.py?ref_type=heads|amd_s2idle.py]]. It ended with:
+<code>
+🚦 RTC driver `rtc_cmos` configured to use ACPI alarm
+Explanations for your system
+🚦 rtc_cmos is not configured to use ACPI alarm
+	Some problems can occur during wakeup cycles if the HPET RTC emulation is used to
+	wake systems. This can manifest in unexpected wakeups or high power consumption.
+For more information on this failure see:
+	https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/24279
+</code>
+So per the third link above, I [[https://askubuntu.com/questions/19486/how-do-i-add-a-kernel-boot-parameter|added a kernel boot parameter]] by editing /etc/default/grub like so:
+<file bash /etc/default/grub>
+...
+GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash rtc_cmos.use_acpi_alarm=1"
+...
+</file>
+And then I ran ''sudo update-grub'' per the file's instructions.
+Enable suspend-then-hibernate. To hibernate, [[https://community.frame.work/t/hibernation-using-it/6060/11|you need swap to be as big as RAM, then update GRUB]]. (32GiB in my case.) You may also have to [[https://community.frame.work/t/battery-drain-on-suspend-sleep-with-linux/42395/4?u=david_blume|disable Secure Boot]].
+I had a 2GiB /swapfile, and this is how I resized it:
+<code bash>
+~$ sudo swapoff /swapfile
+~$ sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/swapfile count=32K bs=1M
+...
+~$ sudo mkswap /swapfile
+~$ sudo swapon /swapfile
+</code>
+Then it became time to update the kernel boot params again with the UUID of the volume with the swapfile, and the physical offset of the swapfile.
+<code bash>
+$ blkid
+/dev/nvme0n1p2: UUID="de9f6aca-85a1-461b-b8b8-15f44441f64d" BLOCK_SIZE="4096" TYPE="ext4" PARTUUID="121db783-104a-4138-b7c2-c0451ab10454"
+$ sudo filefrag -v /swapfile | head
+Filesystem type is: ef53
+File size of /swapfile is 34359738368 (8388608 blocks of 4096 bytes)
+ ext:     logical_offset:        physical_offset: length:   expected: flags:
+:        0..    2047:    1257472..   1259519:   2048:
+</code>
+That means, in my case, I add this to ''/etc/default/grub'''s ''GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT''.
+<code>
+resume=UUID=de9f6aca-85a1-461b-b8b8-15f44441f64d resume_offset=1257472
+</code>
+Don't forget to ''sudo update-grub''.
+Then I enabled this line in
+<file bash /etc/systemd/logind.conf>
+HandleLidSwitch=suspend-then-hibernate
+</file>
+Everything is still commented out in ''/etc/systemd/sleep.conf'' (Also see [[https://community.frame.work/t/tracking-suspend-on-linux-drains-a-lot-of-battery-compared-to-other-laptop/24737/60|suspend drains battery]]). May need to turn some of those lines on.
+==== Future Config Tips ====
+You can use ''xprop'' to learn the Window Class (the second value) for assigning apps to workspaces
+  assign[class="Rhythmbox"] $workspace10
+If you keep accidentally typing Ctrl+Shift+C in Chrome, [[https://askubuntu.com/questions/604434/chrome-disable-or-change-keyboard-shortcut-ctrlshiftc-developer-tools-console|you can disable it with shortkeys extension]]:
+Install [[https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/shortkeys-custom-keyboard/logpjaacgmcbpdkdchjiaagddngobkck|shortkeys]] and set (and save) the following:
+  * Keyboard shortcut: ctrl+shift+c
+  * Behavior: Run JavaScript
+  * Javascript code to run: ''document.execCommand('copy')''
+===== Gnome (Desktop Env) =====
+Enable tap and drag lock:
+  gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad tap-and-drag-lock true
+==== Screen Resolution and Zoom ====
+Resolution: 2256 x 1504
+Zoom: 125%
+Terminal Font: 16pt
+Chrome Zoom: 110%
+==== Keyboard Shortcuts ====
-Settle on a preferred screen resolution and zoom.
+^ Keys ^ Action ^
+| Ctrl+Alt <- or -> | Change workspaces |
-**Extend/Continue tap-drag with another tap**
+==== Other Questions ====
-I'll have to find another way to phrase that. [[https://www.reddit.com/r/gnome/comments/shfdrf/can_i_make_tapdrag_on_a_trackpad_continue/?rdt=63223|make tap-drag on a trackpad continue dragging]].
+[[https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/2857/maximize-to-workspace-with-history/|Maximize To Workspace With History]].
-**Adjust speed of vertical scrolling**
+==== Unsatisfactorily Resolved ====
-[[https://askubuntu.com/questions/1413750/how-to-change-2-finger-touchpad-scroll-speed-on-ubuntu-22-04|How to change 2-finger touchpad scroll speed on Ubuntu 22.04]].
+[[https://community.frame.work/t/fingerprint-keyring/19230/2|Using the fingerprint reader doesn't unlock keyring]]. Just use password.
-**Maximizing into new Workspace**
+[[https://askubuntu.com/questions/1413750/how-to-change-2-finger-touchpad-scroll-speed-on-ubuntu-22-04|How to change 2-finger touchpad scroll speed on Ubuntu 22.04]]. If you really want this, may have to compile libinput-config locally.
-I also need to learn more command keys for Workspaces. [[https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/2857/maximize-to-workspace-with-history/|Maximize To Workspace With History]].