diff --git a/linux_general.txt b/linux_general.txt index 7d785e2..74f7733 100644 --- a/linux_general.txt +++ b/linux_general.txt @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ although it isn't as visually appealing as pamac and requires a gtk sudo permission package such as "blank don't remember" Ranking mirrors based on speed: - + -Network management WIP Arch uses netctl to manage connections, all the config files and examples are under @@ -155,12 +155,12 @@ "apt list --installed" With pacman: "pacman -Qqe" - + -Changing the default shell To change your default shell to something other than bash use: "chsh -s full-path-to-shell" for example "chsh -s /bin/zsh" to list all installed shells use "chsh -l" - + -Changing keyboard layout: Source: https://superuser.com/questions/1147320/how-to-change-keyboard-layout-in-i3 In the system console type "layout " @@ -202,10 +202,10 @@ type as superuser "dosfsck -a /dev/sdb1" remount profit - + -Arduino not starting: Try installing "arduino-avr-core" package - + -Cannot scroll down in VIM on st: Source: (woeking on it) one solution is to add "set ttymouse=sgr" to your .vimrc @@ -361,6 +361,8 @@ On arch install the package "intel-undervolt" from AUR and edit it's configuration file located in /etc/intel-undervolt.conf, changing the values from 0 to -number results in that number of millivolts taken from the CPU voltage. + NOTE: on voidlinux use the pip3 package undervolt follow: https://wiki.voidlinux.org/Undervolting + for more info. The following are the parts affected: "CPU" changes the CPU core voltage "GPU" changes the integrated GPU voltage @@ -396,6 +398,18 @@ to the boot command (either in GRUB, rEFInd or systemd-boot) using the syntax: i915.enable_dc=1 After having enabled the options you can check if they were correctly applied by running "systool -m i915 -av" as root +-Screen tearing: + Refers to: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Intel_graphics#Tearing + Enable the option "TearFree" of the driver: + File: /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf + Content: + Section "Device" + Identifier "Intel Graphics" + Driver "intel" + + Option "TearFree" "true" + EndSection + -General tweaks: Use "haveged" instead of "rng-tools" Under KDE uninstall everything PIM or akonadi related @@ -490,11 +504,11 @@ "echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward" To revert it back: "echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward" - + -Manually changing ip address of a given network card: run: "ip addr add / dev " - where ip is the desired ip and mask is the desired network mask in 2 digit format, + where ip is the desired ip and mask is the desired network mask in 2 digit format, ex: "192.168.1.2/24" where 24 expands to 255.255.255.0 # USEFUL PROGRAMS @@ -515,31 +529,31 @@ -"gotop" Beautiful alternative to htop -"neofetch" display system information in an aesthetic manner - + -"feh" a simple image wiever that can also set the background - + -"i3-lock" and "i3-lock-wrapper" a simple and suckless lock screen -"st" a trurly suckless terminal with support for images, unicode and truecolor - + -"rivalcfg" tool to configure steelseries mice in loonix - + -"cmus" simple terminal music player written in c - + -"mps-youtube" terminal youtube music player - + -"mpv" required for above, extensible video/media player - + # VIM COMMANDS - + COMMANDS :q to quit - :w to write - a combination of the two + :w to write + a combination of the two :!.. to force a command (:q! to force exit without saoving) ?... to search n to advance in the search - + BINDINGS p to paste y to yank (copy)