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ElectricAlchemist 4 years ago
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      linux_general.txt
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      void-install.txt

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If your distro users systemctl the easiest way to check errors is to look up the recent
events in the system logs to do that type "journalctl"
-Getting the right dpi: (only applies to xorg)
Resources: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xorg#Display_size_and_DPI
First of all get the optimal dpi for your screen:
http://dpi.lv/
Then get the current dpi that the server is set on: (requires dpyinfo)
xdpyinfo | grep -B2 resolution
if it si already set to the right dpi you are good to go, else add to your
xinitrc or xprofile (if using a display manager):
xradr --dpi <your dpi>
-Using android devices:
Source: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Media_Transfer_Protocol
Android devices use the MTP interface, to be able to access them in your file manager it is usually required
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Sites for public IP discovery and information gathering:
https://www.iplocation.net/
http://www.whatsmyip.org/
With ip (standard)
ip link show
-Changing the MAC address:
Using macchanger:
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run:
"ip addr add <ip>/<mask> dev <interface>"
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
-"youtube-dl" is a tool that allows you to download content (eg. videos, audio and thumbnails)
from not only youtube but also from other streaming sites
-"firejail" is a program used to isolate other programs in a sandbox to make their execution
more secure, giving them minimal access to the system files
-"ms-office-online" (AUR) the online office suite for 'offline' use
NOTE: needs registration to the Microsoft services
-"maybe" lets you see what a certain command does before it does it, ex "maybe rm -rf /home" lets you see which files will be affected
by rm.
NOTE: this is a python script, to install it use "sudo pip install maybe", the "python-pip" package is required
-"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
:!.. 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)
d to cut
u to undo
Ctrl-r to redo
v to enter visual mode (selection)
Ctrl-s disables terminal input, press Ctrl-q to re-enable it
ex: "192.168.1.2/24" where 24 expands to 255.255.255.0

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Package | Description | Patches
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
dwm (xg) | window manager | fancybar, fullgaps, xrdb
| | bottomstack
libX11-devel | required by dwm |
libXft-devel | required by dwm |
libXinerama-devel | required by dwm |
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xsetroot | required for slstatus |
st (xg) | terminal emulator | clipboard, scrollback, scrollback-mouse,
| | scrollback-mouse-altscreen
| | xresources
dmenu (g) | simple menu |
rofi | gui application menu |
zsh | default shell |
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ImageMagick | console image manipulator
qpdfview | in my humble opinion better than mupdf
vscode | uC IDE with platformio
arduino | arduino IDE
weechat | Terminal IRC client
pcmanfm | graphical file manager
transmission-gtk | torrent client
icecat | web browser
kicad | electonic design and simulation suite
pywal | wallpaper setter and color scheme generator
gotop | process viewer similar to htop
fontmanager | font manager and installer