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diff --git a/guides/setups/operating-systems/debian.org b/guides/setups/operating-systems/debian.org index 3037bc1..c991d9a 100644 --- a/guides/setups/operating-systems/debian.org +++ b/guides/setups/operating-systems/debian.org @@ -1,11 +1,12 @@ -* Step-by-step recap (Bullseye) -** Setup keyboard +* Installation +** Step-by-step recap (Bullseye) +*** Setup keyboard Turn CapsLock key into Control (cf. keyboard(5)): - add =ctrl:nocaps= to =XKBOPTIONS= in =/etc/default/keyboard= - run =udevadm trigger --subsystem-match=input --action=change= - run =setupcon= in a TTY -** Install stuff -*** Distro-provided packages +*** Install stuff +**** Distro-provided packages #+begin_src sh packages=( # To clone & update dotfiles. @@ -34,8 +35,8 @@ packages=( ) sudo apt install ${packages[@]} #+end_src -*** Latest and greatest -**** Firefox +**** Latest and greatest +***** Firefox - download most recent release from from <https://www.mozilla.org> - unpack it =$SOMEWHERE= - make sure everyone can find it: @@ -48,20 +49,20 @@ $ ln -s ${SOMEWHERE}/firefox/firefox ~/.local/bin/ #+end_src - paste backuped profile into =~/.mozilla/firefox/${profile}= -**** Symbola +***** Symbola - grab the archive from <http://users.teilar.gr/~g1951d/> - drop the TTF files in =~/.local/share/fonts= - run =fc-cache -fv= -**** youtube-dl +***** youtube-dl #+begin_src sh $ sudo apt install python3-pip $ pip3 install --user youtube-dl #+end_src -** Setup dotfiles -*** Clone versioned dotfiles +*** Setup dotfiles +**** Clone versioned dotfiles - create new SSH key for GitLab - follow instructions in dotfiles README -*** Tweak non-versioned dotfiles +**** Tweak non-versioned dotfiles - set EMAIL in =.profile= - add =~/.local/bin= to PATH - copy =.profile= to =.xsessionrc= @@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ $ pip3 install --user youtube-dl - enable globstar and autocd - uncomment grep and ls aliases - source =~/.bash_prompt= -** Setup Emacs +*** Setup Emacs - clone from Savannah - =apt build-dep emacs= - =apt install libgconf2-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev= @@ -79,62 +80,62 @@ $ pip3 install --user youtube-dl (package-refresh-contents) (package-install-selected-packages) #+end_src -** Setup XFCE -*** Appearance -**** Style +*** Setup XFCE +**** Appearance +***** Style Greybird-dark -**** Icons +***** Icons elementary Xfce darker -**** Fonts +***** Fonts - Rendering - [X] Enable anti-aliasing - Hinting: Slight - Sub-pixel order: RGB (trusting the [[http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/subpixel.php][Lagom LCD test pages]]) -*** File Manager -**** View +**** File Manager +***** View - Side Pane: Tree - View as Detailed List -*** Panel -**** Top panel -***** Items -****** Whisker Menu -****** Window Buttons -****** Separator -****** Workspace Switcher -****** Separator -****** Status Tray Plugin -****** PulseAudio Plugin -****** Power Manager Plugin +**** Panel +***** Top panel +****** Items +******* Whisker Menu +******* Window Buttons +******* Separator +******* Workspace Switcher +******* Separator +******* Status Tray Plugin +******* PulseAudio Plugin +******* Power Manager Plugin - Show label: None -****** Notification Plugin -****** Separator -****** Clock -**** Bottom panel +******* Notification Plugin +******* Separator +******* Clock +***** Bottom panel Delete. -*** Window Manager -**** Keyboard +**** Window Manager +***** Keyboard - Move window to previous workspace: Shift+Super+Left - Move window to next workspace: Shift+Super+Right - Tile window to the left: Super+Left - Tile window to the right: Super+Right - Show desktop: Super+D -*** Window Manager Tweaks -**** Accessibility +**** Window Manager Tweaks +***** Accessibility - [X] Hide title of windows when maximized -**** Compositor +***** Compositor - [ ] Show shadows under… -*** Terminal -**** General +**** Terminal +***** General - Scrolling - [ ] Scroll on output - Scrollbar is: Disabled - [X] Unlimited scrollback -**** Appearance +***** Appearance - Font - [X] Use system font - Opening New Windows - [ ] Display menubar in new windows -**** Advanced +***** Advanced - Shortcuts - [X] Disable all menu access keys (such as Alt+f) /for readline/ - [X] Disable menu shortcut key (F10 by default) /for htop & @@ -143,8 +144,8 @@ Delete. wavemon/ - Misc - [X] Automatically copy selection to clipboard -*** Keyboard -**** Application shortcuts +**** Keyboard +***** Application shortcuts - emacs: Super+E - exo-open --launch FileManager: Super+F - exo-open --launch TerminalEmulator: Super+T @@ -156,29 +157,29 @@ Delete. - xfce4-screenshooter --window: Super+Print - xfce4-session-logout: Super+X - xflock4: Super+L -*** Mouse and Touchpad -**** Devices +**** Mouse and Touchpad +***** Devices - =… Touchpad= - Touchpad - [X] Tap touchpad to click -*** Power Manager -**** System +**** Power Manager +***** System - On battery / Plugged in - When laptop lid is closed: Suspend -*** Removable Drives and Media -**** Storage +**** Removable Drives and Media +***** Storage - [X] Mount removable drives when hot-plugged - [X] Mount removable media when inserted -** Setup more stuff -*** lightdm +*** Setup more stuff +**** lightdm Show my account on startup: #+begin_src conf # /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/99_custom.conf [Seat:*] greeter-hide-users=false #+end_src -*** system groups +**** system groups #+begin_src sh groups=( adm # Access /var/log journals. @@ -189,11 +190,11 @@ do sudo adduser ${USER} ${g} done #+end_src -* Live reactions -** Samsung NC10 (Buster) -*** installer +** Live reactions +*** Samsung NC10 (Buster) +**** installer Touchpad is not recognized, for some reason. -*** first boot +**** first boot #+BEGIN_QUOTE A start job is running for Load AppArmor profiles #+END_QUOTE @@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ Wifi function key does not work. Battery life seems somewhat shorter than with Bunsenlabs, even after applying all powertop tricks in the book. -*** apt install (1/n) +**** apt install (1/n) git greybird-gtk-theme elementary-xfce-icon-theme emacs git suggests git-doc: why of course, good idea! @@ -269,7 +270,7 @@ $ sudo sed -ri 's/security\.debian\.org/deb.debian.org/' /etc/apt/sources.list [[https://wiki.debian.org/SourcesList#Example_sources.list][🤷]] -*** tweak dotfiles +**** tweak dotfiles Set EMAIL in .profile; copy .profile to .xsessionrc (AFAICT XFCE does not read ~/.config/environment.d) to get PATHs. @@ -278,13 +279,13 @@ source personal .bash_prompt. Fun fact! git can guess user.email from $EMAIL and user.name from the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gecos_field][GECOS field]]. -*** apt install (2/n) +**** apt install (2/n) #+BEGIN_QUOTE E: Package 'gcc-doc' has no installation candidate #+END_QUOTE gcc-doc is only available in /backports/? -*** configure XFCE -**** Mouse and Touchpad +**** configure XFCE +***** Mouse and Touchpad - Move sliders a bit to no avail, restore defaults. - Google around. - Why do my XFCE settings not have this "Touchpad" tab? @@ -293,11 +294,11 @@ gcc-doc is only available in /backports/? - Woah the pointer is much faster now. - And the "Touchpad" tab is here now! 🎉 -**** Panels +***** Panels Remove bottom panel: I'd rather remember a few Super-… shortcuts to launch these applications rather than waste all this vertical space. -**** Appearance -***** Style +***** Appearance +****** Style Greybird Patch the xfwm-tabwin style to prevent the mouse from screwing with @@ -319,37 +320,37 @@ diff -u /usr/share/themes/Greybird/gtk-2.0/gtkrc.bkp /usr/share/themes/Greybird/ fg[NORMAL] = shade (0.8, @base_color) fg[ACTIVE] = @base_color #+end_src -*** configure more stuff -**** lightdm +**** configure more stuff +***** lightdm Debian [[https://wiki.debian.org/LightDM#Enable_user_list][hides the list of users]] on the login screen; Bunsenlabs [[https://github.com/BunsenLabs/bunsen-configs/blob/9.6-1/lightdm.conf.d/50_bunsen.conf][enables it]] and I kind of like it (fewer keystrokes, and a cute avatar). -** Dell 3190 (Buster) -*** groundwork +*** Dell 3190 (Buster) +**** groundwork Using instructions from <https://wiki.debian.org/Firmware>. -**** Get netinst image from <https://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/> -**** Get firmware archive from <https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/firmware/stable/current/> +***** Get netinst image from <https://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/> +***** Get firmware archive from <https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/firmware/stable/current/> So that the installer can use the wireless network card. Extract all .deb files to a top-level =firmware= folder on a USB key. -**** Shrink the MS partition +***** Shrink the MS partition Had to "optimize the disk", otherwise some free space remained unavailable. -*** installer +**** installer Everything went smoothly: - if the USB key holding the firmware isn't plugged in, the installer requests it, otherwise it finds the firmware automatically; - Secure Boot supported transparently; - dual-booting too. -*** package repositories +**** package repositories Non-free repositories automatically added during the installation, because of the WiFi firmware I presume. -*** kernel issues -**** i915/glk_dmc_ver1_04.bin +**** kernel issues +***** i915/glk_dmc_ver1_04.bin kern.log: #+begin_quote i915 0000:00:02.0: firmware: failed to load i915/glk_dmc_ver1_04.bin (-2) #+end_quote apt install firmware-misc-nonfree seems to quiet that down. -**** i2c_hid_get_input: incomplete report +***** i2c_hid_get_input: incomplete report kern.log: #+begin_quote i2c_hid i2c-MSFT0001:00: i2c_hid_get_input: incomplete report (14/65535) @@ -363,8 +364,8 @@ $ apt install -t buster-backports \ firmware-iwlwifi \ firmware-misc-nonfree #+end_src -*** daily maintenance -**** impromptu IBus +* Maintenance +** impromptu IBus Installing [[https://zoom.us/][Zoom]]'s Debian package somehow enabled IBus[fn:: AFAICT because ibus recommends im-config, and the latter autostarts the former by default], which unconditionally set my keyboard to English @@ -383,8 +384,8 @@ had left an error marker somewhere?]. Steps taken: (which eventually just writes ~run_im none~ in =~/.xinputrc=). 3. Eventually, maybe I should just uninstall im-config. -**** random lag -***** DONE diagnosing +** random lag +*** DONE diagnosing Since… a few days? weeks? one month? everything randomly becomes "choppy": @@ -412,7 +413,7 @@ suspects. Some things I considered: 5.7 solves all of the "choppiness" issues listed above. Now to pinpoint what's wrong with 5.8… -***** TODO fixing +*** TODO fixing Found a way to "quantify" the problem; asked around on the debian-kernel mailing list, to no avail. |