• $EDITOR

    1 min read · system

    The System's default text editor can be defined within /etc/profile. It's given the variable EDITOR. Add these lines to /etc/profile.d/custom.sh: 1echo 'export EDITOR=vim' >> /etc/profile.d/custom.sh 2echo 'export VISUAL=$EDITOR' >> /etc/profile.d/custom.sh Then reload that profile with: 1source /etc/profile If you …


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  • Ach Linux GPU Setup

    1 min read · arch GPU

    Step 1: Multilib Enable multilib (32-bit) support in /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist: 1[multilib] 2Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist And update: 1sudo pacman -Syu Step 2: Check Card Manufacturer Check your graphics card type: 1lspci | grep VGA Step 3: Install Drivers Step 3A If you see Nvidia, then install the intel drivers: …


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  • Aeroplane Mode in Void

    1 min read · void

    Put your device in 'aeroplane' mode (e.g. where no trace of signal leaves it) by turning off Wi-Fi and blue-tooth. 1su root 2sv stop wpa_supplicant bluetoothd Find your device's name with ip -color addr. If unsure, try this: 1name=$(ip a | grep -Eo 'wlp\w{3}') 2echo $name Then set that device down: 1ip link set $name …


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  • Agate on Arch Linux

    1 min read · networking arch gemini

    Docs are here. You will need DNS set up before proceeding. Install agate. yay -S agate Be root! In my case the domain is 'splint.rs'. DOMAIN1=splint.rs You can set up any number of domain names. DOMAIN2=ttrpgs.com Make a directory to serve the gemini files from: GEMDIR=/srv/gemini mkdir -p $GEMDIR/$DOMAIN1 mkdir -p …


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  • android

    1 min read · system phone

    mtpfs Start Install: 1yay -S simple-mtpfs List available phones: 1simple-mtpfs -l Make a mount point: 1mkdir phone Check your phone, and tell it to allow access to the USB. 1simple-mtpfs --device 1 phone Stop 1fusermount -u phone 2rmdir phone


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  • apt

    1 min read · distros

    apt Configurations? Messed up a package's configuration files? 1sudo apt-get purge [thing] 1sudo apt autoremove Check if you still have related things: 1apt search [thing] 1sudo apt-get install [ thing ] Still have problems? 1sudo dpgk --force-confmiss -i /var/cache/apt/archives/[thing]


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  • Arch on a Raspberry Pi 4

    1 min read · distros raspberry pi rpi

    The Official Instructions for a Raspberry pi 4 do not allow for working sound from the headphone jack, unless you use the aarch64 Installation.


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  • Archives

    2 min read · tar backups .tgz tar.gz

    tar Create Combine many files and directories into a single t-archive file. 1tar cf "$ARCHIVE".tar $DIR You can remember this with the mnemonic 'Create File'. Unfortunately, this stores the full file path, so making a tar archive of /etc/nginx/ will store etc/nginx (without the leading /). It's often better to tell tar …


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  • at

    1 min read · basics time

    Install with: 1sudo apt install at Enable the daemon service with: 1sudo systemctl enable --now atd Then jobs can be specified with absolute time, such as: 1at 16:20 1at noon 1at midnight 1at teatime Type in your command, e.g.: 1touch /tmp/$FILE.txt The jobs can also be specified relative to the current time: 1at now …


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  • autologin

    1 min read · distros arch

    Automatic Login Edit /etc/systemd/system/getty@tty1.service.d/override.conf by typing: 1sudo systemctl edit getty@tty1 The put in the following, changing [ USER ] to your username. 1 2[Service] 3ExecStart= 4ExecStart=-/usr/bin/agetty --autologin [ USER ] -s %I 115200,38400,9600 vt102 Automatically Start X In .bashrc. 1 …


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