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]

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.

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Basics

Update font-cache:

1fc-cache

List fonts:

1fc-list

Grab the part of the font name you need for Xresources:

1fc-list | cut -d: -f2

Add field 3 for styles.

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 …

Packages are kept in /var/cache/pacman/pkg.

Delete unused old packages with:

1sudo pacman -Sc

Signatures are handled by the pacman-key, initially set up with:

1sudo pacman-key --populate archlinux

And refreshed with:

sudo pacman-key --refresh-keys

If you have usigned keys, you can refresh with:

1sudo pacman -Sc

or

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Installation

Arch

1yay -S pi-hole-server

1sudo systemctl enable --now pihole-FTL

1sudo systemctl disable --now systemd-resolved

1sudo rm -f /dev/shm/FTL-\*

Debian

Debian has a long, boring setup.

1sudo apt-get install wget curl net-tools gamin lighttpd lighttpd-mod-deflate
2curl -sSL https://install.pi-hole.net | …