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Linux/Prepare

Basic

Disable console beep

To disable console annoying beep: * System wide by removing PC Speaker module: 

rmmod pcspkr
sudo echo "blacklist pcspkr" > /etc/modprobe.d/pcspkr-blacklist.conf

Usefull software

sudo apt-get install wireshark cups
sudo usermod -G lp,lpadmin,dialout,sudo,audio,video,netdev,vboxusers,wireshark,kismet,i2c user_login

parallel packers

sudo apt-get install pigz pbzip2 pxz lbzip2

To force using parallel packers system-wide: 

ln -s /usr/bin/lbzip2 /usr/local/bin/bzip2
ln -s /usr/bin/lbzip2 /usr/local/bin/bunzip2
ln -s /usr/bin/lbzip2 /usr/local/bin/bzcat
ln -s /usr/bin/pigz /usr/local/bin/gzip
ln -s /usr/bin/pigz /usr/local/bin/gunzip
ln -s /usr/bin/pigz /usr/local/bin/zcat
ln -s /usr/bin/pixz /usr/local/bin/xz

or use bash aliases:

.bashrc
alias gzip='pigz'
alias gunziip='unpigz'
alias bzip2='pbzip2'
alias bunzip2='pbunzip2'
alias xz='pxz'

add i386 architecture

dpkg --add-architecture i386
apt-get update
apt-get install gpm tcpdump bmon tinc ppp pptpd mc links2 gparted hdparm smartmontools smart-notifier valgrind openssh-server
apt-get install wireshark mtr

etckeeper

apt-get install git 
git config --global user.name "my name"
git config --global user.email myemail@address.pl
apt-get install git-cola etckeeper kdiff3

Disable PC speaker

echo "blacklist pcspkr" > /etc/modprobe.d/nobeep.conf

resolv.conf

apt-get install resolvconf

Add own nameserver into /etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d/base 

nameserver 8.8.8.8

and execute 

sudo resolvconf -u

Polish & locales

dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration
apt-get install console-data
dpkg-reconfigure console-data
dpkg-reconfigure locales

add

  • pl_PL
  • pl_PL.UTF-8

In Debian, locales are handled in /etc/default/locale. File /etc/environment is deprecated. 

grep pam_env.so /etc/pam.d/*
...
/etc/pam.d/login:session       required   pam_env.so readenv=1
/etc/pam.d/login:session       required   pam_env.so readenv=1 envfile=/etc/default/locale
...

For logitech devices there are additional packets: 

sudo apt-get install lomoco solaar

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Logitech_Marble_Mouse

NTP: allow time corrections bigger than 1h

  1. Edit /etc/default/ntp and add “-s” argument.
  2. Ordered List ItemInstall ntpdate and ntp
  3. Ordered List ItemSwitch RTC to UTC time:
timedatectl set-local-rtc 0
ntpd -qg
hwclock --systohc