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The software can be setup via docker with the
[ventz image](./docker-images/ventz_-_bind.md).
## Configure Local DNS server with forwarding
## Usage
The following sections describe various use cases for Bind and how to set up
specific domains.
### Configure Local DNS server with forwarding
After setting up the server.
Look into the file `/etc/bind/named.conf.options`.
@@ -45,7 +50,7 @@ options {
};
```
## Configure local domains
### Configure local domains
This section explains how to add local domains for local systems.
It is explicitly compatible with the

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On most of the Linux distributions Dislocker is bundled with the `dislocker`
package.
## Mounting Bitlocker-ed volume
## Usage
For the mounting to work two directories are required.
One to mount the `dislocker-file` (`/mnt/bitlocker`) and one to mount the

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Easyeffects uses [Pipewire](./pipewire.md) as
[sound server](/wiki/linux/audio.md#sound-server).
## Installation
## Setup
Easyeffects can be installed in most distributions by installing the
`easyeffects` plugin.
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ An installation via [Flatpak](./flatpak.md) is also possible.
Easyeffects can apply `Effects` to input and output sound.
### Noise cancellation
Setup
Noise cancellation can be achieved by installing
Easyeffects.
Make sure to check the box `Process all Inputs` and `Process all Outputs` to

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for identifying and deleting duplicate files residing within one or more
specified directories.
## Installation
## Setup
The fdupes program can be installed by going to the
[github page of it](https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes/releases).

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[ffmpeg](https://www.ffmpeg.org) is a free and open-source suite consisting of
many audio and video tools and libraries.
## Convert from format to another
## Usage
### Convert from format to another
The following line is an example for a conversion of a video and audio capable
format - in this case `.webm` - to an audio format - in this case `.flac`:

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software `metaflac` and other auxiliary tools in the `flac` package.
Another possible tagging software is [MusicBrainz Picard](../picard.md)
## Splitting Flac file according to cue file
## Usage
### Splitting Flac file according to cue file
An easy way to split flac files according to a [cue file](../cue_sheet.md) is
using `cuebreakpoints` and `shnsplit`.

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software management suite called Discover can be used.
It requires the Flatpak backend.
## Installing software
## Usage
### Installing software
When software installation is done with Flatpak it is recommended to pass the
`--user` so the software is not installed system-wide but for the user only.
In practice it looks like the following:
`flatpak install --user <package to install>`.
## Running software
### Running software
Software installed via Flatpak can be run by typing the full package path into
the command line, for example `com.makemkv.MakeMKV`.

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`hwclock` is a program to set and display the hardware clock.
## Display time and date
## Usage
### Display time and date
To display the hardware clock run the following command:
@@ -10,7 +12,7 @@ To display the hardware clock run the following command:
hwclock
```
## Sync the hardware clock to the system time
### Sync the hardware clock to the system time
To sync the hardware clock run the following command:

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# Intel
[Intel](https://www.intel.de/content/www/de/de/homepage.html) is a vendor and
manufacturer of semiconductor chips.
They provide motherboard chips, network interface controllers, flash memory,
[graphics chips](#intel-graphics) and more.
## Intel Graphics
Intel graphics is the name for various intel made integrated graphics
processors.
### Usage
#### Screen Tearing
Linux systems that use intel graphics can sometimes have problems with screen
tearing.
To get this working you need to change the `/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf`
as explained on
[maketecheasier](https://www.maketecheasier.com/get-rid-screen-tearing-linux)
to:
```txt
Section "Device"
Identifier "Intel Graphics"
Driver "intel"
Option "TearFree" "true"
EndSection
```

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interfaces, routing and tunnels.
It is a replacement for the program `ifconfig`.
## List all network interfaces
## Usage
### List all network interfaces
You can list network interfaces by running:
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ You can list network interfaces by running:
ip link list
```
## Enable/disable a network interface
### Enable/disable a network interface
Assuming the interface is named `wlan0` run the following:

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# Khal
`khal` is a calendar you can use in your terminal.
[Khal](https://github.com/pimutils/khal) is a calendar you can use in your terminal.
You can sync it with [vdirsyncer](vdirsyncer.md)
## Setup
### Arch-Linux
- `pacman -S khal` - Install needed packages
On most linux distributions Khal can be installed with the `khal` package.
Alternatively it can be installed via [Github](https://github.com/pimutils/khal).
### Configuration

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# Khard
`khard` is a adressbook that runs in your terminal.
[Khard](https://github.com/lucc/khard) is a adressbook that runs in your terminal.
You can sync it with [vdirsyncer](vdirsyncer.md).
## Setup
### Arch Linux
- `pacman -S khard` - Install needed programs
On most linux distributions Khal can be installed with the `khard` package.
Alternatively it can be installed via [Github](https://github.com/lucc/khard).
### Configuration

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`lvm` is a utility to create logical volumes.
## Create VG for proxmox
## Usage
### Create VG for proxmox
We will use `/dev/sdb` as our drive.
Setup the disk for the physical volume with `sgdisk -N 1 /dev/sdb`.
@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@ This can be solved by removing the old partition table with `wipefs -a /dev/sdb`
And finally create the volume group `vgcreate vmdata /dev/sdb`.
Then follow the guide in proxmox on how to connect a `vg` to proxmox.
## Add Drive to existing volume group
### Add Drive to existing volume group
First format the disk so that it has one partition (we will assume its called
`/dev/sdc1`).
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ pvcreate /dev/sdc1
vgextend <name of your volume group> /dev/sdc1
```
## Resize a physical volume
### Resize a physical volume
To increase the size of a physical volume you have to have free free space
in the partition containing the physical volume.
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ encrypted with LUKS a guide is available in
To resize the physical volume to the size of the containing volume run:
`pvresize /dev/mapper/<name of physical volume>`
## Increase size of a logical volume
### Increase size of a logical volume
To increase the size of the logical volume you have to have free space in the
according volume group. You can check that by running: `vgdisplay`.

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`mdadm` is a utility to create and manage raid devices.
## Get information about a raid
## Usage
### Get information about a raid
To get an info for a running raid (assuming it is `/dev/md0`) run
`mdadm -D /dev/md0`.
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`mdadm --add /dev/md0 /dev/sdd1`
## Raid 1
### Raid 1
Raid 1 creates a mirror with even amount of drives.
### Create raid 1 device
#### Create raid 1 device
You can create a Raid 1 device with
`mdadm --create --verbose /dev/md0 --level=1 --raid-devices=2 /dev/sda /dev/sdb`
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ where `sda` and `sdb` are the disks you want to include in your raid.
You can increase the number of raid devices, but they have to be at least 2.
If it is an uneven amount of disks in the raid, a disk will act as a spare disk.
### Convert raid 1 to raid 5
#### Convert raid 1 to raid 5
Assuming the raid device is called `/dev/md0`.
All other drives are part of the `md0` raid device.

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A MIME type (short for Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) is a identifier
for file formats and contents on the internet.
## Setting applications for MIME types
## Usage
### Setting applications for MIME types
In `~/.config/mimeapps.list` a list of applications to run specific MIME
types can be found.
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ Exec=/usr/bin/sxiv -a %f
Atleast `Type`, `Name` and `Exec` have to be specified for a minimal
application file.
## Getting MIME type of a file
### Getting MIME type of a file
The MIME type of a file can be returned by running
`xdg-mime query filetype <file>` or `file -b --mime-type image.png`.

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[Netplan](https://netplan.io) is a utility for configuring the networking of a
linux system via YAML files.
## Add more IP addresses to a system
## Usage
### Add more IP addresses to a system
In the file `/etc/netplan/50-cloud-init.yaml` create an `addresses:` section
for a device (for example an ethernet device) and list the IP addresses you

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## Setup NVidia GPU
### Arch Linux
For NVidia GPUs to work install the `nvidia` and the `nvidia-utils` package.
If you want to easily configure the monitors as described in a later section of
this file you can also install `nvidia-settings`.
@@ -13,7 +11,13 @@ this file you can also install `nvidia-settings`.
There is no initial setup in for of a `xorg.conf` in `/etc/X11` needed
(except for a multiple GPU/APU setup).
## Change monitor configuration
### Basic Configuration
A basic configuration can be achieved by running `nvidia-xconfig`.
## Usage
### Change monitor configuration
After running `sudo nvidia-setting` can drag and drop the monitors to your
liking.
@@ -21,7 +25,7 @@ After that you have to save the configuration to the
[X window manager](./x_window_system.md) configuration file
`/etc/X11/xorg.conf`.
## Avoid screen tearing
### Avoid screen tearing
To avoid screen tearing open up `nvidia-settings` and under
`X Server Display Configuration` select your display.

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[OpenSSL](https://www.openssl.org) is a software library for secure
communication over computer networks.
## Creating a key pair
## Usage
### Creating a key pair
As described by [dreikanter](https://gist.github.com/dreikanter/c7e85598664901afae03fedff308736b)
you can create and save a pretty secure private key to `private.key` with
@@ -11,7 +13,7 @@ you can create and save a pretty secure private key to `private.key` with
After that run `openssl rsa -in private.key -pubout -out public.key` to save the
according public key to `public.key`.
## Encrypting and decrypting files
### Encrypting and decrypting files
[Dreikanter](https://gist.github.com/dreikanter/c7e85598664901afae03fedff308736b)
describes to encrypt larger files with symmetric encryption and encrypt the key

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[Pipewire](https://pipewire.org) is a graph based
[sound server](/wiki/linux/audio.md#sound-server).
## Installation
## Setup
For clients that use the [PulseAudio](/wiki/linux/pulseaudio.md) API
`pipewire-pulse` (on Arch-based distros or according
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Additionally `pipewire-alsa` and `pipewire-jack` for JACK and Alsa clients are
available.
Make sure to restart to be sure everything is running correctly.
## Sound processing
## Usage
For simple sound processing in the form of volume adjustment as well as setting
the default input and output devices `pavucontrol` can be used as a simple

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select the storage you want to save your backup to and change `Max Backups` to
your liking.
## Bugfixing
## Troubleshooting
### No internet after mainboard swap

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[sound server](/wiki/linux/audio.md#sound-server) distributed by the
[freedesktop.org](https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio) project.
## Sound Processing
## Usage
### Mixing
For simple sound processing in the form of volume adjustment as well as setting
the default input and output devices `pavucontrol` can be used as a simple

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# SC-IM
`sc-im` is a program to view and edit tables especially in csv-format.
[sc-im](https://github.com/andmarti1424/sc-im) is a program to view and edit tables especially in csv-format.
## Setup
### Arch-Linux
- `yay -S sc-im` - Install sc-im
- `sc-im <insert-filename>.csv` - Edit files
Sc-im can be installed via [github](https://github.com/andmarti1424/sc-im).
Some distributions also feature the `sc-im` package.
## Usage
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ You can delete (multiple (for example `3`) rows `dr`/`d3r`, yank rows `yr`/`y3r`
You can delete (multiple (for example `3`) columns `dc`/`d3c`, yank rows `yc`/`y3c`.
You can insert new rows `ir`/`i3r` or columns `ic`/`i3c`.
### Special numbers
### Calculations and Functions
There are some functions you can use when in numbers mode.

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# Shells
# Shell
A shell is a command-line interpreter that provides a command-line interface to
interact with the many unix-like system.
## Change /bin/sh
### Arch-Linux
The Shell in Arch-Linux is made up by a POSIX compliant mode of bash.
The Shell in some distributions is made up by a POSIX compliant mode of bash.
Problem with that is the speed.
A shell like dash would be much faster.
This is a guide on how to persistently change the symlink /bin/sh from bash to dash.
This is a guide on how to persistently change the symlink /bin/sh from bash to
dash.
- `yay -S dash` - Install dash
- `sudo ln -sfT /bin/dash /bin/sh` - link /bin/sh to dash

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SSH is a network protocoll to securely connect to a computer.
In this article it is assumed that `openssh` is used.
## Generate new keys
## Usage
### Generate new keys
To generate new ssh keys simply run `ssh-keygen -t ed25519` or
`ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096`.
## Enable root login via SSH
### Enable root login via SSH
Edit the `/etc/ssh/sshd_config` and change the line containing `PermitRootLogin`
to `PermitRootLogin yes`.
## Add login via SSH public key
### Add login via SSH public key
To enable easy login without password you can add the contents of the file
`~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub` from your local machine to the file `~/.ssh/authorized_keys`
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ You can use the modified command below for ease of use:
cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub | ssh username@server 'cat >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys'
```
## Mount directory with sshfs
### Mount directory with sshfs
To mount a directory (in this case called `directory`) from a remote server
(in this case called `server` also can be substituted by something like

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Suckless is a community that is best known for minimalist free software.
Notable works include `dwm` and `dmenu`.
## Workflow for installation
## Programs
- dmenu is a menu with prgram launcher functionality
- dwm is a window manager
- ii is an IRC client
- slock is a screen locker
- st is a terminal
## Setup
Programs written by the suckless community are minimal by default.
`.diff` files are available to patch functionality.
@@ -32,15 +40,10 @@ new `feature`
- Get the `config.def.h` of `master` into `config` with
`git checkout master config.def.h`
## Programs
- dmenu is a menu with prgram launcher functionality
- dwm is a window manager
- ii is an IRC client
- slock is a screen locker
- st is a terminal
## Troubleshooting
## suckless program crashes or struggles with colored emojis
### suckless program crashes or struggles with colored emojis
Suckless programs especially `st` and `dmenu` can not display colored
emojis.

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SystemD is an [init system](./init.md) for Linux systems.
It is used for service configuration and startup.
## Run command on boot
## Usage
### Run Command on Boot
To run a command (in this case `/bin/bash /root/run.sh`) create the following
file at `/etc/systemd/system/` with a name ending on `.service`.

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# Todoman
`todoman` is a todolist you can use in your terminal.
[todoman](https://github.com/pimutils/todoman) is a todolist you can use in your terminal.
You can sync it using [vdirsyncer](vdirsyncer.md)
## Setup
### Arch-Linux
- `pacman -S todoman` - Install needed packages
Todoman can be installed via the
[github page](https://github.com/pimutils/todoman).
Some distributions also feature the `todoman` package.
### Configuration

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[UFW (Uncomplicated Firewall)](https://code.launchpad.net/ufw) is a program to
manage a netfilter firewall.
## Block specific IPs
## Usage
### Block specific IPs
To block the whole traffic from a specific IP to your computer run:
`ufw deny from <ip> to any`
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ was blocked.
If you don't care if the target knows you can also run:
`sudo ufw reject from <ip> to any`
## List all rules
### List all rules
To show all rules you can run:
`ufw status`
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ or:
`ufw status numbered`
if you want to have a list of all rules with according numbers.
## Remove rules
### Remove rules
Locate the rule you want to remove by showing all rules (numbered).
Then run:

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# Vdirsyncer
`vdirsyncer` can sync calendars and contacts using the caldav and carddav
protocol.
[Vdirsyncer](https://github.com/pimutils/vdirsyncer) can sync calendars and
contacts using the caldav and carddav protocol.
## Setup
### Arch-Linux
- `pacman -S vdirsyncer` - Install needed packages
Vdirsyncer can be installed via the
[github page](https://github.com/pimutils/vdirsyncer).
Some distributions also feature the `vdirsyncer` package.
### Configuration

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[ViFM](https://vifm.info) is a file manager focussed on vim like usage.
## Image Previews with Ueberzug
## Setup
ViFM can be installed via the
[github page](https://github.com/vifm/vifm).
Some distributions also feature the `vifm` package.
### Configuration
#### Image Previews with Ueberzug
This section is based on a
[video by Distrotube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgxsduCO1pE).

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# Wine
Wine is a compatibility layer to run windows programs on linux machines.
[Wine](https://www.winehq.org/) is a compatibility layer to run windows
programs on linux machines.
## Setup
- Enable multilib support in pacman
- `vim /etc/pacman.conf` - Uncomment the following lines
Wine can be installed on most distributions by acquiring the `wine` package.
The `winetricks` package also is recommended.
Alternatively it can be downloaded from
[the official website](https://www.winehq.org/).
```txt
[multilib]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
```
## Usage
- `pacman -S wine winetricks` - Install wine and configuration helper
## Configuration
### Run a windows program
- Set the global variable `WINEPREFIX` to your liking, standard is `$HOME/.wine`
- `winetricks` - run the installation of basic windows dependencies to the wine directory
- `winetricks` - run the installation of basic windows dependencies to the wine
directory
- Move the program you want to run to `$WINEPREFIX/drive_c/`
- `winetricks sandbox` - (Optional) if you don't want wine to set up directories
or files into your home directory

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It is especially interesting due to its WPA2 and WPA3 capabilities in contrast
to other networking software.
## Connect to a WPA2 secured WLAN
## Usage
### Connect to a WPA2 secured WLAN
This part assumes that your network interface is called `wlan0`
(change it accordingly).

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`xinput list-props <id>` where `<id>` is the identifier of the
device.
### Keyboard
This section describes the handling of keyboards by X.
#### Change Keyboardlayout
To temporarily change the layout of the keyboard just run
@@ -31,24 +32,12 @@ For a permanent change run `localectl set-x11-keymap <your preferred layout>`.
### Display
#### Screen Tearing
This section describes the handling of displays by X.
Additionally to the guides in this section that are independent of the used
graphics unit special configuration for [Nvidia](/wiki/linux/nvidia.md)
and [Intel](./intel.md) can be found in their respective entries in this wiki.
Linux systems that use intel graphics can sometimes have problems with screen
tearing.
To get this working you need to change the `/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf`
as explained on
[maketecheasier](https://www.maketecheasier.com/get-rid-screen-tearing-linux)
to:
```txt
Section "Device"
Identifier "Intel Graphics"
Driver "intel"
Option "TearFree" "true"
EndSection
```
#### Disable Screen Blanking
#### Screen Blanking
To save power the screen is set to turn black after a given amount of time.
This can be disabled temporarily by running `xset s off` or permanently by
@@ -62,9 +51,14 @@ EndSection
### Mouse
#### Enable/Disable the Usage of the Middle Mouse Button
This section describes the handling of mouse by X.
The middle mouse button can be activated or deactivated.
#### Emulation of the Middle Mouse Button
If middle mouse button emulation is enabled the system will emulate a middle
mouse button click when clicking both left and right mouse button
simultaneously.
The middle mouse button emulation can be activated or deactivated.
First the current options have to be confirmed as explained in
[the peripheral section](#peripheral-devices).
Important is the property named `libinput Middle Emulation Enabled`.