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Arch Linux tweaks

This is a collection of the tweaks and modification I've made to my Arch Linux installation over the months. These may be applicable to other distros, but please check first before doing anything. I also included Arch Wiki references for all the procedures I mentioned. My recommendation is not to blindly follow this gist but to always check with the Arch Linux wiki first. Things move fast and by the time you're reading this my gist may be out of date. Lastly, the golden rule: never execute a command you don't understand.

Installing the KDE Plasma desktop

My current DE of choice is KDE's Plasma. I find it just about perfect.

There are various ways to install it on Arch. The most popular one is to install plasma and plasma-applications, but I don't like doing that because it comes with too many programs I'll never use. I, instead, install the base plasma group, remove the few extra packages that come with it, then I finish off by installing a few KDE apps that don't come with th

gruber

on run
    set imessage_id to "" -- leave blank to skip sending periodic iMessage progress updates, put your iMessage ID here to get updates as the script runs
    set delay_seconds to 5 -- Don't set to 0, it runs too fast. 0.75 is a good setting for "go fast".
    
    set computer_name to do shell script "scutil --get ComputerName"
    set os_version to do shell script "sw_vers -productVersion"
    set os_build to do shell script "sw_vers -buildVersion"
    set _uptime to do shell script "uptime"
    
    set url_list to {"http://techmeme.com", "http://www.consumerreports.org/laptops/macbook-pros-fail-to-earn-consumer-reports-recommendation/", "https://twitter.com/panzer/status/812367550734401536", "http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/foreign-travelers-social-media-232930", "http://www.macworld.com/article/3153384/gaming/nintendo-plans-to-release-2-or-3-mobile-games-a-year-after-super-mario-runs-success.html", "http://www.wsj.com/articles/cyber-experts-cite-link-between-dnc-hacks-and-aggression-against-uk

yaci

#!/usr/bin/python3
"""
  !! IMPORTANT !!
  !! READ THIS !!
  
  In order to run this script you need python3 and pip3 installed.
  You also need some additional python modules. Please run
    sudo pip3 install httplib2 oauth2client
    sudo pip3 install --upgrade google-api-python-client
  

joemiller

#!/bin/bash
#
# Script for updating DNS records on  Hurricane Electirc's DNS system (https://dns.he.net).
#
# The record will be updated with the IP address that originates the request.
#
# Usage
# -----
#
# Create config file `/etc/he-dns-update.conf`:

mrexodia

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ufwb version="1.9">
    <grammar name="Decrypted iTunes Library" start="id:148" author="Mr. eXoDia" email="mr.exodia.tpodt@gmail.com" fileextension="itl" uti="com.apple.itunes.db">
        <description>Grammar for decrypted iTunes Library files.</description>
        <structure name="Defaults" id="149" repeatmin="0" repeatmax="-1" encoding="ISO_8859-1:1987" endian="little" signed="no"/>
        <structure name="iTunes Library" id="148" repeatmin="0" repeatmax="-1" extends="id:149" order="variable">
            <structref name="hdfm" id="152" repeatmin="0" repeatmax="-1" structure="id:151"/>
            <structref name="msdh" id="154" repeatmin="0" repeatmax="-1" structure="id:153"/>
        </structure>
        <structure name="hdfm" id="151" length="this.headerLength" repeatmin="0" repeatmax="-1" extends="id:149" endian="big">

mrexodia

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ufwb version="1.9">
    <grammar name="Encrypted iTunes Library" start="id:4" author="Mr. eXoDia" email="mr.exodia.tpodt@gmail.com" fileextension="itl" uti="com.apple.itunes.db">
        <description>Grammar for encrypted iTunes Library files.</description>
        <structure name="Defaults" id="5" encoding="ISO_8859-1:1987" endian="little" signed="no"/>
        <structure name="iTunes Library" id="4" extends="id:5">
            <structref name="hdfm" id="8" structure="id:7"/>
            <binary name="encryptedData" id="9" length="remaining">
                <description>This chunk of data is encrypted using AES/ECB/NoPadding with the key &quot;BHUILuilfghuila3&quot;. After decryption, you have to inflate the data using ZLIB.

mestizo

#To Get List of Hardware
sudo networksetup -listallhardwareports

#To Disable IPv6 on Wifi Adapter
sudo networksetup -setv6off wi-fi

#To Disable IPv6 on Built-in Ethernet Adapter
sudo networksetup -setv6off Ethernet