% User Guide for Personal VoidLinux Installation and Usage

how to install and larbs voidlinux from luke smith:

install void linux
install following apps:

sudo xbps-install -S curl ntfs-3g void-repo-nonfree

set suid for ntfs-3g:

sudo groupadd ntfsuser
sudo chown root:ntfsuser $(which ntfs-3g)
sudo chmod 4750 $(which ntfs-3g)
sudo usermod -aG ntfsuser rshourov

create few folders in /media:

sudo mkdir -p /media/windows
sudo mkdir -p /media/collection
sudo mkdir -p /media/usba
sudo mkdir -p /media/usbb
sudo mkdir -p /media/usbc

set /etc/fstab for ntfs drives:

sudo vim /etc/fstab:
	/dev/sda1 /media/windows ntfs-3g defaults 0 0
	/dev/sda4 /media/collection ntfs-3g defaults 0 0

download larbs files:

curl -LO larbs.xyz/vlarbs.sh
sudo su
bash vlarbs.sh

reboot
edit .local/bin/dmenumount:
- edit line 26 (at mountusb function)to add rw and umask option:
  
  sudo -A mount "$chosen" "$mp" -o rw,umask=0000;...........
add bangla locale:
- uncomment bn.BD_UTF.8 at /etc/default/libc-locales
- then- > sudo xbps-reconfigure -f glibc-locales

accessing other partitions:

very good tutorial: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/396904/fstab-mount-options-for-umask-fmask-dmask-for-ntfs-with-noexec

set network using wpa_cli:

> sudo wpa_cli
> add_nework
> set_network <0> ssid "Xiaomi_rms"
> set_network <0> psk "aa.......41"
> enable_network <0>
> save_config
> reconnect
> quit

how to set correct sound card:

my default sound card is HDA Intel PCH, which is shown as Card 1
create /etc/asound.conf:

defaults.ctl.card 1; defaults.pcm.card 1;

how to install ungoogled-chromium

download ungoogled-chromium and unzip
rename chromium_sandbox to chromium-sandbox and set-suid:

sudo chown root chromium-sandbox sudo chmod 4755 chromium-sandbox
install libatomic with xbps
run chromium-wrapper
link chromium-wrapper to .local/bin:

cd .local/bin ln -s ~/Downloads//chromium-wrapper .
install inox browser extension-installer:

cd repos/ git clone https://github.com/gcarq/inoxunpack.git
install python-pip3: sudo xbps-install -S python3-pip
install requests module: sudo pip install requests
cd to ~/repos/inoxunpack/
download extensions:

./inoxunpack.py ublock-origin ./inoxunpack.py dbepggeogbaibhgnhhndojpepiihcmeb [this is for vimium] ./inoxunpack.py fpnlpehjhijpamloppfjljenemeokfio [for night-shift]
install extensions: ) go to chrome://extensions ) click Developer Mode ) Click Load unpacked extensions ) select folder
an alternative to ublock is adnauseam: https://adnauseam.io/

how to select proper graphic driver (intel):

install intel driver:

sudo xbps-install -S xf86-video-intel
blacklist nouveau

sudo vim /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf >> blacklist nouveau >> options nouveau modeset=0 sudo dracut -f sudo reboot
check display drivers

sudo xbps-install -S lshw sudo lshw -c video modinfo i915
check current vga kernel drivers:

lspci -nnk | grep -i vga -A3 | grep 'in use'

To use sound buttons on F1, F2, and F3:

put these in ~/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc: # Audiokeys XF86AudioMute amixer sset Master toggle; refbar XF86Audio{Raise,Lower}Volume amixer sset Master 5%{+,-}; refbar
reload dwm

To use brightness buttons at F11 and F12:

install xbacklight
put these in ~/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc: XF86MonBrightnessUp xbacklight -inc 10 XF86MonBrightnessDown xbacklight -dec 10
edit sudoer file:

sudo visudo

%wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/xbacklight
put these in dwm config.h

#include <X11/XF86keysym.h>
compile and reload dwm

install bangla keyboard probhat:

follow instructions from here: https://coder360.blogspot.com/2019/07/bangla-unijoy-in-void-linux.html
run ibus-setup
input "ibus-daemon &" in .xprofile

to install LaTeX:

> sudo xbps-install -S texlive

put these in .bash_profile:

export PATH=$PATH:/opt/texlive/2019/bin/x86_64-linux
now, you can search packages with:

tlmgr search --global biber
install packages with:

sudo tlmgr install biber
these link is useful: https://www.reddit.com/r/voidlinux/comments/c4rvge/anyone_know_how_to_get_latex_working/
install ctex and collection-fontsrecommended, ctex has xetex which will be needed for xetex compilation (see .local/bin/compiler), other package has important fonts.
install titling, framed for rmarkdown
install latexbangla for bangla language support

learnt vim commands:

j
k
h
l
H - go to top of page
L - go to end of page
M - go to middle of page
Ctl-u - go up half a page
Ctl-d - go down half a page
0 - go to 1st of line
$ - go to end of line
gg - go to start line of file
G - go to end line of file
2G - go to 2nd line
i - insert
a - insert after this letter
o - insert a line below
O - insert a line above
I - insert mode at 1st of line
A - insert mode after end of line
w - go to next word start
e - go to next word end
b - go back at start of prev word
x - delete character
dd - delete current line
3dd - delete 3 lines
dw - delete upto next start of word
db - delete back upto prev start of word
de - delete upto end of next word
D - delete upto end of line
C - delete upto end of line and insert/ change
d2w/d2b/d2e - delete 2 words
diw/daw - delete current word
ciw/caw - delete current word and insert
dis/das - delete current sentence
cis/cas - delete current sentence and insert
dip/dap - delete current paragraph
cip/cap - delete current paragraph and insert
J - append next line with current line
v -visual mode
gj - go to next line in visual
gk - go to prev line in visual
Y - yank current line
y - yank current line in visual
p - paste
u - undo
Ctl-r - redo
r - replace
R - replace mode
. - repeat previous command or input
Ctl-g - show file status and location
/ - search in forward direction
? - search in backward direction
n - go to next instance of search
N - go to prev instance of search
% - go to the maching parenthesis like ), } or ]
:w - save
:wq - save and quit
:x - save and quit
ZZ - save and quit
!q - quit not saving
ZQ - quit not saving
:s/old/new/g - substitute old with new on the current line
:s/old/new - substitute old with new on the 1st instance
:#,#s/old/new/g - change every occurence of old on the 02 lines, i.e. :198,199s/ol/pi/g.
:%s/old/new/g - change every occurence in whole file
:! followed by external command, i.e.':!rm voidrice' will delete this file
:#,# w test will save from line to line to a file name test, i.e. :189,203 w test.txt
:r test - retreive content of the file named test and insert here
:set ic - ignore case, useful when searching
set hls is - set the hlsearch and incsearch options; hlsearch is for highlighting the searched item, incsearch is highlighting during typing search command
:help - to open vim help
:help incsearch - open help for incsearch
:help user-manual - user manual
:edit ~/.vimrc - edit vimrc
zz or z. - put current line to middle of screen
zt - put current line to top of screen
zb - put current line to bottom of screen
Ctl-T - indent (also works on bullets)
Ctl-D - outdent
Ctrl-Space - checkbox and toggle checkbox (vimwiki)
gl-Space - remove checkbox (vimwiki)
zo - open/expand fold
zc - close/shrink fold

to install transmission for torrent support:

install transmission and transmission-remote-cli
edit ~/.local/share/applications/torrent.desktop to replace toradd with transadd (it is in .local/bin/)

install for neovim:

install python3-neovim
install following vim plugins:
- install nvim-r and deoplete
- install fzf and fzf.vim
  
  Plug 'junegunn/fzf' Plug 'junegunn/fzf.vim'
add following lines in vimrc:

" Fuzzy file finder let g:fzf_action = { \ 'ctrl-s': 'split', \ 'ctrl-v': 'vsplit' \ } nnoremap :FZF augroup fzf autocmd! autocmd! FileType fzf autocmd FileType fzf set laststatus=0 noshowmode noruler | autocmd BufLeave set laststatus=2 showmode ruler augroup END

to add fzf in bash, put these in .bashrc:

[ -f ~/.fzf.bash ] && source ~/.fzf.bash export FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND='find .'
this line helps saving in insert mode with F3:

inoremap :w

install the_silver_searcher to run with fzf.vim

use vim as an R IDE: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/turning-vim-into-an-r-ide-cd9602e8c217/

install libressl, libressl-devel, libcurl-devel, libgmp, libgomp-devel, gcc-fortran, libgfortran-devel, blas-devel, openblas, openblas-devel, lapack-devel with xbps
install these R packages: devtools, lintr, languageserver
install these vim plugins using vim-plug: jalvesaq/nvim-r, junegunn/fzf and fzf.vim, neoclide/coc.nvim, csv.vim (for viewing dataframes)
for coc.vim plugin:
- in root do these: curl -sL install-node.now.sh/lts | bash
- also install yarn using xbps [don't know if it is required]
Put some general settings for coc.nvim: https://octetz.com/posts/vim-as-go-ide
install these coc extensions: coc-r-lsp, coc-vimlsp, coc-word, coc-lists, coc-python, coc-yaml, coc-diagnostic, coc-snippets.
install vim-snippets with Plug
set Tab as selection cycle key and Enter as selection key.
install ctag for file tagging (need to learn more on this)

Install sf package in R:

sf package a dependency of units package, which needs libudunits. But libudunits is not available in VoidLinux.
for udunits, we need to install expat and expat-devel from xbps.
If any source package is needed, we can find it in AUR of archlinux. At any page there is a link for the source package. From aur we can find source package of udunits at: ftp://ftp.unidata.ucar.edu/pub/udunits/udunits-2.2.26.tar.gz
unzip the folder.
First, we need to configure it to install it at /usr, because in this file the default directory is /usr/local/

./configure --prefix=/usr
Then install:

sudo make sudo make install
install: > sudo xbps-install -S -f libgdal libgdal-devel libgdal-tools proj proj-devel geos geos-devel
if it still shows that it cannot find proj_api.h, then install proj source from here: https://download.osgeo.org/proj/proj-6.2.0.tar.gz
- install the source using setting prefix=/usr
- then install proj and proj-devel using 'xbps-install -Sf'
now install the R package using install.packages("sf")

Use nvim-R for Vim as R IDE https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/turning-vim-into-an-r-ide-cd9602e8c217/

Shortcut commands

Use following commands: (in my vimrc, local leader = ;)
- ;rf : open R in split screen
- ;l : run entire line
- ;aa : send entire file
- ;bb : entire block
- ;ss : entire selection
- ;ff : entire function
- ;rl : view object
- ;rh : open help (in split buffer)
- ;re : open example (in split buffer)
- ;rv : view data (in split buffer) -;o : show the output in the R file as comment
- _ : this will create an arrow (to create an actual underscore write underscore twice)

Functions

Instead of doing the basic flow of str() + plot(), etc…Nvim-R allows for a simplified flow.

summary() :: ;rs
plot() :: ;rg
args() :: ;ra
setwd() :: ;rd
print() :: ;rp
names() :: ;rn

Knitr to compile Rmd

Use following code

knitr::stitch_rmd('test.Rmd')

How to use R without sudo:

sudo chown rshourov /home/rshourov -R

Changes for surf browser:

add following codes in ~/.config/surf/script.js:
for link hinting: https://surf.suckless.org/files/link_hints
for easier key: https://surf.suckless.org/files/easier_key
for adblock: https://dev.ybad.name/OpenBSD-stuff/zerohosts
- download the zerohosts file and put it in .local/bin
  
  cd .local/bin curl -L https://dev.ybad.name/OpenBSD-stuff/zerohosts > zerohosts sudo chmod a+x zerohosts
- edit the file and uncomment line 13 and comment line 14 (to enable curl and disable ftp)
- run the file : > sudo zerohosts
edit config.h:
- set SmoothScrolling to 1 (line 59)
- set Plugins 0
- set Fonts to 14
- set Zoom_Level to 1.2
- edit shortcut keys (located at line 156)
- set 'GDK_KEY_o' for spawn instead of 'g'
- comment out GDK_KEY_f for find
- put 'Shift-l' and 'Shift-h' for navigate forward and back
in surf browser, C-y and C-Y will paste copied items in urlbar (called by o key)
a code for guarantee link hinting in all pages: troubleshooters.com/linux/surf.htm
edit the surf.c file to change GDK_SELECTION_PRIMARY to GDK_SELECTION_CLIPBOARD (line 1857 and line 1861); so that Selction_clipboard is the default clipboard for surf browser.
To invert colors in all websites, put this line in defaults.css: >html, img, video { -webkit-filter: invert(95%) hue-rotate(180deg); }

Some edits for zathura:

put these in ~/.config/zathura/zathurarc:
for working copy paste:

set selction-clipboard clipboard
for recoloring dark and white backgrounds:

set recolor true set recolor-lightcolor #FFE4C4 set recolor-darkcolor #839496
for window title with file name:

set window-title-basename "true"

How to setup torrent with qbittorrent:

install qbittorrent-nox
put "qbittorrent-nox --daemon &" in .xprofile
remove transmission-daemon from init service:

sudo rm -r /var/service/transmission-daemon
access qbittorrent in browser by http://localhost:8080
current username: rms.qbit; pass: aa----67
download torrent file and open with lf, it will automatically start in qbittorrent-nox.

To symlink neovim settings to vim:

Having your config in Neovim's default location, do the following:

mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nvim/site ln -s ~/.local/share/nvim/site ~/.vim ln -s .config/nvim/init.vim .vimrc

install zsh:

this link:https://medium.com/@Andreas_cmj/how-to-setup-a-nice-looking-terminal-with-wsl-in-windows-10-creators-update-2b468ed7c326
another good link: https://github.com/unixorn/awesome-zsh-plugins
copy .zshrc and .zprofile from Luke Smith's github

How to change mirrors of voidlinux

copy all contents from /usr/share/xbps.d/ to /etc/xbps.d
edit all respective files and edit the mirrors to "http://mirror.clarkson.edu/voidlinux/current"

GitHub activation:

This is a good link: http://www.coderholic.com/using-git-and-github-to-sync-config-files/

How to setup pam-gnupg for mutt-wizard:

clone: > git clone https://github.com/cruegge/pam-gnupg
install these packages:

sudo xbps-install -S mk-configure pam-devel
cd to package directory. THen-

./autogen.sh ./configure sudo make

How to setup neomutt:

install: > sudo xbps-install -S neomutt isync msmtp pass notmuch abook urlview
install muttwizard from luke smith
run gpg2 for a mail: > gpg2 --full-gen-key
- setup related mail password
run: > pass init
now:> mw add
to open various files using relevant apps:
- edit muttwizard/share/mailcap before installing muttwizard; or
- edit /usr/share/mutt-wizard/mailcap.
- following are my current contents text/plain; $EDITOR %s ; text/html; openfile %s ; nametemplate=%s.html text/html; w3m -I %{charset} -T text/html; copiousoutput; #image/; muttimage %s ; copiousoutput image/; sxiv %s ; copiousoutput video/*; setsid mpv --quiet %s &; copiousoutput application/pdf; openfile %s ; application/pgp-encrypted; gpg -d '%s'; copiousoutput; application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document; loffice %s &; copiousoutput; application/msword; loffice %s &; copiousoutput; application/vnd.ms-excel; loffice %s &; copiousoutput;

How to check size of a folder

du -sh

How to change root shell and prompt:

sudu su chsh -s /bin/zsh

copy .zshrc to /root/
edit PS1 in .zshrc as you wish

How to correct time:

backup current localtime: > sudo mv /etc/localtime /etc/localtime.bak
link to zone: > sudo ln -s /etc/share/zoneinfo/Asia/Dhaka /etc/localtime
set date manually: > sudo date -s "29 OCT 2019 22:50:15"
set hardware clock to system time: > sudo hwclock -w

How to image preview in vifm:(tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgxsduCO1pE)

install ueberzug: sudo xbps-install -S python3-devel python3-psutil python3-Pillow python3-pillow-simd ueberzug
if any error with wheel, then update setuptools and wheel: sudo pip install --upgrade wheel setuptools
put 02 files in .config/vifm/scripts folder: vifmrun, vifmimg (from here: https://github.com/cirala/vifmimg)
make the 02 files executable with sudo chmod a+x
follow cirala git page to edit vifmrc
link vifmrun in .local/bin:

cd .local/bin ln -s ~/.config/vifm/scripts/vifmrun .
edit .bash_profile: export FILE='vifmrun'
if there is any permission error like cannot load data_points or something like that then: sudo chmod -R a+rX /usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages (this maybe risky, don't do this if it is not required)
the vifmimg file is used for previewing image, gif, video and pdf
install ffmpegthumbnailer with xbps, which will also show video preview
install ImageMagick using xbps for previewing gif (with convert command)
install poppler-utils using xbps to preview pdf (using pdftoppm)
install epub-thumbnailer to preview epub:

git clone https://github.com/marianosimone/epub-thumbnailer.git cd epub-thumbnailer sudo python install.py install
edit the script vifmimg to change /tmp folder to $HOME/.config/vifm/tmp/
alternatively, do not preview pdf, epub and djvu with ueberzug, rather use pdftotext for pdf, and mediainfo for epub and djvu:

fileviewer *.pdf pdftotext -l 1 -nopgbrk %c - fileviewer *.epub mediainfo %c fileviewer *.djvu mediainfo %c

Some shortcuts for vifm:

show hidden files with 'zo'
hide hidden files again with 'zm'

how to install jupyterlab, which will also install jupyter notebook:

sudo pip install jupyterlab

open jupyterlab with: > sudo jupyter lab --allow-root
install vim extenstions:
- 1st, enable extension manager in jupyterlab settings
- install vim extension: sudo jupyter labextension install jupyterlab_vim
install statsmodels package for various tools, which will also install numpy, scipy pandas etc: > sudo pip install statsmodels
install matplotlib using pip

do not ask password for shutdown or restart

put these line in visudo:

%wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/shutdown,/usr/bin/reboot,/usr/bin/ZZZ,/usr/bin/wpa_cli,/usr/bin/mount,/usr/bin/umount,/usr/bin/loadkeys

Open surf with tabbed:

Dowload tabbed from git: git clone https://git.suckless.org/tabbed
first: > make
then, change 02 keys in config.h for rotate tab -1 and 1 with MODKEY and 'XK_j' and 'XK_k'
then: > sudo make install
I have created a small shell script 'tsurf', which will open the surf browser tabbed.
The tsurf script has following line: > tabbed -r 2 surf -e lmao

netstat command:

to install netstat: > sudo xbps-install -S net-tools

handle voidlinux services easily with vsv:

Install:

cd ~/repos git clone git://github.com/bahamas10/vsv.git cd vsv/ ln -s vsv ~/.local/bin
check service status, example: sudo vsv status alsa

setup w3m and aria2 from gotbletu: (setup w3m external command, keybindings etc, dian-mui for aria etc)

ricing bash:

install bash_it from : https://github.com/Bash-it/bash-it
important dotfiles from: http://dotfiles.github.io/
install the_silver_searcher (ag), which provides aliases and others (haven't used it yet)
install autojump: can autojump to folders
- from here: https://github.com/wting/autojump
- after installing install.py, add lines to .bashrc (mentioned after installation)
- enable it using bash_it: bash-it enable plugin autojump
- another alternative is jump: https://github.com/gsamokovarov/jump
another way is to install powerline-shell (https://github.com/b-ryan/powerline-shell):

pip install --user powerline-shell
- generate config:
  
  mkdir -p ~/.config/powerline-shell &&
  powerline-shell --generate-config > ~/.config/powerline-shell/config.json
  - remove "git" from config.json (which will minimize the bash prompt by removing git information)
  - add "time" in segments
  - create a new portion for time formats: "time": { "format": "%I:%M" }
- remove previous PS1 and add these lines in .bashrc (for .zshrc it is different): function _update_ps1() { PS1=$(powerline-shell $?) }
  
  if [[ $TERM != linux && ! $PROMPT_COMMAND =~ _update_ps1 ]]; then PROMPT_COMMAND="_update_ps1; $PROMPT_COMMAND" fi
- install nerd fonts:> sudo xbps-install -S nerd-fonts
- recompile st terminal with following font: "Inconsolata Nerd Font"
- restart st
you can also install pfetch or neofetch and add them in .bashrc

View video file properties using mediainfo command.

Cleanly format pendrive (if it is used previously as bootable device):

wipe all: sudo wipefs --all /dev/sdb
repartition again with fdisk:

sudo fdisk /dev/sdb > n > p > enter > enter > enter > w
reformat: sudo mkfs.vfat -F 32 /dev/sdb1

create bootable usb:

use dd: > sudo dd bs=4M if=path/to/linux.iso of=/dev/sdX status=progress oflag=sync
or a good script is from here: https://github.com/jsamr/bootiso
- install:
  
  curl -L https://git.io/bootiso -O chmod +x mv bootiso ~/.local/bin
- edit the script (at around 625 lines) to change label size to 20 characters. (don't know if it is very important)

How to detect my bluetooth earpod (UiiSii TWS12):

install following programs:

sudo xbps-install -S bluez alsa alsa-plugins sbc sbc-devel libbluetooth libbluetooth-devel alsa-lib alsa-lib-devel alsa-utils

download bluez-alsa from here: git clone https://github.com/Arkq/bluez-alsa.git
follow following commands:

autoreconf --install mkdir build && cd build ../configure --disable-hcitop --with-alsaplugindir=/usr/lib/alsa-lib make && sudo make install
edit /etc/dbus-1/system.d/bluealsa.conf and put like following lines:
put a file as /usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf.d/20-bluealsa.conf, put info from from here: https://github.com/Arkq/bluez-alsa/blob/4d73f961eb0b3fbe16d5b9e01513727dfe07c432/src/asound/20-bluealsa.conf (don't know if this file really works)
add this line in .xprofile: bluealsa &
edit ~/.asoundrc as this: pcm.!default { type plug slave { pcm { type bluealsa device "03:7B:06:69:0B:41" profile "a2dp" } } hint { show on description "UiiSii TWS12 Earpod" } }

ctl.!default { type bluealsa }

defaults.ctl.card 1; defaults.pcm.card 1;

from above .asoundrc file:
- comment out bluealsa parts when using laptop soundbox
- comment out card 1 part when using bluealsa device
create 02 bash scripts in .local/bin
- bthconnect: #!/usr/bin/env sh

echo -e "power on\nconnect 03:7B:06:69:0B:41\nquit" | bluetoothctl

bthdisconnect: #!/usr/bin/env sh

echo -e "disconnect 03:7B:06:69:0B:41\npower off\nquit" | bluetoothctl

chmod +x bthconnect chmod +x bthdisconnect

connect and disconnect using above 02 scripts
you can check if bluetooth device is connected by:

espeak "Hello, how are you?" -w ~/espeak.wav -s145 aplay -D bluealsa:SRV=org.bluealsa,DEV=03:7B:06:69:0B:41,PROFILE=a2dp espeak.wav (it may not work)
some good links:

Limit mpv to open youtube videos at 720p video: mpv-player/mpv#4241

put this in .config/mpv/mpv.conf:

ytdl-format=bestvideo[height<=?720][fps<=?30][vcodec!=?vp9]+bestaudio/best

install mate desktop:

xi -S mate
add in .xinitrc: > exec mate-session
remove dark borders around some mate windows:
- add these in .config/gkt-3.0/gtk.css: .window-frame { box-shadow: none; margin: 1px; }
add a desktop entry for st terminal in .local/share/applications (https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/St)

change default os in grub menu:

install grub-customizer: sudo xbps-install -S grub-customizer
- move Artix Linux in top

How to set Xresources

install xrdb: xi -S xrdb
copy Luke Smith's Xresources from .config/, and put it in ~/
uncomment dracula theme
put this line in .xinitrc: [[ -f ~/.Xresources ]] && xrdb -merge -I$HOME ~/.Xresources
(This process is currently not working.)

How to install doom-emacs in voidliunx

install git, ripgrep, fd
install emacs-gtk3
clone this git using: git clone https://github.com/hlissner/doom-emacs ~/.emacs.d
Then: ~/.emacs.d/bin/doom install
create a service from this page: Emacs Service

How to install and setup spacemacs

first backup previous .emacs.d/ and .emacs
install from git: git clone -b develop https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs ~/.emacs.d
run emacs
change these setting in spacemacs: (https://practicalli.github.io/spacemacs/install-spacemacs/emacsclient-server.html)
- go to .spacemacs using SPC f e d
- change these options:
  - dotspacemacs-enable-server t
  - dotspacemacs-persistent-server t
- create a script called edit in .local/bin and sudo chmod a+x edit:

#!/bin/sh /usr/bin/emacsclient $1 -a '' -n -c

change frame-killer key to SPC q q (not working right now, maybe need to install evil-leader package) (https://medium.com/@bobbypriambodo/blazingly-fast-spacemacs-with-persistent-server-92260f2118b7)
close emacs using SPC q f

How to install voidlinux in qemu:

Void Linux Installation On QEMU

setup rclone for gdrive

tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8K-V3HHDA0
create new auth id: https://rclone.org/drive/#making-your-own-client-id
0Auth client id: 898977677358-6g4vqkhuol9llolkq8gtj6q7j2q4b9om.apps.googleusercontent.com
Client secret: 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
create a folder: mkdir /home/rshourov/gdrive
save the daemon in .xprofile: rclone mount --daemon gdrive: /home/rshourov/gdrive/ &

check which packages need restart after update:

install xtools: > xi -S xtools
then: > sudo xcheckrestart

check installed packages:

to get number of packages installed: > xq -l | wc -l
to get list of packages installed: > xbps-query -l | awk '{ print $2 }' | xargs -n1 xbps-uhelper getpkgname

set rstudio for github:

Follow these links:

How to setup VSCode for Data Science

Install vscode: > xi -Sy vscode

Miniconda Setup

Download Miniconda: > wget -c https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh
Install: > bash Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh
Follow the direction to hide the (base) every time the shell opens
Create seperate environments for various tasks to avoid package conflict
- 1st, initialize: > conda init
- update: > conda update conda
- create: > conda create --name study_ds
- active: > conda activate study_ds
- you can deactivate by : > conda deactivate
- add conda-forge channel: > conda configs --add channels conda-forge
- set priority: > conda config --set channel_priority strict

Slow Speed in Youtube-dl

Use yt-dlp instead: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp

Terminal in Pcmanfm

Set default terminal as st in pcmanfm (advanced preference), so that command line programs run.

Set Github for Linux

follow this tutorial: https://kbroman.org/github_tutorial/pages/first_time.html
first set up your name and email address:

git config --global user.name "Riad Mashrub Shourov"

git config --global user.email "shourovrm@gmail.com"

Set up ssh:

ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "shourovrm@gmail.com"

Copy the content of ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub file and in Github Account Settings > SSH keys
In a terminal, test it -

ssh -T git@github.com

create a Personal Access Token (PAT) in github and use it when asked for password
save git credientials:

git config --global credential.helper store

Use git:// instead of https:// to avoid asking password everytime

Save dotfiles in github (https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/dotfiles)

We will use a git bare repository for this purpose
create a bare git repository

cd ~

git init --bare $HOME/.cfg

create an alias config:

alias config='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.cfg/ --work-tree=$HOME'

We set a flag - local to the repository - to hide files we are not explicitly tracking yet. This is so that when you type config status and other commands later, files you are not interested in tracking will not show up as untracked.

config config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no

save the alias in .bashrc

echo "alias config='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.cfg/ --work-tree=$HOME'" >> $HOME/.bashrc

add a remote origin

config remote add origin git@github.com:shourovrm/rmsrice.git

now we can check status:

config status

add and commit any file or folder

config add ~/.tmux*

config commit -m "add tmux files"

push to master

config push -u origin master

delete any file from repository:

config rm ~/git.md

config commit -m "remove git.md"

config push -u origin master

update files:

config add -u

config commit -m "updated files"

config push -u origin master

Nodejs install

nodejs closest bin can be found by -

npm bin

put this in path in .profile

setting up calculator in i3

put these lines in i3/config

#Then I have a window running R I use for basic arithmetic #I'll later bind this to mod+a. for_window [instance="math"] floating enable for_window [instance="math"] resize set 800 300 for_window [instance="math"] move position center for_window [instance="math"] move scratchpad exec --no-startup-id $TERMINAL -fn "xft:mono:pixelsize=24" -name math -e radian -q --vanilla bindsym $mod+a [instance="math"] scratchpad show; move position center

ytfzf

after installation change /usr/local/bin/ytfzf, invidious_instance from https://vid.puffyan.us to https://ytb.trom.tf:

: "${invidious_instance:=https://ytb.trom.tf}"

create this alias:

yts="ytfzf --detach -t --video-pref=22 -l --pages=10"

st sometimes force closes, so use alacritty for ytfzf

Install and use flatpak

install flatpak: > sudo xbps-install -S flatpak
add flatpak repository: > flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
restart pc
search packages: flatpak remote-ls flathub --app | grep -i jasp
install: > flatpak install flathub org.jaspstats.JASP
list installed app: > flatpak list --app
uninstall app using APP id and remove personal data: > flatpak uninstall --delete-data org.jaspstats.JASP
list runtimes installed alongside apps: > flatpak list --runtime
uninstall unused runtimes: > flatpak uninstall --unused
uninstall everything installed using flatpak: > flatpak uninstall --all --delete-data
repair flatpak if uninstall does not work due to broken packages: > sudo flatpak repair
update by: > flatpak update

To add icon to an application

download svg or png icon for that application
add the icon path to the /usr/share/applications/.desktop file in 'Icons' options

Installing and setting lxde

install lxde
if panel is weirdly behaving, create new panel
if there is no system tray in new panel copy the options from previous panel
panel configs are located at ~/.config/lxpanel/LXDE/panels
the main panel is named as panels. In that file there are options for system-tray
icons of lxpanel are generally located at /usr/share/lxpanel
new png or svg icons can be added if needed

Files

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how to install and larbs voidlinux from luke smith:

accessing other partitions:

set network using wpa_cli:

how to set correct sound card:

how to install ungoogled-chromium

how to select proper graphic driver (intel):

To use sound buttons on F1, F2, and F3:

To use brightness buttons at F11 and F12:

install bangla keyboard probhat:

to install LaTeX:

learnt vim commands:

to install transmission for torrent support:

install for neovim:

install the_silver_searcher to run with fzf.vim

use vim as an R IDE: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/turning-vim-into-an-r-ide-cd9602e8c217/

Install sf package in R:

Use nvim-R for Vim as R IDE https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/turning-vim-into-an-r-ide-cd9602e8c217/

Shortcut commands

Functions

Knitr to compile Rmd

How to use R without sudo:

Changes for surf browser:

Some edits for zathura:

How to setup torrent with qbittorrent:

To symlink neovim settings to vim:

install zsh:

How to change mirrors of voidlinux

GitHub activation:

How to setup pam-gnupg for mutt-wizard:

How to setup neomutt:

How to check size of a folder

How to change root shell and prompt:

How to correct time:

How to image preview in vifm:(tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgxsduCO1pE)

Some shortcuts for vifm:

how to install jupyterlab, which will also install jupyter notebook:

do not ask password for shutdown or restart

Open surf with tabbed:

netstat command:

handle voidlinux services easily with vsv:

setup w3m and aria2 from gotbletu: (setup w3m external command, keybindings etc, dian-mui for aria etc)

ricing bash:

View video file properties using mediainfo command.

Cleanly format pendrive (if it is used previously as bootable device):

create bootable usb:

How to detect my bluetooth earpod (UiiSii TWS12):

Limit mpv to open youtube videos at 720p video: mpv-player/mpv#4241

install mate desktop:

change default os in grub menu:

How to set Xresources

How to install doom-emacs in voidliunx

How to install and setup spacemacs

How to install voidlinux in qemu:

setup rclone for gdrive

check which packages need restart after update:

check installed packages:

set rstudio for github:

How to setup VSCode for Data Science

Miniconda Setup

Slow Speed in Youtube-dl

Terminal in Pcmanfm

Set Github for Linux

Save dotfiles in github (https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/dotfiles)

Nodejs install

setting up calculator in i3

ytfzf

Install and use flatpak

To add icon to an application

Installing and setting lxde