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diff --git a/docs/gnulinux/configuring_parabola.md b/docs/gnulinux/configuring_parabola.md index 0c35eacd..ad7bd5a6 100644 --- a/docs/gnulinux/configuring_parabola.md +++ b/docs/gnulinux/configuring_parabola.md @@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ uses LXDE because it's lightweight, but we recommend the *MATE* desktop [Back to previous index](./) - - Table of Contents ================= @@ -41,8 +39,6 @@ Table of Contents - [LXDE - battery monitor](#lxde_battery) - [LXDE - network manager](#lxde_network) - - While not strictly related to the libreboot project, this guide is intended to be useful for those interested in installing Parabola on their libreboot system. @@ -58,8 +54,6 @@ will be made to maintain it. to be made at the present date, please get in touch with the libreboot project!** - - You do not necessarily have to follow this guide word-for-word; *parabola* is extremely flexible. The aim here is to provide a common setup that most users will be happy with. While Parabola can seem @@ -72,8 +66,6 @@ Paradoxically, as you get more advanced Parabola can actually become compared to what most distributions provide. You will find over time that other distributions tend to *get in your way*. - - **This guide assumes that you already have Parabola installed. If you have not yet installed Parabola, then [this guide](encrypted_parabola.html) is highly recommended!** @@ -92,8 +84,6 @@ system Linux, using the term open-source (or closed-source), and it will sometimes recommend the use of proprietary software. You need to be careful about this when reading anything on the Arch wiki. - - Some of these steps require internet access. I'll go into networking later but for now, I just connected my system to a switch and did: # systemctl start dhcpcd.service @@ -103,8 +93,6 @@ For most people this should be enough, but if you don't have DHCP on your network then you should setup your network connection first:\ [Setup network connection in Parabola](#network) - - Configure pacman {#pacman_configure} ---------------- @@ -119,10 +107,6 @@ and from reading <https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman> (make sure to read and understand this, it's very important) and <https://wiki.parabolagnulinux.org/Official_Repositories> -[Back to top of page.](#pagetop) - - - Updating Parabola {#pacman_update} ----------------- @@ -173,10 +157,6 @@ stable and trouble-free, so long as you are aware of how to check for issues, and are willing to spend some time fixing issues in the rare event that they do occur. -[Back to top of page.](#pagetop) - - - Maintaining Parabola {#pacman_maintain} -------------------- @@ -187,8 +167,6 @@ before. In general, keeping notes (such as what I have done with this page) can be very useful as a reference in the future (if you wanted to re-install it or install the distro on another computer, for example). -[Back to top of page.](#pagetop) - ### Cleaning the package cache {#pacman_cacheclean} **The following is very important as you continue to use, update and @@ -216,18 +194,12 @@ This is inadvisable, since it means re-downloading the package again if you wanted to quickly re-install it. This should only be used when disk space is at a premium. -[Back to top of page.](#pagetop) - ### pacman command equivalents {#pacman_commandequiv} The following table lists other distro package manager commands, and their equivalent in pacman:\ <https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman_Rosetta> -[Back to top of page.](#pagetop) - - - your-freedom {#yourfreedom} ------------ @@ -240,10 +212,6 @@ fail if these packages are installed, citing them as conflicts; the recommended solution is then to delete the offending packages, and continue installing *your-freedom*. -[Back to top of page.](#pagetop) - - - Add a user {#useradd} ---------- @@ -268,8 +236,6 @@ passphrases (instead of passwords). [Back to top of page](#pagetop) - - systemd ------- @@ -344,8 +310,6 @@ the systemd-tmpfiles utility manually at all. [Back to top of page](#pagetop) - - Interesting repositories {#interesting_repos} ------------------------ @@ -371,17 +335,11 @@ List all available packages in this repository: In the end, I decided not to install anything from it but I kept the repository enabled regardless. -[Back to top of page.](#pagetop) - - - Setup a network connection in Parabola {#network} -------------------------------------- Read <https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Configuring_Network>. -[Back to top of page.](#pagetop) - ### Set the hostname {#network_hostname} This should be the same as the hostname that you set in /etc/hostname @@ -407,8 +365,6 @@ forward-thinking here. The *hostname* utility is part of the *inetutils* package and is in core/, installed by default (as part of *base*). -[Back to top of page.](#pagetop) - ### Network Status {#network_status} According to the Arch wiki, @@ -455,8 +411,6 @@ Show device names: Changing the device names is possible (I chose not to do it):\ <https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Configuring_Network#Change_device_name> -[Back to top of page.](#pagetop) - ### Network setup {#network_setup} I actually chose to ignore most of Networking section on the wiki. @@ -467,10 +421,6 @@ If you need to, set a static IP address (temporarily) using the networking guide and the Arch wiki, or start the dhcpcd service in systemd. NetworkManager will be setup later, after installing LXDE. -[Back to top of page.](#pagetop) - - - System Maintenance {#system_maintain} ------------------ @@ -487,10 +437,6 @@ data comes from it. Therefore, don't rely on it too much): Read <https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/S.M.A.R.T.> to learn how to use it. -[Back to top of page.](#pagetop) - - - Configuring the desktop {#desktop} ----------------------- @@ -500,9 +446,6 @@ on the Arch wiki. The plan is to use LXDE and LXDM/LightDM, along with everything else that you would expect on other distributions that provide LXDE by default. -[Back to top of page.](#pagetop) - - ### Installing Xorg {#desktop_xorg} Based on <https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xorg>. @@ -547,10 +490,6 @@ session.\ xorg-xclock xterm**\ </optional> -[Back to top of page.](#pagetop) - - - ### Xorg keyboard layout {#desktop_kblayout} Refer to @@ -596,10 +535,6 @@ For you, the steps above may differ if you have a different layout. If you use a US Qwerty keyboard, then you don't even need to do anything (though it might help, for the sake of being explicit). -[Back to top of page.](#pagetop) - - - ### Install LXDE {#desktop_lxde} Desktop choice isn't that important to me, so for simplicity I decided @@ -658,27 +593,15 @@ exec startlxde\ * Now make sure that it is executable: $ chmod +x .xinitrc -[Back to top of page.](#pagetop) - - - ### LXDE - clock {#lxde_clock} In **Digital Clock Settings** (right click the clock) I set the Clock Format to *%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S* -[Back to top of page.](#pagetop) - - - ### LXDE - font {#lxde_font} NOTE TO SELF: come back to this later. -[Back to top of page.](#pagetop) - - - ### LXDE - screenlock {#lxde_screenlock} Arch wiki recommends to use *xscreensaver*: @@ -692,10 +615,6 @@ Screen After* (checked) to 10 minutes. You can now lock the screen with *Logout :: Lock Screen* in the LXDE menu. -[Back to top of page.](#pagetop) - - - ### LXDE - automounting {#lxde_automount} Refer to @@ -703,19 +622,11 @@ Refer to I chose to ignore this for now. NOTE TO SELF: come back to this later. -[Back to top of page.](#pagetop) - - - ### LXDE - disable suspend {#lxde_suspend} When closing the laptop lid, the system suspends. This is annoying at least to me. NOTE TO SELF: disable it, then document the steps here. -[Back to top of page.](#pagetop) - - - ### LXDE - battery monitor {#lxde_battery} Right click lxde panel and *Add/Remove Panel Items*. Click *Add* and @@ -724,10 +635,6 @@ the applet and go to *Battery Monitor Settings*, check the box that says *Show Extended Information*. Now click *Close*. When you hover the cursor over it, it'll show information about the battery. -[Back to top of page.](#pagetop) - - - ### LXDE - Network Manager {#lxde_network} Refer to <https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LXDE#Network_Management>. @@ -772,11 +679,6 @@ I added the volume control applet to the panel (right click panel, and add a new applet). I also later changed the icons to use the gnome icon theme, in *lxappearance*. -[Back to top of page.](#pagetop) - - - - Copyright © 2014, 2015 Leah Rowe <info@minifree.org>\ Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 |