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Wim42gnu's-setup
WIM42GNU's Funtoo Setup
This is for everybody who might have seen my funtoo setup and liked it! This is also for myself to keep track on my system. I have used most of the Linux distributions out there and I am currently most happy with funtoo. My reasons are:
- Gentoo/Funtoo is a rolling release distribution, meaning you only have to install it once and update it frequently.
- Gentoo/Funtoo is only what you make out of it, no unnesecary rubish like in Ubuntu, OpenSuse or Fedora will be installed by default. In the mean time being aware that Gentoo/Funtoo is for advanced users not careing that much about GUIs for Settings or Configs.
- Gentoo/Funtoo runs fast due to multiple reasons. (Compiling your own software,USE-Flags,...)
- Philosophy, one would think that Slackware would suite me most (KISS,Unix) but the fact is that these distributions require you more energy and time to work with. I want to get my jobs done, not careing to much about the system. It is okay to have tools that do things for you as long they are designed well - like in funtoo.
1. Install Funtoo
Follow the install instructions and setup a minimal system.http://www.funtoo.org/Funtoo_Linux_Installation
Notice you will need to create/edit some configs in the installation prozess. Here are some of mine customizations:
a) /etc/portage/make.conf:
CFLAGS="-O2 -march=native -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer"
CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
USE="qt3support theora libkms xa cdr dvd dvdr alsa ffmpeg -gnome gtk -qt4 -kde lm_sensors mp3 mp4 mozilla multilib png python sound udev usb unicode static-libs hddtemp -bluetooth mmx sse sse2 nvidia X pulseaudio udisks"
EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS="--keep-going"
FEATURES="-collision-protect ccache"
CCACHE_SIZE="1G"
PORTAGE_NICENESS=20
PORTAGE_IONICE_COMMAND="ionice -c 3 -p \${PID}"
#EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS="--jobs=12"
MAKEOPTS="-j12" <--- Number of CPU cores *2 in my case works best.
LANG="de_DE.UTF-8" LINGUAS="de" ACCEPT_LICENSE="* -@EULA" INPUT_DEVICES="evdev" VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia"
b) /etc/fstab
# /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # The root filesystem should have a pass number of either 0 or 1. # All other filesystems should have a pass number of 0 or greater than 1. # # NOTE: If your BOOT partition is ReiserFS, add the notail option to opts. # # See the manpage fstab(5) for more information. # # <fs> <mountpoint> <type> <opts> <dump/pass>
/dev/sda1 /boot ext2 noauto,noatime 1 2 #/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom auto noauto,ro 0 0 /dev/mapper/vg-swap none swap sw 0 0 /dev/mapper/vg-root / ext4 noatime,nodiratime,defaults 0 1 /dev/sr0 /mnt/cdrom auto noauto,ro 0 0 /dev/mapper/vg-home /home ext4 noatime,nodiratime 0 0 tmpfs /var/tmp/portage tmpfs uid=portage,gid=portage,mode=0775,size=16048M,noatime 0 0
for tmpfs see: http://www.funtoo.org/Funtoo_Filesystem_Guide,_Part_3
c) Since I have an encrypted LVM, one needs an initramfs. I prefer the genkernel method.
genkernel --kernel-config=/path/to/your/custom-kernel-config --no-mrproper --makeopts=-j5 --install --lvm --luks all
more here: http://www.funtoo.org/Rootfs_over_encrypted_lvm or use better-initramfs: http://www.funtoo.org/Initramfs
d) My Funtoo Profiles:
eselect profile show
Currently set profiles:
arch: gentoo:funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/arch/x86-64bit
build: gentoo:funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/build/current
flavor: gentoo:funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/flavor/desktop
mix-ins: gentoo:funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/mix-ins/audio
mix-ins: gentoo:funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/mix-ins/console-extras
mix-ins: gentoo:funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/mix-ins/dvd
mix-ins: gentoo:funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/mix-ins/media
mix-ins: gentoo:funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/mix-ins/X
Automatically enabled profiles:
mix-ins: gentoo:funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/mix-ins/print
mix-ins: gentoo:funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/mix-ins/X
mix-ins: gentoo:funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/mix-ins/audio
mix-ins: gentoo:funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/mix-ins/dvd
mix-ins: gentoo:funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/mix-ins/media
mix-ins: gentoo:funtoo/1.0/linux-gnu/mix-ins/console-extras
2. Install your WindowManager or DesktopEnviroment
My favourite Window Manager at the time is i3 followed by xfce and openbox.
i3 setup:
1) install these packages:
emerge --ask i3 i3status dmenu lxappeareance
If you want to know what these packages are research them.
Config files:
1. xinitrc at ~/.xinitrc
exec ck-launch-session i3 --force-xinerama
You only need --force-xinerama if you do have a nvidia grafics card. For more startx magic → https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/xinitrc
2. ~/.i3/config
specify window colors at the top of the file:
# class border backgr. text indicator client.focused #333333 #000000 #ffffff #000000 client.focused_inactive #333333 #5f676a #ffffff #484e50 client.unfocused #333333 #222222 #888888 #292d2e client.urgent #333333 #900000 #ffffff #900000
specify the bar/workspace colors at the bottom of the file:
bar {
status_command i3status
# Bar color settings
colors{
#background #000000
#statusline #ffffff
#separator #666666
# Type border background font
focused_workspace #008fff #007fff #ffffff
active_workspace #333333 #5f676a #ffffff
inactive_workspace #333333 #222222 #888888
urgent_workspace #aa0000 #990000 #ffffff
}
}
Do not forget the keymap setting at /etc/X11/xorg.conf otherwise you need to use setxkbmap
Section "InputClass" Identifier "keyboard-all" Driver "evdev" MatchIsKeyboard "on" Option "XkbLayout" "de" EndSection
3. Display Power Management Signaling
a) You can either use XScreenSaver(https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/XScreenSaver):
emerge -a xscreensaver
and add /usr/bin/xscreensaver -no-splash & to your ~/.xinitrc file:
xscreensaver -no-splash & # starts screensaver daemon exec ck-launch-session i3 --force-xinerama
or b) modifi your Xorg server (https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Display_Power_Management_Signaling).
4. Note: I login without a login manager using startx to start my Window Manager, you can end/exit your i3 wm via alt or windows key + shift + e
additional software:
1) File Manager:
emerge --ask thunar
thunar - filemanager that supports automounting
Make sure you create this rule: /etc/polkit-1/rules.d/10-drives.rules
polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
if (action.id.indexOf("org.freedesktop.udisks2.") == 0){
return polkit.Result.YES;
}
}
);
Also you should have udisk installed
2) app-arch/file-roller app-editors/bluefish app-emulation/wine app-misc/freemind app-office/libreoffice app-portage/eix mail-client/thunderbird media-gfx/blender media-gfx/gimp media-sound/audacity media-sound/audacious media-video/kdenlive media-video/smplayer media-video/vlc net-analyzer/wireshark net-ftp/filezilla sys-apps/lm_sensors virtual/jre www-client/chromium app-text/evince app-text/calibre app-emulation/virtualbox