Packages Maintenance

Package Managers:

• ASDF: asdf latest <pkg> <ver>, asdf plugin-update <pkg> <ver>.
• AUR: git fetch|pull, makepkg -sirc.
• Fwupd: fwupdmgr get-devices|refresh|get-updates|update.
• Node.js/NPM: npm outdated -g, npm update -g <pkg>.
• Pacman: sudo pacman -Sy && pacman -Qu, sudo pacman -Syu.
• Python/pip: pip list --user --outdated, pip install --user --upgrade <pkg>.
• Vim plugins: :PlugUpgrade, :PlugUpdate, :UpdateRemotePlugins.

Some packages have their own install scripts and must be manually updated:

• For Azure Data Studio see here.
• For Hosts see here.
• For JAI see release emails from Jonathan Blow.
• For MongoDB Compass see here.
• For MSSQL ODBC and Tools see here.
• For Nerd Fonts see here.
• For NVFLASH see here.

After the first boot:

1. Set the energy policy: energypolicy powersave.
2. Install the SSH keys: sudo cryptsetup open <device> stash, sudo cryptsetup close stash.
3. Connect to WiFi: iwctl.
4. Enable NTP: timedatectl set-ntp true.

To create new SSH keys:

• ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C <host> -f id_ed25519.
• ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 8192 -C <host> -f id_rsa.
• For files: chmod u=r,g=,o= id_*. For folders: chmod u=rx,g=,o= *.

Useful commands:

• See the dependencies of a given package: pacman -Sii <pkg>.
• See which installed packages depend on another one: pacman -Qi <pkg>.

Useful packages not installed by default:

• Development: hey, perf, strace, sysbench, systat, tokei, valgrind.
• System: arch-audit, bind, ctop, lfs, turbostat, usbutils.
• Utils: archiso, croc, edk2-ovmf, entr, pdfgrep, qemu-full, qemu-emulators-full, mosh, tree, woeusb-ng@master.

Tasks

High Priority

• Create a shell function simplify miniserve setup.
• Set BIOS undervolt for 9900K, 3950X.
• When mounting a partition, try to use its label to name the mount point. Check the --json switch of lsblk and use jq to parse the output.
• Customize vim-visual-multi.
• Move the boot partition to an external USB disk.
• Consider using an Unified Kernel Image. and Secure Boot

Low Priority

• Check borg for compressed/mountable backups.
• Check broot as an alternative to fzf for file system navigation.
• Check clp as an alternative to bat.
• Check fzy as an alternative to fzf, when the input doesn't change.
• Check pipewire as an alternative to alsa and pulseaudio.
• Improve GPG helper functions to encrypt/decrypt text or binary files.
• Create PKGBUILDs for GCC10 and GCC11.
  • Check ArchLinux's GCC12 PKGBUILD for optimizations like PGO, -march=native, ...
  • Don't build Ada and Fortran.
  • Fix the URL of ISL.
  • Find out to have GCC build that build/link apps for other instruction sets.
• Consider installing yt-dlp It integrates with MPV allowing it to play media from Twitter, YouTube, etc ...

Other

• Consider obs-glcapture and obs-vkcapture to record OpenGL/Vulkan frame buffers w/ minimal performance penalties.

Overclock/Undervolt Configuration

• nuc8i3: Controlled through intel-undervolt
• nuc8i7: Controlled through intel-undervolt
• nuc8hvk: TODO
• 8700k: TODO
• 9900k: TODO
• 3950x: TODO

Notes

• List of Chromium's CLI switches.