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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  • Node.js/NPM: npm outdated -g, npm update -g 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  • Python/pip: pip list --user --outdated, pip install --user --upgrade 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

Overclock/Undervolt Configuration

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

Notes