+# Overview #
+
+Installation notes for a FreeBSD 11 graphical workstation.
+
+
+# X11 & Fluxbox #
+
+Compile from ports:
+
+ x11/xorg
+ curl+libssh+smb
+ gmp+assembly_opts
+ mesa_libs+wayland
+ webp+x11
+ (xterm+xinerama)
+ x11/nvidia-driver
+ x11-wm/fluxbox
+
+Add the following line to `/etc/rc.conf`, rebooting or using `kldload` before
+attempting to start X.
+
+ kld_list="nvidia-modeset"
+
+Create the following configuration file at
+`/usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/driver-nvidia.conf`.
+
+ Section "Device"
+ Identifier "NVIDIA Card"
+ VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
+ Driver "nvidia"
+ EndSection
+
+Create `/home/ataylor/.xinitrc` to load Fluxbox and set
+resolution/orientation/etc.
+
+ xrandr --output HDMI-0 --mode 3840x2160 --pos 0x0 --output DVI-D-0 --rotate left --mode 2560x1600 --pos 3840x-150
+ /usr/local/bin/fluxbox
+
+After starting X, use the Fluxbox config menus to set:
+
+* Focus model = mouse focus
+* Auto-raise windows? = no
+* Style = Meta
+
+Overwrite `~/.fluxbox/keys` with my keys file:
+
+ # click on the desktop to get menus
+ OnDesktop Mouse1 :HideMenus
+ OnDesktop Mouse2 :WorkspaceMenu
+ OnDesktop Mouse3 :RootMenu
+
+ # scroll on the desktop to change workspaces
+ OnDesktop Mouse4 :PrevWorkspace
+ OnDesktop Mouse5 :NextWorkspace
+
+ # alt + left/right click to move/resize a window
+ OnWindow Mod1 Mouse1 :MacroCmd {Raise} {Focus} {StartMoving}
+ OnWindowBorder Move1 :StartMoving
+
+ OnWindow Mod1 Mouse3 :MacroCmd {Raise} {Focus} {StartResizing NearestCorner}
+ OnLeftGrip Move1 :StartResizing bottomleft
+ OnRightGrip Move1 :StartResizing bottomright
+
+ # control-click a window's titlebar and drag to attach windows
+ OnTitlebar Control Mouse1 :StartTabbing
+
+ # double click on the titlebar to shade
+ OnTitlebar Double Mouse1 :Shade
+
+ # left click on the titlebar to move the window
+ OnTitlebar Mouse1 :MacroCmd {Raise} {Focus} {ActivateTab}
+ OnTitlebar Move1 :StartMoving
+
+ # middle click on the titlebar to lower
+ OnTitlebar Mouse2 :Lower
+
+ # right click on the titlebar for a menu of options
+ OnTitlebar Mouse3 :WindowMenu
+
+ # open a terminal
+ Mod1 F1 :Exec xterm
+ # open a dialog to run programs
+ Mod1 F2 :Exec fbrun
+ # Open file manager
+ #Mod1 F3 :Exec spacefm
+ # current window commands
+ Mod1 F4 :Close
+
+ # Take a screenshot
+ 111 :Exec /home/ataylor/bin/take_screenshot.sh
+
+ # Start screensaver, lock screen
+ 110 :Exec xscreensaver-command -lock
+
+ # Window sizing commands
+ Control F1 :Minimize
+ Control F2 :Shade
+ Control F3 :Maximize
+ Control F4 :Fullscreen
+
+ Control F5 :MacroCmd {ResizeTo 1600 1250} {Moveto 0 0 UpperLeft}
+ Control F6 :MacroCmd {ResizeTo 1600 1250} {Moveto 0 0 LowerLeft}
+
+ Control F7 :MacroCmd {ResizeTo 1905 2160} {Moveto 0 0 UpperLeft}
+ Control F8 :MacroCmd {ResizeTo 1905 2160} {Moveto 0 0 UpperRight}
+
+ Control F9 :MacroCmd {ResizeTo 1920 1080} {Moveto 0 0 UpperLeft}
+ Control F10 :MacroCmd {ResizeTo 1920 1080} {Moveto 0 0 UpperRight}
+ Control F11 :MacroCmd {ResizeTo 1920 1080} {Moveto 0 0 LowerLeft}
+ Control F12 :MacroCmd {ResizeTo 1920 1080} {Moveto 0 0 LowerRight}
+
+Set the system clock by modifying `~/.fluxbox/init` to contain:
+
+ session.screen0.strftimeFormat: %a, %b %d %H:%M:%S
+
+# Ports - Misc #
+
+To enable searching ports via `make search key=text-string`, execute the
+following command.
+
+ cd /usr/ports && make index
+
+Some packages with auto-updating strings (like version number) fail checksum
+tests. Both `print/texinfo` and `security/trousers` are common examples. When
+encountering a message about size mismatches during the fetch stage, perform
+the following steps.
+
+1. Download the source file manually with `wget`.
+2. Use `make fetch-list` with `grep` to find out where the file should go.
+ Should be somewhere under `/usr/ports/distfiles`.
+3. Copy the file to the proper location.
+4. In the folder of the port you are trying to build, run `make makesum` to
+ update the checksum based on the currently present file.
+5. Resume making the port as normal.
+
+Compile and install the following ports:
+
+ sysutils/screen
+ ftp/wget
+ editors/vim
+ Set EDITOR=vim in ~/.profile
+ www/firefox
+ Build failing on ffmpeg dependency
+ going into ffmpeg folder and building directly solved it.
+ Also had to run (as root) dbus-uuidgen > /etc/machine-id
+ Otherwise firefox coredumps with:
+ "D-Bus library appears to be incorrectly set up; failed to read machine uuid: Failed to open "/etc/machine-id": No such file or directory"
+ mail/mutt
+ +sidebar
+ www/links (start with links -g)
+ sysutils/nitrogen
+ net/samba46
+ -ads,ad_dc,ldap
+ mount_smbfs -I 192.168.1.5 //ataylor@talisker/zfs_stripe_0 /mnt/zfs_stripe_0
+ graphics/geeqie
+ multimedia/vlc
+ +x264/x265 support
+ sysutils/fusefs-exfat
+ fuse_load="YES" -> /boot/loader.conf
+ /dev/nvd0s3 /mnt/windows exfat rw,mountprog=/usr/local/sbin/mount.exfat 0 0 -> /etc/fstab
+ devel/git
+ git config --global user.name "Aaron Taylor"
+ git config --global user.email "ataylor@subgeniuskitty.com"
+ devel/sdl20
+ graphics/ImageMagick-nox11
+ graphics/sdl2_image
+ net-p2p/deluge
+ irc/irssi
+ dns/bind-tools
+ www/apache24
+ apache24_enable="yes" -> rc.conf
+ in httpd.conf set:
+ ServerName
+ ServerAdmin
+ and uncomment the cgi (not cgid) module in the MPMPREFORK IFDEF
+ net-mgmt/icmpmonitor
+ emulators/simh
+ emulators/virtualbox-ose
+ Add "vboxdrv_load="YES"" to /boot/loader.conf
+ pw groupmod vboxusers -m ataylor
+ Add "vboxnet_enable="YES"" to /etc/rc.conf for bridging support
+ multimedia/quodlibet
+ devel/arm-none-eabi-gdb
+ devel/valgrind
+ devel/arm-none-eabi-gcc
+ editors/libreoffice
+ graphics/inkscape
+ graphics/okular
+ math/gnuplot
+ editors/texmaker
+ devel/openocd
+ Enable USB for non-root users:
+ pw groupmod operator -m ataylor
+ setup the devfs subsystem by adding these lines to the following files:
+ ***/etc/devfs.rules (FreeBSD >= 8):
+ [localrules=10]
+ add path 'ugen*' mode 0660 group operator
+ add path 'usb/*' mode 0660 group operator
+ add path 'usb' mode 0770 group operator
+ ***/etc/rc.conf:
+ devfs_system_ruleset="localrules"
+ graphics/gimp
+ -gutenprint (brings in samba-4.4 and conflicts with installed samba-4.6)
+ x11-fm/qtfm
+ x11-fm/twander
+ TODO: Re-work ~/.twander for FreeBSD
+ www/py-beautifulsoup
+ www/py-requests
+ www/py3-requests
+ games/linux-dwarffortress
+ games/openmw
+
+# Mounting SMB/CIFS at Boot #
+
+Add to `/etc/fstab`:
+
+ //ataylor@TALISKER/zfs_mirror_0 /mnt/zfs_mirror_0 smbfs rw,late,-N,-I192.168.1.5 0 0
+ //ataylor@TALISKER/zfs_stripe_0 /mnt/zfs_stripe_0 smbfs rw,late,-N,-I192.168.1.5 0 0
+
+Set ownership to `ataylor:ataylor` on `/mnt/zfs_stripe_0 and /mnt/zfs_mirror_0`
+since `mount_smbfs` uses default "owner and group IDs from the directory where
+the volume is mounted." (from `mount_smbfs` manpage)
+
+Add to `/etc/nsmbd.conf`
+ [TALISKER:ATAYLOR]
+ password=password-goes-here
+
+
+# Firefox Configuration #
+
+In `about:config`:
+
+ browser.newtabpage.enabled = false
+ general.useragent.override = NCSA Mosaic/1.0 (X11;SunOS 4.1.4 sun4m)
+ gfx.canvas.azure.backends = cairo
+ gfx.content.azure.backends = cairo
+ gfx.canvas.azure.accelerated = true
+
+Note that the `gfx.*` entries enable hardware acceleration since the Nvidia
+drivers I am using support cairo but not skia, or is it that cairo supports my
+video drives and skia doesn't?
+
+In preferences:
+
+* Remember last session on startup
+* Download files to `/home/ataylor/downloads`
+* Check for updates but do not auto-install
+* Default search -> DuckDuckGo
+* Do not provide search suggestions
+* Location Bar, disable all 'suggest' locations (History, Bookmarks, Open Tabs)
+
+Install plugins:
+
+
+* uBlock Origin
+* NoScript
+* Image Zoom
+* Save Image in Folder
+* Thumbnail Zoom Plus
+
+Execute `touch ~/.null` and then create `~/.config/user-dirs.dirs` as below.
+
+ XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/.null"
+ XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME/.null"
+ XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR="$HOME/.null"
+ XDG_PUBLICSHARE_DIR="$HOME/.null"
+ XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="$HOME/.null"
+ XDG_MUSIC_DIR="$HOME/.null"
+ XDG_PICTURES_DIR="$HOME/.null"
+ XDG_VIDEOS_DIR="$HOME/.null"
+
+To make scrollbars move one-page-per-click rather than jumping to the cursor,
+create the file `~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini` with contents:
+
+ [Settings]
+ gtk-primary-button-warps-slider=false
+
+
+# X11 Configuration #
+
+In `~/.Xresources`:
+
+ xterm*faceName: Liberaqtion Mono:size=12:antialias=true
+ xterm*font: 7x13
+
+In `~/.Xmodmap`:
+
+ !
+ ! Swap Caps_Lock and Control_L
+ !
+ remove Lock = Caps_Lock
+ remove Control = Control_L
+ keycode 9 = Caps_Lock NoSymbol Caps_Lock
+ keycode 37 = Escape NoSymbol Escape
+ keycode 66 = Control_L NoSymbol Control_L
+ add Lock = Caps_Lock
+ add Control = Control_L
+
+In `~/.xinitrc`:
+
+ xrdb /home/ataylor/.Xresources
+ xmodmap /home/ataylor/.Xmodmap
+
+
+# FreeBSD Configuration #
+
+Add to `/etc/sysctl.conf`:
+
+ kern.corefile=/dev/null
+
+# Screensaver/Screenlock #
+
+Compile the `x11/xscreensaver` port and execute `xscreensaver-demo` to
+configure the screensaver.
+
+Add `xscreensaver -nosplash &` to `~/.xinitrc`.
+
+Add a line like the one below to `~/.fluxbox/keys`.
+
+ 110 :Exec xscreensaver-command -lock
+
+
+# Wallpaper Configuration #
+
+Create `~/bin/wallpaper_rotation.sh` and add to `~/.xinitrc`.
+Remember to make it executable.
+
+ #!/usr/local/bin/python3
+ # This script creates a wallpaper slideshow.
+
+ ##### Configuration
+
+ # List of image source directories
+ # Each sublist is of the form:
+ # [monitor ID, absolute path to directory containing images for this monitor]
+ source_dir = [
+ [0,"/mnt/zfs_mirror_0/wallpaper/ratio_10_16"],
+ [1,"/mnt/zfs_mirror_0/wallpaper/ratio_16_9"]
+ ]
+
+ # This list will be populated during runtime.
+ # Each sublist is of the form:
+ # [monitor ID, absolute path to image file to display on this monitor]
+ current_wallpaper = [
+ [0,""],
+ [1,""]
+ ]
+
+ # Path to nitrogen configuration file
+ nitrogen_config = "/home/ataylor/.config/nitrogen/bg-saved.cfg"
+
+ ##### Dependencies
+
+ from subprocess import call
+ from os import listdir
+ from os.path import isfile, join
+ from random import choice
+ from time import sleep
+
+ ##### Source Code
+
+ def write_config():
+ config_file = open(nitrogen_config, 'w')
+ for monitor in current_wallpaper:
+ # Indenting the following triple-quoted text inserts leading whitespace in the
+ # nitrogen config file. However, nitrogen strips leading whitespace before
+ # processing its config file and the extra whitespace makes this Python script
+ # more readable.
+ template = """[xin_{monitor_n}]
+ file={wallpaper_file}
+ mode=0
+ bgcolor=#000000
+ """
+ context = {
+ "monitor_n":monitor[0],
+ "wallpaper_file":monitor[1]
+ }
+ config_file.write(template.format(**context))
+ config_file.close()
+
+ def refresh_wallpaper():
+ write_config()
+ call(["/usr/local/bin/nitrogen", "--restore"])
+
+ def get_rand_from_dir():
+ file_choices = [x for x in listdir(source_dir[current_monitor][1]) if isfile(join(source_dir[current_monitor][1], x))]
+ filename = choice(file_choices)
+ filename = join(source_dir[current_monitor][1], filename)
+ current_wallpaper[current_monitor][1] = filename
+
+ # Put something up on all monitors
+ for i in range(len(source_dir)):
+ current_monitor = i
+ get_rand_from_dir()
+ refresh_wallpaper()
+
+ # Eternal slideshow loop
+ while 1:
+ current_monitor = (current_monitor + 1) % len(source_dir)
+ get_rand_from_dir()
+ refresh_wallpaper()
+ sleep(10)
+
+
+# Vim Configuration #
+
+Create `~/.vimrc` as follows.
+
+ set nocompatible " be iMproved, required
+ filetype off " required
+
+ set number
+ syntax on
+ set tabstop=4
+ set expandtab
+ "set background=dark
+ "colorscheme solarized
+
+ "Folding
+ "http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Folding_for_plain_text_files_based_on_indentation
+ "set foldmethod=expr
+ "set foldexpr=(getline(v:lnum)=~'^$')?-1:((indent(v:lnum)<indent(v:lnum+1))?('>'.indent(v:lnum+1)):indent(v:lnum))
+ "set foldtext=getline(v:foldstart)
+ "set fillchars=fold:\ "(there's a space after that \)
+ "highlight Folded ctermfg=DarkGreen ctermbg=Black
+ "set foldcolumn=6
+
+ " Color the 100th column.
+ set colorcolumn=100
+ highlight ColorColumn ctermbg = lightgray
+
+
+# Deluge Configuration #
+
+Follow instructions at <https://whatbox.ca/wiki/deluge>. Add check boxes in Connection Manager:
+
+* "Automatically connect to selected host on start-up"
+* "Do not show this dialog on start-up".
+
+
+# Personal Software #
+
+Compile and install `wallproc`. Requires the following dependencies from ports:
+
+ devel/sdl20
+ graphics/ImageMagick-nox11
+ graphics/sdl2_image
+
+
+# Printer Configuration #
+
+Create a spool directory:
+
+ mkdir -p /var/spool/lpd/lp
+ chown daemon:daemon /var/spool/lpd/lp
+ chmod 770 /var/spool/lpd/lp
+
+Add an entry to `/etc/printcap`.
+
+ # HP LaserJet, M's Office
+ lp:\
+ :lp=:rm=192.168.1.252:rp=raw:\
+ :sh:\
+ :mx#0:\
+ :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
+ :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:
+
+Edit `/etc/rc.conf` to add the line `lpd_enable="YES"`.
+
+Note that plaintext files print in stairstep. See the link below if I want to
+fix this. Consider adding a smart filter to only apply this to text and pass PS
+straight through.
+
+<https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/printing-lpd.html#printing-lpd-filters-stairstep>
+
+# TODO #
+
+ After reboot:
+ Setup virtualbox and verify CAD software runs
+ Firefox:
+ Menus/tabs/etc use AA fonts but websites don't. Why not?
+ YES: wiki.archlinux.org
+ NO: reddit
+ https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/firefox-no-gpu-acceleration-since-50-0.59089/
+ Check Debian & FreeBSD install notes from previous desktop systems
+ Add lagavulin to tape backup schedule over network. Where to spool?
+ sysutils/bacula-client
+
+
+# temp notes from ports compiles #
+
+===================================================================================================================
+
+ Virtualbox USB Support
+ USB Support:
+ ============
+
+ For USB support your user needs to be in the operator group and needs read
+ and write permissions to the USB device.
+
+ % pw groupmod operator -m jerry
+
+ Add the following to /etc/devfs.rules (create if it doesn't exist):
+
+ [system=10]
+ add path 'usb/*' mode 0660 group operator
+
+ To load these new rule add the following to /etc/rc.conf:
+
+ devfs_system_ruleset="system"
+
+ Then restart devfs to load the new rules:
+
+ % /etc/rc.d/devfs restart
+
+===================================================================================================================
+
+ FreeBSD USB NOTE:
+ To allow an ordinary user to acces any of the the hotplug USB interface
+ add him/her to the operator group (pw groupmod operator -m username), then
+ setup the devfs subsystem by adding these lines to the following files:
+
+ ***/etc/devfs.rules (FreeBSD >= 8):
+ [localrules=10]
+ add path 'ugen*' mode 0660 group operator
+ add path 'usb/*' mode 0660 group operator
+ add path 'usb' mode 0770 group operator
+
+ ***/etc/devfs.rules (FreeBSD <= 7):
+ [localrules=10]
+ add path 'ugen*' mode 0660 group operator
+
+ ***/etc/rc.conf:
+ devfs_system_ruleset="localrules"
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