Install Jetbrains editor

Use toolbox app

Desktop file

  • go to .local/share/applications/ and create .desktop file

Running commands at startup / shutdown

  • startup: crontab -e
    • example: @reboot /home/thibault/bin/pull-blog.sh
  • shutdown :
    • create script in /usr/lib/systemd/system-shutdown/ (as sudo) -> doesn’t seem to work with python
    • or create a systemd service file (see this)
      • The executable path should be absolute
      • IExecuting as my user : see this

Working solution for running python script as user:

sudo vim /etc/systemd/system/backup-repos.service

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[Unit]
Description=backing up my repos

[Service]
Type=oneshot
RemainAfterExit=true
User=thibault
Group=thibault
ExecStart=true
ExecStop=/usr/bin/python3 /home/thibault/bin/backup-repos.py

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Test with :

sudo systemctl restart backup-repos.service && sudo systemctl stop backup-repos.service && sudo systemctl status backup-repos.service

Keyboard

use setxkbmap

invert alt and win : setxkbmap -option altwin:swap_alt_win

Fn Keys

see https://askubuntu.com/questions/818413/how-can-i-toggle-the-fn-function-key

reconfigure with

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sudo apt-get install keyboard-configuration
sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration

Network

  • port scan : nmap -p
  • who’s pinging me : sudo tcpdump -i ethX icmp and icmp[icmptype]=icmp-echo
  • who’s listening on local : sudo netstat -plnt

Storage

  • Clean trash
  • rm -rf ~/.local/share/Trash/*
  • sudo apt-get clean
  • sudo apt autoremove –purge
  • sudo journalctl –vacuum-time=2d
  • sudo purge-old-kernels; (nĂ©cessite package byobu)
  • trash-empty
  • bleach bit