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#+title: Boot Setup & Low-Level Configuration on Slackware
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#+author: Ian Keane
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#+date: 2026-08-08
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#+options: toc:t num:nil
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* Overview
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This is a writeup of how I have my Slackware laptop configured at the low level —
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boot services, input devices, audio, remote filesystems, and window manager. The
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goal throughout has been to keep everything in =~/.dotfiles= as static files,
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managed by a pair of symlink scripts (=link.sh= for user configs, =link-root.sh=
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for system configs), and to avoid =systemd= or any init system that requires
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service descriptors to express dependencies.
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I run Slackware at runlevel 3 (multi-user, no X). I log in on a TTY and start
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=stumpwm= or =kde= manually via =startx=, which means my X session is entirely
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optional and can be restarted or switched without rebooting. Several services —
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keyboard remapping, VPN, a network filesystem, and a music daemon — start at boot
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via =rc.local=, before any user session begins.
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* The Boot Sequence
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Slackware uses BSD-style =rc.d= shell scripts. There's no dependency tracking, no
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parallelism, no =After== directives. Everything in =/etc/rc.d/rc.local= runs
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sequentially, in order, as root.
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My =rc.local= looks like this:
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#+begin_src bash
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#!/bin/bash
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# Log all boot output to file while still showing on console
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exec > >(tee /var/log/rc.local.log) 2>&1
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if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.kanata ]; then
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/etc/rc.d/rc.kanata start
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fi
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if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.tailscale ]; then
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/etc/rc.d/rc.tailscale start
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fi
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if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.autofs ]; then
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/etc/rc.d/rc.autofs start
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fi
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if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.mpd ]; then
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/etc/rc.d/rc.mpd start
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fi
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#+end_src
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The =exec > >(tee ...)= line redirects all subsequent stdout and stderr to both
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the console and =/var/log/rc.local.log=, which is invaluable for debugging boot
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failures without having to attach a serial console or dig through kernel logs.
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The services start in dependency order: kanata first (it only needs the kernel
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input device), then tailscale (needs the network), then autofs (needs tailscale
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to reach the NFS server), then MPD (needs autofs to have mounted the music
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library).
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* Keyboard Remapping with Kanata
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I use [[https://github.com/jtroo/kanata][kanata]] for keyboard remapping. It operates at the kernel input layer via
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=evdev=, entirely independent of X — which means my remaps work in TTYs, in
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=tmux= over SSH, everywhere.
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The rc script at =~/.dotfiles/config/kanata/rc.kanata= is symlinked to
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=/etc/rc.d/rc.kanata= by =link-root.sh=:
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#+begin_src bash
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#!/bin/bash
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KANATA_BIN="/home/green/.cargo/bin/kanata"
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KANATA_CFG="/home/green/.config/kanata/kanata.kbd"
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PIDFILE="/var/run/kanata.pid"
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case "$1" in
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start)
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echo "Starting kanata..."
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# Clear caps lock state before grabbing device
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DISPLAY=:0 XAUTHORITY=/home/green/.Xauthority xset led off 2>/dev/null || true
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sleep 0.2
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$KANATA_BIN --cfg $KANATA_CFG &
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echo $! > $PIDFILE
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;;
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stop)
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kill $(cat $PIDFILE) && rm -f $PIDFILE
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;;
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restart)
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$0 stop; sleep 1; $0 start
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;;
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esac
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#+end_src
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Kanata is installed from source via cargo. Because it's a Rust binary in
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=~/.cargo/bin=, the full path is hardcoded in the rc script — no =PATH= games at
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boot.
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* Tailscale VPN
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[[https://tailscale.com][Tailscale]] provides a WireGuard-based mesh VPN. I use it primarily to reach my
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home server (=tower=) from anywhere without port forwarding or a fixed IP.
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=tailscaled= is the userspace daemon; I installed the binary directly from a
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release tarball into =/usr/sbin/= and =/usr/bin/=.
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The rc script at =~/.dotfiles/config/tailscale/rc.tailscale=:
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#+begin_src bash
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#!/bin/bash
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TAILSCALED=/usr/sbin/tailscaled
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STATEDIR=/var/lib/tailscale
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PIDFILE=/var/run/tailscaled.pid
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start() {
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if [ -f "$PIDFILE" ] && kill -0 "$(cat $PIDFILE)" 2>/dev/null; then
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echo "tailscaled is already running"; return
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fi
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echo "Starting tailscaled..."
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mkdir -p /var/run/tailscale
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$TAILSCALED --state=$STATEDIR/tailscaled.state \
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--socket=/var/run/tailscale/tailscaled.sock \
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--port=41641 \
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&>/var/log/tailscaled.log &
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echo $! > $PIDFILE
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echo "tailscaled started (pid $(cat $PIDFILE))"
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}
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stop() {
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[ -f "$PIDFILE" ] && kill "$(cat $PIDFILE)" 2>/dev/null && rm -f "$PIDFILE"
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}
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case "$1" in
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start) start ;;
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stop) stop ;;
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restart) stop; sleep 1; start ;;
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status)
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if [ -f "$PIDFILE" ] && kill -0 "$(cat $PIDFILE)" 2>/dev/null; then
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echo "tailscaled is running (pid $(cat $PIDFILE))"
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else
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echo "tailscaled is not running"
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fi ;;
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esac
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#+end_src
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** DNS Caveat
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Tailscale's MagicDNS (which would let you =ssh tower= instead of =ssh
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100.73.64.64=) relies on the system DNS resolver being configured to use
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Tailscale's nameserver. On Slackware without =systemd-resolved=, this doesn't
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happen automatically, and =tailscaled= exits with status 2 when it tries to set
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it up.
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Compounding this, my router's DHCP server advertises =dump.town= as a domain
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search suffix. So when I type =tower=, the resolver tries =tower.dump.town= first
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— which exists and resolves to the public IP of my server, not its Tailscale IP.
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The short-term fix is to use the Tailscale IP directly (=100.73.64.64=) anywhere
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I need to reach =tower=. I also added this to =/etc/dhcpcd.conf= to suppress the
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rogue domain search from DHCP:
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#+begin_src conf
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nooption domain_name, domain_search
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#+end_src
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Getting MagicDNS working properly on Slackware is a longer project involving
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either patching =/etc/resolv.conf= from a hook or running a local resolver like
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=dnsmasq=.
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* Network Filesystem via autofs
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My music library lives on =tower= and is exported over NFS. Rather than mount it
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in =/etc/fstab= (which would block boot if the VPN wasn't up yet), I use
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[[https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/filesystems/autofs.txt][autofs]] to mount it on demand.
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autofs works by presenting a directory that triggers an NFS mount the first time
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it's accessed. If the mount fails, the directory just looks empty. This is much
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cleaner than retry loops or =nofail= in fstab.
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=~/.dotfiles/config/autofs/auto.master=:
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#+begin_src conf
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/mnt /etc/auto.mnt --timeout=300
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/misc /etc/auto.misc
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/net -hosts
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#+end_src
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=~/.dotfiles/config/autofs/auto.mnt=:
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#+begin_src conf
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media -fstype=nfs,nolock,soft,timeo=30 100.73.64.64:/mnt/user/media
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This makes =/mnt/media= appear as a directory at all times. The NFS share from
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=tower= is mounted into it the first time something accesses the path, and
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unmounted after 300 seconds of inactivity.
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Key NFS options:
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- =nolock= — required because =rpc.statd= is not running on this Slackware install
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- =soft= — NFS operations time out instead of hanging forever if the server is unreachable
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- =timeo=30= — 3-second timeout (value is in tenths of a second)
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#!/bin/bash
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start() {
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echo "Starting mpd..."
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mkdir -p /run/user/1000
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echo "Waiting for Tailscale connectivity to tower..."
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echo "Waiting for /mnt/media/Music..."
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echo "WARNING: /mnt/media/Music not accessible, starting MPD anyway"
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fi
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sudo -u green XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000 $MPD $CONF
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echo "mpd started"
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VPN peer is reachable), then we =ls= the music directory (to trigger the autofs
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mount and confirm it succeeded). In practice both loops complete in 1-2 seconds
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once the network is up.
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MPD's config at =~/.dotfiles/config/mpd/mpd.conf= uses PulseAudio for output.
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music_directory "/mnt/media/Music"
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playlist_directory "/mnt/media/Music/playlists"
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db_file "~/.config/mpd/database"
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pid_file "/var/run/mpd/mpd.pid"
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user "green"
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bind_to_address "localhost"
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port "6600"
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audio_output {
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I boot to runlevel 3 and log in on a TTY. X is started manually with =startx=,
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which reads =~/.dotfiles/config/xinitrc= (symlinked to =~/.xinitrc=):
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#!/bin/sh
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mkdir -p /run/user/$(id -u)
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# Start PipeWire audio stack
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pipewire &
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exec stumpwm
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* Input: libinput Touchpad
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My touchpad is driven by =libinput= rather than the legacy Synaptics driver.
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Section "InputClass"
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packet loss and latency spikes. One drop config file fixes it:
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StumpWM is a tiling window manager written and configured in Common Lisp. It runs
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on SBCL and exposes the full language for configuration — no DSL, no limitations.
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The most interesting thing I've set up in StumpWM is a floating scratchpad system.
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The goal: press a keybinding, get a floating terminal running a specific program,
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positioned at a fixed location on screen. Press the binding again (or focus
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The key insight was =define-frame-preference= with =:float= as the frame number:
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#+begin_src lisp
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(define-frame-preference "Default"
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(:float t t :class "alsamixer-scratch")
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to decide where to place it. =:float= as the frame argument causes the window to
|
||||||
|
be floated /during/ =group-add-window=, before any tiling logic runs. This is the
|
||||||
|
only reliable way to float a window from config — by the time =*new-window-hook*=
|
||||||
|
fires, the window has already been tiled.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
We use the WM_CLASS property to identify windows. =wezterm --class my-class= sets
|
||||||
|
both fields of WM_CLASS to =my-class=, so the rule matches reliably.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
The full scratchpad system in =~/.dotfiles/config/stumpwm/config.lisp=:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
#+begin_src lisp
|
||||||
|
(defvar *float-term-rules* '())
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
(defun register-float-term (class command x y width height &key persistent)
|
||||||
|
"Register a floating terminal. Add a matching define-frame-preference rule too.
|
||||||
|
If PERSISTENT is t, smart-kill will hide the window instead of killing it."
|
||||||
|
(setf *float-term-rules*
|
||||||
|
(cons (list class command x y width height :persistent persistent)
|
||||||
|
(remove class *float-term-rules* :key #'car :test #'string=))))
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
;; Position floats after they appear (define-frame-preference handles the float,
|
||||||
|
;; the hook handles the geometry)
|
||||||
|
(add-hook *new-window-hook*
|
||||||
|
(lambda (win)
|
||||||
|
(let ((rule (assoc (window-class win) *float-term-rules* :test #'string=)))
|
||||||
|
(when rule
|
||||||
|
(stumpwm::float-window-move-resize win
|
||||||
|
:x (nth 2 rule) :y (nth 3 rule)
|
||||||
|
:width (nth 4 rule) :height (nth 5 rule))))))
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
(defun spawn-or-focus (class command)
|
||||||
|
"Focus existing window with CLASS, or spawn COMMAND if none exists."
|
||||||
|
(let ((win (find-if (lambda (w) (string= (window-class w) class))
|
||||||
|
(screen-windows (current-screen)))))
|
||||||
|
(cond ((null win) (run-shell-command command))
|
||||||
|
((eq win (current-window)) nil)
|
||||||
|
(t (focus-window win)))))
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
(defcommand smart-kill () ()
|
||||||
|
"Kill window, or hide it if it's a persistent float."
|
||||||
|
(let* ((win (current-window))
|
||||||
|
(class (when win (window-class win)))
|
||||||
|
(rule (when class (assoc class *float-term-rules* :test #'string=))))
|
||||||
|
(if (and rule (getf (nthcdr 6 rule) :persistent))
|
||||||
|
(hide-window win)
|
||||||
|
(kill-window-or-frame))))
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
;; Registrations
|
||||||
|
(register-float-term "alsamixer-scratch"
|
||||||
|
"wezterm start --class alsamixer-scratch -- alsamixer"
|
||||||
|
628 450 800 400)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
(register-float-term "ncmpcpp-scratch"
|
||||||
|
"wezterm start --class ncmpcpp-scratch -- ncmpcpp"
|
||||||
|
628 300 900 500 :persistent t)
|
||||||
|
#+end_src
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
=ncmpcpp= is registered as =:persistent t=, so =s-q= (=smart-kill=) hides it
|
||||||
|
rather than closing it — preserving the MPD connection. =alsamixer= is not
|
||||||
|
persistent, so =s-q= just quits it. =s-F= (=select-floating-window=) lets you
|
||||||
|
recover a hidden float.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
** Keybindings
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
StumpWM supports both a prefix-key map (=C-t= by default) and direct top-level
|
||||||
|
bindings via =*top-map*=. I prefer Super-key bindings for common actions:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
| Binding | Action |
|
||||||
|
|-----------+---------------------------------|
|
||||||
|
| =s-d= | rofi run launcher |
|
||||||
|
| =s-w= | rofi window picker |
|
||||||
|
| =s-hjkl= | focus frame (vim directions) |
|
||||||
|
| =s-q= | smart-kill |
|
||||||
|
| =s-f= | toggle fullscreen |
|
||||||
|
| =s-F= | select floating window |
|
||||||
|
| =s-1..4= | switch group |
|
||||||
|
| =s--= | vertical split |
|
||||||
|
| =s-\= | horizontal split |
|
||||||
|
| =s-c a= | alsamixer float |
|
||||||
|
| =s-m p= | ncmpcpp float |
|
||||||
|
| =s-m v= | pick video with mpv |
|
||||||
|
| =s-m d= | download URL from clipboard |
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Brightness is via a sub-map: =s-c b 1= through =s-c b 0= set 10%-100%.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
** Gaps
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
=swm-gaps= module provides inner and outer gap support. I have keybindings to
|
||||||
|
switch between gap presets (=s-W g 0/1/2/3= for none/small/medium/large).
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
* Dotfiles Management
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
All of the above is stored in =~/.dotfiles= and managed by two scripts:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
- =link.sh= — user-level symlinks (run as self)
|
||||||
|
- =link-root.sh= — system-level symlinks (run as root)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Both scripts use a =backup_and_link= function that moves any existing file to
|
||||||
|
=.bak= before creating the symlink, so they're safe to run on a system that
|
||||||
|
already has config files in place.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
=link-root.sh= also idempotently appends service invocations to =/etc/rc.local=
|
||||||
|
if they're not already present, and =chmod +x='s the rc scripts it symlinks.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
The advantage of this approach over Nix or stow: it's plain shell, readable,
|
||||||
|
debuggable, and doesn't require any tooling to be installed first. The
|
||||||
|
disadvantage: no atomicity, no rollback. For a single personal machine that's a
|
||||||
|
fine tradeoff.
|
||||||
14
config/autofs/auto.master
Normal file
14
config/autofs/auto.master
Normal file
|
|
@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
|
||||||
|
#
|
||||||
|
# auto.master - autofs mount map
|
||||||
|
#
|
||||||
|
# Generated from dotfiles. See /etc/auto.master(5).
|
||||||
|
#
|
||||||
|
# /mnt is managed by autofs - media share mounted on demand via Tailscale
|
||||||
|
/mnt /etc/auto.mnt --timeout=300
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
# Default entries
|
||||||
|
/misc /etc/auto.misc
|
||||||
|
/net -hosts
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
+dir:/etc/auto.master.d
|
||||||
|
+auto.master
|
||||||
3
config/autofs/auto.mnt
Normal file
3
config/autofs/auto.mnt
Normal file
|
|
@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
|
||||||
|
# autofs map for /mnt
|
||||||
|
# Mounts NFS share from tower via Tailscale IP on demand
|
||||||
|
media -fstype=nfs,nolock,soft,timeo=30 100.73.64.64:/mnt/user/media
|
||||||
22
config/mpd/mpd.conf
Normal file
22
config/mpd/mpd.conf
Normal file
|
|
@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
|
||||||
|
# MPD configuration
|
||||||
|
# Music is on NFS share at /mnt/media — MPD only starts if that's mounted
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
music_directory "/mnt/media/Music"
|
||||||
|
playlist_directory "/mnt/media/Music/playlists"
|
||||||
|
db_file "~/.config/mpd/database"
|
||||||
|
log_file "~/.config/mpd/log"
|
||||||
|
pid_file "/var/run/mpd/mpd.pid"
|
||||||
|
state_file "~/.config/mpd/state"
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
user "green"
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
bind_to_address "localhost"
|
||||||
|
port "6600"
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
audio_output {
|
||||||
|
type "pulse"
|
||||||
|
name "PulseAudio Output"
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
# Also try pipewire via pulse compatibility layer
|
||||||
|
# If pure pipewire is needed, switch type to "pipewire"
|
||||||
64
config/mpd/rc.mpd
Executable file
64
config/mpd/rc.mpd
Executable file
|
|
@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
|
||||||
|
#!/bin/bash
|
||||||
|
# rc.mpd - Music Player Daemon for Slackware
|
||||||
|
# Only starts if /mnt/media is mounted (NFS share must be available)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
MPD=/usr/bin/mpd
|
||||||
|
CONF=/home/green/.config/mpd/mpd.conf
|
||||||
|
PIDFILE=/var/run/mpd/mpd.pid
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
start() {
|
||||||
|
if [ -f "$PIDFILE" ] && kill -0 "$(cat $PIDFILE)" 2>/dev/null; then
|
||||||
|
echo "mpd is already running"
|
||||||
|
return
|
||||||
|
fi
|
||||||
|
echo "Starting mpd..."
|
||||||
|
mkdir -p /var/run/mpd
|
||||||
|
chown green:users /var/run/mpd
|
||||||
|
# Ensure user runtime dir exists (normally created by pam_systemd on login,
|
||||||
|
# but we start before login so we create it manually)
|
||||||
|
mkdir -p /run/user/1000
|
||||||
|
chown green:users /run/user/1000
|
||||||
|
chmod 700 /run/user/1000
|
||||||
|
# Wait for Tailscale to have connectivity to tower specifically
|
||||||
|
echo "Waiting for Tailscale connectivity to tower..."
|
||||||
|
for i in $(seq 1 30); do
|
||||||
|
tailscale ping --c 1 100.73.64.64 &>/dev/null && break
|
||||||
|
sleep 1
|
||||||
|
done
|
||||||
|
# Now trigger autofs mount
|
||||||
|
echo "Waiting for /mnt/media/Music..."
|
||||||
|
for i in $(seq 1 15); do
|
||||||
|
ls /mnt/media/Music &>/dev/null && break
|
||||||
|
sleep 1
|
||||||
|
done
|
||||||
|
if ! ls /mnt/media/Music &>/dev/null; then
|
||||||
|
echo "WARNING: /mnt/media/Music not accessible after wait, starting MPD anyway"
|
||||||
|
fi
|
||||||
|
sudo -u green XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000 $MPD $CONF
|
||||||
|
echo "mpd started"
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
stop() {
|
||||||
|
if [ -f "$PIDFILE" ] && kill -0 "$(cat $PIDFILE)" 2>/dev/null; then
|
||||||
|
echo "Stopping mpd..."
|
||||||
|
sudo -u green $MPD --kill $CONF
|
||||||
|
else
|
||||||
|
echo "mpd is not running"
|
||||||
|
fi
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
status() {
|
||||||
|
if [ -f "$PIDFILE" ] && kill -0 "$(cat $PIDFILE)" 2>/dev/null; then
|
||||||
|
echo "mpd is running (pid $(cat $PIDFILE))"
|
||||||
|
else
|
||||||
|
echo "mpd is not running"
|
||||||
|
fi
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
case "$1" in
|
||||||
|
start) start ;;
|
||||||
|
stop) stop ;;
|
||||||
|
restart) stop; sleep 1; start ;;
|
||||||
|
status) status ;;
|
||||||
|
*) echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|status}" ;;
|
||||||
|
esac
|
||||||
|
|
@ -54,6 +54,12 @@
|
||||||
(:float t t :class "alsamixer-scratch")
|
(:float t t :class "alsamixer-scratch")
|
||||||
(:float t t :class "ncmpcpp-scratch"))
|
(:float t t :class "ncmpcpp-scratch"))
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
(define-frame-preference "scratch-emacs-1"
|
||||||
|
(0 t t :title "scratch-emacs-1"))
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
(define-frame-preference "scratch-emacs-2"
|
||||||
|
(0 t t :title "scratch-emacs-2"))
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
(define-frame-preference "Emacs"
|
(define-frame-preference "Emacs"
|
||||||
(1 t t :restore "emacs-editing-dump" :title "...xdvi")
|
(1 t t :restore "emacs-editing-dump" :title "...xdvi")
|
||||||
(0 t t :create "emacs-dump" :class "Emacs"))
|
(0 t t :create "emacs-dump" :class "Emacs"))
|
||||||
|
|
@ -326,3 +332,60 @@ If PERSISTENT is t, smart-kill will hide the window instead of killing it."
|
||||||
(define-key *top-map* (kbd "s-2") "gselect 2")
|
(define-key *top-map* (kbd "s-2") "gselect 2")
|
||||||
(define-key *top-map* (kbd "s-3") "gselect 3")
|
(define-key *top-map* (kbd "s-3") "gselect 3")
|
||||||
(define-key *top-map* (kbd "s-4") "gselect 4")
|
(define-key *top-map* (kbd "s-4") "gselect 4")
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
;;; Fullscreen scratchpad groups
|
||||||
|
;;
|
||||||
|
;; Each scratchpad lives in its own hidden group. Pressing the binding
|
||||||
|
;; switches to it (spawning the window on first visit). Pressing again
|
||||||
|
;; returns to wherever you came from. We track the previous group ourselves
|
||||||
|
;; rather than relying on gother, which is unreliable when windows spawn async.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
(defun toggle-scratchpad-group (group-name command &key window-title)
|
||||||
|
(let* ((screen (current-screen))
|
||||||
|
(current (current-group))
|
||||||
|
(target (find-group screen group-name))
|
||||||
|
(existing (when window-title
|
||||||
|
(find-if (lambda (w) (string= (window-name w) window-title))
|
||||||
|
(screen-windows screen)))))
|
||||||
|
(if (eq current target)
|
||||||
|
(when *scratchpad-previous-group*
|
||||||
|
(switch-to-group *scratchpad-previous-group*))
|
||||||
|
(progn
|
||||||
|
(setf *scratchpad-previous-group* current)
|
||||||
|
(when (and existing (not (eq (window-group existing) target)))
|
||||||
|
(move-window-to-group existing target))
|
||||||
|
(switch-to-group target)
|
||||||
|
(unless existing
|
||||||
|
(run-shell-command command))))))
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
(run-commands "gnewbg scratch-term-1"
|
||||||
|
"gnewbg scratch-term-2"
|
||||||
|
"gnewbg scratch-emacs-1"
|
||||||
|
"gnewbg scratch-emacs-2")
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
(defcommand scratch-term-1 () ()
|
||||||
|
"Toggle fullscreen persistent terminal (wezterm)."
|
||||||
|
(toggle-scratchpad-group "scratch-term-1"
|
||||||
|
"wezterm start --class scratch-term-1"))
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
(defcommand scratch-term-2 () ()
|
||||||
|
"Toggle second fullscreen persistent terminal (wezterm)."
|
||||||
|
(toggle-scratchpad-group "scratch-term-2"
|
||||||
|
"wezterm start --class scratch-term-2"))
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
(defcommand scratch-emacs-1 () ()
|
||||||
|
"Toggle fullscreen persistent emacsclient frame."
|
||||||
|
(toggle-scratchpad-group "scratch-emacs-1"
|
||||||
|
"emacsclient -c --frame-parameters '((name . \"scratch-emacs-1\"))'"
|
||||||
|
:window-title "scratch-emacs-1"))
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
(defcommand scratch-emacs-2 () ()
|
||||||
|
"Toggle second fullscreen persistent emacsclient frame (leetcode)."
|
||||||
|
(toggle-scratchpad-group "scratch-emacs-2"
|
||||||
|
"emacsclient -c --frame-parameters '((name . \"scratch-emacs-2\"))'"
|
||||||
|
:window-title "scratch-emacs-2"))
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
(define-key *top-map* (kbd "C-Return") "scratch-term-1")
|
||||||
|
(define-key *top-map* (kbd "C-\\") "scratch-term-2")
|
||||||
|
(define-key *top-map* (kbd "s-e") "scratch-emacs-1")
|
||||||
|
(define-key *top-map* (kbd "s-L") "scratch-emacs-2")
|
||||||
|
|
|
||||||
46
config/tailscale/rc.tailscale
Executable file
46
config/tailscale/rc.tailscale
Executable file
|
|
@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
|
||||||
|
#!/bin/bash
|
||||||
|
# rc.tailscale - Tailscale VPN daemon for Slackware
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
TAILSCALED=/usr/sbin/tailscaled
|
||||||
|
STATEDIR=/var/lib/tailscale
|
||||||
|
PIDFILE=/var/run/tailscaled.pid
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
start() {
|
||||||
|
if [ -f "$PIDFILE" ] && kill -0 "$(cat $PIDFILE)" 2>/dev/null; then
|
||||||
|
echo "tailscaled is already running"
|
||||||
|
return
|
||||||
|
fi
|
||||||
|
echo "Starting tailscaled..."
|
||||||
|
$TAILSCALED --state=$STATEDIR/tailscaled.state \
|
||||||
|
--socket=/var/run/tailscale/tailscaled.sock \
|
||||||
|
--port=41641 \
|
||||||
|
&>/var/log/tailscaled.log &
|
||||||
|
echo $! > $PIDFILE
|
||||||
|
echo "tailscaled started (pid $(cat $PIDFILE))"
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
stop() {
|
||||||
|
if [ -f "$PIDFILE" ]; then
|
||||||
|
echo "Stopping tailscaled..."
|
||||||
|
kill "$(cat $PIDFILE)" 2>/dev/null
|
||||||
|
rm -f "$PIDFILE"
|
||||||
|
else
|
||||||
|
echo "tailscaled is not running"
|
||||||
|
fi
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
status() {
|
||||||
|
if [ -f "$PIDFILE" ] && kill -0 "$(cat $PIDFILE)" 2>/dev/null; then
|
||||||
|
echo "tailscaled is running (pid $(cat $PIDFILE))"
|
||||||
|
else
|
||||||
|
echo "tailscaled is not running"
|
||||||
|
fi
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
case "$1" in
|
||||||
|
start) start ;;
|
||||||
|
stop) stop ;;
|
||||||
|
restart) stop; sleep 1; start ;;
|
||||||
|
status) status ;;
|
||||||
|
*) echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|status}" ;;
|
||||||
|
esac
|
||||||
49
link-root.sh
49
link-root.sh
|
|
@ -39,6 +39,22 @@ backup_and_link "$DOTFILES/config/xorg.conf.d/70-touchpad.conf" "/etc/X11/xorg.c
|
||||||
backup_and_link "$DOTFILES/config/kanata/rc.kanata" "/etc/rc.d/rc.kanata"
|
backup_and_link "$DOTFILES/config/kanata/rc.kanata" "/etc/rc.d/rc.kanata"
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chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.kanata
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chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.kanata
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backup_and_link "$DOTFILES/config/tailscale/rc.tailscale" "/etc/rc.d/rc.tailscale"
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chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.tailscale
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mkdir -p /var/lib/tailscale
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mkdir -p /var/run/tailscale
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# autofs config
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backup_and_link "$DOTFILES/config/autofs/auto.master" "/etc/auto.master"
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backup_and_link "$DOTFILES/config/autofs/auto.mnt" "/etc/auto.mnt"
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chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.autofs
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backup_and_link "$DOTFILES/config/mpd/rc.mpd" "/etc/rc.d/rc.mpd"
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chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.mpd
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mkdir -p /mnt
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# NetworkManager wifi power saving fix
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# NetworkManager wifi power saving fix
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backup_and_link "$DOTFILES/config/NetworkManager/wifi-powersave-off.conf" "/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/wifi-powersave-off.conf"
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backup_and_link "$DOTFILES/config/NetworkManager/wifi-powersave-off.conf" "/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/wifi-powersave-off.conf"
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echo "rc.local already has kanata entry, skipping"
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echo "rc.local already has kanata entry, skipping"
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fi
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fi
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# Add boot output logging if not present
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if ! grep -q "tee /var/log/rc.local.log" /etc/rc.d/rc.local; then
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# Insert logging line after the shebang/header
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sed -i '/^#.*Local system/a\\n# Log all boot output to file while still showing on console\nexec > >(tee /var/log/rc.local.log) 2>&1' /etc/rc.d/rc.local
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echo "added boot logging to rc.local"
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else
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echo "rc.local already has boot logging, skipping"
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fi
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# Add tailscale, autofs, mpd to rc.local if not present
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if ! grep -q "rc.tailscale" /etc/rc.d/rc.local; then
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cat >> /etc/rc.d/rc.local << 'RCEOF'
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# Start tailscale daemon
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if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.tailscale ]; then
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/etc/rc.d/rc.tailscale start
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fi
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# Start autofs (handles NFS mounts on demand)
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if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.autofs ]; then
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/etc/rc.d/rc.autofs start
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fi
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# Start MPD (autofs will mount /mnt/media on first access)
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if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.mpd ]; then
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/etc/rc.d/rc.mpd start
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fi
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RCEOF
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echo "added tailscale/autofs/mpd to rc.local"
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else
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echo "rc.local already has tailscale entry, skipping"
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fi
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echo ""
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echo ""
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echo "done. reboot or restart X for xorg changes to take effect."
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echo "done. reboot or restart X for xorg changes to take effect."
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@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ backup_and_link "$DOTFILES/config/senpai" "$HOME/.config/senpai"
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backup_and_link "$DOTFILES/config/kanata" "$HOME/.config/kanata"
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backup_and_link "$DOTFILES/config/kanata" "$HOME/.config/kanata"
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backup_and_link "$DOTFILES/config/nyxt" "$HOME/.config/nyxt"
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backup_and_link "$DOTFILES/config/nyxt" "$HOME/.config/nyxt"
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backup_and_link "$DOTFILES/config/yazi" "$HOME/.config/yazi"
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backup_and_link "$DOTFILES/config/yazi" "$HOME/.config/yazi"
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backup_and_link "$DOTFILES/config/mpd/mpd.conf" "$HOME/.config/mpd/mpd.conf"
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backup_and_link "$DOTFILES/config/rofi" "$HOME/.config/rofi"
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backup_and_link "$DOTFILES/config/rofi" "$HOME/.config/rofi"
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backup_and_link "$DOTFILES/config/zathura" "$HOME/.config/zathura"
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backup_and_link "$DOTFILES/config/zathura" "$HOME/.config/zathura"
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