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HPR4706: Quirks and Customisations
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System Quirks & Tweaks
System Info:-
CPU:
16-core AMD Ryzen 9 3950X (-MT MCP-)
speed/min/max:
2433/2200/4761 MHz
Kernel:
6.8.0-134-generic x86_64
Up:
18h 28m
Mem:
17.58/62.73 GiB (28.0%)
Storage:
3.64 TiB (81.9% used)
Procs:
616
Shell:
Bash
inxi:
3.3.34
Some of the hacks:-
Shell & Terminal Setup
Visual Host Identifiers:
I use custom terminal prompt colors and styles on different boxes so I can immediately see which machine I am logged into.
Command Line Overrides:
Standard tools are aliased to modern alternatives (
cat
to
batcat
,
df
to
duf
,
du
to
dust
,
ls
to
eza
).
Word-Break Tweak:
My shell config strips
-
and
.
from word-break rules so tab-completion handles hyphenated or dotted filenames as single words.
History Search:
I mapped
Ctrl+F
(instead of
Ctrl+R
) to run a custom, colorized, interactive fuzzy history search using
fzf
.
Local AI Tooling:
I use AI coding interfaces, with
ollama
aliased to run Qwen Coder by default.
Complex Toolchains:
My system runs multiple co-existing environments, including conflicting Java runtimes (8 and 17), Android SDK, Rust, Go, and local Perl/Python libraries.
Autostart & Background Services
Audio & RGB Tweaks:
Custom services handle Bluetooth switching for my Bose QC35 headphones, and cycled my keyboard lighting profiles based on the time of day.
Passive Time Tracker:
A custom background system tracks files via
inotifywait
and polls network connections to log my work hours into a 15-minute rounded log file.
Typo Alert Keylogger:
A root-owned background script buffered my keystrokes globally to run a spellcheck, firing a desktop alert when I made a typo.
Work/Life Balance:
Discord is configured to launch only on weekends or after
Custom Applications & Launchers
Local LLM Voice Assistant:
A desktop launcher opened "Marvin," a private local voice-chat assistant.
Custom Remote Control:
A custom script used ADB and Monkeyrunner to mirror and control an Android tablet screen in a local window.
KWin Layout Fixes:
Joplin