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title: PC Applications
breadcrumbs:
- title: Configuration
- title: PC
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## Fancontrol (Linux)

**Warning:** Don't use this. The fan controller IDs may change on every reboot which breaks the config.

### Configure Sensors

1. Install `lm-sensors`.
2. Run `sensors-detect`.
   1. Answer with the default answers.
   2. At the end, allow it to add the modules to `/etc/modules`.
3. Reload the `kmod` service to reload the modules.

### Configure Fancontrol

1. Install `fancontrol`.
2. (Optional) Install `gnuplot` if you want `pwmconfig` to generate graphical plots.
3. Run `pwmconfig`.
   1. Use manual mode for when asked.
   2. Generate detailed correlations when asked.
   3. Set up the config file when asked (`/etc/fancontrol`).
   4. Decide which sensor each controller should depend on.
   5. Configure all fan controllers.
   6. Save and quit.
4. Tweak the config:
   1. Open `/etc/fancontrol`.
   2. Round up all numbers, just to make it a little cleaner.
   3. Set `interval` to around 2 seconds.
5. Restart the `fancontrol` service.

## Firefox

### Config

- (Linux) Disable middle mouse paste:
  - Go to `about:config`.
  - Set `middlemouse.paste` to false.

## Git

### Config

- Location: `~/.gitconfig`
- [Example](https://github.com/HON95/configs/blob/master/pc/common/gitconfig).

## Nvidia Settings (Linux)

- To save, use the "save current configuration" button and save it to `/etc/X11/xorg.conf`.

## Oh-My-ZSH (Linux)

1. Install ZSH.
2. Install Oh-My-ZSH:
    1. See: [ohmyz.sh](https://ohmyz.sh/)
3. Install the Powerlevel9k theme:
    1. Run: `git clone https://github.com/bhilburn/powerlevel9k.git ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom/themes/powerlevel9k`
    2. In `~/.zshrc`, set `ZSH_THEME="powerlevel9k/powerlevel9k"`.
4. Use the Hack font from Nerd Fonts:
    2. Install it if missing: [https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/tree/master/patched-fonts/Hack](https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/tree/master/patched-fonts/Hack)
    3. Change your terminal's font to it.
    4. In `~/.zshrc`, set `POWERLEVEL9K_MODE="nerdfont-complete"`.
5. Configure `~/.zshrc`: See the example below.
6. Make zprofile include profile:
    1. In `/etc/zprofile`, add: `emulate sh -c "source /etc/profile"`
    2. This prevents Snaps and other profile stuff from breaking.

[Example zshrc](https://github.com/HON95/configs/blob/master/pc/common/zshrc).

## Piper (Linux)

GUI for configuring gaming mice.

### Setup

1. Install the piper [PPA](https://launchpad.net/~libratbag-piper/+archive/ubuntu/piper-libratbag-git).
2. Install `piper`.
3. Configure the mouse using the GUI.

## PuTTY (Windows)

- In `Terminal > Features`, activate `Disable application keypad mode`.
- In `Window > Appearance`, change font to Consolas, regular, size 10.
- In `Window > Colours`, set all ANSI non-bold colors to the same as the bold ones.

## Speedfan (Windows)

- **Warning:** The controller symlinks likes to change on boot, meaning the config may break every boot. This makes it literally useless.
- Manually add startup shortcut.
- Disable `Do SMART Summary Error Log scan on startup` since it may cause the PC to freeze.
  - Alternatively, use the CLI argument `/NOSMARTSCAN`.
- Set the PWM mode for fans which will be controlled by Speedfan to manual.

## SSH

### Usage

- New key (RSA): `ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096`

### Config

- Location: `~/.ssh/config`
- [Example](https://github.com/HON95/configs/blob/master/pc/common/ssh_config).

## Steam (Linux)

- Windows appdata dir: `steamapps/compatdata/<some_id>/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/`

## Vim

### Config
- Location:
    - Global: `/etc/vim/vimrc`
    - User: `~/.vimrc`
- [Example](https://github.com/HON95/configs/blob/master/pc/common/vimrc).

## VS Code

### Setup

1. Install it.
1. (Linux) Increase the handle count limit:
    1. Ref.: ["Visual Studio Code is unable to watch for file changes in this large workspace" (error ENOSPC)](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/linux#_visual-studio-code-is-unable-to-watch-for-file-changes-in-this-large-workspace-error-enospc).
    1. Get current limit: `cat /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches`
    1. In `/etc/sysctl.conf`, set `fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288`.
    1. Reload the config: `sysctl -p`

### Some Extensions

- GitLens (eamodio.gitlens)
- HTML CSS Support (ecmel.vscode-html-css)

### Config

- Location:
    - Linux: `~/.config/Code/User/settings.json`
    - Windows: `%APPDATA%\Code\User\settings.json`
- [Example](https://github.com/HON95/configs/blob/master/pc/common/vscode_settings.json).

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