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# My standard configuration files for Debian and basic services
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This is a collection of several configuration files that I use when setting up a
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BASIC bare-bones Debian system. Quite often, such a system will become
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something else like a webserver, git-server, cloud platform, programming
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workstation, etc. Therefore, only a few core files applicable to nearly every
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conceivable installation are included here.
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## Included files
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### bash template files
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#### bash.rc
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Included are *.bashrc* files for both new users (in the */etc/skel/* directory)
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and the root user. These files are the Debian default files. They are included
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and copied so that user profiles start out at baseline settings and pull all
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initial customizations from */etc/bash.bashrc*. Users are free to alter their
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*.bashrc* as they see fit and those settings will override or add to the ones
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I've included in */etc/bash.bashrc*
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#### profile
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This is the Debian default *profile* and is copied to */etc/profile* to return
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the system to a baseline configuration. Again, this is done to ensure that only
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*/etc/bash.bashrc* is providing initial customizations to users.
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#### bash.bashrc
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Of the bash customization files, this is the only one that is NOT in a default
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configuration. I have added the following customizations I find useful
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especially for new users and system admins:
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- colourized directory listings with built-in automatic colour settings
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- changed prompt to include 24-hour clock, username, hostname and current
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directory display
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- username changes to RED when working as ROOT (uid=0)
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- added the following command aliases
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alias|full command|explanation
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ll|ls -l|default 'ls' output
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l|ls -lAsh --group-directories-first|far more useful and robust file display including sizes, permissions and owners
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rm|rm -i|confirmation prompt when deleting file
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mv|mv -i|confirmation prompt when moving file would result in overwriting existing file
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cp|cp -i|confirmation prompt when copying file would result in overwriting existing file
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### nano defaults (nanorc)
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The following options have been enabled/set in nano to provide what I feel is an
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easier editing experience especially for people coming from a Windows background
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and new users/admins.
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- 'rebind' numeric keypad to fix problems with using keypad with some SSH clients
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- set 'smart home' some home key is useful
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- allow opening multiple files at once
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- always display line numbers
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- constantly display cursor position at the bottom of the screen
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- set vim lock-files
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- autoindent ON, tab-size of 4 spaces
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- convert tabs to spaces
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- turn off hard line wrapping
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- turn ON soft line wrapping for ease of readability
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- closing 'brackets' (for alignment purposes) set as: "')>]}
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- cut to end of line by default
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- set proper bracket matching (ie. "<" matches ">", etc.)
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- turned on default colours so nano doesn't look so drab
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- added the following key-bindings
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binding|fuction
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alt-c/alt-C|copy selected text
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alt-x/alt-X|cut selected text
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alt-v/alt-V|paste text on clipboard
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### time syncronization settings (timesyncd.conf)
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This file configures *systemd-timesyncd.service* and allows for very simple
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NTP-sync setup. Simply edit the **NTP=* to list your desired timeservers,
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each separated by a single space. In the event those timeservers are not
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available, you can configure back servers by listing them on the
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**FallbackNTP=** line, again space delimited.
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I've set the default in this file to be the worldwide NTP.org servers. This
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should work for pretty much anyone that uses this file, but you really should
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customize the list to use geographically closer timeservers or the timeserver on
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your LAN, etc.
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### SSH server configuration (sshd_config)
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