X-Git-Url: https://iankelling.org/git/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=distro-end;h=1b72e2ea0fc53a8abbccd5f5d1e6b64b2dd288bc;hb=6061d88c7d5beda3e974943eb8676f7c39d4ae9f;hp=c97df5182dc131ebb983ce3802d4658a032e7e58;hpb=246e575caf357c06b97fc728cb78295ab3bd8630;p=distro-setup

diff --git a/distro-end b/distro-end
index c97df51..1b72e2e 100755
--- a/distro-end
+++ b/distro-end
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-#!/bin/bash -l
+#!/bin/bash
 # Copyright (C) 2019 Ian Kelling
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+if [[ -s ~/.bashrc ]];then . ~/.bashrc;fi
 
 ### setup
 source /a/bin/errhandle/err
@@ -11,14 +12,13 @@ if [[ $EUID == 0 ]]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-_errcatch_cleanup() {
+errcatch-cleanup() {
   echo 1 >~/.local/distro-end
 }
 
 # shellcheck source=./pkgs
 source $src/pkgs
 
-set -x
 exec &> >(sudo tee -a /var/log/distro-end)
 echo "$0: $(date): starting now)"
 # see example of usage to understand.
@@ -27,20 +27,36 @@ end_msg() {
   IFS= read -r -d '' y  ||:
   end_msg_var+="$y"
 }
-die() {
-  printf "$0: %s\n" "$*" >&2; exit 1
+end() {
+  e "$end_msg_var"
+  echo 0 >~/.local/distro-end
+  if $pending_reboot; then
+    echo "$0: pending reboot and then finished. doing it now."
+    sudo reboot now
+  else
+    echo "$0: $(date): ending now)"
+  fi
+  exit 0
 }
-spa() { # simple package add
-  simple_packages+=($@)
+pre="${0##*/}:"
+sudo() {
+  printf "$pre %s\n"  "$*"
+  SUDOD="$PWD" command sudo "$@";
 }
+sd() {
+  sudo dd of="$1" 2>/dev/null
+}
+m() { printf "$pre %s\n"  "$*"; "$@"; }
+e() { printf "$pre %s\n"  "$*"; }
+err() { echo "[$(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S%z')]: $0: $*" >&2; }
 distro=$(distro-name)
 codename=$(debian-codename)
 codename_compat=$(debian-codename-compat)
 pending_reboot=false
 sed="sed --follow-symlinks"
-# template
-case $distro in
-esac
+## template:
+# case $distro in
+# esac
 
 #### initial packages
 pup
@@ -49,32 +65,21 @@ if isdeb; then
 fi
 
 # avoid prompts
-s debconf-set-selections <<EOF
+sudo debconf-set-selections <<EOF
 popularity-contest popularity-contest/participate boolean true
 EOF
 
-########### begin section including li ################
+########### begin section including linode ################
 pi ${p2[@]}
 
 
 conflink
 
-case $distro in
-  arch) sgo cronie ;;
-esac
-
-case $distro in
-  arch) sgo atd ;;
-  # not needed for deb, dependency of at.
-esac
-
-
-
 # no equivalent in other distros:
 if isdeb && pcheck apt-file; then
   # this condition is just a speed optimization
   pi apt-file
-  s apt-file update
+  sudo apt-file update
 fi
 
 
@@ -86,12 +91,12 @@ case $distro in
     # i'd rather disable the service than comment the init file
     # this says disabling the service, it will still get restarted
     # but this script doesn't do anything on restart, so it should be fine
-    s dd of=/var/run/motd.dynamic if=/dev/null
+    sudo truncate -s0 /var/run/motd.dynamic
     ;;
   trisquel|ubuntu)
     # this isn't a complete solution. It still shows me when updates are available,
     # but it's no big deal.
-    s rm -f /etc/update-motd.d/10-help-text /etc/update-motd.d/00-header
+    sudo rm -fv /etc/update-motd.d/10-help-text /etc/update-motd.d/00-header
     ;;
 esac
 
@@ -108,19 +113,19 @@ elif [[ $codename_compat == xenial ]]; then
   pi software-properties-common
   l="deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/certbot/certbot/ubuntu xenial main"
   if ! grep -xFq "$l" /etc/apt/sources.list{,.d/*.list}; then
-    s add-apt-repository -y ppa:certbot/certbot ||:
-    p update
+    sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:certbot/certbot ||:
+    m p update
   fi
   pi python-certbot-apache
 else
-  die "distro unknown for certbot"
+  err "distro unknown for certbot"
 fi
 # make a version of the certbot timer that emails me.
 x=/systemd/system/certbot
-$sed -r -f - /lib$x.timer <<'EOF' |s dd of=/etc${x}mail.timer
+$sed -r -f - /lib$x.timer <<'EOF' |sd /etc${x}mail.timer
 s,^Description.*,\0 mail version,
 EOF
-$sed -r -f - /lib$x.service <<'EOF' |s dd of=/etc${x}mail.service
+$sed -r -f - /lib$x.service <<'EOF' |sd /etc${x}mail.service
 s,(ExecStart=)(/usr/bin/certbot),\1/a/bin/log-quiet/sysd-mail-once certbotmail \2 --renew-hook /a/bin/distro-setup/certbot-renew-hook,
 EOF
 ser daemon-reload
@@ -163,7 +168,7 @@ case $(debian-codename) in
   # needed for debootstrap scripts for fai since fai requires debian
   flidas)
     curl http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/project/ubuntu-archive-keyring.gpg | s apt-key add -
-    s dd of=/etc/apt/preferences.d/flidas-xenial <<EOF
+    sd /etc/apt/preferences.d/flidas-xenial <<EOF
 Package: *
 Pin: release a=xenial
 Pin-Priority: -100
@@ -176,14 +181,15 @@ Package: *
 Pin: release a=xenial-security
 Pin-Priority: -100
 EOF
-    s dd of=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/xenial.list 2>/dev/null <<EOF
+    sd /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xenial.list 2>/dev/null <<EOF
 deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial main
 deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-updates main
 deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-security main
 EOF
 
-    s apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 3B4FE6ACC0B21F32
-    s dd of=/etc/apt/preferences.d/flidas-bionic <<EOF
+    if ! apt-key list | grep /C0B21F32 &>/dev/null; then
+      sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 3B4FE6ACC0B21F32
+      sd /etc/apt/preferences.d/flidas-bionic <<EOF
 Package: *
 Pin: release a=bionic
 Pin-Priority: -100
@@ -196,10 +202,11 @@ Package: *
 Pin: release a=bionic-security
 Pin-Priority: -100
 EOF
+    fi
 
     # better to run btrfs-progs which matches our kernel version
     # (note, renamed from btrfs-tools)
-    s dd of=/etc/apt/preferences.d/btrfs-progs <<EOF
+    sd /etc/apt/preferences.d/btrfs-progs <<EOF
 Package: btrfs-progs libzstd1
 Pin: release a=bionic
 Pin-Priority: 1005
@@ -222,22 +229,24 @@ deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-security main
 EOF
     f=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/bionic.list
     if ! diff -q $t $f; then
-      s cp $t $f
-      s chmod 644 $f
-      p update
+      sudo cp $t $f
+      sudo chmod 644 $f
+      m p update
     fi
 
     # no special reason, but its better for btrfs-progs to
     # be closer to our kernel version
     pi btrfs-progs
 
-    t=$(mktemp -d)
-    cd $t
-    aptitude download debootstrap/xenial
-    ex ./*
-    s cp ./usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/* /usr/share/debootstrap/scripts
+    if [[ ! -e /usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/xenial ]]; then
+      t=$(mktemp -d)
+      cd $t
+      m aptitude download debootstrap/xenial
+      m ex ./*
+      sudo cp ./usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/* /usr/share/debootstrap/scripts
+    fi
 
-    s dd of=/etc/apt/preferences.d/flidas-etiona <<EOF
+    sd /etc/apt/preferences.d/flidas-etiona <<EOF
 Package: *
 Pin: release a=etiona
 Pin-Priority: -100
@@ -264,19 +273,19 @@ deb http://mirror.fsf.org/trisquel/ etiona-backports main
 EOF
     f=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/etiona.list
     if ! diff -q $t $f; then
-      s cp $t $f
-      s chmod 644 $f
-      p update
+      sudo cp $t $f
+      n s chmod 644 $f
+      m p update
     fi
 
-    s dd of=/etc/apt/preferences.d/debian-goodies <<EOF
+    sd /etc/apt/preferences.d/debian-goodies <<EOF
 Package: debian-goodies
 Pin: release n=etiona
 Pin-Priority: 1005
 EOF
 
 
-    s dd of=/etc/apt/preferences.d/flidas-buster <<EOF
+    sd /etc/apt/preferences.d/flidas-buster <<EOF
 Package: *
 Pin: release n=buster
 Pin-Priority: -100
@@ -289,14 +298,14 @@ EOF
     # dont use buster because it causes dist-upgrade to think its downgrading
     # packages while really just reinstalling the same version.
     f=/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01iank
-    s rm -f $f
+    sudo rm -fv $f
     #         # stupid buster uses some key algorithm not supported by flidas gpg that apt uses.
-    #         s dd of=/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01iank <<'EOF'
+    #         sd /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01iank <<'EOF'
     # Acquire::AllowInsecureRepositories "true";
     # EOF
 
     f=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/buster.list
-    s rm -f $f
+    sudo rm -fv $f
     #         t=$(mktemp)
     #         cat >$t <<EOF
     # deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian buster main
@@ -317,9 +326,9 @@ EOF
     # newer version needed for false positive in checkrestart.
     # I did buster at first, but other problem above with having
     # buster repos. not sure if the false positive exists in etiona.
-    p install -y --allow-unauthenticated debian-goodies
+    pi debian-goodies
 
-    s dd of=/etc/apt/preferences.d/shellcheck <<EOF
+    sd /etc/apt/preferences.d/shellcheck <<EOF
 Package: shellcheck
 Pin: release a=etiona
 Pin-Priority: 1005
@@ -333,7 +342,7 @@ Pin: release a=etiona-security
 Pin-Priority: 1005
 EOF
 
-    s dd of=/etc/apt/preferences.d/bash <<EOF
+    sd /etc/apt/preferences.d/bash <<EOF
 Package: bash
 Pin: release a=etiona
 Pin-Priority: 1005
@@ -358,7 +367,7 @@ esac
 ######### end flidas pinned packages ######
 
 ##### begin automatic upgrades (after checkrestart has been installed) ####
-s dd of=/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic <<'EOF'
+sd /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic <<'EOF'
 # this file was mostly just comments.
 APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "1";
 APT::Periodic::Download-Upgradeable-Packages "1";
@@ -366,7 +375,7 @@ APT::Periodic::AutocleanInterval "7";
 APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "1";
 EOF
 
-s dd of=/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades  <<EOF
+sd /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades  <<EOF
 # fyi: default file has comments about available options,
 # you may want to read that, do pkx unattended-upgrades
 Unattended-Upgrade::Mail "root";
@@ -374,19 +383,24 @@ Unattended-Upgrade::MailOnlyOnError "true";
 Unattended-Upgrade::Remove-Unused-Dependencies "true";
 Unattended-Upgrade::Origins-Pattern {
   # default is just security updates. this list found from reading
-  # match_whitelist_string() in `which unattended-upgrades`
+  # match_whitelist_string() in $(which unattended-upgrades)
   "o=*,l=*,a=*,c=*,site=*,n=*";
 };
 EOF
 
 # old names, too verbose
-s rm -f /etc/cron.d/unattended-upgrade-reboot /usr/local/bin/zelous-unattended-reboot
+sudo rm -f /etc/cron.d/unattended-upgrade-reboot /usr/local/bin/zelous-unattended-reboot
 
-s dd of=/etc/cron.d/myupgrade <<'EOF'
+sd /etc/cron.d/myupgrade <<'EOF'
 # Setup reboots when running outdated stuff, unattended upgrades happen
 # at 6 am + rand(60 min).
-20 7 * * * root /usr/local/bin/myupgrade | /usr/local/bin/log-once -1 myupgrade
-0 * * * * root /usr/local/bin/mycheckrestart | /usr/local/bin/log-once -1 mycheckrestart
+
+# default is /bin/sh
+SHELL=/bin/bash
+# default is /usr/bin:/bin
+PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/bin
+20 7 * * * iank myupgrade |& log-once -1 myupgrade
+0  * * * * root mycheckrestart |& log-once -1 mycheckrestart
 EOF
 ##### end automatic upgrades ####
 
@@ -394,33 +408,51 @@ EOF
 
 ###### begin website setup
 case $HOSTNAME in
-  li)
-
+  li|l2)
     pi bind9
     f=/var/lib/bind/db.b8.nz
     if [[ ! -e $f ]]; then
       ser stop bind9
-      rm -f $f.jnl
-      install -m 644 -o bind -g bind /p/c/machine_specific/li/bind-initial/db.b8.nz $f
+      sudo rm -fv $f.jnl
+      sudo install -m 644 -o bind -g bind /p/c/machine_specific/linode/bind-initial/db.b8.nz $f
       ser restart bind9
     fi
+    ;;&
+  l2)
+    # setup let's encrypt cert
+    m web-conf apache2 l2.b8.nz
+    sudo rm -fv /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/l2.b8.nz{,-redir}.conf
+    ser reload apache2
+    s lnf -T /etc/letsencrypt/live/l2.b8.nz/fullchain.pem /etc/exim4/exim.crt
+    if [[ ! -L /etc/exim4/exim.key ]]; then
+      s lnf -T /etc/letsencrypt/live/l2.b8.nz/privkey.pem /etc/exim4/exim.key
+      mail-setup
+    fi
+    end
+    ;;
+  li)
 
     case $HOSTNAME in
-      li) domain=iankelling.org ;;
+      li)
+        m /a/h/setup.sh iankelling.org
+        ;;
+      *)
+        # allow symlinks on other hosts so i can host files in arbitrary paths
+        m /a/h/setup.sh -s
+        ;;
     esac
-    /a/h/setup.sh $domain
-    /a/h/build.rb
+    m /a/h/build.rb
 
     # start mumble only when im going to use it, since i dont use it much
     pi-nostart mumble-server
-    s $sed -ri "s/^ *(serverpassword=).*/\1$(< /a/bin/bash_unpublished/mumble_pass)/" /etc/mumble-server.ini
+    sudo $sed -ri "s/^ *(serverpassword=).*/\1$(< /a/bin/bash_unpublished/mumble_pass)/" /etc/mumble-server.ini
 
     # do certificate to avoid warning about unsigned cert,
     # which is overkill for my use, but hey, I'm cool, I know
     # how to do this.
-    web-conf apache2 mumble.iankelling.org
-    s rm -f /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/mumble.iankelling.org
-    sudo -i <<'EOF'
+    m web-conf apache2 mumble.iankelling.org
+    sudo rm -fv /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/mumble.iankelling.org
+    s <<'EOF'
 export RENEWED_LINEAGE=/etc/letsencrypt/live/mumble.iankelling.org
 /a/bin/distro-setup/certbot-renew-hook
 EOF
@@ -434,8 +466,8 @@ EOF
     # https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/IPv6
     # and man openvpn
 
-    vpn-server-setup -rd 2600:3c00:e000:280::1/64 2600:3c00::f03c:91ff:feb4:0bf3
-    s tee /etc/openvpn/client-config/mail <<'EOF'
+    m vpn-server-setup -rd 2600:3c00:e000:280::1/64 2600:3c00::f03c:91ff:feb4:0bf3
+    sudo tee /etc/openvpn/client-config/mail <<'EOF'
 ifconfig-push 10.8.0.4 255.255.255.0
 ifconfig-ipv6-push 2600:3c00:e000:280::2/64
 EOF
@@ -465,8 +497,8 @@ EOF
     tu /etc/hosts <<<"10.8.0.4 mail.iankelling.org"
     sgo $vpn_service
     # setup let's encrypt cert
-    web-conf apache2 mail.iankelling.org
-    s rm /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/mail.iankelling.org{,-redir}.conf
+    m web-conf apache2 mail.iankelling.org
+    sudo rm -fv /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/mail.iankelling.org{,-redir}.conf
     ser reload apache2
 
     domain=cal.iankelling.org
@@ -496,7 +528,7 @@ EOF
     # to get into the web interface,
     # then use non-main browser or else it doebsn't allow it based on ocsp stapling from my main site.
     # https://iankelling.org:12533/
-    sudo -i <<'EOF'
+    s <<'EOF'
 export RENEWED_LINEAGE=/etc/letsencrypt/live/iankelling.org
 /a/bin/distro-setup/certbot-renew-hook
 EOF
@@ -534,29 +566,20 @@ EOF
     # https://wiki.znc.in/self-message
     # https://wiki.znc.in/Query_buffers                                                \
       #
-    s useradd --create-home -d /var/lib/znc --system --shell /sbin/nologin --comment "Account to run ZNC daemon" --user-group znc || [[ $? == 9 ]] # 9 if it exists already
-    s chmod 700 /var/lib/znc
-    s chown -R znc:znc /var/lib/znc
-    s dd of=/etc/systemd/system/znc.service 2>/dev/null <<'EOF'
-[Unit]
-Description=ZNC, an advanced IRC bouncer
-After=network-online.target
-
-[Service]
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/znc -f --datadir=/var/lib/znc
-User=znc
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
-EOF
-    ser daemon-reload
-    sgo znc
+    if ! getent passwd znc > /dev/null; then
+      sudo useradd --create-home -d /var/lib/znc --system --shell /sbin/nologin --comment "Account to run ZNC daemon" --user-group znc
+    fi
+    sudo chmod 700 /var/lib/znc
+    sudo chown -R znc:znc /var/lib/znc
+    # Avoid restarting if possible, reconnecting to irc is annoying.
+    # The unit file was made active with conflink.
+    # Note, avoid using ser here because we wrap sudo to prints the command first.
+    if [[ $(systemctl is-active znc) != active ]]; then
+      sgo znc
+    fi
     ###### stop znc setup #####
 
-
-    echo 0 >~/.local/distro-end
-    echo "$0: $(date): ending now)"
-    exit 0
+    end
     ;;
 esac
 ###### end website setup
@@ -590,17 +613,12 @@ esac
 # dependent packages.
 pi ${pall[@]} $(apt-cache search ruby[.0-9]+-doc| awk '{print $1}') $(apt-cache depends gcc|grep -i suggests:| awk '{print $2}') $($src/distro-pkgs)
 
-if ! type pip; then
-  x=$(mktemp)
-  wget -O$x https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py
-  python3 $x --user
-fi
 
 sgo fsf-vpn-dns-cleanup
 
 
-# website is dead june 14 2019
-s rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/iridium-browser.list
+# website is dead june 14 2019. back in october, but meh
+sudo rm -fv /etc/apt/sources.list.d/iridium-browser.list
 # case $distro in
 #   debian)
 #     pi chromium ;;
@@ -643,13 +661,13 @@ s rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/iridium-browser.list
 # done
 
 # key already exists, so this won't generate one, just the configs.
-vpn-server-setup -rds
-s tee -a /etc/openvpn/server/server.conf <<'EOF'
+m vpn-server-setup -rds
+sudo tee -a /etc/openvpn/server/server.conf <<'EOF'
 push "dhcp-option DNS 10.0.0.1"
 push "route 10.0.0.0 255.255.0.0"
 client-connect /a/bin/distro-setup/vpn-client-connect
 EOF
-s sed -i --follow-symlinks 's/10.8./10.9./g;s/^\s*port\s.*/port 1196/' /etc/openvpn/server/server.conf
+sudo sed -i --follow-symlinks 's/10.8./10.9./g;s/^\s*port\s.*/port 1196/' /etc/openvpn/server/server.conf
 
 if [[ $HOSTNAME == tp ]]; then
   if [[ -e /lib/systemd/system/openvpn-server@.service ]]; then
@@ -665,7 +683,7 @@ fi
 ##### rss2email
 # note, see bashrc for more documentation.
 pi rss2email
-s dd of=/etc/systemd/system/rss2email.service <<'EOF'
+sd /etc/systemd/system/rss2email.service <<'EOF'
 [Unit]
 Description=rss2email
 After=multi-user.target
@@ -678,7 +696,7 @@ Type=oneshot
 # we pass options to use different location.
 ExecStart=/a/bin/log-quiet/sysd-mail-once -288 rss2email r2e -d /p/c/rss2email.json -c /p/c/rss2email.cfg run
 EOF
-s dd of=/etc/systemd/system/rss2email.timer <<'EOF'
+sd /etc/systemd/system/rss2email.timer <<'EOF'
 [Unit]
 Description=rss2email
 
@@ -691,12 +709,12 @@ OnUnitInactiveSec=300
 [Install]
 WantedBy=timers.target
 EOF
-s systemctl daemon-reload
+sudo systemctl daemon-reload
 
 
 ######### begin  pump.io periodic backup #############
 if [[ $HOSTNAME == frodo ]]; then
-  s dd of=/etc/systemd/system/pumpbackup.service <<'EOF'
+  sd /etc/systemd/system/pumpbackup.service <<'EOF'
 [Unit]
 Description=pump li backup
 After=multi-user.target
@@ -706,7 +724,7 @@ User=iank
 Type=oneshot
 ExecStart=/a/bin/log-quiet/sysd-mail-once pump-backup /a/bin/distro-setup/pump-backup
 EOF
-  s dd of=/etc/systemd/system/pumpbackup.timer <<'EOF'
+  sd /etc/systemd/system/pumpbackup.timer <<'EOF'
 [Unit]
 Description=pump li backup hourly
 
@@ -716,7 +734,7 @@ OnCalendar=hourly
 [Install]
 WantedBy=timers.target
 EOF
-  s systemctl daemon-reload
+  ser daemon-reload
   sgo pumpbackup.timer
 fi
 #########  end  pump.io periodic backup #############
@@ -724,7 +742,7 @@ fi
 
 ######### begin irc periodic backup #############
 if [[ $HOSTNAME == frodo ]]; then
-  s dd of=/etc/systemd/system/ircbackup.service <<'EOF'
+  sd /etc/systemd/system/ircbackup.service <<'EOF'
 [Unit]
 Description=irc li backup
 After=multi-user.target
@@ -734,7 +752,7 @@ User=iank
 Type=oneshot
 ExecStart=/a/bin/log-quiet/sysd-mail-once irc-backup rsync -rlptDhSAX root@iankelling.org:/var/lib/znc/moddata/log/iank/freenode/ /k/irclogs
 EOF
-  s dd of=/etc/systemd/system/ircbackup.timer <<'EOF'
+  sd /etc/systemd/system/ircbackup.timer <<'EOF'
 [Unit]
 Description=irc li backup hourly
 
@@ -744,7 +762,7 @@ OnCalendar=hourly
 [Install]
 WantedBy=timers.target
 EOF
-  s systemctl daemon-reload
+  sudo systemctl daemon-reload
   sgo ircbackup.timer
 fi
 
@@ -752,10 +770,6 @@ fi
 ######### end irc periodic backup #############
 
 
-# https://github.com/jlebon/textern
-cd /a/opt/textern
-make native-install USER=1
-
 case $distro in
   debian|trisquel|ubuntu)
     # suggests resolvconf package. installing it here is redundant, but make sure anyways.
@@ -767,18 +781,7 @@ case $distro in
   *) pi openvpn;;
 esac
 
-/a/bin/distro-setup/radicale-setup
-
-## android studio setup
-# this contains the setting for android sdk to point to
-# /a/opt/androidsdk, which is asked upon first run
-lnf /a/opt/.AndroidStudio2.2 ~
-# android site says it needs a bunch of packages for ubuntu,
-# but I googled for debian, and someone says you just need lib32stdc++6 plus the
-# jdk
-# https://pid7007blog.blogspot.com/2015/07/installing-android-studio-in-debian-8.html
-# see w.org for more android studio details
-spa lib32stdc++6 default-jdk
+m /a/bin/distro-setup/radicale-setup
 
 
 ############# begin syncthing setup ###########
@@ -788,27 +791,22 @@ if [[ $HOSTNAME == frodo ]]; then
   # and just run it in one place instead of the normal having a
   # separate config.  I lean toward using the same config, since btrfs
   # syncs between comps.
-  case $distro in
-    arch) pi syncthing ;;
-    trisquel|ubuntu|debian)
-      # testing has relatively up to date packages
-      if ! isdebian-testing; then
-        # based on error when doing apt-get update:
-        # E: The method driver /usr/lib/apt/methods/https could not be found.
-        pi apt-transport-https
-        # google led me here:
-        # https://apt.syncthing.net/
-        curl -s https://syncthing.net/release-key.txt | sudo apt-key add -
-        s="deb http://apt.syncthing.net/ syncthing release"
-        if [[ $(cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/syncthing.list) != "$s" ]]; then
-          echo "$s" | s dd of=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/syncthing.list
-          p update
-        fi
-      fi
-      pi syncthing
-      ;;
-  esac
-  lnf -T /w/syncthing /home/iank/.config/syncthing
+  # testing has relatively up to date packages
+  if ! isdebian-testing; then
+    # based on error when doing apt-get update:
+    # E: The method driver /usr/lib/apt/methods/https could not be found.
+    pi apt-transport-https
+    # google led me here:
+    # https://apt.syncthing.net/
+    curl -s https://syncthing.net/release-key.txt | sudo apt-key add -
+    s="deb http://apt.syncthing.net/ syncthing release"
+    if [[ $(cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/syncthing.list) != "$s" ]]; then
+      echo "$s" | sd /etc/apt/sources.list.d/syncthing.list
+      p update
+    fi
+  fi
+  pi syncthing
+  m lnf -T /w/syncthing /home/iank/.config/syncthing
   ser daemon-reload # syncthing likely not properly packaged
   sgo syncthing@iank # runs as iank
 
@@ -869,11 +867,11 @@ esac
 
 
 # sakura config is owned by ian
-reset-sakura
-reset-konsole
-sudo -u user2 -i reset-konsole
+m reset-sakura
+m reset-konsole
+m sudo -u user2 -i reset-konsole
 # user2 xscreensaver we don't want to reset
-reset-xscreensaver
+m reset-xscreensaver
 
 
 # this would install from cabal for newer / consistent version across os, but it screws up xmonad, so disabled for now.
@@ -884,40 +882,31 @@ reset-xscreensaver
 # also, i assume syncing this between machines somehow messed thin
 #lnf -T /m/arbtt-capture.log ~/.arbtt/capture.log
 
-primary-setup
+m primary-setup
 
 if [[ ! -e ~/.linphonerc && -e /p/.linphonerc-initial ]]; then
-  cp /p/.linphonerc-initial ~/.linphonerc
+  m cp /p/.linphonerc-initial ~/.linphonerc
 fi
 
 
 ### begin spd install
 pi libswitch-perl libdigest-md5-file-perl libgnupg-interface-perl
 t=$(mktemp)
-wget -O $t http://mirror.fsf.org/fsfsys-trisquel/fsfsys-trisquel/pool/main/s/spd-perl/spd-perl_0.2-1_amd64.deb
-s dpkg -i $t
-rm $t
+m wget -O $t http://mirror.fsf.org/fsfsys-trisquel/fsfsys-trisquel/pool/main/s/spd-perl/spd-perl_0.2-1_amd64.deb
+sudo dpkg -i $t
+m rm $t
 # this guesses at the appropriate directory, adjust if needed
 perldir=(/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.*)
-sudo ln -sf ../../../perl/5.18.2/SPD/ ${perldir[0]}
+m sudo ln -sf ../../../perl/5.18.2/SPD/ ${perldir[0]}
 # newer distro had gpg2 as default, older one, flidas, need to make it that way
 gpgpath=$(which gpg2)
 if [[ $x ]]; then
-  s mkdir -p /usr/local/spdhackfix
+  sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/spdhackfix
   s lnf -T $gpgpath /usr/local/spdhackfix/gpg
 fi
 ### end spd install
 
 
-if [[ $HOSTNAME == kw ]]; then
-  cat <<'EOF'
-NOTE: after this finishes, i did
-s nmtui-connect
-# remove br from auto:
-s vim /etc/network/interfaces
-EOF
-fi
-
 # nagstamon setting which were set through the ui
 # in filters tab:
 # all unknown sources
@@ -947,15 +936,10 @@ fi
 # but i'm just going to rely on the webpage plus sms for now.
 
 
-case $distro in
-  debian|trisquel|ubuntu)
-    # it asks if it should make users in it's group capture packets without root,
-    # which is arguably more secure than running wireshark as root. default is no,
-    # which is what i prefer, since I plan to use tcpdump to input to wireshark.
-    s DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive pi wireshark-gtk
-    ;;
-  # others unknown
-esac
+# it asks if it should make users in it's group capture packets without root,
+# which is arguably more secure than running wireshark as root. default is no,
+# which is what i prefer, since I plan to use tcpdump to input to wireshark.
+s DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive pi wireshark-gtk
 
 # /run and /dev/shm are listed as required for pulseaudio. All 4 in the group
 # listed in the default config as suggested.
@@ -990,7 +974,7 @@ mkschroot() {
   fi
   apps=($@)
   d=/nocow/schroot/$n
-  s dd of=/etc/schroot/chroot.d/$n.conf <<EOF
+  sd /etc/schroot/chroot.d/$n.conf <<EOF
 [$n]
 description=$n
 type=directory
@@ -1000,18 +984,18 @@ preserve-environment=true
 users=$USER,user2
 EOF
   if [[ -e $d/bin ]]; then
-    s chroot $d apt-get update
-    s chroot $d apt-get -y dist-upgrade --purge --auto-remove
-    cd; s schroot -c $n -- apt-get install --allow-unauthenticated -y ${apps[@]}
+    sudo chroot $d apt-get update
+    sudo chroot $d apt-get -y dist-upgrade --purge --auto-remove
+    cd; sudo schroot -c $n -- apt-get install --allow-unauthenticated -y ${apps[@]}
   else
-    s mkdir -p $d
+    sudo mkdir -p $d
 
-    s debootstrap $n $d $repo
-    cd; s schroot -c $n -- apt-get install --allow-unauthenticated -y ${apps[@]}
+    sudo debootstrap $n $d $repo
+    cd; sudo schroot -c $n -- apt-get install --allow-unauthenticated -y ${apps[@]}
   fi
-  s cp -P {,$d}/etc/localtime
+  sudo cp -P {,$d}/etc/localtime
 }
-s dd of=/etc/systemd/system/schrootupdate.service <<'EOF'
+sd /etc/systemd/system/schrootupdate.service <<'EOF'
 [Unit]
 Description=schrootupdate
 After=multi-user.target
@@ -1020,7 +1004,7 @@ After=multi-user.target
 Type=oneshot
 ExecStart=/a/bin/log-quiet/sysd-mail-once schrootupdate /a/bin/distro-setup/schrootupdate
 EOF
-s dd of=/etc/systemd/system/schrootupdate.timer <<'EOF'
+sd /etc/systemd/system/schrootupdate.timer <<'EOF'
 [Unit]
 Description=schrootupdate
 
@@ -1030,7 +1014,7 @@ OnCalendar=*-*-* 04:20:00
 [Install]
 WantedBy=timers.target
 EOF
-s systemctl daemon-reload
+ser daemon-reload
 sgo schrootupdate.timer
 
 
@@ -1038,110 +1022,104 @@ sgo schrootupdate.timer
 # for my roommate
 case $distro in
   trisquel)
-    mkschroot debian stretch firefox-esr pulseaudio chromium
+    m mkschroot debian stretch firefox-esr pulseaudio chromium
     ;;
   debian)
     pi chromium
     ;;
 esac
 
-s mkdir -p /nocow/user
-s chown $USER:$USER /nocow/user
+sudo mkdir -p /nocow/user
+sudo chown $USER:$USER /nocow/user
 pi anki
 
 
+####### begin transmission
+
+case $HOSTNAME in
+  frodo)
+    tdir=/i/k
+    ;;
+  *)
+    tdir=/nocow/user
+    ;;
+esac
+
 # adapted from /var/lib/dpkg/info/transmission-daemon.postinst
 # 450 seems likely to be unused. we need to specify one or else
 # it won't be stable across installs.
 if ! getent passwd debian-transmission > /dev/null; then
-  s groupadd -g 450 debian-transmission
-  case $distro in
-    arch)
-      s useradd \
-        --system \
-        --create-home \
-        --gid 450 \
-        --uid 450 \
-        --home-dir /var/lib/transmission-daemon \
-        --shell /bin/false \
-        debian-transmission
-      ;;
-    *)
-      s adduser --quiet \
-        --gid 450 \
-        --uid 450 \
-        --system \
-        --no-create-home \
-        --disabled-password \
-        --home /var/lib/transmission-daemon \
-        debian-transmission
-      ;;
-  esac
+  sudo groupadd -g 450 debian-transmission
+  sudo adduser --quiet \
+       --gid 450 \
+       --uid 450 \
+       --system \
+       --no-create-home \
+       --disabled-password \
+       --home /var/lib/transmission-daemon \
+       debian-transmission
 fi
 # We want group writable stuff from transmission.
 # However, after setting this, I learn that transmission sets it's
 # own umask based on it's settings file. Well, no harm leaving this
 # so it's set right from the beginning.
-s chfn debian-transmission -o umask=0002
+sudo chfn debian-transmission -o umask=0002
 
-case $distro in
-  debian|trisquel|ubuntu)
-    # note i had to do this, which is persistent:
-    # cd /i/k
-    # s chgrp debian-transmission torrents partial-torrents
-
-    # syslog says things like
-    # 'Failed to set receive buffer: requested 4194304, got 425984'
-    # google suggets giving it even more than that
-    tu /etc/sysctl.conf<<'EOF'
+# note i had to do this, which is persistent:
+# cd /i/k
+# s chgrp debian-transmission torrents partial-torrents
+
+# syslog says things like
+# 'Failed to set receive buffer: requested 4194304, got 425984'
+# google suggets giving it even more than that
+tu /etc/sysctl.conf<<'EOF'
 net.core.rmem_max = 67108864
 net.core.wmem_max = 16777216
 EOF
-    s sysctl -p
-
-    # some reason it doesn\'t seem to start automatically anyways
-    pi-nostart transmission-daemon
-    # be extra sure its not started
-    ser disable transmission-daemon
-    ser stop transmission-daemon
-
-    # the folder was moved here after an install around 02/2017.
-    # it contains runtime data,
-    # plus a simple symlink to the config file which it\'s
-    # not worth separating out.
-    # between comps, the uid can change
-    f=/i/transmission-daemon
-    s lnf -T $f /var/lib/transmission-daemon/.config/transmission-daemon
-    if [[ -e $f ]]; then
-      s chown -R debian-transmission:debian-transmission $f
-    fi
-    for f in /i/k/partial-torrents /i/k/torrents; do
-      if [[ -e $f ]]; then
-        s chown -R debian-transmission:user2 $f
-      fi
-    done
-    s chown -R debian-transmission:debian-transmission /var/lib/transmission-daemon
-    #
-    # config file documented here, and it\'s the same config
-    # for daemon vs client, so it\'s documented in the gui.
-    # https://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/EditConfigFiles#Options
-    #
-    # I originaly setup rpc-whitelist, but after using
-    # routing to a network namespace, it doesn\'t see the
-    # real source address, so it\'s disabled.
-    #
-    # Changed the cache-size to 256 mb, reduces disk use.
-    # It is a read & write cache.
-    #
-    s ruby <<'EOF'
+sudo sysctl -p
+
+# some reason it doesn\'t seem to start automatically anyways
+pi-nostart transmission-daemon
+# be extra sure its not started
+ser disable transmission-daemon
+ser stop transmission-daemon
+
+# the folder was moved here after an install around 02/2017.
+# it contains runtime data,
+# plus a simple symlink to the config file which it\'s
+# not worth separating out.
+# between comps, the uid can change
+f=$tdir/transmission-daemon
+mkdir -p $f
+s lnf -T $f /var/lib/transmission-daemon/.config/transmission-daemon
+s lnf -T /etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json $f/settings.json
+sudo chown -R debian-transmission:debian-transmission $f
+for f in $tdir/partial-torrents $tdir/torrents; do
+  if [[ -e $f ]]; then
+    sudo chown -R debian-transmission:user2 $f
+  fi
+done
+sudo chown -R debian-transmission:debian-transmission /var/lib/transmission-daemon
+#
+# config file documented here, and it\'s the same config
+# for daemon vs client, so it\'s documented in the gui.
+# https://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/EditConfigFiles#Options
+#
+# I originaly setup rpc-whitelist, but after using
+# routing to a network namespace, it doesn\'t see the
+# real source address, so it\'s disabled.
+#
+# Changed the cache-size to 256 mb, reduces disk use.
+# It is a read & write cache.
+sudo ruby <<EOF
 require 'json'
 p = '/etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json'
 File.write(p, JSON.pretty_generate(JSON.parse(File.read(p)).merge({
 'rpc-whitelist-enabled' => false,
 'rpc-authentication-required' => false,
-'incomplete-dir' => '/i/k/partial-torrents',
+'incomplete-dir' => '$tdir/partial-torrents',
 'incomplete-dir-enabled' => true,
-'download-dir' => '/i/k/torrents',
+'download-dir' => '$tdir/torrents',
 "speed-limit-up" => 800,
 "speed-limit-up-enabled" => true,
 "peer-port" => 61486,
@@ -1150,10 +1128,7 @@ File.write(p, JSON.pretty_generate(JSON.parse(File.read(p)).merge({
 "ratio-limit-enabled" => true,
 })) + "\n")
 EOF
-
-    ;;
-  # todo: others unknown
-esac
+####### end transmission
 
 
 
@@ -1163,7 +1138,7 @@ if [[ ! -e /lib/systemd/system/openvpn-client@.service ]]; then
   vpn_ser=openvpn
 fi
 
-s dd of=/etc/systemd/system/transmission-daemon-nn.service <<EOF
+sd /etc/systemd/system/transmission-daemon-nn.service <<EOF
 [Unit]
 Description=Transmission BitTorrent Daemon netns
 After=network.target
@@ -1206,7 +1181,7 @@ if [[ -e /p/transmission-rpc-pass ]]; then
 
   # the password is randomly generated on first run, i copied it out
   # so it could be used by other hosts.
-  s ruby <<'EOF'
+  sudo ruby <<'EOF'
 require 'json'
 p = '/etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json'
 s = JSON.parse(File.read(p))
@@ -1219,17 +1194,19 @@ EOF
   rpc_pass=$(</p/transmission-rpc-pass)
   for f in /home/*; do
     u=${f##*/}
-    if [[ ! $(id -u $u) -ge 1000 ]]; then
+    uid=$(id -u $u 2>/dev/null) || continue
+    if [[ ! $uid -ge 1000 ]]; then
       continue
     fi
     d=$f/.config/transmission-remote-gtk
-    s -u $u mkdir -p $d
-    s -u $u dd of=$d/config.json <<EOF
+    sudo -u $u mkdir -p $d
+    sudo -u $u dd of=$d/config.json <<EOF
 {
   "profiles" : [
-    {
+      {
       "profile-name" : "Default",
       "hostname" : "transmission.b8.nz",
+
       "rpc-url-path" : "/transmission/rpc",
       "username" : "",
       "password" : "$rpc_pass",
@@ -1243,11 +1220,28 @@ EOF
       "update-interval" : 3,
       "min-update-interval" : 3,
       "session-update-interval" : 60,
-      "exec-commands" : [
-      ],
-      "destinations" : [
-      ]
-    }
+      "exec-commands" : [],
+      "destinations" : []
+      },
+      {
+      "profile-name" : "local",
+      "hostname" : "10.173.0.2",
+
+      "username" : "",
+      "password" : "$rpc_pass",
+      "auto-connect" : true,
+      "ssl" : false,
+      "timeout" : 40,
+      "retries" : 3,
+      "update-active-only" : false,
+      "activeonly-fullsync-enabled" : false,
+      "activeonly-fullsync-every" : 2,
+      "update-interval" : 3,
+      "min-update-interval" : 3,
+      "session-update-interval" : 60,
+      "exec-commands" : [],
+      "destinations" : []
+      }
   ],
   "profile-id" : 0,
   "add-options-dialog" : false
@@ -1257,27 +1251,10 @@ EOF
 fi
 ######### end transmission client setup ######
 
-# dunno why it\'s there, but get rid of it
-case $HOSTNAME in
-  li|lj) s rm -rf /home/linode ;;
-esac
-
 
 ### printer setup
-case $distro in
-  arch)
-    pi cups ghostscript gsfonts # from arch wiki cups page
-    pi hplip # from google
-    s gpasswd -a $USER sys # from arch wiki
-    sgo org.cups.cupsd.service
-    ;;
-  debian|trisquel|ubuntu)
-    pi cups
-    s gpasswd -a $USER lpadmin # based on ubuntu wiki
-    spa hplip
-    ;;
-  # other distros unknown
-esac
+pi cups hplip
+sudo gpasswd -a $USER lpadmin # based on ubuntu wiki
 # goto http://127.0.0.1:631
 # administration tab, add new printer button.
 # In debian, I could use hte recommended driver,
@@ -1291,7 +1268,7 @@ for x in iank user2; do s usermod -a -G libvirt,kvm $x; done
 # http://wiki.qemu.org/Features-Done/HelperNetworking
 # s mkdir /etc/qemu
 # f=/etc/qemu/bridge.conf
-# s dd of=$f <<'EOF'
+# sd $f <<'EOF'
 # allow br0
 # EOF
 # #s chown root:qemu $f # debian has somethig like qemu-libvirt. equivalent?
@@ -1299,71 +1276,12 @@ for x in iank user2; do s usermod -a -G libvirt,kvm $x; done
 
 # general known for debian/ubuntu, not for fedora
 
-case $distro in
-  debian|trisquel|ubuntu)
-    if ! type -p go &>/dev/null; then
-      cd $(mktemp -d)
-      # just the latest stable at the time of writing
-      # TODO, maybe put this all into a build script,
-      # and do some automatic updates
-      wget -q https://dl.google.com/go/go1.12.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz
-      s tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.12.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz
-      rm -f ./*
-    fi
-    go get -u mvdan.cc/fdroidcl
-    # a bit of googling, and added settings to bashrc
-    ;;
-esac
-
-case $distro in
-  arch)
-    pi virt-install
-    # otherwise we get error about accessing kvm module.
-    # seems like there might be a better way, but google was a bit vague.
-    s $sed -ri '/^ *user *=/d' /etc/libvirt/qemu.conf
-    echo 'user = "root"' | s tee -a /etc/libvirt/qemu.conf
-    # guessing this is not needed
-    #sgo virtlogd.service
-
-    # iank: disabed as im not using libvirt usually
-    # # https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=206206
-    # # # this should prolly go in the wiki
-    # sgo virtlogd.socket
-    # sgo libvirtd
-    ;;
-  debian|trisquel|ubuntu)
-    pi-nostart virtinst virt-manager
-    ;;
-
-esac
-
-
-case $distro in
-  fedora)
-    cd $(mktemp -d)
-    wget ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/global/global-6.5.7.tar.gz
-    ex global*
-    cd global-6.5.7
-    # based on https://github.com/leoliu/ggtags
-    ./configure --with-exuberant-ctags=/usr/bin/ctags
-    make
-    s make install
-    pip install pygments
-    ;;
-  *)
-    pi global
-    ;;&
-  arch)
-    pi  python2-pygments
-    ;;
-  debian|trisquel|ubuntu)
-    pi python-pygments
-    ;;
-esac
-
+m /a/bin/buildscripts/go
+m /a/bin/buildscripts/rust
+m /a/bin/buildscripts/misc
 
+pi-nostart virtinst virt-manager
 
-# removed synergy since ive not used it in a long time
 
 
 pi --no-install-recommends kdeconnect
@@ -1388,16 +1306,11 @@ pi --no-install-recommends kdeconnect
 # set arduino var in bashrc,
 # have system config file setup too.
 sudo adduser $USER dialout
-case $distro in
-  arch)
-    sudo usermod -a -G uucp $USER
-    ;;
-esac
 
 # this is for the mail command too. update-alternatives is kind of misleading
 # since at least it's main commands pretend mail does not exist.
 # bsd's mail got pulled in on some dumb dependency, i dunno how.
-s update-alternatives --set mailx /usr/bin/mail.mailutils
+sudo update-alternatives --set mailx /usr/bin/mail.mailutils
 
 ######### end misc packages #########
 
@@ -1422,7 +1335,7 @@ pi smartmontools
 # -o on, turn on 4 hour period non-performance degrading testing.
 # short test daily 2-3am, extended tests Saturdays between 3-4am:
 sched="-s (S/../.././02|L/../../6/03)"
-s sed -i --follow-symlinks "s#^[[:space:]]*DEVICESCAN.*#\
+sudo sed -i --follow-symlinks "s#^[[:space:]]*DEVICESCAN.*#\
 DEVICESCAN -a -o on -S on -n standby,q $sched \
 -m ian@iankelling.org -M exec /usr/local/bin/smart-notify#" /etc/smartd.conf
 
@@ -1446,7 +1359,8 @@ DEVICESCAN -a -o on -S on -n standby,q $sched \
 # conflicts with the normal dnsmasq package.
 f=/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf
 m=$(md5sum $f)
-s sed -ri '/ *\[main\]/,/^ *\[[^]]+\]/{/^\s*dns[[:space:]=]/d}' $f
+sudo sed -ri '/ *\[main\]/,/^ *\[[^]]+\]/{/^\s*dns[[:space:]=]/d}' $f
+sudo sed -ri '/ *\[main\]/a dns=default' $f
 if [[ $m != $(md5sum $f) ]]; then
   srestart NetworkManager
 fi
@@ -1454,9 +1368,9 @@ fi
 # make my /etc/fonts/conf.d/ get used.
 # I have a new sans-serif font there because the default one
 # displays l and I as the same char, grrrrr.
-s fc-cache
+sudo fc-cache
 
-/a/bin/distro-setup/mymimes
+m /a/bin/distro-setup/mymimes
 
 
 sgo dynamicipupdate
@@ -1466,7 +1380,7 @@ sgo dynamicipupdate
 # dbus-launch makes this work within an ssh connection, otherwise you get this message,
 # with still 0 exit code.
 # dconf-WARNING **: failed to commit changes to dconf: Cannot autolaunch D-Bus without X11 $DISPLAY
-dbus-launch gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.media-handling automount-open false
+m dbus-launch gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.media-handling automount-open false
 
 
 # on grub upgrade, we get prompts unless we do this
@@ -1475,7 +1389,7 @@ for dev in $(s btrfs fil show /boot | sed -nr 's#.*path\s+(\S+)$#\1#p'); do
   devs+=("$(devbyid $dev),")
 done
 devs[-1]=${devs[-1]%,} # jonied by commas
-s debconf-set-selections <<EOF
+sudo debconf-set-selections <<EOF
 grub-pc grub-pc/install_devices multiselect ${devs[*]}
 EOF
 
@@ -1483,41 +1397,9 @@ EOF
 sgo btrfsmaint.timer
 sgo btrfsmaintstop.timer
 
-
-# the wiki backup script from ofswiki.org uses generic paths
-s lnf /p/c/machine_specific/li/mw_vars /root
-s lnf /k/backup/wiki_backup /root
-
-
-case $distro in
-  trisquel|ubuntu|debian)
-    # unison-gtk second, i want it to be default, not sure if that works
-    # with spa. note, I used to install from testing repo when using stable,
-    # but it shouldn't be needed since I wrote a script to handle mismatching
-    # compilers.
-    spa unison unison-gtk
-    ;;
-  arch)
-    spa unison gtk2
-    ;;
-esac
-
-case $distro in
-  arch)
-    # default is alsa, doesn\'t work with with pianobar
-    s dd of=/etc/libao.conf <<'EOF'
-default_driver=pulse
-EOF
-    ;;
-esac
-
-# # disabled due to my patch being in btrbk
-# case $distro in
-#     arch|debian|trisquel|ubuntu) pi btrbk ;;
-#     # others unknown
-# esac
-cd /a/opt/btrbk
-s make install
+# aren't autoupdating this, but I do check on it somewhat regularly.
+m cd /a/opt/btrbk
+sudo make install
 
 sgo btrbk.timer
 # note: to see when it was last run,
@@ -1529,121 +1411,36 @@ In mate settings settings, change scrolling to two-finger,
 because the default edge scroll doesn\'t work. Originally found this in debian.
 EOF
 
-case $distro in
-  debian)
-    # remove dep that came in with desktop
-    pu transmission-gtk
-    ;;
-esac
+# Remove dep that came in with desktop to fix associations.
+m pu transmission-gtk
 
+sudo gpasswd -a iank adm #needed for reading logs
 
-case $distro in
-  debian|trisquel|ubuntu) s gpasswd -a iank adm ;; #needed for reading logs
-esac
+m /a/bin/buildscripts/pithosfly
 
-/a/bin/buildscripts/pithosfly
-
-
-# based on guix manual instructions, also added code to profile
-pi nscd
-if ! type -p guix >/dev/null; then
-  cd $(mktemp -d)
-  wget https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/plain/etc/guix-install.sh
-  # added some stuff to envonment.sh for profile based on
-  # manual instructions
-  # wget https://sv.gnu.org/people/viewgpg.php?user_id=15145 -qO - | gpg --import -
-  # echo is to get past prompt
-  yes | sudo -E HOME=$HOME bash guix-install.sh || [[ $? == 141 ]]
-  guix install glibc-utf8-locales
-  guix package --install guile
-fi
-
-# install rust.
-curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | bash -s -- -y
-# todo: update this. updates in rust are stupidly complicate
-if ! which rg &>/dev/null; then
-  cargo install ripgrep
-fi
 
-#### tor
-case $distro in
-  # based on
-  # https://www.torproject.org/docs/rpms.html.en
-  # https://www.torproject.org/docs/debian.html.en
-  # todo: figure out if the running service needs to be restarted upon updates
-  # todo on fedora: setup non-dev packages
-  fedora)
-    s dd of=/etc/yum.repos.d/torproject.repo <<'EOF'
-[tor]
-name=Tor experimental repo
-enabled=1
-baseurl=http://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org/rpm/tor-testing/fc/20/$basearch/
-gpgcheck=1
-gpgkey=http://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org/rpm/RPM-GPG-KEY-torproject.org.asc
-
-[tor-source]
-name=Tor experimental source repo
-enabled=1
-autorefresh=0
-baseurl=http://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org/rpm/tor-testing/fc/20/SRPMS
-gpgcheck=1
-gpgkey=http://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org/rpm/RPM-GPG-KEY-torproject.org.asc
-EOF
+# # Based on guix manual instructions, also added code to profile.
+# # disabled since i'm not using it now.
+# pi nscd
+# if ! type -p guix >/dev/null; then
+#   cd $(mktemp -d)
+#   wget https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/plain/etc/guix-install.sh
+#   # added some stuff to envonment.sh for profile based on
+#   # manual instructions
+#   # wget https://sv.gnu.org/people/viewgpg.php?user_id=15145 -qO - | gpg --import -
+#   # echo is to get past prompt
+#   yes | sudo -E HOME=$HOME bash guix-install.sh || [[ $? == 141 ]]
+#   guix install glibc-utf8-locales
+#   guix package --install guile
+# fi
 
-    # to be secure, take a look at the fingerprint reported from the following install, and see if it matches from the link above:
-    # 3B9E EEB9 7B1E 827B CF0A  0D96 8AF5 653C 5AC0 01F1
-    sgo tor
-    /a/bin/buildscripts/tor-browser
-    ;;
-  ubuntu)
-    tu /etc/apt/sources.list "deb http://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org $(debian-codename) main"
-    gpg --keyserver keys.gnupg.net --recv 886DDD89
-    gpg --export A3C4F0F979CAA22CDBA8F512EE8CBC9E886DDD89 | sudo apt-key add -
-    p update
-    pi deb.torproject.org-keyring
-    pi tor
-    /a/bin/buildscripts/tor-browser
-    ;;
-  debian)
-    pi tor
-    /a/bin/buildscripts/tor-browser
-    ;;
-  arch)
-    pi tor tor-browser-en
-    sgo tor
-    ;;
-  # ubuntu unknown
-esac
 
-# nfs server
-case $distro in
-  fedora)
-    end_msg <<'EOF'
-fedora todo: disable the firewall or find a way to automate it.
-there's an unused section in t.org for tramikssion firewall setup
-
-fedora manual config for nfs:
-s firewall-config
-change to permanent configuration
-check the box for nfs
-was hard to figure this out, not sure if this is all needed, but
-unblock these too
-mountd: udp/tcp 20048
-portmapper, in firewall-config its called rpc-bind: udp/tcp 111
-troubleshooting, unblock things in rpcinfo -p
-make sure to reload the firewall to load the persistent configuration
 
+pi tor
+m /a/bin/buildscripts/tor-browser
 
-EOF
-    pi nfs-utils
-    ;;
-  debian|trisquel|ubuntu)
-    pi-nostart nfs-server
-    ;;
-  arch)
-    pi nfs-utils || pending_reboot=true
-    ;;
-esac
+# nfs server
+pi-nostart nfs-kernel-server
 
 # networkmanager has this nasty behavior on flidas: if the machine
 # crashes with dnsmasq running, on subsequent boot, it adds an entry to
@@ -1653,7 +1450,6 @@ esac
 # then based on whats in /run/dnsmasq/, i see we can run
 # s resolvconf -d NetworkManager
 # oh ya, and stoping NetworkManager leaves this crap behind without cleaning it up.
-ser stop NetworkManager
 ser disable NetworkManager
 
 
@@ -1666,11 +1462,10 @@ if [[ $HOSTNAME == frodo ]]; then
   tu /etc/exports <<'EOF'
 /k 10.0.0.0/24(rw,fsid=0,nohide,no_root_squash,async,no_subtree_check,insecure)
 EOF
-  s exportfs -rav
+  sudo exportfs -rav
 fi
 
 
-e "$end_msg_var"
 
 
 
@@ -1684,11 +1479,4 @@ e "$end_msg_var"
 
 ######### begin stuff belonging at the end    ##########
 
-echo 0 >~/.local/distro-end
-if $pending_reboot; then
-  echo "$0: pending reboot and then finished. doing it now."
-  s reboot now
-else
-  echo "$0: $(date): ending now)"
-fi
-exit 0
+end