diff --git a/make_linux_nice.sh b/make_linux_nice.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+echo "Making Linux nice..."
+
+this_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd -P)"
+
+echo " - Modifying root user settings..."
+cp -f "$this_dir/nice-linux/.bashrc" /root/
+cp -f "$this_dir/nice-linux/.bash_aliases" /root/
+cp -f "$this_dir/nice-linux/.bash_logout" /root/
+cp -f "$this_dir/nice-linux/.bash_prompt" /root/
+cp -f "$this_dir/nice-linux/.profile" /root/
+cp -f "$this_dir/nice-linux/.vimrc" /root/
+cp -rf "$this_dir/nice-linux/.ssh" /root/
+
+echo " - Configuring ssh KeepAlive settings..."
+sed -i -E 's|^#[[:blank:]]*ClientAliveInterval[[:blank:]]*.*$|ClientAliveInterval 60|g; s|^#[[:blank:]]*ClientAliveCountMax[[:blank:]]*.*$|ClientAliveCountMax 10|g' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+
+echo " - Configuring Bluetooth timeouts..."
+sed -i -E 's|^(DiscoverableTimeout = ).*%|\10|g; s|^(PairableTimeout = ).*$|\10|g; s|^(AutoConnectTimeout = ).*$|\160|g; s|^(FastConnectable = ).*$|\1true|g' /etc/bluetooth/main.conf
+
+echo "Done."
diff --git a/nice-linux/.bash_aliases b/nice-linux/.bash_aliases
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+++ b/nice-linux/.bash_aliases
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+color_option=
+less_color_option=
+more_color_option=
+if [ -x /usr/bin/dircolors ]; then
+    test -r ~/.dircolors && eval "$(dircolors -b ~/.dircolors)" || eval "$(dircolors -b)"
+    color_option='--color=always'
+    less_color_option='-R'
+    more_color_option='-f'
+fi
+
+alias ls="ls --quoting-style=literal"
+#alias la='ls -A'
+#alias l='ls -CF'
+#alias ll='ls -l'
+alias dir="ls -lsAhF --quoting-style=literal $color_option"
+#alias vdir="vdir $color_option"
+alias less="less -R"
+alias more="more -f"
+alias md5sums='while IFS= read -r -d "" file; do md5sum "$file"; done < <(find * -type f -print0 | sort -s -z)'
+
+unset color_option less_color_option more_color_option
diff --git a/nice-linux/.bash_logout b/nice-linux/.bash_logout
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+++ b/nice-linux/.bash_logout
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+# ~/.bash_logout: executed by bash(1) when login shell exits.
+
+# when leaving the console clear the screen to increase privacy
+
+if [ "$SHLVL" = 1 ]; then
+    [ -x /usr/bin/clear_console ] && /usr/bin/clear_console -q
+fi
diff --git a/nice-linux/.bash_prompt b/nice-linux/.bash_prompt
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+++ b/nice-linux/.bash_prompt
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# set variable identifying the chroot you work in (used in the prompt below)
+if [ -z "${debian_chroot:-}" ] && [ -r /etc/debian_chroot ]; then
+    debian_chroot=$(cat /etc/debian_chroot)
+fi
+
+# Assume no color, unless otherwise detected.
+unset color_prompt
+
+# Check for color capabilities.
+case "$TERM" in
+    xterm-color|*-256color)
+        color_prompt=1
+        ;;
+
+    *)
+        if [ -x /usr/bin/tput ] && tput setaf 1 >&/dev/null; then
+            # We have color support; assume it's compliant with Ecma-48
+            # (ISO/IEC-6429). (Lack of such support is extremely rare, and such
+            # a case would tend to support setf rather than setaf.)
+            color_prompt=1
+        fi
+        ;;
+esac
+
+cyan=
+green=
+light_blue=
+normal=
+if [ ! -z "${color_prompt:-}" ]; then
+    none="\[\033[0m\]"
+    blue="\[\033[1;34m\]"
+    cyan="\[\033[0;36m\]"
+    green="\[\033[0;32m\]"
+    grey="\[\033[0;37m\]"
+    unset color_prompt
+fi
+PS1="${grey}[${green}\D{%D %r}${grey}]\n${cyan}${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot) }\u@\h${grey}:${blue}\w${grey}>${none}"
+unset none blue cyan green grey
+
+case "$TERM" in
+    xterm*|rxvt*)
+        # Set window title.
+        PS1="\[\e]0;${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot) }\u@\h:\w\a\]$PS1"
+        ;;
+esac
diff --git a/nice-linux/.bashrc b/nice-linux/.bashrc
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+++ b/nice-linux/.bashrc
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+# ~/.bashrc: executed by bash(1) for non-login shells.
+# see /usr/share/doc/bash/examples/startup-files (in the package bash-doc)
+# for examples
+
+# If not running interactively, don't do anything
+case $- in
+    *i*) ;;
+      *) return;;
+esac
+
+# don't put duplicate lines or lines starting with space in the history.
+# See bash(1) for more options
+HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth
+
+# append to the history file, don't overwrite it
+shopt -s histappend
+
+# for setting history length see HISTSIZE and HISTFILESIZE in bash(1)
+HISTSIZE=1000
+HISTFILESIZE=2000
+
+# check the window size after each command and, if necessary,
+# update the values of LINES and COLUMNS.
+shopt -s checkwinsize
+
+# If set, the pattern "**" used in a pathname expansion context will
+# match all files and zero or more directories and subdirectories.
+#shopt -s globstar
+
+# make less more friendly for non-text input files, see lesspipe(1)
+#[ -x /usr/bin/lesspipe ] && eval "$(SHELL=/bin/sh lesspipe)"
+
+if [ -f ~/.bash_prompt ]; then
+    . ~/.bash_prompt
+fi
+
+# colored GCC warnings and errors
+#export GCC_COLORS='error=01;31:warning=01;35:note=01;36:caret=01;32:locus=01:quote=01'
+
+# Alias definitions.
+# You may want to put all your additions into a separate file like
+# ~/.bash_aliases, instead of adding them here directly.
+# See /usr/share/doc/bash-doc/examples in the bash-doc package.
+
+if [ -f ~/.bash_aliases ]; then
+    . ~/.bash_aliases
+fi
+
+# enable programmable completion features (you don't need to enable
+# this, if it's already enabled in /etc/bash.bashrc and /etc/profile
+# sources /etc/bash.bashrc).
+if ! shopt -oq posix; then
+  if [ -f /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion ]; then
+    . /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion
+  elif [ -f /etc/bash_completion ]; then
+    . /etc/bash_completion
+  fi
+fi
diff --git a/nice-linux/.profile b/nice-linux/.profile
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+++ b/nice-linux/.profile
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+# ~/.profile: executed by the command interpreter for login shells.
+# This file is not read by bash(1), if ~/.bash_profile or ~/.bash_login
+# exists.
+# see /usr/share/doc/bash/examples/startup-files for examples.
+# the files are located in the bash-doc package.
+
+# the default umask is set in /etc/profile; for setting the umask
+# for ssh logins, install and configure the libpam-umask package.
+#umask 022
+
+# if running bash
+if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" ]; then
+    # include .bashrc if it exists
+    if [ -f "$HOME/.bashrc" ]; then
+        . "$HOME/.bashrc"
+    fi
+fi
+
+# set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists
+if [ -d "$HOME/bin" ] ; then
+    PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"
+fi
+
+# set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists
+if [ -d "$HOME/.local/bin" ] ; then
+    PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
+fi
diff --git a/nice-linux/.ssh/config b/nice-linux/.ssh/config
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+++ b/nice-linux/.ssh/config
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+Host *
+    ServerAliveInterval 60
+    ServerAliveCountMax 10
diff --git a/nice-linux/.vimrc b/nice-linux/.vimrc
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+++ b/nice-linux/.vimrc
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+set bs=2
+set number
+set laststatus=2
+set statusline=%f\ %m\ %=\ %y\ %{&fileencoding?&fileencoding:&encoding}\[%{&fileformat}\]\ L%l:C%c\ %p%%
diff --git a/update_all_keep_linux_nice.sh b/update_all_keep_linux_nice.sh
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index 0000000..056f429
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+++ b/update_all_keep_linux_nice.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+this_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd -P)"
+"$this_dir/update_all.sh"
+/bin/mount -o remount,rw /
+"$this_dir/make_linux_nice.sh"
+/bin/mount -o remount,ro /