Add cool chars to README, lsd alias, and Ubuntu telemetry disable script

systemscripts/disable_ubuntu_telemetry.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Check if script is run as root
+if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Please run this script with sudo."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Explicitly decline data collection for ubuntu-report (if it was not removed)
+echo "Declining data collection for ubuntu-report..."
+if command -v ubuntu-report &> /dev/null; then
+    ubuntu-report -f send no
+fi
+
+# Remove telemetry packages
+echo "Removing telemetry packages..."
+sudo apt purge -y ubuntu-report popularity-contest apport whoopsie apport-symptoms
+
+# Prevent packages from being reinstalled
+echo "Preventing telemetry packages from being reinstalled..."
+sudo apt-mark hold ubuntu-report popularity-contest apport whoopsie apport-symptoms
+
+# Block telemetry domains
+echo "Blocking telemetry domains..."
+sudo bash -c 'echo "127.0.0.1 www.metrics.ubuntu.com" >> /etc/hosts'
+sudo bash -c 'echo "127.0.0.1 metrics.ubuntu.com" >> /etc/hosts'
+sudo bash -c 'echo "127.0.0.1 www.popcon.ubuntu.com" >> /etc/hosts'
+sudo bash -c 'echo "127.0.0.1 popcon.ubuntu.com" >> /etc/hosts'
+
+# Disable error reporting in settings (requires GUI interaction)
+echo "To fully disable telemetry, ensure 'Send error reports to Canonical' is set to 'Never' in Settings → Privacy → Diagnostics."
+
+echo "Telemetry disabling completed."