====== Information ======
* openSUSE
* Tumbleweed
* GNOME
===== TODOs =====
* https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Wake-on-LAN
====== Download ======
* https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/iso/openSUSE-Tumbleweed-DVD-x86_64-Current.iso.sha256
http://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/iso/openSUSE-Tumbleweed-DVD-x86_64-Current.iso
====== Installation Notes ======
===== Partitioning =====
- ext4 ''/''
- No separate ''/home''
- Separate ''swap'' with suspend resize
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
nvme0n1 259:0 0 953.9G 0 disk
├─nvme0n1p1 259:1 0 512M 0 part /boot/efi
├─nvme0n1p2 259:2 0 938G 0 part /
└─nvme0n1p3 259:3 0 15.4G 0 part [SWAP]
====== PackageKit ======
pkill 'gnome-software' && sudo systemctl stop 'packagekit' && sudo zypper remove 'PackageKit'
sudo zypper addlock 'PackageKit'
====== Repositories ======
===== PackMan Essentials =====
* http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/Essentials
* Priority: 98
sudo rpm --import 'http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/Essentials/repodata/repomd.xml.key' && sudo zypper addrepo --check --gpgcheck-strict --refresh --priority '98' --name 'Packman Essentials repository (openSUSE_Tumbleweed)' 'http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/Essentials/' 'packman-essentials'
===== Wine =====
* https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Emulators:/Wine/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/
* Priority: 98
sudo rpm --import 'https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Emulators:/Wine/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/repodata/repomd.xml.key' && sudo zypper addrepo --check --gpgcheck-strict --refresh --priority '98' --name 'Wine (openSUSE_Tumbleweed)' 'https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Emulators:/Wine/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/' 'wine'
====== Software ======
===== Disable USB Source =====
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sudo zypper modifyrepo --disable --medium-type 'hd'
===== Update =====
==== System ====
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sudo zypper clean --all && sudo zypper refresh --force --services && sudo zypper dist-upgrade --details --allow-downgrade --allow-name-change --allow-arch-change --allow-vendor-change && sync
===== GNU nano =====
* Installs ''nano''
* Sets ''VISUAL'' and ''EDITOR'' to ''nano'' via environment variable
* Sets ''nowrap'' for current user
sudo zypper install 'nano' && export 'VISUAL=nano' && export 'EDITOR=nano' && echo -e 'export VISUAL=nano\nexport EDITOR=nano' | sudo tee '/etc/profile.d/editor-nano.sh' > '/dev/null' && cat '/etc/profile.d/editor-nano.sh' && mkdir -p ~/'.config/nano' && echo 'set nowrap' | tee ~/'.config/nano/nanorc' > '/dev/null' && cat ~/'.config/nano/nanorc'
===== Remove =====
sudo zypper remove --clean-deps baobab cheese evolution* gnome-clocks gnome-contacts gnome-maps gnome-music gnome-packagekit gnome-photos gnome-remote-desktop gnome-shell-search-provider-* gnome-software gnome-weather patterns-gnome-gnome_games myrlyn polari totem vinagre xscreensaver yelp irqbalance plymouth
sudo zypper addlock baobab cheese evolution* gnome-clocks gnome-contacts gnome-maps gnome-music gnome-packagekit gnome-photos gnome-remote-desktop gnome-shell-search-provider-* gnome-software gnome-weather patterns-gnome-gnome_games myrlyn polari totem vinagre xscreensaver yelp irqbalance plymouth
===== General =====
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sudo zypper install filezilla foliate gimp google-noto-*-fonts gnome-extensions nautilus-file-roller dynamic-wallpapers-11x keepassxc libreoffice rhythmbox MozillaThunderbird transmission-gtk vlc 7zip android-tools aria2 binutils htop icoutils nano secret-tool sensors unar yt-dlp
===== Intel =====
intel-media-driver intel-gpu-tools libvulkan_intel
ucode-intel
sudo intel_gpu_top -s '500' -p -m
===== Games =====
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doomsday
===== Wine =====
wine-staging wine-staging-32bit libSDL3-0-32bit gstreamer-plugins-base-32bit gstreamer-plugins-good-32bit gstreamer-plugins-bad-32bit gstreamer-plugins-ugly-32bit gstreamer-plugins-libav-32bit Mesa-libva-32bit
libvulkan_intel-32bit
===== systool =====
sysfsutils
sudo systool -v -m 'i915'
===== Tor Browser =====
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torbrowser-launcher
====== Settings ======
===== Keyboard Shortcuts =====
* [[#updater|Updater script]]
'/usr/bin/kgx'
'/usr/bin/bash' -c "secret-tool lookup 'keepass' 'default' | keepassxc --pw-stdin ~/'Documents/keepass.kdbx'"
'/usr/bin/kgx' -T 'openSUSE Updater' -e ~/'.local/scripts/opensuse-updater.sh'
'/usr/bin/kgx' -T 'Spinesnap UV' -e ~/'.local/scripts/spinesnap-uv.sh'
===== Printer =====
* http://localhost:631/admin
* :!: Log-in as ''root''
* Internet Printing Protocol (ipp) -> HP -> IPP Everywhere ™
* Color Mode: Device Gray
* Administration -> Set As Server Default
ipp://192.168.1.164/ipp/print
===== Network =====
==== DNS ====
* [[servers:upstream_dns_servers|More DNS Servers]]
9.9.9.9,149.112.112.112
2620:fe::fe,2620:fe::9
===== Rhythmbox =====
* See [[Information:Internet Radio|Internet Radio]]
===== Kernel Options =====
==== BPF Disable ====
* https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.html#unprivileged-bpf-disabled
* ''kernel.unprivileged_bpf_disabled = 0''
echo 'kernel.unprivileged_bpf_disabled=0' | sudo tee '/etc/sysctl.d/99-bpf-disable.conf' > '/dev/null' && cat '/etc/sysctl.d/99-bpf-disable.conf'
sudo sysctl 'kernel.unprivileged_bpf_disabled'
==== Legacy MMap ====
* https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man5/proc_sys_vm.5.html
* ''vm.legacy_va_layout = 1''
echo 'vm.legacy_va_layout=1' | sudo tee '/etc/sysctl.d/99-vm-legacy-va.conf' > '/dev/null' && cat '/etc/sysctl.d/99-vm-legacy-va.conf'
sudo sysctl 'vm.legacy_va_layout'
==== Intel Perf Counters ====
* https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/intel_graphics#Enable_performance_support
* ''dev.i915.perf_stream_paranoid = 0''
echo 'dev.i915.perf_stream_paranoid=0' | sudo tee '/etc/sysctl.d/99-i915-perf.conf' > '/dev/null' && cat '/etc/sysctl.d/99-i915-perf.conf'
sudo sysctl 'dev.i915.perf_stream_paranoid'
==== Magic SysRq key ====
* https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/sysrq.html
* ''kernel.sysrq = 1''
echo 'kernel.sysrq = 1' | sudo tee '/etc/sysctl.d/99-sysrq.conf' > '/dev/null' && cat '/etc/sysctl.d/99-sysrq.conf'
sudo sysctl 'kernel.sysrq'
==== Swappiness ====
* ''vm.swappiness = 0''
echo 'vm.swappiness = 0' | sudo tee '/etc/sysctl.d/99-swappiness.conf' > '/dev/null' && cat '/etc/sysctl.d/99-swappiness.conf'
sudo sysctl 'vm.swappiness'
===== GNOME =====
==== Extensions ====
* https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/545/hide-top-bar/
* https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1873/disable-unredirect-fullscreen-windows/
=== Unredirect Manual ===
* https://github.com/kazysmaster/gnome-shell-extension-disable-unredirect/issues/38
* https://github.com/kazysmaster/gnome-shell-extension-disable-unredirect/commit/87ee545a3bf737e933ded74d6390d3dc4d8ec318
* 2025/08/16: GNOME 48
sudo zypper install 'git-core'
git clone --branch 'master' --depth '1' --recurse-submodules 'https://github.com/kazysmaster/gnome-shell-extension-disable-unredirect.git' '/tmp/gnome-shell-extension-disable-unredirect'
mv -f '/tmp/gnome-shell-extension-disable-unredirect/unredirect@vaina.lt' ~/'.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions'
rm -Rf '/tmp/gnome-shell-extension-disable-unredirect'
=== Unredirect Manual 2 ===
* https://github.com/Exeos/disable-unredirect
sudo zypper install 'git-core'
git clone --branch 'master' --depth '1' --recurse-submodules 'https://github.com/Exeos/disable-unredirect.git' '/tmp/disable-unredirect-exeos'
mv -f '/tmp/disable-unredirect-exeos/src' ~/'.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/disable-unredirect@exeos'
rm -Rf '/tmp/disable-unredirect-exeos'
==== External Monitor Settings ====
* This copies the configured monitor settings from the current user to ''gdm'' and also applies it to the log-in screen
* Notably useful for setting a laptop's built-in screen as disabled for the log-in screen while used in a dock configuration
* [[linux;notes;gnome_hdmi_full_rgb|HDMI Full RGB]] notes
===== KeePassXC =====
==== Settings ====
* General -> [ ] Load previous databases on startup
* Security -> [x] Use DuckDuckGo service to download website icons
==== Add Database Password to GNOME Keyring ====
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secret-tool store --label='KeePass' 'keepass' 'default'
===== Laptop Power =====
* [[linux:notes:x86_energy_perf_policy|x86_energy_perf_policy udev Rule]]
===== lm_sensors =====
sudo sensors-detect --auto
sudo -e '/etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors'
===== Secure Shell =====
* See [[clients:secure_shell|Client]] notes to generate/restore public key
===== Disk Drives =====
==== Trim ====
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sudo systemctl enable 'fstrim.timer' --now && sudo systemctl start 'fstrim' && sync && sudo systemctl status 'fstrim' -l
===== Time =====
* :!: 2024/05/06: Even though ''chrony'' does NTP sync, it doesn't seem to write it to the hardware clock which is usually wrong after a CMOS reset ((starting Firefox quickly after rebooting has a wrong system clock certificate failure error))
* This sets the hardware clock to the current system/OS clock
* TODO: Figure out ''chrony'' command to do NTP sync
sudo hwclock --systohc
==== UTC ====
* [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/System_time#Time_standard|System time - ArchWiki]]
* Set RTC to UTC
* :!: Needed if Windows is installed first
* :!: Windows should also be set to UTC
* :?: TODO: Should this be ran on openSUSE that's using ''chrony'' instead?
sudo timedatectl set-local-rtc '0'
==== Verify ====
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timedatectl | grep local
====== Boot Loader ======
* [[linux:notes:kernel_parameters|More Kernel Parameters]]
===== Spinesnap =====
* :!: 2025/10/15: TODO: [[linux;notes;kernel_parameters_todo]]
rootflags='data=writeback'
dell_lis3lv02d.probe_i2c_addr='1'
==== i915 ====
sudo -e '/etc/modprobe.d/99-i915.conf'
options i915 mitigations=off
sudo dracut --force --regenerate-all
====== Drive Maintenance ======
===== EFI =====
* ''nvme0n1p1'' type ''vfat''
sudo umount '/boot/efi'
sudo dosfsck -a -t -w -v '/dev/nvme0n1p1'
sudo mount '/boot/efi'
===== XFS =====
* [[linux:notes:xfs|XFS]]
====== New Settings ======
===== gsettings =====
* [[linux;notes;gsettings|More gsettings]]
* :?: TODO: Touchpad disabled on external mouse applies with a USB keyboard
gsettings reset 'org.gnome.shell' 'app-picker-layout' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.mutter' 'experimental-features' '[]' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.interface' 'enable-animations' 'false' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.interface' 'clock-show-date' 'true' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.interface' 'clock-show-weekday' 'true' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.screen-time-limits' 'history-enabled' 'false' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences' 'focus-mode' 'click' && gsettings set 'org.gtk.gtk4.Settings.FileChooser' 'sort-directories-first' 'true' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.Console' 'restore-window-size' 'false' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.mouse' 'accel-profile' 'flat' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad' 'send-events' 'disabled-on-external-mouse' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad' 'natural-scroll' 'false' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad' 'tap-to-click' 'false' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad' 'tap-and-drag' 'false' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad' 'disable-while-typing' 'false' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad' 'click-method' 'areas' && gsettings set 'org.freedesktop.Tracker3.Miner.Files' 'enable-monitors' 'false' && gsettings set 'org.freedesktop.Tracker3.Miner.Files' 'crawling-interval' '-2' && gsettings set 'org.freedesktop.Tracker3.Miner.Files' 'index-on-battery' 'false' && gsettings set 'org.freedesktop.Tracker3.Miner.Files' 'index-on-battery-first-time' 'false' && gsettings reset 'org.gnome.Settings' 'last-panel'
===== hostname =====
sudo hostnamectl hostname 'Spinesnap'
sudo hostnamectl hostname 'x'
====== Tweaks ======
===== General =====
sudo -e '/etc/profile.d/general-tweaks.sh'
# General
export LD_BIND_NOW='1'
export LD_PREFER_MAP_32BIT_EXEC='1'
# GNOME
export GSK_RENDERER='cairo'
export GTK_A11Y='none'
export CLUTTER_PAINT='disable-dynamic-max-render-time'
# Mesa
export MESA_NO_ERROR='1'
export mesa_glthread='false'
export MESA_DISK_CACHE_DATABASE='0'
export MESA_DISK_CACHE_SINGLE_FILE='0'
export vk_xwayland_wait_ready='false'
export vk_x11_ignore_suboptimal='true'
export vk_wsi_force_bgra8_unorm_first='true'
export block_on_depleted_buffers='true'
# End
===== journald =====
sudo -e '/etc/systemd/journald.conf.d/99-tweaks.conf'
[Journal]
Storage=none
Compress=false
MaxLevelStore=0
MaxLevelSyslog=0
MaxLevelKMsg=0
MaxLevelConsole=0
MaxLevelWall=0
MaxLevelSocket=0
# End
sudo journalctl --vacuum-time='1s' --rotate
===== Dracut =====
sudo -e '/etc/dracut.conf.d/99-custom.conf' && sudo dracut --force --regenerate-all
# Compression
compress="cat"
# Machine-specific
do_strip="yes"
aggressive_strip="yes"
hostonly="yes"
hostonly_mode="strict"
early_microcode="no"
force_drivers+=" i915 "
# End
==== Undo ====
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sudo rm -f '/etc/dracut.conf.d/99-custom.conf' && sudo dracut --force --regenerate-all
===== fstab =====
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sudo -e '/etc/fstab'
==== swap ====
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,discard=once
==== XFS ====
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,noatime
==== EFI ====
* ''/boot/efi type vfat''
,discard,tz=UTC,shortname=winnt,usefree
==== ext4 ====
* ''data=writeback'' requires kernel parameter ''rootflags=data=writeback''
,data=writeback,nobarrier,journal_async_commit
=== Tweaks ===
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sudo tune2fs -O 'fast_commit' '/dev/nvme0n1p2'
===== Wine =====
* [[linux:notes:wine#tweaks]]
====== Scripts ======
===== Updater =====
mkdir -p ~/'.local/scripts' && nano ~/'.local/scripts/opensuse-updater.sh' && chmod +x ~/'.local/scripts/opensuse-updater.sh'
#!/bin/bash
sudo zypper clean --all
sudo zypper refresh --force --services
sudo zypper dist-upgrade --details --allow-downgrade --allow-name-change --allow-arch-change --allow-vendor-change
rm -Rf ~/'.cache/mesa_shader_cache'*
localsearch reset --filesystem
sudo fstrim --all --verbose
sync
zypper ps --short
echo 'Done.'
# End
~/'.local/scripts/opensuse-updater.sh'
===== Spinesnap UV =====
* [[bios:setup_var_mods:dell_latitude_5591_1.32#linux_uv_test]]
mkdir -p ~/'.local/scripts' && nano ~/'.local/scripts/spinesnap-uv.sh' && chmod +x ~/'.local/scripts/spinesnap-uv.sh'
#!/bin/bash
# CPU Core (-100.6 mV Offset Voltage)
sudo wrmsr --all '0x150' '80000011F3200000'
# CPU Core IccMax (255.75 A)
sudo wrmsr --all '0x150' '0x80000017000003ff'
# CPU Cache (-100.6 mV Offset Voltage)
sudo wrmsr --all '0x150' '80000211F3200000'
# CPU Cache IccMax (255.75 A)
sudo wrmsr --all '0x150' '0x80000217000003ff'
# System Agent (-100.6 mV Offset Voltage)
sudo wrmsr --all '0x150' '80000411F3200000'
# System Agent IccMax (255.75 A)
sudo wrmsr --all '0x150' '0x80000417000003ff'
echo 'Done.'
# End
~/'.local/scripts/spinesnap-uv.sh'
====== Notable Folders and Commands ======
* See [[linux;notes;misc]]