====== Information ======

  * openSUSE ((https://www.opensuse.org/))
  * Tumbleweed ((https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Tumbleweed))
  * GNOME ((https://www.gnome.org/))

====== Download ======

  * http://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/iso/

  http://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/iso/openSUSE-Tumbleweed-DVD-x86_64-Current.iso

  https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/iso/openSUSE-Tumbleweed-DVD-x86_64-Current.iso.sha256

====== Installation Notes ======

===== Partitioning =====

  - ext4 ''/''
  - No separate ''/home''
  - Separate ''swap'' with suspend resize

<code>
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]</code>

===== TODOs =====

  * GRUB no Secure Boot support
  * GRUB timeout
  * MAC: None

====== 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 =====

****

  sudo zypper modifyrepo --disable --medium-type 'hd'

===== Update =====

==== System ====

****

  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

  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

===== General =====

****

  sudo zypper install filezilla foliate gimp google-noto-*-fonts gnome-extensions nautilus-file-roller wallpapers-openSUSE-extra keepassxc libreoffice rhythmbox MozillaThunderbird transmission-gtk vlc 7zip android-tools aria2 binutils htop icoutils nano secret-tool sensors unar yt-dlp 

===== Intel =====

  ucode-intel intel-media-driver intel-gpu-tools libvulkan_intel

  sudo intel_gpu_top -s '500' -p -m

===== Games =====

****

  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 =====

****

  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'

===== 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]]

<code>9.9.9.9,149.112.112.112</code>

<code>2620:fe::fe,2620:fe::9</code>

===== Rhythmbox =====

  * See [[Information:Internet Radio|Internet Radio]]

===== Kernel Options =====

==== 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'

==== 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

  sudo cp --remove-destination ~/'.config/monitors.xml' ~gdm/'.config/monitors.xml' && sudo chown 'gdm':'gdm' ~gdm/'.config/monitors.xml'

=== Undo ===

****

  sudo rm ~gdm/'.config/monitors.xml'

===== KeePassXC =====

==== Settings ====

  * General -> [ ] Load previous databases on startup
  * Security -> [x] Use DuckDuckGo service to download website icons

==== Add Database Password to GNOME Keyring ====

****

  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 ====

****

  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 ====

****

  timedatectl | grep local

====== Boot Loader ======

  * [[linux:notes:kernel_parameters|More Kernel Parameters]]

===== Spinesnap =====

  * 2025/08/25
  * TODO: [[bsd;freebsd_14.3_xfce#loaderconf|FreeBSD]] ''i915'' ips, etc
  * TODO: Check ''iwlwifi.bt_coex_active'' default with ''systool''

<code>acpi_osi='Linux' idle='halt' nohz='off' preempt='full' iommu='pt' pci='nocrs,pcie_bus_perf,realloc,pcie_scan_all,big_root_window' pcie_aspm='off' pcie_port_pm='off' ahci.mobile_lpm_policy='1' iwlmvm.power_scheme='1' nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us='0' nvme.noacpi='1' nowatchdog modprobe.blacklist='iTCO_wdt' tsc='nowatchdog' snd_hda_intel.power_save='0' usbcore.autosuspend='-1' i915.enable_fbc='0' i915.enable_psr='0' i915.enable_dc='0' i915.enable_guc='3' i915.guc_log_level='0' i915.nuclear_pageflip='1' rootflags='data=writeback' iwlwifi.bt_coex_active='0'</code>

==== 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'

===== ext4 =====

  * TODO

====== New Settings ======

===== gsettings =====

==== gdm ====

  sudo runuser -u 'gdm' -- dbus-run-session gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.interface' 'enable-animations' 'false'

  sudo runuser -u 'gdm' -- dbus-run-session gsettings set 'org.gnome.mutter' 'experimental-features' '[]'

==== User ====

  * [[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'

<code>
# GTK
export GSK_RENDERER='cairo'
export GTK_A11Y='none'

# Mesa
export MESA_NO_ERROR='1'
export mesa_glthread='false'
export MESA_DISK_CACHE_DATABASE='0'
export MESA_DISK_CACHE_SINGLE_FILE='0'

# Clutter
export CLUTTER_PAINT='disable-dynamic-max-render-time'
export CLUTTER_VBLANK='none'

# Mutter
export MUTTER_DEBUG_FORCE_KMS_MODE='simple'

# End</code>

===== Dracut =====

  sudo -e '/etc/dracut.conf.d/99-custom.conf' && sudo dracut --force --regenerate-all

<code>
# Compression
compress="cat"

# Machine-specific
do_strip="yes"
aggressive_strip="yes"
hostonly="yes"
hostonly_mode="strict"

# End</code>

==== Undo ====

****

  sudo rm -f '/etc/dracut.conf.d/99-custom.conf' && sudo dracut --force --regenerate-all

===== ext4 =====

  * ''nvme0n1p2'' type ''ext4''

  sudo tune2fs -O 'fast_commit' '/dev/nvme0n1p2'

===== fstab =====

  * ''swap'' and ext4 ''/'' on NVMe
  * ''data=writeback'' requires kernel parameter ''rootflags=data=writeback''

  sudo -e '/etc/fstab'

  ,discard=once

  ,data=writeback,nobarrier,journal_async_commit

===== Wine =====

  * [[linux:notes:wine#tweaks]]

====== Scripts ======

===== Updater =====

  mkdir -p ~/'.local/scripts' && nano ~/'.local/scripts/opensuse-updater.sh' && chmod +x ~/'.local/scripts/opensuse-updater.sh'

<code>
#!/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</code>

  ~/'.local/scripts/opensuse-updater.sh'

====== Notable Folders and Commands ======

  * See [[linux;notes;misc]]