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

  * openSUSE
  * Tumbleweed
  * Server

  * 2026/01/02: TODO: Update

  * Alira = Dell Precision M6500 ((Legacy/MBR))

  openSUSE Tumbleweed

===== TODOs =====

  * Script for ''~/backups'' to NAS
  * Auto-delete old ''~/backups'' ([[servers:linux:nginx:dokuwiki?rev=1745861772#maintenance|dokuwiki]])

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

  * 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

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

  openSUSE-Tumbleweed-DVD-x86_64-Snapshot20251228-Media.iso

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

===== Partitioning =====

  - ext2 ''/''
  - No separate ''/home''
  - Separate ''swap'' without suspend resize

<code>
NAME   MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
sda      8:0    0 465.8G  0 disk 
├─sda1   8:1    0     8M  0 part 
├─sda2   8:2    0 463.8G  0 part /
└─sda3   8:3    0     2G  0 part [SWAP]</code>

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

  * GRUB2

====== Software ======

===== Disable USB Source =====

****

  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 'plymouth'

  sudo zypper addlock 'plymouth'

===== General =====

****

  sudo zypper install aria2 htop 7zip sensors unar 

===== CPU microcode =====

****

  ucode-intel

====== Settings ======

===== Laptop Server =====

  * This tells ''systemd'' to ignore Lid close events and prevents system suspend

  sudo mkdir -p '/etc/systemd/logind.conf.d' && echo -e "[Login]\nHandleLidSwitch=ignore" | sudo tee '/etc/systemd/logind.conf.d/99-laptop-server.conf' > '/dev/null'

  sudo -e '/etc/systemd/logind.conf.d/99-laptop-server.conf'

===== NetworkManager =====

  * [[servers:upstream_dns_servers|More DNS Servers]]

<code>nmcli con show</code>

<code>sudo nmcli connection modify 'Wired connection 1' 'ipv4.dns' '192.168.1.1,9.9.9.9,149.112.112.112'</code>

<code>sudo nmcli connection modify 'Wired connection 1' 'ipv6.dns' '2620:fe::fe,2620:fe::9'</code>

<code>sudo nmcli connection modify 'Wired connection 1' 'ipv4.address' '192.168.1.152/24'</code>

<code>sudo nmcli connection modify 'Wired connection 1' 'ipv4.gateway' '192.168.1.1'</code>

<code>sudo nmcli connection modify 'Wired connection 1' 'ipv4.method' 'manual'</code>

<code>sudo nmcli connection up 'Wired connection 1'</code>

===== lm_sensors =====

  sudo sensors-detect --auto

  sudo -e '/etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors'

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

  * Boot Code Options -> Boot Loader: ''GRUB2''
  * Kernel Parameters -> CPU Mitigations: ''Auto''
  * Kernel Parameters -> ''[ ]'' Graphical console
  * Bootloader Options -> Timeout in Seconds: ''0''
  * Bootloader Options -> ''[ ]'' Probe Foreign OS

  sudo yast2 'bootloader'

===== Alira =====

  * [[linux:notes:kernel_parameters|More Kernel Parameters]]
  * Last updated: 2025/12/09

  acpi_osi='Linux' reboot='pci' hibernate='no' preempt='full' iommu='pt' pci='pcie_bus_perf' drm_kms_helper.poll='0' drm_kms_helper.fbdev_emulation='0' hostname='localhost' nomodeset module_blacklist='amdgpu'

==== modprobe.d ====

  * [[linux;notes;modprobe.d_tweaks#alira|Notes]]

==== Dracut ====

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

<code>
kernel_cmdline="rd.luks=0 rd.lvm=0 rd.md=0 rd.dm=0"

omit_drivers+=" radeon "
omit_dracutmodules+=" i18n resume "

# End</code>

==== systemd-analyze ====

  * 2025/12/09

<code>
Startup finished in 1.314s (kernel) + 2.195s (initrd) + 6.832s (userspace) = 10.342s 
multi-user.target reached after 6.831s in userspace.</code>

  systemd-analyze

==== lsinitrd ====

  * 2025/12/09

  Image: /boot/initrd-6.18.0-1-default: 37M

  lsinitrd

====== Drive Maintenance ======

===== Trim =====

  sudo systemctl enable 'fstrim.timer' --now

  sudo systemctl start 'fstrim' && sudo systemctl status 'fstrim' -l

  sudo fstrim -v -a

===== Time =====

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  sudo timedatectl 'set-ntp' 'true' && sudo hwclock --systohc && timedatectl status

====== Automatic Updates ======

===== Service =====

  sudo -e '/etc/systemd/system/suse-up.service'

<code>
[Service]
Type=oneshot

ExecStartPre='/usr/bin/zypper' clean --all

ExecStart='/usr/bin/zypper' --non-interactive refresh --force --services
ExecStart='/usr/bin/zypper' --non-interactive dist-upgrade --auto-agree-with-licenses --allow-downgrade --allow-name-change --allow-arch-change --allow-vendor-change

ExecStartPost='/usr/bin/sync'
ExecStartPost='/usr/bin/systemctl' reboot

# End</code>

===== Timer =====

  * ''06:00'' Alira

  sudo -e '/etc/systemd/system/suse-up.timer' && sudo systemctl daemon-reload && sudo systemctl enable 'suse-up.timer' --now

<code>
[Unit]
Description=openSUSE OS Updater
After=network-online.target
Wants=network-online.target

[Timer]
OnCalendar=*-*-* 06:00:00
Persistent=true

[Install]
WantedBy=timers.target

# End</code>

====== Tweaks ======

===== 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 ====

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

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

  * See [[linux:notes:misc]]