• openSUSE ¹⁾
• Tumbleweed ²⁾
• GNOME ³⁾

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

• ISO and SHA256 hash

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

• For Live USB sessions (use DVD above for installations)
• Has persistence on USB by-default
• Used for the environment for Drive Wipes
• 2024: Xfce Live image has issues with Locale which prevents python3-smbios-utils from working to set Dell fan speed profiles (TODO: Test GNOME)

• https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/iso/openSUSE-Tumbleweed-GNOME-Live-x86_64-Current.iso

https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/iso/openSUSE-Tumbleweed-GNOME-Live-x86_64-Current.iso

• 2016: EFI/opensuse/grubx64.efi ⁴⁾

1. ext4 or ext2 / ⁵⁾
2. No separate /home
3. Separate swap without suspend resize (still suspends fine without resize)

• 2024/05/18: systemd-boot doesn't delete old initrds automatically, doesn't handle typewriter apostrophes, doesn't support dracut.conf settings, and doesn't seem faster than GRUB

• PackageKit is an long-standing, consistent annoyance when using zypper at random times
• This uninstalls it, and prevents it from being automatically re-installed
• This was still necessary as of 2024/05/06

sudo systemctl stop 'packagekit' && sudo zypper remove 'PackageKit' && sync

sudo zypper addlock 'PackageKit'

• https://keybase.io

• Repository Priority: 98
• Provides the Keybase GUI client

• The repo itself isn't signed, but the packages are ⁶⁾

sudo rpm --import 'https://keybase.io/docs/server_security/code_signing_key.asc' && sudo zypper addrepo --check --refresh --priority '98' --no-gpgcheck 'http://prerelease.keybase.io/rpm/$basearch' 'Keybase'

• http://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/

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

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

sudo fwupdmgr refresh --force && sudo fwupdmgr update --verbose

flatpak update && sudo flatpak update

• 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'

sudo zypper install evolution filezilla foliate gbrainy gimp google-noto-*-fonts gnome-extensions gstreamer-plugin-openh264 keepassxc libreoffice mpv transmission-gtk rhythmbox android-tools aria2 binutils chrony flashrom hdparm htop icoutils libnotify-tools nano openssl-1_1 7zip secret-tool sensors unar wget xrandr yt-dlp 

• AMD CPUs have ucode-amd

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

• https://keybase.io
• Make sure to run run_keybase in a Terminal after installation

keybase

• winetricks is included within the wine package and isn't a separate install

wine-staging libpulse0-32bit gstreamer-plugins-bad-32bit gstreamer-plugins-bad-fluidsynth-32bit gstreamer-plugins-base-32bit gstreamer-plugins-good-32bit gstreamer-plugins-libav-32bit gstreamer-plugins-ugly-32bit libvulkan_intel libvulkan_intel-32bit

torbrowser-launcher

kgx

bash -c "secret-tool lookup 'keepass' 'default' | keepassxc --pw-stdin ~/'Documents/keepass.kdbx'"

kgx --command="sudo sh -c 'zypper clean --all && zypper refresh --force --services && zypper dist-upgrade --details --allow-downgrade --allow-name-change --allow-arch-change --allow-vendor-change && sync && flatpak update && sync && fstrim --all --verbose && sync && read -n '1' -s -r -p 'Done''"

• Listed respectively to above

• Ctrl + Alt + T
• Ctrl + Alt + Z
• Pause, Menu, F6, or Launch1

• 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

• Quad9, see dns_servers for other addresses

9.9.9.9,149.112.112.112

2620:fe::fe,2620:fe::9

• Sort folders before files

• See Internet Radio

• https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000177768/guide-to-dell-power-manager

sudo zypper install -y 'python3-smbios-utils' && sudo smbios-thermal-ctl --set-thermal-mode='performance' && sudo zypper remove --clean-deps -y 'python3-smbios-utils'

• 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' | grep 'dev.i915.perf_stream_paranoid = 0'

• 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'

• 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' | grep 'vm.swappiness = 0'

• System-specific boot optimization
• Expects GRUB
• Be sure to undo this if planning on booting the same disk install on different hardware, notably for servers

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

compress="cat"
do_strip="yes"
aggressive_strip="yes"
hostonly="yes"
hostonly_mode="strict"
fileloglvl="0"
sysloglvl="0"
stdloglvl="0"

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

• More Kernel Parameters

sudo yast2 'bootloader'

• Last updated: 2024/05/18 with GRUB

preempt='none' nohz='off' acpi_osi='Linux' i915.enable_dc='0' i915.enable_fbc='0' i915.enable_psr='0' i915.enable_hangcheck='0' i915.panel_use_ssc='0' i915.nuclear_pageflip='1' i915.request_timeout_ms='200000' i915.enable_guc='3' pcie_ports='native' pci='pcie_bus_perf,realloc,pcie_scan_all,big_root_window' pcie_aspm='off' video='HDMI-A-1:1920x1080MR@75' reboot='pci' idle='halt' usbhid.quirks='0x1b1c:0x1b75:0x20000408' usbcore.quirks='1b1c:1b75:gn'

• https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/problem-with-usb-network-card-asix-ax88179_178a-driver-usb-2-2-usb-disconnect.126741/
• https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Other-Linux-Discussions/USB-C-to-ethernet-adaptors-disconnect-on-irregular-interval/m-p/5106995
• 2024/06/01: AX88179 on Windows 10 is an absolute unstable nightmare regardless of all driver-exposed power-saving and offloading settings disabled

usbcore.autosuspend=-1

usbcore.quirks=0bda:8156:k

usbcore.quirks=17ef:720c:k

USB\VID_0B95&PID_1790&REV_0200

• 2023/07/23: It's been the cause of far too many issues and solving nothing while doing it

• Last tested: 2024/05/17

cat '/etc/gdm/custom.conf' | grep '#WaylandEnable' > '/dev/null' && sudo sed -i 's/'#WaylandEnable=false'/'WaylandEnable=false'/g' '/etc/gdm/custom.conf' && cat '/etc/gdm/custom.conf' | grep 'WaylandEnable=false'

sudo -e '/etc/gdm/custom.conf'

• See evdev
• Last tested: 2024/05/17

• https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/545/hide-top-bar/
• https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1873/disable-unredirect-fullscreen-windows/ ⁷⁾

• 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'

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

• Last updated: 2024/05/06

gsettings reset 'org.gnome.shell' 'app-picker-layout' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.interface' 'enable-animations' 'false' && 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.mouse' 'accel-profile' 'flat' && 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.gnome.desktop.interface' 'clock-show-date' 'true' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences' 'focus-mode' 'click' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.software' 'download-updates' 'false' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.interface' 'clock-show-weekday' 'true'

gsettings reset 'org.gnome.shell' 'app-picker-layout'

gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.interface' 'enable-animations' 'false'

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.mouse' 'accel-profile' 'flat'

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.gnome.desktop.interface' 'clock-show-date' 'true'

gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences' 'focus-mode' 'click'

gsettings set 'org.gnome.software' 'download-updates' 'false'

gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.interface' 'clock-show-weekday' 'true'

• https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-weather/-/issues/247

sudo zypper rm --clean-deps 'gnome-weather'

• General → [ ] Load previous databases on startup
• Security → [x] Use DuckDuckGo service to download website icons

secret-tool store --label='KeePass' 'keepass' 'default'

• See Laptop Power Management
• Last tested: 2024/05/17

watch --interval '0.5' grep \'cpu MHz\' '/proc/cpuinfo'

• Run after initial install

run_keybase

sudo sensors-detect --auto

sudo -e '/etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors'

• ArchWiki mpv High quality configurations

mkdir -p ~/'.config/mpv' && nano ~/'.config/mpv/mpv.conf'

save-position-on-quit
sub-auto=fuzzy
force-window=yes
profile=gpu-hq
scale=ewa_lanczossharp
cscale=ewa_lanczossharp
video-sync=display-resample
interpolation
tscale=oversample
hwdec=vaapi
hwdec-codecs=all

vo=dmabuf-wayland

• See Client notes to generate/restore public key

• Add ,barrier=0 after defaults for the / mountpoint ⁸⁾
• Expects ext4

sudo -e '/etc/fstab'

,barrier=0

• Add ,discard=once after defaults for the swap mountpoint ⁹⁾
• According to the swapon man page, setting this in fstab is acceptable

sudo -e '/etc/fstab'

,discard=once

sudo systemctl enable 'fstrim.timer' --now && sudo systemctl start 'fstrim' && sync && sudo systemctl status 'fstrim' -l

• 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 ¹⁰⁾
• This sets the hardware clock to the current system/OS clock
• TODO: Figure out chrony command to do NTP sync

sudo hwclock --systohc

• 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'

timedatectl | grep local

• See Wine

• This sets Full RGB and other options for a connected display (HDMI)
• See proptest_full_rgb for more ports and examples
• This works on Wayland as well as GNOME on Xorg even with Wayland globally-disabled from custom.conf
• The numbers 103 and after the connector change depending on the hardware and need checked from proptest on a Wayland session ¹¹⁾

• Last tested: 2024/05/18 on GNOME 46 on Xorg

sudo zypper install -y 'libdrm-tools' && sudo -e '/etc/gdm/PostLogin/Default' && sudo chmod +x '/etc/gdm/PostLogin/Default' && sync

# Broadcast RGB (99) to Full (1)
proptest -M 'i915' -D '/dev/dri/card'* '103' 'connector' '99' '1'

# content type (107) to Game (4)
proptest -M 'i915' -D '/dev/dri/card'* '103' 'connector' '107' '4'

# Colorspace (106) to opRGB (7)
proptest -M 'i915' -D '/dev/dri/card'* '103' 'connector' '106' '7'

# max bpc (108) to 8
proptest -M 'i915' -D '/dev/dri/card'* '103' 'connector' '108' '8'

# End

• See Firefox if old configuration is needed, otherwise use Firefox Sync
• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Firefox/Privacy

• See about:config for more info
• layout.frame_rate ideally needs set if using Wayland and above 60Hz

layout.frame_rate

extensions.screenshots.disabled

extensions.pocket.enabled

security.tls.enable_kyber

• uBlock Origin
• Decentraleyes
• Privacy Badger

https://www.fanboy.co.nz/fanboy-problematic-sites.txt
https://www.fanboy.co.nz/r/fanboy-ultimate.txt
https://www.fanboy.co.nz/fanboy-cookiemonster_ubo.txt
https://www.fanboy.co.nz/enhancedstats.txt

• Quad9, see dns_servers for other addresses

https://dns.quad9.net/dns-query

• For workstations that run servers as a secondary directive
• For headless servers, use openSUSE TW (Server)

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

[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

• 06:00 Oak

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

[Unit]
Description=Software Package Maintenance and Updater
After=network-online.target
Wants=network-online.target

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

[Install]
WantedBy=timers.target

• See misc_linux