• openSUSE
• Tumbleweed
• Xfce

• 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-Snapshot20251108-Media.iso

1. ext2 /
2. No separate /home
3. Separate swap without suspend resize

NAME        MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
nvme0n1     259:0    0 953.9G  0 disk 
├─nvme0n1p1 259:1    0     1G  0 part /boot/efi
├─nvme0n1p2 259:2    0 950.9G  0 part /
└─nvme0n1p3 259:3    0     2G  0 part [SWAP]

• GRUB2 for EFI ¹⁾

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

sudo zypper addlock 'PackageKit'

• 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'

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

• 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'

• TODO (GNOME-specific)

sudo zypper remove --clean-deps baobab cheese 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 plymouth

sudo zypper addlock baobab cheese 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 plymouth

• TODO: binutils included something useful

sudo zypper install firefox-esr filezilla foliate gimp google-noto-*-fonts keepassxc libreoffice MozillaThunderbird transmission-gtk vlc 7zip android-tools aria2 htop secret-tool sensors unar yt-dlp 

binutils

• TODO: xf86-video-intel pulls-in intel-vaapi-driver but not intel-media-driver

intel-gpu-tools libvulkan_intel

intel-vaapi-driver

intel-media-driver

sudo intel_gpu_top -s '500' -p -m

doomsday

wine-staging-wow64 winetricks icoutils

torbrowser-launcher

sudo zypper remove --clean-deps 'MozillaFirefox' && sudo zypper addlock 'MozillaFirefox' && sudo zypper install 'firefox-esr'

• Updater script
• TODO: Xfce Terminal

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

'/usr/bin/kgx' -T 'openSUSE Updater' -e ~/'.local/scripts/opensuse-updater.sh'

• 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

• More DNS Servers

1.1.1.2,1.0.0.2

2606:4700:4700::1112,2606:4700:4700::1002

• 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'

• 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'

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/intel_graphics#Enable_performance_support
• Requires i915 early-loaded

• 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'

• https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/sysrq.html
• Allows REISUB

• 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'

• TODO

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

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

• x86_energy_perf_policy udev Rule

sudo sensors-detect --auto

sudo -e '/etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors'

• This sets the hardware clock to the current system/OS clock

sudo hwclock --systohc

• More Kernel Parameters

• TODO: kernel_parameters_todo (modprobe.d i915/nvme/etc)
• Last updated: 2025/11/07

acpi_osi='Linux' hibernate='no' idle='halt' nohz='off' preempt='full' iommu='pt' pci='pcie_bus_perf,realloc,pcie_scan_all,big_root_window' pcie_aspm='off' pcie_port_pm='off' module_blacklist='iTCO_wdt,intel_oc_wdt' nowatchdog tsc='nowatchdog' drm_kms_helper.poll='0' drm_kms_helper.fbdev_emulation='0' hostname='localhost'

sudo systemctl enable 'fstrim.timer' --now

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

• nvme0n1p1 type vfat

sudo umount '/boot/efi' && sudo dosfsck -a -t -w -v '/dev/nvme0n1p1' && sudo mount '/boot/efi'

sudo -e '/etc/profile.d/general-tweaks.sh'

# General
export LD_BIND_NOW='1'

# GTK
export GSK_RENDERER='cairo'
export GTK_A11Y='none'

# Intel
#export ANV_NO_GPL='1'
export force_guc_low_latency='true'
export allow_compressed_fallback='true'

# Mesa
export MESA_NO_ERROR='1'
export mesa_glthread='false'
export MESA_DISK_CACHE_DATABASE='0'
export MESA_DISK_CACHE_SINGLE_FILE='0'
export allow_higher_compat_version='true'
export vk_x11_ignore_suboptimal='true'
export vk_wsi_force_bgra8_unorm_first='true'
export block_on_depleted_buffers='true'
export disable_throttling='true'
export force_integer_tex_nearest='true'

# End

sudo -e '/etc/systemd/journald.conf.d/99-tweaks.conf' && sudo journalctl --vacuum-time='1s' --rotate

[Journal]
Storage=none
Compress=false
MaxLevelStore=0
MaxLevelSyslog=0
MaxLevelKMsg=0
MaxLevelConsole=0
MaxLevelWall=0
MaxLevelSocket=0

# End

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

sudo -e '/etc/fstab'

,discard=once

• / type ext2

,noquota,noiversion,noatime

• /boot/efi type vfat

,discard,tz=UTC,shortname=winnt

• Notes

• xorg.conf_snippets

• TODO: modesetting vs intel DDX

xfce4-session-settings

'/usr/bin/bash' -c "'/usr/bin/xrandr' --output 'HDMI-1' --set 'Broadcast RGB' 'Full' && '/usr/bin/xrandr' --output 'HDMI-1' --set 'content type' 'Game' && '/usr/bin/xrandr' --output 'HDMI-1' --set 'Colorspace' 'opRGB'"

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'*

sudo fstrim --all --verbose

sync
zypper ps --short
echo 'Done.'

# End

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

• See misc