• Fedora Workstation ¹⁾
• 38

• https://getfedora.org/en/workstation/download

• Respins-SIG

• https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/live-respins

• Installing f2fs-tools in the Live environment before starting the installer allows for selecting F2FS for partitions in Anaconda
• 2023/07/24: RPM Fusion doesn't seem necessary for media playback, but notably includes intel-media-driver

• 2023/07/18: Doesn't seem to work for F38

• https://anaconda-installer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/boot-options.html#inst-sdboot
• https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/cleanup_systemd_install

inst.sdboot

1. Delete /home
2. Delete /
3. Leave /boot at ext4
4. Re-create / without specifying a size
5. Leave / at ext4

• https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/
• Unified hosts + fakenews + gambling + porn + social

• Only run once

ls '/etc/hosts~' || wget -O '/tmp/hosts-tmp' 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/fakenews-gambling-porn-social/hosts' && sudo cp --backup '/tmp/hosts-tmp' '/etc/hosts' && sudo restorecon -F -I -R '/etc/hosts' && sync

ls '/etc/hosts~' && wget -O '/tmp/hosts-tmp' 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/fakenews-gambling-porn-social/hosts' && sudo mv --force '/tmp/hosts-tmp' '/etc/hosts' && sudo restorecon -F -I -R '/etc/hosts' && sync

ls '/etc/hosts~' && sudo restorecon -F -I -R '/etc/hosts~' && sudo mv --force '/etc/hosts~' '/etc/hosts' && sync

• Disables Delta RPMs with deltarpm=false

echo 'deltarpm=false' | sudo tee --append '/etc/dnf/dnf.conf' > '/dev/null' && cat '/etc/dnf/dnf.conf' | grep 'deltarpm=false'

sudo -e '/etc/dnf/dnf.conf'

• Useful for fresh installations where repo(s) can be added, and then package updates can be ran afterwards unattended without having sudo timeout and re-prompt for the password

sudo su

• https://rpmfusion.org

• https://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora

sudo rpm --import 'https://rpmfusion.org/keys?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-free-fedora-2020' && sync && sudo dnf install 'https://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-'$(rpm -E %fedora)'.noarch.rpm' -y && sync

wget -O '/tmp/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-free' 'https://rpmfusion.org/keys?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-free-fedora-2020' && sudo restorecon -F -I -R '/tmp/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-free' && sudo rpm --import '/tmp/GPG-rpmfusion-free' && wget -O '/tmp/rpmfusion-free.rpm' 'https://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-38.noarch.rpm' && sudo restorecon -F -I -R '/tmp/rpmfusion-free.rpm' && sudo dnf install '/tmp/rpmfusion-free.rpm' -y && sync

• https://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora

sudo rpm --import 'https://rpmfusion.org/keys?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-nonfree-fedora-2020' && sync && sudo dnf install 'https://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-'$(rpm -E %fedora)'.noarch.rpm' -y && sync

wget -O '/tmp/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-nonfree' 'https://rpmfusion.org/keys?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-nonfree-fedora-2020' && sudo restorecon -F -I -R '/tmp/RPM-GPG-KEY-rpmfusion-nonfree' && sudo rpm --import '/tmp/GPG-rpmfusion-nonfree' && wget -O '/tmp/rpmfusion-nonfree.rpm' 'https://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-38.noarch.rpm' && sudo restorecon -F -I -R '/tmp/rpmfusion-nonfree.rpm' && sudo dnf install '/tmp/rpmfusion-nonfree.rpm' -y && sync

• See dnf_autoremove_fix if dnf autoremove fails

sudo dnf autoremove -y && sudo dnf distro-sync -y && 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 dnf install 'nano' -y && 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'

• Provides interesting firmware files

sudo dnf install 'rpmfusion-free-release-tainted' 'rpmfusion-nonfree-release-tainted'

• https://rpmfusion.org/Howto/Multimedia

sudo dnf swap 'ffmpeg-free' 'ffmpeg' --allowerasing

sudo dnf groupupdate 'core' 'multimedia' 'sound-and-video' --setop='install_weak_deps=False' --exclude='PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin' --allowerasing && sync

sudo dnf install evolution file-roller filezilla foliate gbrainy gimp gnome-extensions-app irqbalance keepassxc mpv transmission-gtk android-tools aria2 binutils hdparm htop icoutils kernel-tools lm_sensors openssl1.1 p7zip p7zip-plugins smbios-utils-python unar wget xfsprogs-xfs_scrub xrandr yt-dlp 

google-noto-*-vf-fonts gstreamer1-plugin-openh264 openh264 mozilla-openh264

ffmpeg-libs

intel-media-driver

libdvdcss *'-firmware'

wine winetricks mesa-libd3d mesa-libd3d.i686 openssl1.1.i686

gnome-terminal

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

gnome-terminal --command "sudo sh -c 'dnf clean 'all' && dnf distro-sync -y && sync && flatpak update && wget -O '/tmp/sb-hosts' 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/fakenews-gambling-porn-social/hosts' && mv --force '/tmp/sb-hosts' '/etc/hosts' && restorecon -F -I -R '/etc/hosts' && sync && fstrim --all --verbose && sync && read -n '1' -s -r -p 'Done' && sleep '2''"

• Listed respectively to above

• Ctrl + Alt + T
• Ctrl + Alt + Z
• Menu

• http://localhost:631/admin

• Internet Printing Protocol (ipps) → HP → IPP Everywhere ™
• Color Mode: Device Gray
• Administration → Set As Server Default

ipps://192.168.1.164/ipp/print

• Use systemd-resolved for DNS as it caches

127.0.0.1

::1

sudo mkdir -p '/etc/systemd/resolved.conf.d' && sudo -e '/etc/systemd/resolved.conf.d/99-dns-over-tls.conf'

[Resolve]
DNS=1.1.1.2#security.cloudflare-dns.com 1.0.0.2#security.cloudflare-dns.com 2606:4700:4700::1112#security.cloudflare-dns.com 2606:4700:4700::1002#security.cloudflare-dns.com
DNSOverTLS=yes

• Sort Folders Before Files

• See Internet Radio

• 10-notch Transparency

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

sudo smbios-thermal-ctl --set-thermal-mode='performance'

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

echo 'kernel.sysrq = 1' | sudo tee '/etc/sysctl.d/99-sysrq.conf' > '/dev/null' && cat '/etc/sysctl.d/99-sysrq.conf'

echo 'vm.swappiness = 0' | sudo tee '/etc/sysctl.d/99-swappiness.conf' > '/dev/null' && cat '/etc/sysctl.d/99-swappiness.conf'

• System-specific boot optimization
• Be sure to undo this if planning on booting the same disk install on different hardware, notably for servers
• This may become deprecated with systemd-boot and F39

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
• Add commands within args

sudo grubby --update-kernel='ALL' --args=''

gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.background' 'picture-uri' '/usr/share/backgrounds/f'*'/default/f'*'.xml'

• https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/545/hide-top-bar/

• 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 ~/'.config/monitors.xml' ~gdm/'.config/monitors.xml' && sudo chown 'gdm':'gdm' ~gdm/'.config/monitors.xml'

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

• Last updated: 2023/08/16

gsettings reset 'org.gnome.shell' 'app-picker-layout' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.interface' 'enable-animations' 'true' && 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.desktop.wm.preferences' 'disable-workarounds' 'true' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.software' 'download-updates' 'false' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.interface' 'clock-show-weekday' 'true'

• Last updated: 2023/08/16

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

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

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.desktop.wm.preferences' 'disable-workarounds' 'true'

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

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

• Change x to computer name

hostnamectl set-hostname 'x'

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

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

sudo sensors-detect --auto

sudo -e '/etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors'

• ArchWiki mpv High quality configurations

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

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

• See PipeWire for main config
• 2023/07/15: RuneScape seems hard-coded for 44100 and in the past did not like being resampled

mkdir -p ~/'.config/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d' && nano ~/'.config/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d/99-custom.conf'

context.properties = {
    default.clock.rate          = 44100
    default.clock.allowed-rates = [ 44100 ]
}

• See Client notes to generate/restore public key

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

• XFS - ArchWiki

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

• System time - ArchWiki
• Set RTC to UTC
• Needed if Windows is installed first
• Windows should also be set to UTC

sudo timedatectl set-local-rtc '0'

timedatectl | grep local

• See Wine

• https://www.onetransistor.eu/2021/08/hdmi-picture-quantization-range-linux.html
• https://old.reddit.com/r/linuxquestions/comments/qrpnkw/need_help_with_intel_graphics_broadcast_rgb_with/hk83j18/

• This sets RGB Full on HDMI, and the content type to Game on HDMI for low-latency

• Run proptest from a Wayland session to see more connector and prop names
• This will prevent GDM from displaying if proptest is not installed

sudo dnf install 'drm-utils' -y && sudo -e '/etc/gdm/PostLogin/Default' && sudo restorecon -F -I -R '/etc/gdm/PostLogin/Default' && sudo chmod +x '/etc/gdm/PostLogin/Default' && sync

#!/bin/bash
proptest -M 'i915' -D '/dev/dri/card'* '103' 'connector' '99' '1'
proptest -M 'i915' -D '/dev/dri/card'* '103' 'connector' '107' '1'

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

• See about:config

• Decentraleyes
• uBlock Origin

gio open 'https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/decentraleyes/' 'https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/'

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

www.phoronix.com##.details > .comments
www.phoronix.com##.author
www.phoronix.com##.comments-label
www.phoronix.com###sharebar
www.phoronix.com###social
www.phoronix.com###searchbox
www.phoronix.com##div.popular-list > .comments

• Enables smooth-scrolling

echo 'MOZ_USE_XINPUT2=1' | sudo tee '/etc/profile.d/99-firefox-tweaks.sh' > '/dev/null' && cat '/etc/profile.d/99-firefox-tweaks.sh'

sudo -e '/etc/profile.d/99-firefox-tweaks.sh'

https://security.cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query

• For workstations that run servers as a secondary directive
• For headless servers, see Fedora Server

sudo systemctl enable --now 'sshd'

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

[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStartPre='/usr/bin/dnf' clean 'all'
ExecStart='/usr/bin/dnf' distro-sync -y
ExecStart='/usr/bin/dnf' autoremove -y
ExecStartPost='/usr/bin/sync'
ExecStartPost='/usr/bin/systemctl' reboot

• 03:00 Oak

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

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

[Timer]
OnCalendar=*-*-* 03:00:00
Persistent=true

[Install]
WantedBy=timers.target

• See misc_linux