distros:fedora_workstation_gnome
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Table of Contents
Information
- Fedora Workstation 1)
- 39
Download
Fedora Media Writer
Workstation
Updated Live Images
Installation Notes
Partitioning
- Delete
/home
- Delete
/
- Set
/boot
to XFS 2) - Re-create
/
without specifying a size 3) - Set
/
to XFS 4) - See Software RAID notes if software RAID across multiple drives is wanted
HOSTS
- Unified hosts + fakenews + gambling
Initial
- Only run once
ls '/etc/hosts~' || wget -O '/tmp/hosts-tmp' 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/fakenews-gambling/hosts' && sudo cp --backup '/tmp/hosts-tmp' '/etc/hosts' && sudo restorecon -F -I -R '/etc/hosts' && sync
Update
ls '/etc/hosts~' && wget -O '/tmp/hosts-tmp' 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/fakenews-gambling/hosts' && sudo mv --force '/tmp/hosts-tmp' '/etc/hosts' && sudo restorecon -F -I -R '/etc/hosts' && sync
Restore Backup
ls '/etc/hosts~' && sudo restorecon -F -I -R '/etc/hosts~' && sudo mv --force '/etc/hosts~' '/etc/hosts' && sync
DNF
- 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'
Repositories
RPM Fusion
- See RPM Fusion notes
Software
Update
System
- See dnf_autoremove_fix if
dnf autoremove
fails
sudo dnf autoremove -y && sudo dnf distro-sync -y && sync
Firmware
sudo fwupdmgr refresh --force && sudo fwupdmgr update --verbose
Flatpaks
flatpak update && sudo flatpak update
GNU nano
- Installs
nano
- Sets
VISUAL
andEDITOR
tonano
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'
Multimedia
sudo dnf groupupdate 'core' 'multimedia' 'sound-and-video' --setop='install_weak_deps=False' --exclude='PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin' --allowerasing && sync
General
sudo dnf install evolution file-roller filezilla foliate gbrainy gimp gnome-extensions-app keepassxc mpv transmission-gtk android-tools aria2 binutils hdparm htop irqbalance icoutils kernel-tools lm_sensors openssl1.1 gstreamer1-plugin-openh264 openh264 mozilla-openh264 p7zip p7zip-plugins unar wget xrandr yt-dlp
Intel Media Driver
- TODO: See if
wine
benefits and addi686
packages if so
intel-media-driver-free
Google Chrome
google-chrome-stable
OBS Studio
obs-studio
is in Fedora repos and works fine by itself, but pulls in interesting dependencies from RPM Fusion's free repo
obs-studio
Wine
wine winetricks openssl1.1.i686
mesa-libd3d mesa-libd3d.i686
Settings
Keyboard Shortcuts
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/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''"
Keys
- Listed respectively to above
- Ctrl + Alt + T
- Ctrl + Alt + Z
- Menu or F6
Printer
- Printer name can be
Ctrl + F
'd - AppSocket/HP JetDirect → HP → HP Officejet Pro 8710, hpcups (en) 6)
- Color Mode: Device Gray
- Administration → Set As Server Default
socket://192.168.1.164:9100
Kole
HP Officejet Pro 8710
Info
HP Officejet Pro 8710, hpcups 3.23.5
has two options,(en)
and(en), (en)
- With Firefox, do
Inspect
(en)
isdrv
(en), (en)
islsb
- https://access.redhat.com/solutions/6971890 implies the
drv
path is the modern choice - The IPP option sometimes(?) prints blurry documents; CUPS says old non-IPP drivers will be deprecated eventually
Network
systemd-resolved
- systemd-resolved caches DNS
- Quad9, see dns_servers for other servers
sudo mkdir -p '/etc/systemd/resolved.conf.d' && sudo -e '/etc/systemd/resolved.conf.d/99-dns-over-tls.conf'
[Resolve] DNS=9.9.9.9#dns.quad9.net 149.112.112.112#dns.quad9.net 2620:fe::fe#dns.quad9.net 2620:fe::9#dns.quad9.net DNSOverTLS=yes
NetworkManager
127.0.0.1
::1
Nautilus
- Sort Folders Before Files
Rhythmbox
- See Internet Radio
Terminal
- 10-notch Transparency
Fan Profile
sudo dnf install 'smbios-utils-python' -y && sudo smbios-thermal-ctl --set-thermal-mode='performance' && sudo dnf remove 'smbios-utils-python' -y
Kernel Options
Magic SysRq key
kernel.sysrq = 1
echo 'kernel.sysrq = 1' | sudo tee '/etc/sysctl.d/99-sysrq.conf' > '/dev/null' && cat '/etc/sysctl.d/99-sysrq.conf'
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'
sysctl 'vm.swappiness'
Dracut
- System-specific boot optimization
- 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 && sync
compress="cat" do_strip="yes" aggressive_strip="yes" hostonly="yes" hostonly_mode="strict" fileloglvl="0" sysloglvl="0" stdloglvl="0"
Undo
sudo rm -f '/etc/dracut.conf.d/99-custom.conf' && sudo dracut --force --regenerate-all && sync
GRUB
Config
- Add commands within
args
sudo grubby --update-kernel='ALL' --args=''
sudo grubby --update-kernel='ALL' --remove-args=''
sudo -e '/etc/default/grub' && sudo grub2-mkconfig -o '/boot/grub2/grub.cfg'
Spinesnap
- Last updated: 2024/01/24
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=
- Some of this is based on assumptions about power-saving and performance
sudo -e '/etc/default/grub' && sudo grub2-mkconfig -o '/boot/grub2/grub.cfg'
acpi_osi='Linux' iommu='pt' pcie_aspm='off' pci='pcie_bus_perf,realloc,pcie_scan_all,big_root_window,nocrs,assign-busses' intremap='off' preempt='full' threadirqs nohz='off' i915.enable_fbc='0' i915.enable_psr='0' i915.panel_use_ssc='0' i915.nuclear_pageflip='1' i915.edp_vswing='2' mem_sleep_default='s2idle' reboot='pci' usbcore.quirks='1b1c:1b75:gn'
GNOME
Dynamic Wallpaper
gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.background' 'picture-uri' '/usr/share/backgrounds/f'*'/default/f'*'.xml'
Extensions
- TODO: Compile certain version for GNOME 45
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 ~/'.config/monitors.xml' ~gdm/'.config/monitors.xml' && sudo chown 'gdm':'gdm' ~gdm/'.config/monitors.xml'
Undo
sudo rm ~gdm/'.config/monitors.xml' && sync
Tweaks
sudo -e '/etc/profile.d/99-tweaks.sh'
# Mutter export MUTTER_DEBUG_ENABLE_ATOMIC_KMS='0' export MUTTER_DEBUG_FORCE_KMS_MODE='simple' # Clutter export CLUTTER_PAINT='disable-dynamic-max-render-time' # Mesa export MESA_DISK_CACHE_SINGLE_FILE='1' export MESA_DISK_CACHE_DATABASE='1' export MESA_DISK_CACHE_COMBINE_RW_WITH_RO_FOZ='1' # End
Settings
All-in-one
- Last updated: 2024/01/02
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.desktop.wm.preferences' 'disable-workarounds' 'true' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.software' 'download-updates' 'false' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.interface' 'clock-show-weekday' 'true'
Individual
- Last updated: 2024/01/02
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.desktop.wm.preferences' 'disable-workarounds' 'true'
gsettings set 'org.gnome.software' 'download-updates' 'false'
gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.interface' 'clock-show-weekday' 'true'
Weather
- Last tested: 2024/01/22
wget -O ~/'Downloads/add-location-to-gnome-weather.sh' 'https://gitlab.com/Espionage724/scripts/-/raw/main/add-location-to-gnome-weather.sh?ref_type=heads' && chmod +x ~/'Downloads/add-location-to-gnome-weather.sh' && sh ~/'Downloads/add-location-to-gnome-weather.sh'
Hostname
- Change
x
to computer name
hostnamectl set-hostname 'x'
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'
lm_sensors
sudo sensors-detect --auto
sudo -e '/etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors'
mpv
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
Secure Shell
- See Client notes to generate/restore public key
Drive Maintenance
Trim
sudo systemctl enable 'fstrim.timer' --now && sudo systemctl start 'fstrim' && sync && sudo systemctl status 'fstrim' -l
UTC
- Set RTC to UTC
- Likely needed if Windows was installed first for dual-boot
- Windows should also be set to UTC
sudo timedatectl set-local-rtc '0'
Verify
timedatectl | grep local
Wine
- See Wine
Xorg/Wayland
Full RGB HDMI
- See proptest_full_rgb for more ports
- This works on Wayland as well as GNOME on Xorg even with Wayland globally-disabled from
custom.conf
- The numbers
103
and after theconnector
change depending on the hardware and need checked fromproptest
on a Wayland session 7)
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' '4'
Firefox
- See Firefox if old configuration is needed, otherwise use Firefox Sync
about:config
- 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
Extensions
uBlock Origin
Filters list
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My filters
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DNS over HTTPS
- Quad9, see dns_servers for other addresses
https://dns.quad9.net/dns-query
Server
- For workstations that run servers as a secondary directive
- For headless servers, see Fedora Server
Enable SSH
sudo systemctl enable --now 'sshd'
Automatic Updates
Service
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
Timer
- 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
Notable Folders and Commands
- See misc_linux
2)
Fedora Server and RHEL do it
3)
this uses all available remaining space
4)
can also use F2FS with F39+ or by installing
f2fs-tools
on F38 and older before starting Anaconda5)
can be installed from RPM in F39 but doesn't offer any known benefit
6)
single
en
not en, en
7)
the current values are specific to a Dell Latitude 5591 and its onboard HDMI port
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