• openSUSE ¹⁾
• Tumbleweed ²⁾
• GNOME ^{3) 4)}

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

• Downloads the latest DVD and Xfce Live images

cd ~/'Downloads' && aria2c 'https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/iso/openSUSE-Tumbleweed-XFCE-Live-x86_64-Current.iso' && aria2c 'http://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/iso/openSUSE-Tumbleweed-DVD-x86_64-Current.iso' && aria2c 'https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/iso/openSUSE-Tumbleweed-DVD-x86_64-Current.iso.sha256' && sha256sum ~/'Downloads/openSUSE-Tumbleweed-DVD-x86_64-'*'-Media.iso' && cat ~/'Downloads/openSUSE-Tumbleweed-DVD-x86_64-'*'-Media.iso.sha256' && sync

• 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 LiveUSB

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

• EFI/opensuse/grubx64.efi ⁵⁾

1. ext4
2. No separate /home
3. Separate swap

• 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 2022/05/13

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 gimp google-noto-*-fonts gnome-extensions gstreamer-plugin-openh264 keepassxc mpv noto-*-fonts transmission-gtk rhythmbox android-tools aria2 binutils flashrom hdparm htop icoutils irqbalance nano openssl-1_1 p7zip-full secret-tool sensors python3-smbios-utils unar wget xfsprogs-scrub xrandr yt-dlp 

ucode-intel intel-media-driver

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

keybase

minetest vkquake xonotic

• 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

wine-nine-standalone Mesa-libd3d Mesa-libd3d-32bit libpulse0-32bit

torbrowser-launcher

sudo rpm --import 'https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub' && sudo zypper install 'https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64.rpm'

gnome-terminal

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

gnome-terminal --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' && sleep '2''"

• Uses xfce4-terminal instead and doesn't include flatpak

xfce4-terminal --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 && sync && fstrim --all --verbose && sync && read -n '1' -s -r -p 'Done' && sleep '2''"

• Listed respectively to above

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

• http://localhost:631/admin

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

ipps://192.168.1.164/ipp/print

• dns_servers

1.1.1.2,1.0.0.2

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

• Sort folders before files

• See Internet Radio

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

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

• More Kernel Parameters

sudo yast2 'bootloader'

• Last updated: 2023/09/10

acpi_osi=Linux iommu=pt pci=pcie_bus_perf,realloc,pcie_scan_all,big_root_window reboot=pci i915.enable_guc=3 i915.panel_use_ssc=0 i915.enable_fbc=0 i915.enable_psr=0 video=HDMI-A-1:1920x1080@74

• 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
• 2023/08/27: TODO: Test on openSUSE TW

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

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

• ckb-next auto light shutoff requires Xorg
• GPU scaling for resolution requires Xorg
• Setting i915 to use Full RGB with HDMI requires Xorg

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

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

• Last updated: 2023/08/27

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'

• Last updated: 2023/08/27

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'

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

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

• 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'

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 Client notes to generate/restore public key

• Add discard after defaults for the swap mountpoint ⁸⁾
• 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

• 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 zypper install 'libdrm-tools' && sudo -e '/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'

• 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

runescape.wiki##[href="/w/Clock_(interface)"]
oldschool.runescape.wiki###utcdate > [href="#"]

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, 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