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====== Information ======

  * [[https://fedoraproject.org/|Fedora]]
  * [[https://fedoraproject.org/spins/kde/|KDE Plasma Desktop]]
  * 40

====== Download ======

===== Fedora Media Writer =====

  * https://github.com/FedoraQt/MediaWriter/releases

===== ISO =====

  * [[https://fedoraproject.org/spins/kde/download|Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop]]

===== Updated Live Images =====

  * [[https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Respins-SIG|Respins-SIG]]

  * https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/live-respins
  * Make sure the downloaded ISO says ''KDE''

====== Installation Notes ======

===== Partitioning =====

  * Custom Partitioning -> Standard

  - :!: Delete ''/home''
  - :!: Delete ''/''
  - Re-create ''/'' without specifying a size ((this uses all available remaining space))
  - ''/boot'' and ''/'' are ext4
  - :!: See [[notes:misc_linux#create_software_raid|Software RAID]] notes if software RAID across multiple drives is wanted

====== HOSTS ======

  * https://github.com/StevenBlack/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 -v '/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 -v '/etc/hosts' && sync

===== Restore Backup =====

****

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

====== Repositories ======

===== Keybase =====

  * https://keybase.io/

  sudo rpm --import 'https://keybase.io/docs/server_security/code_signing_key.asc' && sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo 'http://prerelease.keybase.io/rpm/$basearch'

====== Software ======

===== Update =====

==== System ====

****

  sudo dnf autoremove -y && sudo dnf distro-sync -y && sync

==== Firmware ====

****

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

==== Flatpaks ====

  * :?: Sometimes this seems to take longer than expected on fresh installs

  flatpak update && sudo flatpak update

===== GNU nano =====

  * 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'

==== Multimedia ====

****

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

===== General =====

****

  sudo dnf install filezilla okular gbrainy gimp keepassxc mpv obs-studio qbittorrent android-tools aria2 binutils hdparm htop icoutils kernel-tools lm_sensors gstreamer1-plugin-openh264 openh264 mozilla-openh264 p7zip p7zip-plugins unar wget yt-dlp 

===== Intel =====

****

  intel-opencl

===== Keybase =====

****

  keybase

===== Wine =====

<code>wine winetricks</code>

<code>mesa-libd3d mesa-libd3d.i686</code>

====== Settings ======

===== KDE =====

==== Mouse & Touchpad ====

  * Pointer acceleration: None

==== Keyboard ====

  * Shortcuts

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

<code>konsole -e "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 -v '/etc/hosts' && sync && fstrim --all --verbose && sync && read -n '1' -s -r -p 'Done' && sleep '2''"</code>

=== Keys ===

  * Listed respectively to above

  * Ctrl + Alt + Z
  * Menu or F6

==== Display & Monitor ====

  * Refresh rate: 75 Hz (after [[#spinesnap|kernel option]])
  * RGB range: Full
  * Color Profile: None
  * Legacy applications (X11): Apply scaling themselves
  * Screen tearing: [x] Allow in fullscreen windows

  * :!: 2024/08/06: Scale not at 100% or integers (any Fractional) may require ''QT_SCALE_FACTOR_ROUNDING_POLICY=RoundPreferFloor'' before Qt 6.8 ([[https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=479891|Bug 479891]])

==== Wi-Fi & Internet ====

  * Requires [[distros;fedora_kde#systemd-resolved]]

<code>127.0.0.1</code>

<code>::1</code>

=== systemd-resolved ===

  * systemd-resolved caches DNS
  * [[notes:dns_servers#quad9|Quad9]], see [[notes:dns_servers]] for other addresses

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

<code>
[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</code>

==== Text & Fonts ====

  * Sub-pixel rendering: RGB
  * Hinting: Full

==== Default Applications ====

  * Video player: mpv Media Player

==== Window Management ====

=== Desktop Effects ===

  * Appearance -> Wobbly Windows

==== Search ====

  * TODO: See how useful File indexing is to keep Enabled

==== Screen Locking ====

  * Delay before password required: Require password immediately

==== Spell Check ====

  * American English (United States)
  * [x] Automatic spell checking enabled by default (TODO: Check if any ramifications)

==== Power Management ====

  * TODO

==== Session ====

  * On login, launch apps that were open: Start with an empty session

===== Printer =====

  * http://localhost:631/admin

  * Printer name can be ''Ctrl + F'''d
  * :!: AppSocket/HP JetDirect -> HP -> HP Officejet Pro 8710, hpcups (en) ((single ''en'' **not** ''en, en''))
  * Color Mode: Device Gray
  * Administration -> Set As Server Default

  socket://192.168.1.164:9100

  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)'' is ''drv''
  * ''(en), (en)'' is ''lsb''
  * 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

===== Fan Profile =====

  * https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000177768/guide-to-dell-power-manager
  * This sets the fan thermal management profile to ''Ultra performance''

  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 ====

  * 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'

  sysctl 'kernel.sysrq'

===== GRUB =====

==== Config ====

  * :!: [[notes:kernel_parameters|More Kernel Parameters]]
  * 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: 2024/08/07
  * ''GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=''

  sudo -e '/etc/default/grub' && sudo grub2-mkconfig -o '/boot/grub2/grub.cfg'

<code>nohz='off' acpi_osi='Linux' pci='pcie_bus_perf,realloc,pcie_scan_all,big_root_window' pcie_aspm='off' video='HDMI-A-1:1920x1080MR@75' reboot='pci' nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us='0' usbhid.quirks='0x1b1c:0x1b75:0x20000408' usbcore.quirks='1b1c:1b75:gn'</code>

===== 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 KDE Wallet ====

  * See [[#keyboard_shortcuts|keyboard shortcuts]]

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

===== Keybase =====

****

<code>run_keybase && sudo rm -f '/etc/yum.repos.d/prerelease.keybase.io_rpm_basearch.repo'</code>

===== lm_sensors =====

  sudo sensors-detect --auto

  sudo -e '/etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors'

===== mpv =====

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

<code>
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
vo=dmabuf-wayland</code>

<code>
hwdec=vaapi
hwdec-codecs=all</code>

===== Secure Shell =====

  * See [[clients:secure_shell|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 =====

  * [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/System_time#Time_standard|System time - ArchWiki]]
  * Set RTC to UTC
  * :!: Likely needed if Windows was installed first for dual-boot
  * :!: Windows (10+) should also be set to UTC

  sudo timedatectl set-local-rtc '0'

==== Verify ====

****

  timedatectl | grep local

===== Wine =====

  * See [[notes:wine|Wine]]

====== Firefox ======

  * See [[notes:firefox|Firefox]] if old configuration is needed, otherwise use Firefox Sync
  * https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Firefox/Privacy

===== about:config =====

  * See [[notes:firefox#aboutconfig|about:config]] for other settings
  * :!: ''layout.frame_rate'' ideally needs set if using Wayland and above 60Hz

  layout.frame_rate

  extensions.screenshots.disabled

  extensions.pocket.enabled

  dom.event.contextmenu.enabled

  security.tls.enable_kyber

===== Extensions =====

  * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/|uBlock Origin]]
  * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/decentraleyes/|Decentraleyes]]
  * [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/privacy-badger17/|Privacy Badger]]

==== uBlock Origin ====

==== Filters list ====

****

<code>
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</code>

==== My filters ====

****

<code>
! Hide RuneScape Wiki clocks
! 2023/12/13
oldschool.runescape.wiki###utcdate > [href="#"]
oldschool.runescape.wiki###footer-info-lastmod
runescape.wiki##[href="/w/Clock_(interface)"]
runescape.wiki###footer-info-lastmod

! Hide YouTube TV promo
! 2024/07/24
youtube.com###mealbar-promo-renderer > .yt-mealbar-promo-renderer.style-scope

! End</code>

===== DNS over HTTPS =====

  * [[notes:dns_servers#quad9|Quad9]], see [[notes:dns_servers]] for other addresses

<code>https://dns.quad9.net/dns-query</code>

====== Server ======

  * For workstations that run servers as a secondary directive
  * For headless servers, see [[distros:fedora_server|Fedora Server]]

===== Enable SSH =====

****

  sudo systemctl enable --now 'sshd'

===== Automatic Updates =====

==== Service ====

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

<code>
[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</code>

===== Timer =====

  * 03:00 Oak

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

<code>
[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</code>

====== Notable Folders and Commands ======

  * See [[notes:misc_linux]]