• Fedora Workstation
• 41
• https://fedoraproject.org/workstation/

• 2025/02/10: XFS defrag

• https://fedoraproject.org/workstation/download

• SD card /boot + NVMe / ¹⁾

NAME        MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
mmcblk0     179:0    0   1.9G  0 disk 
├─mmcblk0p1 179:1    0     1M  0 part 
└─mmcblk0p2 179:2    0   1.9G  0 part /boot
zram0       252:0    0     8G  0 disk [SWAP]
nvme0n1     259:0    0 953.9G  0 disk 
└─nvme0n1p1 259:1    0 953.9G  0 part /

• See RPM Fusion

sudo dnf autoremove -y && sudo dnf update -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'

• #247, GNOME Weather lacks location data since 2022 and leaves a notification shade without choosing a location

sudo dnf remove gnome-weather gnome-software gnome-clocks mediawrite*

sudo dnf install evolution file-roller filezilla foliate gbrainy gimp gnome-backgrounds-extras gnome-extensions-app gnome-menus keepassxc mpv obs-studio transmission-gtk vlc android-tools aria2 binutils gdk-pixbuf2-modules-extra hdparm htop icoutils kernel-tools libva-utils lm_sensors gstreamer1-plugin-openh264 openh264 mozilla-openh264 p7zip p7zip-plugins sysfsutils unar wget xrandr yt-dlp 

• Post
• Last tested: 2025/02/10

gnome-session-xsession xorg-x11-drivers setxkbmap xhost xmodmap xorg-x11-xauth xorg-x11-xinit xrdb

• igt-gpu-tools provides intel_gpu_top

igt-gpu-tools

libva-intel-media-driver

FlightGear neverball-neverball neverball-neverputt xonotic

wine winetricks

ptyxis --standalone

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

ptyxis --standalone --title='Fedora Updater — ' -- bash -c "sudo dnf clean 'all' && sudo dnf update -y && sync && sudo flatpak update && flatpak update && sync && tracker3 reset --filesystem --rss && rm -Rf ~/'.cache/mesa_shader_cache'*'/'* && sudo restorecon -F -I -R ~ && sudo fstrim --all --verbose && sync && read -n '1' -s -r -p 'Done. Press any key to exit.' && sleep '1'"

• Listed respectively to above

• Ctrl + Alt + T
• Ctrl + Alt + Z
• Menu or F6

• http://localhost:631/admin
• Log-in as regular user (not root)

• Internet Printing Protocol (ipp)
• HP
• IPP Everywhere ™
• Color Mode: Device Gray
• 2-Sided Printing: Long-Edge (Portrait)

ipp://192.168.1.164/ipp/print

Kole

• systemd-resolved caches DNS
• See 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' && sudo restorecon -F -I '/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

resolvectl status

resolvectl status | grep '+DNSOverTLS'

• See Internet Radio

• https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/sysrq.html
• Ideal: kernel.sysrq = 1

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

sysctl 'kernel.sysrq'

• 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 restorecon -F -I '/etc/default/grub' && sudo grub2-mkconfig -o '/boot/grub2/grub.cfg' && sudo restorecon -F -I '/boot/grub2/grub.cfg'

GRUB_TIMEOUT=5

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="rhgb quiet"

• Dell Power Thermal mode to Performance from LiveUSB

acpi_osi='Linux' reboot='pci' nohz='off' preempt='full' pci='nocrs,pcie_bus_perf,realloc,pcie_scan_all,big_root_window' i915.enable_fbc='0' i915.enable_psr='0' i915.panel_use_ssc='0' i915.enable_guc='3' i915.guc_log_level='0' i915.nuclear_pageflip='1' i915.enable_hangcheck='0' mitigations='off' i915.mitigations='off' nvme.noacpi='1' nowatchdog modprobe.blacklist='iTCO_wdt' tsc='nowatchdog' ahci.mobile_lpm_policy='1' iwlmvm.power_scheme='1' nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us='0' pcie_aspm='off' pcie_port_pm='off' snd_hda_intel.power_save='0' usbcore.autosuspend='-1'

• Music → VLC media player
• Video → mpv Media Player

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

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

• Hide Top Bar
• Disable unredirect fullscreen windows

• 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 --remove-destination ~/'.config/monitors.xml' ~gdm/'.config/monitors.xml' && sudo chown 'gdm':'gdm' ~gdm/'.config/monitors.xml' && sudo restorecon -F -I ~gdm/'.config/monitors.xml'

gnome-text-editor ~/'.config/monitors.xml'

sudo rm -v -f ~gdm/'.config/monitors.xml'

rm -v -f ~/'.config/monitors.xml'

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

# Clutter
export CLUTTER_PAINT='disable-dynamic-max-render-time'
export CLUTTER_VBLANK='none'

# Mutter
export MUTTER_DEBUG_FORCE_KMS_MODE='simple'

# GTK
export GSK_RENDERER='gl'

# Mesa
export mesa_glthread='false'

# End

sudo -u 'gdm' dbus-launch gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.interface' 'enable-animations' 'false'

sudo -u 'gdm' dbus-launch gsettings set 'org.gnome.mutter' 'experimental-features' '[]'

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

gsettings reset 'org.gnome.shell' 'app-picker-layout' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.interface' 'enable-animations' 'false' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.mouse' 'accel-profile' 'flat' && 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.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.interface' 'clock-show-weekday' 'true' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.mutter' 'experimental-features' '[]' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.software' 'download-updates' 'false'

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

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

gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.mouse' 'accel-profile' 'flat'

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.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.interface' 'clock-show-weekday' 'true'

gsettings set 'org.gnome.mutter' 'experimental-features' '[]'

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

• 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'

• See x86_energy_perf_policy udev

sudo sensors-detect --auto

sudo -e '/etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors'

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

# End

gsettings set 'org.gnome.Ptyxis' 'enable-a11y' 'false' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.Ptyxis' 'restore-session' 'false' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.Ptyxis' 'restore-window-size' 'false' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.Ptyxis.Profile:/org/gnome/Ptyxis/Profiles/'$PTYXIS_PROFILE'/' 'opacity' '0.95'

• See OpenSSH Client notes to generate/restore public key

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

• System time - ArchWiki
• 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'

timedatectl | grep 'local'

• See Wine

• Last tested: 2025/02/10

mkdir -p ~/'.bashrc.d' && nano ~/'.bashrc.d/HDMI.bashrc'

xrandr --output 'HDMI-1' --set 'Broadcast RGB' 'Full'
xrandr --output 'HDMI-1' --set 'content type' 'Game'

xrandr --verbose

• https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/issues/1871#note_2090262
• Goes between </mode> and </monitor>
• Copy to ~gdm

gnome-text-editor ~/'.config/monitors.xml'

        <rgbrange>full</rgbrange>

          <rate>60.000</rate>
        </mode>
        <rgbrange>full</rgbrange>
      </monitor>
    </logicalmonitor>

sudo dnf install 'drm-utils'

proptest

• See Firefox

• 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' update -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