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Information

Fedora Workstation
43

Spinesnap = Dell Latitude 5591 ¹⁾

PRETTY_NAME

TODOs

TODO

Download

https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/43/Workstation/x86_64/iso/Fedora-Workstation-Live-43-1.6.x86_64.iso

Fedora-Workstation-Live-43-1.6.x86_64.iso

Installation Notes

Packages (Tech Preview)

Partitioning

/boot/efi at 260 MB
/ XFS

NAME        MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
zram0       251:0    0     8G  0 disk [SWAP]
nvme0n1     259:0    0 953.9G  0 disk 
├─nvme0n1p1 259:1    0   248M  0 part /boot/efi
└─nvme0n1p2 259:2    0 953.6G  0 part /

Software

Remove

pkill 'gnome-software' && sudo dnf remove 'PackageKit'

sudo dnf remove flatpak

General

sudo dnf install file-roller filezilla foliate gbrainy gimp google-noto-fonts-all keepassxc thunderbird transmission-gtk vlc android-tools aria2 htop lm_sensors yt-dlp

Intel

igt-gpu-tools

Settings

Xfce

Appearance

Chicago95
Install notes
TODO: More conf (Debian), default notification delay 5s

Style → Chicago95
Icons → Chicago95

Desktop

Menus → Desktop Menu → [ ] Include applications menu on desktop right click
Menus → Window List Menu → [ ] Show window list menu on desktop middle click
Toggle Background → Color to Horizontal gradient and back to Solid color

Panel 1

Display

Measurements → Row size (pixels): 30

Items

Whisker Menu
Window Buttons
Separator (Style: Transparent, [x] Expand)
Workspace Switcher
Separator (Style: Transparent, [ ] Expand)
Status Tray Plugin (Fixed icon size: 16, [ ] Square items)
Power Manager Plugin (Show label None)
Clock

Whisker Menu

General → Show as list
General → [ ] Show generic application names
General → [x] Show category names
General → [x] Show application tooltips
General → [ ] Show application descriptions
General → Application icon size: Small
General → Category icon size: Smaller
General → Menu width: 425
General → Menu height: 525
General → Background opacity: 100

Appearance → Menu → [ ] Position categories horizontally
Appearance → Menu → [ ] Position categories on left
Appearance → Menu → [ ] Position profile on bottom
Appearance → Menu → [x] Position search entry on bottom
Appearance → Menu → [x] Position commands next to search entry
Appearance → Menu → Profile: Hidden

Appearance → Panel Button → Display: Icon and title
Appearance → Panel Button → Title: Start

Commands → [x] Lock Screen, Log Out (top/--fast), Restart, Shut Down (uncheck rest)

Window Buttons

Appearance → [x] Show button labels
Appearance → [ ] Show flat buttons
Appearance → [ ] Show handle
Appearance → [x] Show tooltips
Appearance → Sorting order: None, allow drag-and-drop

Behaviour → Middle click action: Nothing
Behaviour → [ ] Group windows by application
Behaviour → [ ] Restore minimized windows to current workspace
Behaviour → [ ] Draw window frame when hovering a button
Behaviour → [ ] Switch windows using the mouse wheel

Filtering → [ ] Show windows from all workspaces
Filtering → [ ] Show only minimized windows
Filtering → [x] Show windows from all monitors

Clock

Appearance → Layout: Digital

Clock Options → Layout: Date, then time
Clock Options → Date → Format: Custom Format (1st)
Clock Options → Time → Format: Custom Format (2nd)

%a, %b %d

%l:%M %P

Power Manager

Display → Blank after and Put to sleep after: Never
Display → Switch off after: 5 minutes

Terminal

General → Scrollback: 10000
Appearance → [x] Use system font
Appearance → Background → Transparent Background 0.80

Window Manager

Style → Theme → Chicago95

Window Manager Tweaks

Compositor → Enable display compositing on for no tearing, or off for lowest latency

Compositor → Uncheck Show shadows under popup windows
Compositor → Uncheck Show shadows under dock windows
Compositor → Uncheck Zoom desktop with mouse wheel
Compositor → Opacity of window during move: 10 notches from right/Opaque

Screensaver

TODO

Settings

vblank_mode

xfconf-query --channel 'xfwm4' --property '/general/vblank_mode' --type 'string' --set 'off' --create

xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-session' --property '/general/SaveOnExit' --type 'bool' --set 'false' --create && rm -Rf ~/'.cache/sessions'

Fonts

xfconf-query --channel 'xsettings' --property '/Xft/Antialias' --type 'int' --set '1' --create

xfconf-query --channel 'xsettings' --property '/Xft/HintStyle' --type 'string' --set 'hintnone' --create

xfconf-query --channel 'xsettings' --property '/Xft/RGBA' --type 'string' --set 'none' --create

xfconf-query --channel 'xsettings' --property '/Xft/DPI' --type 'int' --set '96' --create

Keyboard

xfce4-keyboard-settings

Behavior

Repeat delay: 400
Repeat speed: 30

Shortcuts

Ctrl + Alt + Z
F6

'/bin/sh' -c "'/usr/local/bin/secret-tool' lookup 'keepass' 'default' | '/usr/local/bin/keepassxc' --pw-stdin ~/'Documents/keepass.kdbx'"

'/bin/sh' -c "'/usr/local/bin/xfce4-terminal' -T 'FreeBSD Updater' -x su 'root' -c ~/'.local/scripts/freebsd-updater.sh'"

xfconf-query

xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts' --property '/commands/custom/Super_L' --type 'string' --set 'xfce4-popup-whiskermenu' --create

xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts' --property '/commands/custom/MonBrightnessUp' --type 'string' --set "backlight incr '10'" --create

xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts' --property '/commands/custom/MonBrightnessDown' --type 'string' --set "backlight decr '10'" --create

xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts' --property '/commands/custom/AudioRaiseVolume' --type 'string' --set "mixer 'pcm'='+5%'" --create

xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts' --property '/commands/custom/AudioLowerVolume' --type 'string' --set "mixer 'pcm'='-5%'" --create

xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts' --property '/commands/custom/AudioMute' --type 'string' --set "mixer 'pcm'='mute=toggle'" --create

loader.conf

Spinesnap

su -

ee '/boot/loader.conf'

autoboot_delay=1
hw.acpi.video.lcd0.fullpower=100
hw.em.enable_aim=0
hw.em.eee_setting=0
hw.i915kms.modeset=1
hw.i915kms.nuclear_pageflip=1
hw.i915kms.fastboot=1
hw.i915kms.enable_psr=0
hw.i915kms.enable_psr2_sel_fetch=0
hw.i915kms.panel_use_ssc=0
hw.i915kms.enable_ips=0
hw.i915kms.enable_fbc=0
hw.i915kms.enable_dc=0
hw.i915kms.disable_power_well=0
hw.i915kms.enable_guc=3
hw.i915kms.guc_log_level=0
hw.i915kms.verbose_state_checks=0
hw.i915kms.error_capture=0
compat.linuxkpi.iwlwifi_mvm_power_scheme=1

speaker_load="YES"
kern.vt.enable_bell=1

rc.conf

Spinesnap

su -

sysrc ifconfig_em0+="tso"

ee '/etc/rc.conf'

clear_tmp_enable="YES"
syslogd_flags="-ss"
hostname="Spinesnap"
ifconfig_em0="inet 192.168.1.150 netmask 255.255.255.0 tso"
defaultrouter="192.168.1.1"
ifconfig_em0_ipv6="inet6 accept_rtadv"
moused_nondefault_enable="NO"
# Set dumpdev to "AUTO" to enable crash dumps, "NO" to disable
dumpdev="NO"
zfs_enable="YES"
kld_list="i915kms acpi_video"
dbus_enable="YES"

sysctl.conf

Spinesnap

https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/config/#hwpstate_intel
hw.snd.default_unit=2 sets HDMI audio default

su -

ee '/etc/sysctl.conf'

dev.hwpstate_intel.0.epp=0
hw.snd.default_unit=2

security.bsd.see_other_uids=0
security.bsd.see_other_gids=0
security.bsd.see_jail_proc=0
security.bsd.unprivileged_read_msgbuf=0
security.bsd.unprivileged_proc_debug=0
kern.randompid=1
dev.hwpstate_intel.0.epp=0
hw.snd.default_unit=2

Printer

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

Internet Printing Protocol (ipp)
HP
IPP Everywhere ™
Output Mode: DeviceGray
Duplex: DuplexNoTumble ²⁾

ipp://192.168.1.164/ipp/print

Kole

KeePassXC

Settings

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

Database Password on Keyring

For Keyboard Shortcut

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

fstab

XFS

,dax=always,nodiscard,filestreams,largeio,noquota

Swap

,discard=once

EFI

,discard,tz=UTC,shortname=winnt,usefree

Drive Maintenance

Trim

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

XFS

TODO

Tweaks

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

# General
export LD_BIND_NOW='1'

# GTK
export GSK_RENDERER='vulkan'
export GTK_A11Y='none'

# Intel
export ANV_NO_GPL='1'
export force_guc_low_latency='true'

# Mesa
export MESA_NO_ERROR='1'
export mesa_glthread='false'
export MESA_DISK_CACHE_DATABASE='0'
export MESA_DISK_CACHE_SINGLE_FILE='0'

# End

Firefox

Notes
Thunderbird uses some settings too ³⁾

Colors

Green

A9D158

Red

EA4335

Blue

0078D4

Scripts

Updater

Keyboard Shortcut

mkdir -p ~/'.local/scripts' && nano ~/'.local/scripts/fedora-updater.sh' && chmod +x ~/'.local/scripts/fedora-updater.sh'

#!/bin/bash

rm -Rf ~/'.cache/mesa_shader_cache'*

sync
read -p 'Done. Press Enter to exit.' 'x'
sleep '2'

# End

Notable Folders and Commands

See misc

¹⁾

i5-8400H, UHD 630, AX210, UEFI; no TB, no dGPU

²⁾

presumably double-sided printing, flip-on-long-edge

³⁾

Settings → General → (bottom) → Config Editor = about:config

Table of Contents

Information

TODOs

Download

Installation Notes

Partitioning

Software

Remove

General

Intel

Settings

Xfce

Appearance

Desktop

Panel 1

Display

Items

Whisker Menu

Window Buttons

Clock

Power Manager

Terminal

Window Manager

Window Manager Tweaks

Screensaver

Settings

Fonts

Keyboard

Behavior

Shortcuts

xfconf-query

loader.conf

Spinesnap

rc.conf

Spinesnap

sysctl.conf

Spinesnap

Printer

KeePassXC

Settings

Database Password on Keyring

fstab

XFS

Swap

EFI

Drive Maintenance

Trim

XFS

Tweaks

Firefox

Colors

Scripts

Updater

Notable Folders and Commands