• Fedora Xfce ¹⁾
• 42 Beta ²⁾

• 2025/03/29: WIP

• https://fedoraproject.org/spins/xfce/download

Fedora-Xfce-Live-42_Beta-1.4.x86_64.iso

• See RPM Fusion

sudo dnf autoremove -y && sudo dnf update -y && sync

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

• 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'

sudo dnf remove dnfdragora mediawrite*

sudo dnf install filezilla gbrainy gimp keepassxc mpv mupdf obs-studio shotwell thunderbird transmission-gtk vlc android-tools aria2 binutils htop icoutils kernel-tools libva-utils lm_sensors gstreamer1-plugin-openh264 openh264 mozilla-openh264 p7zip p7zip-plugins sysfsutils unar wget xrandr yt-dlp 

adwaita-cursor-theme adwaita-gtk2-theme elementary-xfce-icon-theme

• igt-gpu-tools provides intel_gpu_top
• TODO: media-driver, HEVC, Firefox, RPM Fusion

igt-gpu-tools

libva-intel-media-driver

FlightGear neverball-neverball neverball-neverputt

wine winetricks

gio mime 'text/plain' 'org.xfce.mousepad.desktop'

gio mime 'image/jpeg' 'org.gnome.Shotwell-Viewer.desktop'

gio mime 'image/png' 'org.gnome.Shotwell-Viewer.desktop'

gio mime 'application/pdf' 'mupdf.desktop'

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

• keepassxc: Ctrl + Alt + Z
• Updater: Menu or F6
• amixer to Volume knob

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'"

amixer set 'Master' '5%+'

amixer set 'Master' '5%-'

amixer set 'Master' 'toggle'

• 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'

• 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'

echo 'vm.swappiness = 0' | sudo tee '/etc/sysctl.d/99-swappiness.conf' > '/dev/null' && sudo restorecon -F -I '/etc/sysctl.d/99-swappiness.conf' && cat '/etc/sysctl.d/99-swappiness.conf'

sysctl 'vm.swappiness'

• 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' iommu='pt' 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' rootflags='data=writeback'

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

# GTK
export GSK_RENDERER='gl'

# Mesa
export mesa_glthread='false'

# End

• 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

# End

• 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

• https://github.com/grassmunk/Chicago95/commits/master/

sudo dnf install 'git-core' -y

rm -Rf '/tmp/Chicago95-master' ~/'.themes/Chicago95' ~/'.icons/Chicago95' ~/'.icons/Chicago95_Standard_Cursors'

git clone --branch 'master' --depth '1' --recurse-submodules 'https://github.com/grassmunk/Chicago95.git' '/tmp/Chicago95-master'

mkdir -p ~/'.themes' ~/'.icons' ~/'.local/share/sounds'

mv '/tmp/Chicago95-master/Theme/Chicago95' ~/'.themes'

mv '/tmp/Chicago95-master/Icons/Chicago95' ~/'.icons'

mv '/tmp/Chicago95-master/Cursors/Chicago95_Standard_Cursors' ~/'.icons'

mv '/tmp/Chicago95-master/sounds/Chicago95' ~/'.local/share/sounds'

rm -Rf '/tmp/Chicago95-master'

sudo restorecon -F -I -R ~/'.themes' ~/'.icons' ~/'.local/share/sounds'

xfconf-query --channel 'xsettings' --property '/Net/SoundThemeName' --type 'string' --set 'Chicago95' --create

• 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