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

  * openSUSE ((https://www.opensuse.org/))
  * Tumbleweed ((https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Tumbleweed))
  * GNOME ((https://www.gnome.org/))

  * ''20250423''

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

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

  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

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

===== Partitioning =====

  - ext4 ''/''
  - No separate ''/home''
  - Separate ''swap'' without suspend resize

<code>
NAME        MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
nvme0n1     259:0    0 953.9G  0 disk 
├─nvme0n1p1 259:1    0     1G  0 part /boot/efi
├─nvme0n1p2 259:2    0 950.9G  0 part /
└─nvme0n1p3 259:3    0     2G  0 part [SWAP]</code>

====== PackageKit ======

  * PackageKit is an long-standing, consistent annoyance when using ''zypper'' at random times
  * This uninstalls it, and prevents it from being automatically re-installed

  sudo systemctl stop 'packagekit' && sudo zypper remove 'PackageKit' && sync

  sudo zypper addlock 'PackageKit'

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

===== List =====

  * http://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/

===== Disable USB Source =====

****

  sudo zypper modifyrepo --disable --medium-type 'hd'

===== Update =====

==== System ====

****

  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

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

  * 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'

===== Remove =====

  sudo zypper remove --clean-deps baobab cheese evolution* gnome-clocks gnome-contacts gnome-maps gnome-music gnome-packagekit gnome-photos gnome-remote-desktop gnome-software gnome-weather patterns-gnome-gnome_games polari totem vinagre xscreensaver yelp

  sudo zypper addlock baobab cheese evolution* gnome-clocks gnome-contacts gnome-maps gnome-music gnome-packagekit gnome-photos gnome-remote-desktop gnome-software gnome-weather patterns-gnome-gnome_games polari totem vinagre xscreensaver yelp

===== General =====

****

  sudo zypper install filezilla foliate gimp google-noto-*-fonts gnome-extensions keepassxc nautilus-file-roller gstreamer-plugin-openh264 libreoffice mpv rhythmbox MozillaThunderbird transmission-gtk vlc 7zip android-tools aria2 binutils htop icoutils nano secret-tool sensors unar yt-dlp 

===== Intel =====

  * 2025/04/22: ''ucode-intel'' is beneficial on Coffee Lake ((''ucode-intel'' updated i5-8400H with [[https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/driversdetails?driverid=1d93c&oscode=biosa&productcode=latitude-15-5591-laptop|Latitude 5591 1.38]] BIOS (2025/04/17) from ''0x000000f8'' to ''0x000000fa'' and matches [[https://github.com/intel/Intel-Linux-Processor-Microcode-Data-Files/releases/tag/microcode-20250211|CFL-H/S/E3]]))

  ucode-intel intel-media-driver intel-gpu-tools

  libvulkan_intel

===== Games =====

****

  doomsday FlightGear

===== Wine =====

****

  wine-staging wine-staging-32bit

===== Tor Browser =====

****

  torbrowser-launcher

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

===== Keyboard Shortcuts =====

  * [[#updater|Updater script]]

  kgx

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

  bash -c "kgx -T 'openSUSE Updater' -e ~/'.local/scripts/opensuse-updater.sh'"

===== Printer =====

  * http://localhost:631/admin

  * :!: Log-in as ''root''
  * Internet Printing Protocol (ipp) -> HP -> IPP Everywhere ™
  * Color Mode: Device Gray
  * Administration -> Set As Server Default

  ipp://192.168.1.164/ipp/print

===== Network =====

==== DNS ====

  * See [[servers:upstream_dns_servers|DNS Servers]] for other addresses

<code>1.1.1.2,1.0.0.2</code>

<code>2606:4700:4700::1112,2606:4700:4700::1002</code>

===== Rhythmbox =====

  * See [[Information:Internet Radio|Internet Radio]]

===== Kernel Options =====

==== Intel Perf Counters ====

  * https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/intel_graphics#Enable_performance_support
  * ''dev.i915.perf_stream_paranoid = 0''

  echo 'dev.i915.perf_stream_paranoid=0' | sudo tee '/etc/sysctl.d/99-i915-perf.conf' > '/dev/null' && sudo restorecon -F -I '/etc/sysctl.d/99-i915-perf.conf' && cat '/etc/sysctl.d/99-i915-perf.conf'

  sudo sysctl 'dev.i915.perf_stream_paranoid'

==== 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' && sudo restorecon -F -I '/etc/sysctl.d/99-sysrq.conf' && cat '/etc/sysctl.d/99-sysrq.conf'

  sudo sysctl 'kernel.sysrq'

==== Swappiness ====

  * ''vm.swappiness = 0''

  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'

  sudo sysctl 'vm.swappiness'

===== Boot Loader =====

==== Config ====

  * :!: [[notes:kernel_parameters|More Kernel Parameters]]

  sudo yast2 'bootloader'

==== Spinesnap ====

  * Last updated: 2024/05/18 with GRUB

<code>preempt='none' nohz='off' acpi_osi='Linux' i915.enable_dc='0' i915.enable_fbc='0' i915.enable_psr='0' i915.enable_hangcheck='0' i915.panel_use_ssc='0' i915.nuclear_pageflip='1' i915.request_timeout_ms='200000' i915.enable_guc='3' pcie_ports='native' pci='pcie_bus_perf,realloc,pcie_scan_all,big_root_window' pcie_aspm='off' video='HDMI-A-1:1920x1080MR@75' reboot='pci' idle='halt' usbhid.quirks='0x1b1c:0x1b75:0x20000408' usbcore.quirks='1b1c:1b75:gn'</code>

===== GNOME =====

==== Extensions ====

  * https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/545/hide-top-bar/
  * https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1873/disable-unredirect-fullscreen-windows/ ((for preventing Tearing on Xorg sessions in some situations))

==== External Monitor Settings ====

  * 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'

=== Undo ===

****

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

===== KeePassXC =====

==== Settings ====

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

==== Add Database Password to GNOME Keyring ====

****

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

===== Laptop Power =====

  * See [[notes:laptop_power_management|Laptop Power Management]]

===== lm_sensors =====

  sudo sensors-detect --auto

  sudo -e '/etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors'

===== mpv =====

  * [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/mpv#High_quality_configurations|ArchWiki mpv High quality configurations]]

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

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

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

  * See [[clients:secure_shell|Client]] notes to generate/restore public key

===== Disk Drives =====

==== Disable barriers ====

  * Add '',barrier=0'' after ''defaults'' for the ''/'' mountpoint ((defaults,barrier=0))
  * Expects ''ext4''

  sudo -e '/etc/fstab'

  ,barrier=0

==== Swap ====

  * Add '',discard=once'' after ''defaults'' for the ''swap'' mountpoint ((defaults,discard))
  * According to the ''swapon'' man page, setting this in ''fstab'' is acceptable

  sudo -e '/etc/fstab'

  ,discard=once

==== Trim ====

****

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

===== Time =====

  * :!: 2024/05/06: Even though ''chrony'' does NTP sync, it doesn't seem to write it to the hardware clock which is usually wrong after a CMOS reset ((starting Firefox quickly after rebooting has a wrong system clock certificate failure error))
  * This sets the hardware clock to the current system/OS clock
  * TODO: Figure out ''chrony'' command to do NTP sync

  sudo hwclock --systohc

==== UTC ====

  * [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/System_time#Time_standard|System time - ArchWiki]]
  * Set RTC to UTC
  * :!: Needed if Windows is installed first
  * :!: Windows should also be set to UTC
  * :!: TODO: Should this be ran on openSUSE that's using ''chrony'' instead?

  sudo timedatectl set-local-rtc '0'

==== Verify ====

****

  timedatectl | grep local

===== Wine =====

  * See [[notes:wine|Wine]]

====== Drive Maintenance ======

===== EFI =====

  * ''/dev/nvme0n1p1 on /boot/efi type vfat''

  sudo umount '/boot/efi'

  sudo dosfsck -a -t -w -v '/dev/nvme0n1p1'

  sudo mount '/boot/efi'

===== ext4 =====

  * TODO

====== New Settings ======

===== gsettings =====

==== gdm ====

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

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

==== User ====

  * [[linux;notes;gsettings|More]]

  gsettings reset 'org.gnome.shell' 'app-picker-layout' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.mutter' 'experimental-features' '[]' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.interface' 'enable-animations' 'false' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.interface' 'clock-show-date' 'true' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.interface' 'clock-show-weekday' 'true' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.screen-time-limits' 'history-enabled' 'false' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences' 'focus-mode' 'click' && gsettings set 'org.gtk.gtk4.Settings.FileChooser' 'sort-directories-first' 'true' && gsettings set 'org.gnome.Console' 'restore-window-size' '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.freedesktop.Tracker3.Miner.Files' 'enable-monitors' 'false' && gsettings set 'org.freedesktop.Tracker3.Miner.Files' 'crawling-interval' '-2' && gsettings set 'org.freedesktop.Tracker3.Miner.Files' 'index-on-battery' 'false' && gsettings set 'org.freedesktop.Tracker3.Miner.Files' 'index-on-battery-first-time' 'false'

===== hostname =====

  sudo hostnamectl hostname 'Spinesnap'

  sudo hostnamectl hostname 'x'

====== Tweaks ======

===== General =====

  sudo -e '/etc/profile.d/general-tweaks.sh' && sudo restorecon -F -I '/etc/profile.d/general-tweaks.sh'

<code>
# GTK
export GSK_RENDERER='vulkan'

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

# End</code>

===== Dracut =====

  sudo -e '/etc/dracut.conf.d/99-custom.conf' && sudo dracut --force --regenerate-all

<code>
compress="cat"
do_strip="yes"
aggressive_strip="yes"
hostonly="yes"
hostonly_mode="strict"
fileloglvl="0"
sysloglvl="0"
stdloglvl="0"

# End</code>

==== Undo ====

****

  sudo rm -f '/etc/dracut.conf.d/99-custom.conf' && sudo dracut --force --regenerate-all

====== Scripts ======

===== Updater =====

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

<code>
#!/bin/bash

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

rm -Rf ~/'.cache/mesa_shader_cache'*'/'*
localsearch reset --filesystem

sudo fstrim --all --verbose

sync
zypper ps --short
echo 'Done.'

# End</code>

  ~/'.local/scripts/opensuse-updater.sh'

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

  * For workstations that run servers as a secondary directive
  * For headless servers, use [[distros:opensuse_tumbleweed_server|openSUSE TW (Server)]]

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

==== Service ====

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

<code>
[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</code>

==== Timer ====

  * 06:00 Oak

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

<code>
[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</code>

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

  * See [[notes:misc_linux#opensuse|misc_linux]]