• openSUSE ¹⁾
• Tumbleweed ²⁾
• GNOME ³⁾

• 20250423

cat '/etc/os-release' | grep 'VERSION_ID='

• 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

1. ext4 /
2. No separate /home
3. Separate swap without suspend resize

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]

• 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'

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

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

• 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'

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

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 

• 2025/04/22: ucode-intel is beneficial on Coffee Lake ⁴⁾

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

doomsday FlightGear

wine-staging wine-staging-32bit

dxvk dxvk-32bit libvulkan_intel libvulkan_intel-32bit

torbrowser-launcher

• 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'"

• 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

• See DNS Servers for other addresses

1.1.1.2,1.0.0.2

2606:4700:4700::1112,2606:4700:4700::1002

• See Internet Radio

• 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'

• 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'

• 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'

• https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/545/hide-top-bar/
• https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1873/disable-unredirect-fullscreen-windows/ ⁵⁾

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

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

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

• See Laptop Power Management

sudo sensors-detect --auto

sudo -e '/etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors'

• ArchWiki mpv High quality configurations

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

• See Client notes to generate/restore public key

• Add ,barrier=0 after defaults for the / mountpoint ⁶⁾
• Expects ext4

sudo -e '/etc/fstab'

,barrier=0

• Add ,discard=once after defaults for the swap mountpoint ⁷⁾
• According to the swapon man page, setting this in fstab is acceptable

sudo -e '/etc/fstab'

,discard=once

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

• 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 ⁸⁾
• This sets the hardware clock to the current system/OS clock
• TODO: Figure out chrony command to do NTP sync

sudo hwclock --systohc

• 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'

timedatectl | grep local

• More

• 2025/04/25

splash=silent quiet security=selinux selinux=1

• 2025/04/25

acpi_osi='Linux' reboot='pci' nohz='off' preempt='none' idle='halt' iommu='pt' pci='nocrs,pcie_bus_perf,realloc,pcie_scan_all,big_root_window' i915.enable_fbc='0' i915.enable_psr='0' i915.enable_dc='0' i915.enable_guc='3' i915.guc_log_level='0' 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' video='HDMI-A-1:1920x1080M@73'

i915.enable_hangcheck='0' i915.panel_use_ssc='0' i915.nuclear_pageflip='1' i915.request_timeout_ms='200000'

• /dev/nvme0n1p1 on /boot/efi type vfat

sudo umount '/boot/efi'

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

sudo mount '/boot/efi'

• TODO

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' '[]'

• 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'

sudo hostnamectl hostname 'Spinesnap'

sudo hostnamectl hostname 'x'

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

export GSK_RENDERER='vulkan'
export MESA_NO_ERROR='1'
export mesa_glthread='false'
export MESA_DISK_CACHE_DATABASE='0'
export MESA_DISK_CACHE_SINGLE_FILE='0'

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

compress="cat"
do_strip="yes"
aggressive_strip="yes"
hostonly="yes"
hostonly_mode="strict"

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

• tweaks

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

#!/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.'

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

• See misc_linux