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openSUSE ¹⁾
Tumbleweed ²⁾
Xfce ³⁾

TODOs

720p and 1080p desktop launchers or hotkeys
max CPU perf script for CPU frequency with x86_energy_perf_policy
iommu software tlb disable
update page backlinks
local dns resolver
remove irqbalance
ipv6 disable kernel parameter?
auto compositor rules for disabling it for games (kde or xfce had this?), or hotkey to disable; possibly merge with max cpu and/or resolution stuff
ext4 nobarrier tweaks

Download

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

DVD + Xfce Live

Downloads the latest DVD and Xfce Live images

cd ~/'Downloads' && aria2c 'https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/iso/openSUSE-Tumbleweed-XFCE-Live-x86_64-Current.iso' && aria2c 'http://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/iso/openSUSE-Tumbleweed-DVD-x86_64-Current.iso' && aria2c 'https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/iso/openSUSE-Tumbleweed-DVD-x86_64-Current.iso.sha256' && sha256sum ~/'Downloads/openSUSE-Tumbleweed-DVD-x86_64-'*'-Media.iso' && cat ~/'Downloads/openSUSE-Tumbleweed-DVD-x86_64-'*'-Media.iso.sha256' && sync

DVD

ISO and SHA256 hash

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

Xfce

For LiveUSB

https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/iso/openSUSE-Tumbleweed-XFCE-Live-x86_64-Current.iso

Installation Notes

EFI/opensuse/grubx64.efi ⁴⁾

Partitioning

XFS
No separate /home
No separate swap

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
This was still necessary as of 2022/05/13

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

sudo zypper addlock 'PackageKit'

Repositories

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'

General

2024/01/02: libopenh264-7 seems fragile if it changes versions

sudo zypper install evolution filezilla foliate gbrainy gimp google-noto-*-fonts gstreamer-plugin-openh264 keepassxc libreoffice mpv transmission-gtk rhythmbox android-tools aria2 binutils chrony htop icoutils libnotify-tools libopenh264-7 nano 7zip secret-tool sensors unar wget xrandr yt-dlp

Intel

ucode-intel intel-media-driver intel-gpu-tools intel-opencl libvulkan_intel

Games

minetest vkquake xonotic

Wine

wine-staging libvulkan_intel-32bit libpulse0-32bit gstreamer-plugins-bad-32bit gstreamer-plugins-base-32bit gstreamer-plugins-good-32bit gstreamer-plugins-libav-32bit gstreamer-plugins-ugly-32bit

Tor Browser

torbrowser-launcher

Settings

Keyboard Shortcuts

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

xfce4-terminal --command "sudo sh -c 'zypper clean --all && zypper refresh --force --services && zypper dist-upgrade --details --allow-downgrade --allow-name-change --allow-arch-change --allow-vendor-change && sync && sync && fstrim --all --verbose && sync && read -n '1' -s -r -p 'Done' && sleep '2''"

Keys

Listed respectively to above

Ctrl + Alt + Z
Pause, Menu, or Launch1

Printer

http://localhost:631/admin

Log-in as root
Internet Printing Protocol (ipps) → HP → IPP Everywhere
Color Mode: Device Gray
Administration → Set As Server Default

ipp://192.168.1.164/ipp/print

Network

See dns_servers for other servers

9.9.9.9,149.112.112.112

2620:fe::fe,2620:fe::9

Rhythmbox

See Internet Radio

Terminal

Background → Transparent Background → Opacity: 0.90

Dell Fan Profile

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000177768/guide-to-dell-power-manager

sudo zypper install -y 'python3-smbios-utils' && sudo smbios-thermal-ctl --set-thermal-mode='performance' && sudo zypper remove --clean-deps -y 'python3-smbios-utils'

GRUB

Config

More Kernel Parameters

Spinesnap

YaST Boot Loader → Kernel Parameters

CPU Mitigations: Manually ⁵⁾ 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

===== Wine =====

See Wine

===== Xorg ===== ==== Full RGB HDMI ====

With xf86-video-intel, use HDMI1

sudo -e '/etc/bash.bashrc.local'

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

====== Firefox ======

See Firefox if old configuration is needed, otherwise use Firefox Sync
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Firefox/Privacy

===== about:config =====

See about:config for more info

extensions.screenshots.disabled

extensions.pocket.enabled

===== Extensions =====

==== uBlock Origin ==== ==== Filters list ====

https://www.fanboy.co.nz/fanboy-problematic-sites.txt
https://www.fanboy.co.nz/r/fanboy-ultimate.txt
https://www.fanboy.co.nz/fanboy-cookiemonster_ubo.txt
https://www.fanboy.co.nz/enhancedstats.txt

==== My filters ====

! Hide RuneScape Wiki clocks
! 2023/12/13
oldschool.runescape.wiki###utcdate > [href="#"]
oldschool.runescape.wiki###footer-info-lastmod
runescape.wiki##[href="/w/Clock_(interface)"]
runescape.wiki###footer-info-lastmod

! End

===== DNS over HTTPS =====

See dns_servers for other addresses

https://dns.quad9.net/dns-query

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

For workstations that run servers as a secondary directive
For headless servers, use openSUSE TW (Server)

===== Automatic Updates ===== ==== Service ====

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

[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

==== Timer ====

06:00 Oak

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

[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

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

See misc_linux

¹⁾

https://www.opensuse.org

²⁾

https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Tumbleweed

³⁾

https://www.xfce.org/

⁴⁾

EFI file to boot and in the case of Acer laptops, add to SecureBoot trust; doesn't matter if SecureBoot is enabled or not

⁵⁾

otherwise it removes mitigations=off instances, which includes from i915.mitigations=off)

[ ] Graphical console (uncheck)
Remove splash=silent quiet parameters

Last updated: 2024/09/05

rootflags='data=writeback' mitigations='off' transparent_hugepage='off' enable_mtrr_cleanup preempt='full' nohz='off' acpi_osi='Linux' tsc='nowatchdog' iomem='relaxed' pcie_aspm='off' pcie_port_pm='off' pcie_ports='native' pci='nocrs,pcie_bus_perf,realloc,pcie_scan_all,big_root_window' swiotlb='noforce' iommu='force' intel_iommu='on' reboot='pci' ahci.mobile_lpm_policy='1' nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us='0' nowatchdog modprobe.blacklist='iTCO_wdt' usbcore.autosuspend='-1' iwlmvm.power_scheme='1' snd_hda_intel.power_save='0' i915.enable_fbc='0' i915.enable_psr='0' i915.panel_use_ssc='0' i915.enable_guc='3' i915.guc_log_level='0' i915.mitigations='off' nvme.noacpi='1' nvme.use_threaded_interrupts='1' nvme.poll_queues='4'

===== Xfce ===== ==== Tweaks ====

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

# Mesa
export MESA_DISK_CACHE_SINGLE_FILE='1'
export MESA_DISK_CACHE_DATABASE='1'
export MESA_DISK_CACHE_COMBINE_RW_WITH_RO_FOZ='1'
export VAAPI_MPEG4_ENABLED='1'
export mesa_glthread='true'
export MESA_NO_ERROR='1'

# End

===== 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'

===== lm_sensors =====

sudo sensors-detect --auto

sudo -e '/etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors'

===== mpv =====

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

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

See Client notes to generate/restore public key

===== Drive Maintenance ===== ==== Swap ====

Add discard after defaults for the swap mountpoint ((defaults,discard

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