• openSUSE ¹⁾
• Tumbleweed ²⁾
• Xfce ³⁾

• Spinesnap = Dell Latitude 5591 ⁴⁾
• 2025/12/31: hw-probe

• 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

http://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/iso/openSUSE-Tumbleweed-DVD-x86_64-Current.iso

openSUSE-Tumbleweed-DVD-x86_64-Snapshot20260507-Media.iso

1. ext2 /
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]

• GRUB2 for EFI

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

sudo zypper addlock 'PackageKit'

• https://en.opensuse.org/Additional_package_repositories#Packman
• http://packman.links2linux.org/mirrors

• https://ftp.fau.de/packman/suse/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/
• Priority: 98

sudo rpm --import 'https://ftp.fau.de/packman/suse/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/repodata/repomd.xml.key' && sudo zypper addrepo --check --gpgcheck-strict --refresh --priority '98' --name 'Packman repository (openSUSE_Tumbleweed)' 'https://ftp.fau.de/packman/suse/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/' 'packman'

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

sudo fwupdmgr enable-remote 'lvfs-testing' --no-remote-check && sudo fwupdmgr refresh --force && sudo fwupdmgr update

• 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 catfish geoclue2 menulibre parole pragha myrlyn xfce4-clipman-plugin xfce4-notes-plugin gnome-packagekit PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin PackageKit-gtk3-module plymouth

sudo zypper addlock catfish geoclue2 menulibre parole pragha myrlyn xfce4-clipman-plugin xfce4-notes-plugin gnome-packagekit PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin PackageKit-gtk3-module plymouth

• firefox-esr below

sudo zypper remove --clean-deps 'MozillaFirefox'

sudo zypper addlock 'MozillaFirefox'

• 2026/05/02: H.264 libavcodec58 version from firefox-esr.spec

sudo zypper install firefox-esr libavcodec58_134 filezilla foliate gimp google-noto-*-fonts keepassxc libreoffice MozillaThunderbird transmission-gtk vlc vlc-codecs 7zip android-tools aria2 fastfetch gstreamer-plugins-*-extra htop Mesa-demo-x secret-tool sensors unar yt-dlp 

intel-vaapi-driver intel-gpu-tools libvulkan_intel

kernel-firmware-iwlwifi

doomsday

• Old WoW64
• binutils provides strings

wine-staging wine-staging-32bit libSDL3-0-32bit gstreamer-plugins-base-32bit gstreamer-plugins-good-32bit gstreamer-plugins-bad-32bit gstreamer-plugins-ugly-32bit gstreamer-plugins-*-extra-32bit gstreamer-plugins-libav-32bit Mesa-libva-32bit libvulkan_intel-32bit winetricks icoutils binutils

obs-studio

torbrowser-launcher

clear && fastfetch && uname -a && date

sudo intel_gpu_top -s '500' -p -m

• Chicago95

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

gio mime 'image/jpeg' 'viewnior.desktop'

gio mime 'image/png' 'viewnior.desktop'

gio mime 'image/bmp' 'viewnior.desktop'

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

gio mime 'application/epub+zip' 'com.github.johnfactotum.Foliate.desktop'

xdg-settings set 'default-web-browser' 'firefox.desktop'

• Utilities → Terminal Emulator: Xfce Terminal

xfce4-mime-settings

• vblank_mode

xfconf-query --channel 'xfwm4' --property '/general/use_compositing' --type 'bool' --set 'false' --create

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'

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

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

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

xfconf-query --channel 'xsettings' --property '/Xft/Hinting' --type 'int' --set '0' --create

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

xfconf-query --channel 'keyboards' --property '/Default/KeyRepeat/Delay' --type 'int' --set '400' --create

xfconf-query --channel 'keyboards' --property '/Default/KeyRepeat/Rate' --type 'int' --set '30' --create

xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-terminal' --property '/scrolling-lines' --type 'int' --set '10000' --create

xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-terminal' --property '/misc-cursor-blinks' --type 'bool' --set 'true' --create

xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-terminal' --property '/font-use-system' --type 'bool' --set 'true' --create

xfconf-query --channel 'xfce4-terminal' --property '/misc-show-unsafe-paste-dialog' --type 'bool' --set 'false' --create

sudo hostnamectl set-hostname 'Spinesnap'

cat '/etc/hosts' | grep "$HOSTNAME" || echo "127.0.0.1 $HOSTNAME" | sudo tee --append '/etc/hosts' > '/dev/null'

• 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

• More DNS Servers

1.1.1.2,1.0.0.2

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

• Notes

sudo firewall-cmd --set-default-zone='block'

sudo firewall-cmd --add-service='dhcpv6-client'

sudo firewall-cmd --get-active-zones

sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --zone='docker' --remove-interface='docker0'

sudo systemctl restart 'firewalld'

• https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.html#unprivileged-bpf-disabled

• kernel.unprivileged_bpf_disabled = 0

echo 'kernel.unprivileged_bpf_disabled=0' | sudo tee '/etc/sysctl.d/99-bpf-disable.conf' > '/dev/null' && cat '/etc/sysctl.d/99-bpf-disable.conf'

'/usr/sbin/sysctl' 'kernel.unprivileged_bpf_disabled'

• https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man5/proc_sys_vm.5.html

• vm.legacy_va_layout = 1

echo 'vm.legacy_va_layout=1' | sudo tee '/etc/sysctl.d/99-vm-legacy-va.conf' > '/dev/null' && cat '/etc/sysctl.d/99-vm-legacy-va.conf'

'/usr/sbin/sysctl' 'vm.legacy_va_layout'

• https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/perf-security.html

• kernel.perf_event_paranoid = -1

echo 'kernel.perf_event_paranoid=-1' | sudo tee '/etc/sysctl.d/99-perf-events.conf' > '/dev/null' && cat '/etc/sysctl.d/99-perf-events.conf'

'/usr/sbin/sysctl' 'kernel.perf_event_paranoid'

• 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' && cat '/etc/sysctl.d/99-i915-perf.conf'

'/usr/sbin/sysctl' 'dev.i915.perf_stream_paranoid'

• https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/sysrq.html
• Allows REISUB

• kernel.sysrq = 1

echo 'kernel.sysrq = 1' | sudo tee '/etc/sysctl.d/99-sysrq.conf' > '/dev/null' && cat '/etc/sysctl.d/99-sysrq.conf'

'/usr/sbin/sysctl' 'kernel.sysrq'

• vm.swappiness = 0

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

'/usr/sbin/sysctl' 'vm.swappiness'

• TODO

xdg-settings set 'default-web-browser' 'firefox-esr.desktop'

• KeePassXC
• Updater

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

'/usr/bin/bash' -c "'/usr/bin/xfce4-terminal' -T 'openSUSE Updater' -I '/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/distributor.svg' --working-directory='/tmp' -e ~/'.local/scripts/opensuse-updater.sh'"

• Notes
• Also Thunderbird

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

• Keyboard shortcut

'/usr/bin/secret-tool' store --label='KeePass' 'keepass' 'default'

• udev Rule

sudo sensors-detect --auto

sudo -e '/etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors'

• Notes

mkdir -p ~/'.config/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d' && nano ~/'.config/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d/99-custom.conf'

context.properties = {
    default.clock.allowed-rates = [ 44100 48000 96000 192000 ]
}

# End

timedatectl set-timezone 'America/New_York' && sudo timedatectl 'set-ntp' 'true' && sudo hwclock --systohc && timedatectl status

• YaST2

• Boot Loader: GRUB2 for EFI

• [ ] Secure Boot Support
• [x] Update NVRAM Entry

• Protective MBR flag: do not change

• CPU Mitigations: Off
• [x] Graphical console
• [ ] Serial console

• More Kernel Parameters
• Last updated: 2026/05/07
• UMAF

quiet bgrt_disable security='' lsm='' audit='0' add_efi_memmap mce='off' ras='cec_disable' acpi_osi='!' acpi_osi='Windows 2013' mem_sleep_default='s2idle' reboot='pci' hibernate='no' idle='halt' nohz='off' preempt='lazy' iommu='pt' swiotlb='noforce' memory_corruption_check='0' init_on_alloc='0' init_on_free='0' align_va_addr='on' module_blacklist='iTCO_wdt,intel_oc_wdt' nowatchdog tsc='nowatchdog' drm_kms_helper.poll='0' drm_kms_helper.fbdev_emulation='0' video='HDMI-A-1:1600x900MR@76' acpi_mask_gpe='0x6E' pci='nocrs,no_e820,noaer,rom,routeirq,skip_isa_align,pcie_bus_tune_off,ecrc=off,realloc,noari,noats,pcie_scan_all,big_root_window,notph' pcie_ports='compat' pcie_port_pm='off'

• Last updated: 2026/05/05

cgroup_disable='cpu,blkio,net_cls,perf_event,hugetlb,pids,rdma,misc,dmem,memory' rcu_nocbs noautogroup

cat '/proc/cgroups'

• Timeout in Seconds: 1
• [ ] Probe Foreign OS
• [ ] Hide Menu on Boot
• Default Boot Section: openSUSE Tumbleweed
• [ ] Protect Boot Loader with Password

sudo systemctl enable 'fstrim.timer' --now

sudo systemctl start 'fstrim' && sync && sudo systemctl status 'fstrim' -l

sudo fstrim -v -a

• nvme0n1p1 type vfat

sudo umount '/boot/efi' && sudo dosfsck -a -t -w -v '/dev/nvme0n1p1' && sudo mount '/boot/efi'

• From LiveUSB/unmounted

sudo e2fsck -D -E 'discard,optimize_extents,inode_count_fullmap' -f -v -y '/dev/nvme0n1p2'

• Single-user mode
• (recovery mode) boot option

sudo -e '/ext2.sh' && sudo chmod +x '/ext2.sh'

#!/bin/bash

umount '/'
e2fsck -D -E 'discard,optimize_extents,inode_count_fullmap' -f -v -y '/dev/nvme0n1p2'
sync
sleep '3'
reboot

# End

/ext2.sh

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

# General
export LD_BIND_NOW='1'
export LD_PREFER_MAP_32BIT_EXEC='1'

# GTK
export GDK_DEBUG='gl-prefer-gl'
export GDK_RENDERING='image'
export GSK_RENDERER='cairo'
export GTK_A11Y='none'
export GTK_OVERLAY_SCROLLING='0'

# Intel
export LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME='i965'
export MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE='4.6COMPAT'
export ANV_NO_GPL='1'
export anv_disable_link_time_optimization='true'
export force_guc_low_latency='false'
export allow_compressed_fallback='true'

# Mesa
export vblank_mode='0'
export MESA_VK_WSI_PRESENT_MODE='immediate'
export MESA_NO_ERROR='1'
export mesa_glthread='false'
export MESA_DISK_CACHE_DATABASE='0'
export MESA_DISK_CACHE_SINGLE_FILE='0'
export allow_higher_compat_version='true'
export block_on_depleted_buffers='true'
export disable_throttling='true'
export force_integer_tex_nearest='true'
export vk_wsi_force_bgra8_unorm_first='true'
export vk_x11_ignore_suboptimal='true'
export vk_xwayland_wait_ready='false'

# End

• Notes

sudo -e '/etc/dracut.conf.d/99-tweaks.conf'

compress="cat"
do_strip="yes"
aggressive_strip="yes"
hostonly="yes"
hostonly_mode="strict"
reproducible="no"
enhanced_cpio="no"
i18n_install_all="no"
kernel_cmdline="rd.luks=0 rd.lvm=0 rd.md=0 rd.dm=0"

# End

sudo -e '/etc/dracut.conf.d/99-spinesnap.conf'

early_microcode="no"
nofscks="yes"

force_drivers+=" i915 "

omit_drivers+=" intel_oc_wdt iTCO_wdt iTCO_vendor_support thunderbolt "
omit_dracutmodules+=" i18n resume suse-xfs terminfo kernel-modules-extra "

# End

sudo dracut --force --regenerate-all

sudo mkdir -p '/etc/systemd/journald.conf.d' && sudo -e '/etc/systemd/journald.conf.d/99-tweaks.conf'

[Journal]
Storage=none
Compress=false
MaxLevelStore=0
MaxLevelSyslog=0
MaxLevelKMsg=0
MaxLevelConsole=0
MaxLevelWall=0

# End

sudo journalctl --vacuum-time='1s' --rotate

sudo -e '/etc/fstab'

,discard=once

• / type ext2

,noatime

• https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/filesystems/vfat.txt

• /boot/efi type vfat

,discard,tz=UTC,shortname=winnt,allow_utime=0002

utf8,dmask=0077

• Notes

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

# Staging
export STAGING_SHARED_MEMORY='1'
export STAGING_WRITECOPY='1'
export WINE_LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE='1'

# Logging
export WINEDEBUG='-all'
export VKD3D_DEBUG='none'
export VKD3D_SHADER_DEBUG='none'
export DXVK_LOG_LEVEL='none'

# End

• xorg.conf_snippets

• HDMI1 (no-dash) = Intel DDX

xfce4-session-settings

'/usr/bin/bash' -c "'/usr/bin/xrandr' --output 'HDMI1' --set 'Broadcast RGB' 'Full' --set 'content type' 'Game' --set 'Colorspace' 'opRGB' --set 'audio' 'force-dvi' --set 'max bpc' '8'"

• Keyboard shortcut

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

#!/bin/bash

cd '/tmp'

sudo '/usr/bin/zypper' clean --all
sudo '/usr/bin/zypper' refresh --force --services
sudo '/usr/bin/zypper' dist-upgrade --details --allow-downgrade --allow-name-change --allow-arch-change --allow-vendor-change

rm -Rf ~/'.cache/mesa_shader_cache/'* ~/'.cache/thumbnails/'*
rm -Rf ~/'.cache/mozilla/firefox/'* ~/'.cache/thunderbird/'*

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

# End

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

• See misc