My Fedora Setup ·

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When you first download Fedora Workstation, it’s going to be a little hard to figure out how to make it usable. Especially if you’ve never tinkered with Linux before.

This is because Fedora with Gnome desktop is a blank canvas. The point is to let you customize it to your needs. When I first install Fedora, I pull my justfile to install most of the programs I use:

`curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/linuxreader/dotfiles/main/dot_justfile -o ~/.justfile`

Install just and run the justfile
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To run the just file, I then install the just program and run it on the justfile:

dnf install just

just first-install

This is my current .justfile:

first-install:
# Install flatpacks
	flatpak install --noninteractive \
      flathub com.bitwarden.desktop \
      flathub com.brave.Browser \
      flathub org.gimp.GIMP \
      flathub org.gnome.Snapshot \
      flathub org.libreoffice.LibreOffice \
      flathub org.remmina.Remmina \
      flathub com.termius.Termius \
      flathub com.slack.Slack \
      flathub org.keepassxc.KeePassXC \
      flathub md.obsidian.Obsidian \
      flathub com.calibre_ebook.calibre \
      flathub org.mozilla.Thunderbird \
      flathub us.zoom.Zoom \
      flathub org.wireshark.Wireshark \
      flathub com.nextcloud.desktopclient.nextcloud \
      flathub com.google.Chrome \
      flathub io.github.shiftey.Desktop \
      flathub io.github.dvlv.boxbuddyrs \
      flathub com.github.tchx84.Flatseal \
      flathub io.github.flattool.Warehouse \
      flathub io.missioncenter.MissionCenter \
      flathub org.gnome.World.PikaBackup \
      flathub com.github.rafostar.Clapper \
      flathub com.mattjakeman.ExtensionManager \
      flathub com.jgraph.drawio.desktop \
      flathub org.adishatz.Screenshot \
      flatpak com.github.finefindus.eyedropper \
      flatpak com.github.johnfactotum.Foliate \
      flatpak com.usebottles.bottles \
      flatpak com.obsproject.Studio \
      flatpak net.lutris.Lutris \
      flatpak com.vivaldi.Vivaldi \
      flatpak com.vscodium.codium \
      flatpak io.podman_desktop.PodmanDesktop \
      flatpak org.kde.kdenlive

# Install Homebrew
    sudo dnf -y groupinstall \
      "Development Tools"

    /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
    echo 'eval "$(/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew shellenv)"' >> ~/.bash_profile
    eval "$(/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew shellenv)"

# Configure dnf for faster speeds
    sudo bash -c 'echo "fastestmirror=True" >> /etc/dnf/dnf.conf'
    sudo bash -c 'echo "max_parallel_downloads=10" >> /etc/dnf/dnf.conf'
    sudo bash -c 'echo "defaultyes=True" >> /etc/dnf/dnf.conf'
    sudo bash -c 'echo "keepcache=True" >> /etc/dnf/dnf.conf'

# Other software, updates, etc. 
    sudo dnf -y update
    sudo dnf install -y gnome-screenshot
    sudo dnf -y groupupdate core
    sudo flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
    sudo dnf install -y wireguard-tools
    sudo dnf install gnome-tweaks
    sudo dnf -y install https://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm \
    https://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm
    sudo dnf -y update
    sudo dnf install gnome-themes-extra
    gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme "Adwaita-dark"
    sudo dnf install -y go
    echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin' >> ~/.bashrc
    source ~/.bashrc
    gsettings set org.gnome.mutter experimental-features "['scale-monitor-framebuffer']"

homebrew:
    brew install \
      chezmoi \
      hugo \
      virt-manager

Install Homebrew Stuff:
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then run just homebrew after a reboot to install packages with brew

visudo config
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Add to /etc/sudoers to make Vim default for visudo

Defaults editor=/usr/bin/vim

Virt Manager
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sudo dnf install @virtualization

sudo vi /etc/libvirt/libvirtd.conf

Uncomment the line: unix_sock_group = "libvirt"

Adjust the UNIX socket permissions for the R/W socket: unix_sock_rw_perms = "0770"

Start the service: systemctl enable --now libvirtd

Add user to group:

sudo usermod -a -G libvirt $(whoami) && sudo usermod -a -G kvm $(whoami)

use the Tweaks app to set the appearance of Legacy Applications to ‘adwaita-dark’.

Configure Howdy
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Howdy is a tool for using an IR webcam for authentication:

sudo dnf copr enable principis/howdy
sudo dnf --refresh install -y howdy

https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/principis/howdy/ https://github.com/boltgolt/howdy

Seahorse
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I was using this to fix the Login Keyring error that is common with Fedora, but it no longer works. sudo dnf -y install seahorse && seahorse

Applications > Passwords and Keys > Passwords > Right-click Login > Change Password to blank.

https://itsfoss.com/seahorse/

Initialize Chezmoi
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Chezmoi let’s you easy sync your dotfiles with Github and your other computers. Just init Chezmoi and add your Github username. This assumes your dotfiles in Github are saved in the proper format. `chezmoi init –apply linuxreader

Add badname user (if needed)
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If you need to use username with the format firstname.lastname, use the badname flag with the adduser command. You will have to create a normal user first, because you can’t do this during the initial install: $ adduser --badname firstname.lastname $ sudo usermod -aG wheel username

# uncomment this line in the visudo file 
$ sudo visudo
%wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL

Delete the other user: $ userdel username

Additional DNF stuff:
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Clear cache (do this occasionally): sudo dnf clean dbcache or sudo dnf clean all

Update DNF: sudo dnf -y update

Additional DNF commands: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora/latest/system-administrators-guide/package-management/DNF/

Set up RPM Fusion
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RPM Fusion give you more accessibility to various software packages.

Install:

sudo dnf -y install https://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm https://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm

https://rpmfusion.org/

AppStream metadata
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Use AppStream to enable users to install packages using Gnome Software/KDE Discover:

sudo dnf -y groupupdate core

Flatpaks
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To enable Flatpaks (this may no longer be needed:

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

https://flatpak.org/setup/Fedora

Set a hostname
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Set a hostname for the system. This will show after next reboot: sudo hostnamectl set-hostname "New_Custom_Name"

Other Stuff
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Here is some other stuff I install from the software center.

Input Leap
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Input Leap let’s you share a mouse and keyboard between two workstations.

I don’t know what this is or why it is here: installing Git and a bunch of other stuff?

sudo dnf install git cmake make gcc-c++ xorg-x11-server-devel \
                 libcurl-devel avahi-compat-libdns_sd-devel \
                 libXtst-devel qt5-qtbase qt5-qtbase-devel  \
                 qt5-qttools-devel libICE-devel libSM-devel \
                 openssl-devel libXrandr-devel libXinerama-devel

Virtual machine Manager
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The best way to manage VMs on desktop.

Box Buddy
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For managing containers.

Warehouse
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Managing installed applications.

Mission Center
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Task Manager like application.

Pika Backup
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For backing up your desktop.

Clapper
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Video player.

And some extensions installed through Extension Manager:

Install Gnome Screenshot tool:

Install the extention: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1112/screenshot-tool/

You also need to install from DNF for some reason: dnf install -y gnome-screenshot

Airpods not pairing Issue
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If you ever have the issue where Airpods won’t pair. Remove them from the pairing list, force them in pairing mode, and pair them back. This can be made easy with bluetoothctl:

Just in case, restart the bluetooth service:

sudo systemctl restart bluetooth
systemctl status bluetooth

Show devices:

# bluetoothctl

[bluetooth] $ devices
Device 42:42:42:42:42:42 My AirPods <-- grab the name here
[bluetooth] $ remove 42:42:42:42:42:42

Now, make sure your Airpods are in the charging case, close the lid, wait 15 seconds, then open the lid. Press and hold the setup button on the case for up to 10 seconds. The status light should flash white, which means that your Airpods are ready to connect.

Pair them back:

[bluetooth] $ pair 42:42:42:42:42:42

Enable Fractional Scaling
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This lets you change display scaling in smaller increments. You’ll need to make sure Wayland is turned on.

Turn on the feature then reboot: gsettings set org.gnome.mutter experimental-features "['scale-monitor-framebuffer']"

reboot

Remove pasted characters ^
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Kept having pasted format characters ^ mess up my groove. Here’s the fix.

Open your inputrc file and add the line below: vim ~/.inputrc

"\C-v": ""

Install gimp
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sudo dnf install gimp enable in screenshot tool after install for gimp {f}

Install Arrows https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/44797/how-do-i-insert-arrows-into-a-picture-in-gimp

Go to your home folder
Go to .config/GIMP
Go to the folder with a version number (2.10 for me)
Go to scripts
Download the arrow.scm file and place it here. Don't forget to unzip.
Open GIMP and draw a path

From Tools menu, select Arrow

= h.265 main 10 profile media codec error =

Distrobox
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See distrobox

ZSH For Humans
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GitHub - romkatv/zsh4humans: A turnkey configuration for Zsh

Install Starcraft on Fedora
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eefsL9K2w4k

Install your latest gpu driver https://github.com/lutris/docs/blob/master/InstallingDrivers.md

I am just running off of built in AMD graphics. So we just need to install support for Vulkan API sudo dnf install vulkan-loader vulkan-loader.i686

Install Wine $ sudo dnf -y install wine

Install Lutris Install the Flatpak version in software center.

Fedora Hotkeys
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Terminal
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Close Terminal shift + c + q

Previous Tab c + Page Up

Next Tab c + Page Down

Move to Specific Tab Alt + #

Full Screen F11

New Window Shift + Ctrl + t

Close Tab Shift + Ctrl + w

Desktop
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Run a command super + F2

Switch Between Applications Alt + Esc

Move Window to Left Monitor Shift + Super + <-

Move Window to Right Monitor Shift + Super + ->

Minimize Current Window Super + H

Close Current Appllication Ctrl + Q

Browser
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Firefox
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Switch Between Tabs Ctrl + Tab

Switch Between Tabs in Reverse Ctrl + Shift + Tab

Detach Tab Extension
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https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/detach-tab/

Detach Tab Ctrl _ Shift _ Space

Reattach Tab Ctrl + Shift + v

Slack
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Installing via package manager because of screen sharing issue.

Upgrade dnf and download the slack rpm from the website.

Screen Sharing in Slack:

vim /usr/share/applications/slack.desktop

Update the exec line to:

Exec=/usr/bin/slack --enable-features=WebRTCPipeWireCapturer %U

Actual Budget
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https://github.com/actualbudget/actual

Set Vim to default editor for visudo
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add Defaults editor=/usr/bin/vim to top of visudo file.su

Install just and run the justfile #

Install Homebrew Stuff: #

visudo config #

Virt Manager #

Configure Howdy #

Seahorse #

Initialize Chezmoi #

Add badname user (if needed) #

Additional DNF stuff: #

Set up RPM Fusion #

AppStream metadata #

Flatpaks #

Set a hostname #

Other Stuff #

Input Leap #

Virtual machine Manager #

Box Buddy #

Warehouse #

Mission Center #

Pika Backup #

Clapper #

Airpods not pairing Issue #

Enable Fractional Scaling #

Remove pasted characters ^ #

Install gimp #

Distrobox #

ZSH For Humans #

Install Starcraft on Fedora #

Fedora Hotkeys #

Terminal #

Desktop #

Browser #

Firefox #

Detach Tab Extension #

Slack #

Actual Budget #

Set Vim to default editor for visudo #