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Instructions

• information
• installing fedora minimal with btrfs snapshots (snapper)
  • verifying the iso file
  • installing fedora and setting up btrfs with snapshots
• how to make new user and add to wheel
• prerequisites
• installing dotfiles
  • how to unstow dotfiles
• setting up rpmfusion
• installing dnf packages
• configuring sudoers
• Make zsh the default shell for the user.
• librewolf (browser)
  • plugins, etc
• doom emacs
• lf (file manager)
• interception tools (keyboard input mappings)
  • installing the configuration
• sway notifications
• autotiling in sway
• sc-im (terminal spreadsheet)
• nsxiv (image viewer)
• pip packages
  • keepmenu (dmenu keepassxc client)
  • pulsemixer (pulseaudio controller)
  • termdown (terminal timer/stopwatch)
• go packages
  • pup
• packages from source/binaries
  • simple-mtpfs (for mounting usb)
  • mpvpaper
  • 7-zip
• AppImages
  • syncplay
• installing cargo
• setting up flatpak
• setting up virtualbox
• flatpak packages
  • flatseal
  • Unity
  • Foliate (Epub reader)
  • bottles and dependencies
  • steam
  • rpsc3
  • cemu
  • discord
  • spotify
• fixes
  • crashes with wayland under amd gpus
• todos
  • write dependencies and programs to separate files
  • add packages

information

This org document is a list of instructions on how to install the whole setup of my personal system, including installation of standalone programs.

installing fedora minimal with btrfs snapshots (snapper)

this sections assumes that you know how to use sway (window manager), neovim (text editor), basic terminal shell commands, burn an iso to disk, as well as using the anaconda installer.

get the os image (Fedora Everything) from here https://alt.fedoraproject.org/en/ and burn it to your usb/other.

verifying the iso file

1. Download the checksum file (from https://alt.fedoraproject.org/en/) into the same directory as the image you downloaded.
2. Import Fedora's GPG key(s)

curl -O https://fedoraproject.org/fedora.gpg

1. Verify the CHECKSUM file is valid

gpgv --keyring ./fedora.gpg *-CHECKSUM

1. Verify the checksum matches

sha256sum -c *-CHECKSUM

installing fedora and setting up btrfs with snapshots

differences/notes before continuing with the installation:

1. some dependencies aren't available with 'fedora custom operating system'. before installing snapper make sure to install these packages:

sudo dnf install neovim sway firefox locate git bzip2

1. neovim is the text editor of my choice
2. install a browser such as firefox to follow along guide
3. locate, git, bzip2 are the missing dependencies not included in the guide.
4. software selection will be 'fedora custom operating system'

boot your fedora installer media and follow this guide, make sure to boot with EUFI mode: https://sysguides.com/install-fedora-38-with-snapshot-and-rollback-support/

how to make new user and add to wheel

# make a user and add to the wheel group
useradd -m -g wheel user_name
# set a password
passwd user_name

prerequisites

for building/installing packages, also some dependencies for doomemacs, and zsh.

sudo dnf install curl ca-certificates make automake gcc gcc-c++ kernel-devel git util-linux-user zsh ntpsec dnf-plugins-core golang flatpak cmake libevdev-devel systemd-devel yaml-cpp-devel boost-devel ripgrep fd-find ShellCheck tar pip npm

installing dotfiles

# getting dotfiles
git clone https://gitea.bubbletea.dev/cho/dotfiles ~/.dots

cp -rv ~/.dots/home/default/.* ~/

# or using stow
# make sure you make directories you don't want as symlinks
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/applications
mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
mkdir -p ~/.config
mkdir -p ~/.config/shell
mkdir -p ~/.config/mpd
mkdir -p ~/.config/zsh
mkdir -p ~/.config/newsboat
mkdir -p ~/.config/nvim

cd ~/.dots/home/ && stow default --target=$HOME/

how to unstow dotfiles

cd ~/.dots/home/ && stow -D default --target=$HOME/

setting up rpmfusion

from https://rpmfusion.org/Configuration and https://rpmfusion.org/Howto/Multimedia

# rpmfusion
sudo dnf 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 groupupdate core

# multimedia
sudo dnf swap ffmpeg-free ffmpeg --allowerasing
sudo dnf groupupdate multimedia --setop="install_weak_deps=False" --exclude=PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin
sudo dnf groupupdate sound-and-video

#amd
sudo dnf swap mesa-va-drivers mesa-va-drivers-freeworld
sudo dnf swap mesa-vdpau-drivers mesa-vdpau-drivers-freeworld

#dvd
sudo dnf install rpmfusion-free-release-tainted
sudo dnf install libdvdcss

# non-free firmware
sudo dnf install rpmfusion-nonfree-release-tainted
sudo dnf --repo=rpmfusion-nonfree-tainted install "*-firmware"

installing dnf packages

this will install programs, as well as (99% of) dependencies of shell scripts and configuration included within lf (file manager) the other dependency not included in packages.txt is `pup` (included in a section below)

sudo dnf install -y $(cat ~/.dots/packages.txt)

configuring sudoers

Allow wheel users to sudo with password and allow several system commands (like `shutdown` to run without password).

echo "%wheel ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL" >/etc/sudoers.d/00-wheel-can-sudo
echo "%wheel ALL=(ALL:ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/shutdown,/usr/bin/reboot,/usr/bin/systemctl suspend,/usr/bin/wifi-menu,/usr/bin/mount,/usr/bin/umount,/usr/bin/dnf update,/usr/bin/dnf update -y,/usr/bin/loadkeys" >/etc/sudoers.d/01-cmds-without-password
echo "Defaults editor=/usr/bin/nvim" >/etc/sudoers.d/02-visudo-editor

Make zsh the default shell for the user.

name=$USER
chsh -s /bin/zsh "$name" >/dev/null 2>&1
sudo -u "$name" mkdir -p "/home/$name/.cache/zsh/"
sudo -u "$name" mkdir -p "/home/$name/.config/abook/"
sudo -u "$name" mkdir -p "/home/$name/.config/mpd/playlists/"

at this point, you should logout and login again to set the variables.

librewolf (browser)

from https://librewolf.net/installation/fedora/

sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://rpm.librewolf.net/librewolf-repo.repo

sudo dnf install librewolf

plugins, etc

https://github.com/ranmaru22/firefox-vertical-tabs https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-account-containers/

doom emacs

first we need to install marked for markdown support

sudo npm install -g marked

git clone https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs ~/.emacs.d
~/.emacs.d/bin/doom install

lf (file manager)

this fork of lf allows for sixel graphics, which allows you to see images in terminals that supports sixel

from https://github.com/horriblename/lf#installation

env CGO_ENABLED=0 go install -ldflags="-s -w" github.com/horriblename/lf@latest
mkdir -p $HOME/.cache/lf

interception tools (keyboard input mappings)

change caps lock to escape (when pressed) and mod (when held down)

INSTALL FROM SOURCE

git clone https://gitlab.com/interception/linux/tools.git interception-tools
cd interception-tools
cmake -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
cmake --build build
cd build
sudo make install

git clone https://gitlab.com/interception/linux/plugins/dual-function-keys.git
cd dual-function-keys
make && sudo make install

it's a good idea to install these as well, if anything doesn't compile.

sudo dnf groupinstall "Development Tools" "Development Libraries"

installing the configuration

sudo cp -rv ~/.dots/etc/interception /etc/
sudo cp ~/.dots/etc/systemd/system/udevmon.service /etc/systemd/system/

# enable
sudo systemctl enable udevmon.service

sway notifications

from https://github.com/ErikReider/SwayNotificationCenter#fedora

dnf copr enable erikreider/SwayNotificationCenter
dnf install SwayNotificationCenter

autotiling in sway

pip install i3ipc
pip install autotiling==1.8

sc-im (terminal spreadsheet)

from https://github.com/andmarti1424/sc-im/wiki/Installing-on-Fedora-27

sudo dnf install libzip-devel libxml2-devel ncurses-devel byacc git gcc gnuplot
git clone https://github.com/andmarti1424/sc-im.git
cd sc-im/src/
make
sudo make install

nsxiv (image viewer)

dnf copr enable mamg22/nsxiv
dnf install nsxiv

pip packages

keepmenu (dmenu keepassxc client)

https://github.com/firecat53/keepmenu/blob/main/docs/install.md#install-recommended

pip install --user keepmenu

pulsemixer (pulseaudio controller)

pip install --user pulsemixer

termdown (terminal timer/stopwatch)

pip install termdown

go packages

pup

needed for rssadd RSS scanning to work, it's optional if you don't really need it.

go install github.com/ericchiang/pup@latest

packages from source/binaries

simple-mtpfs (for mounting usb)

install dependencies:

sudo dnf install libgcc fuse-devel libmtp-devel autoconf-archive

https://github.com/phatina/simple-mtpfs#installation

git clone https://github.com/phatina/simple-mtpfs
cd simple-mtpfs
./autogen.sh
mkdir build && cd build
../configure
make
sudo make install

mpvpaper

animated wallpapers (used by `change-background`)

# install dependencies
sudo dnf install meson ninja-build pkg-config wayland-protocols-devel wayland-devel mpv-devel wlroots-devel
# Clone
git clone --single-branch https://github.com/GhostNaN/mpvpaper
# Build
cd mpvpaper
meson build --prefix=/usr/local
ninja -C build
# Install
sudo ninja -C build install

7-zip

get the downloads from https://www.7-zip.org/download.html if you're using modern hardware, it's usually 64-bit linux x86-x64

# downloading and extracting the file
cd ~/Downloads/
curl -O <download-url>
mkdir 7-zip/
cd 7-zip/
tar -xvf ../<filename>.tar.xz
# put it into a PATH directory
sudo cp 7zz /usr/local/bin/

AppImages

syncplay

from https://syncplay.pl/download/

curl -LOv https://github.com/Syncplay/syncplay/releases/download/v1.7.0/Syncplay-1.7.0-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x Syncplay-*.AppImage
mv Syncplay-*.AppImage ~/.local/bin/syncplay

installing cargo

https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/getting-started/installation.html

curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh
# choose to customize installation, and choose `no` when it asks to modify PATH variable.

setting up flatpak

from https://flatpak.org/setup/Fedora

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

setting up virtualbox

sudo usermod -a -G vboxusers default

flatpak packages

remember to set permissions with Flatseal, especially access to personal files according to what you want the software to have before launching them.

flatseal

flatpak install -y com.github.tchx84.Flatseal

Unity

flatpak install flathub com.unity.UnityHub

Foliate (Epub reader)

flatpak install com.github.johnfactotum.Foliate

bottles and dependencies

• gamescope
• mangohud

flatpak install -y com.valvesoftware.Steam.Utility.gamescope com.usebottles.bottles org.freedesktop.Platform.VulkanLayer.MangoHud

steam

flatpak install -y com.valvesoftware.Steam

rpsc3

sudo flatpak install -y net.rpcs3.RPCS3

limits.conf settings https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/issues/9328

sudo su
printf '*        hard    memlock        unlimited\n*        soft    memlock        unlimited' >> /etc/security/limits.conf

cemu

flatpak install flathub info.cemu.Cemu

discord

flatpak install flathub com.discordapp.Discord

spotify

flatpak install flathub io.github.hrkfdn.ncspot
flatpak install flathub com.spotify.Client

fixes

crashes with wayland under amd gpus

see https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=270468 https://forum.manjaro.org/t/graphics-glitches-freeze-up-with-new-comp-error-ring-gfx-timeout/55979/6

sudo cp ~/.dots/usr/local/bin/radcard* /usr/local/bin/
sudo cp ~/.dots/etc/systemd/system/radcard.service /etc/systemd/system/
sudo systemctl enable --now radcard.service

you can check the status with `radcard.sh get` , make sure the output is as follows:

power_dpm_state: performance
power_dpm_force_performance_level: high

todos

TODO write dependencies and programs to separate files

add packages