Personal Fedora Notes

• Java
• Oracle JDK 8

Remove

sudo dnf remove kmahjongg kmines kpat kolourpaint konqueror krusader liveusb-creator amarok-libs \
calligra-libs qupzilla krdc krfb kruler kcolorchooser dnfdragora konqueror

Install

sudo dnf install gnome-icon-theme breeze-gtk

Java

OpenJDK Complete

sudo dnf install java-openjdk.x86_64 java-openjdk-devel.x86_64 java-openjdk-javadoc.x86_64 \
java-openjdk-demo.x86_64

Open JDK 8

sudo dnf install java-1.8.0-openjdk.x86_64 java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel.x86_64 java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo.x86_64

Oracle JDK 8

Install

sudo su
rpm -ivh jdk-8u25-linux-x64.rpm

Upgrade

rpm -Uvh jdk-8u25-linux-x64.rpm

Using Dnf

sudo dnf install jdk-8u112-linux-x64.rpm

Setup environmental variables

emacs -nw .bashrc

export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/default/
export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH

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Android

Latest Android Studio dependencies

sudo dnf install zlib.i686 ncurses-libs.i686 bzip2-libs.i686 libgcc.i686

udev Rules

cd /etc/udev/rules.d
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/M0Rf30/android-udev-rules/master/51-android.rules
chmod a+r /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules

Virtualization (Only one)

sudo dnf install qemu-kvm libvirt

Android SDK Environmental Variable

~/.bashrc
export ANDROID_HOME=/home/sudhir/Documents/Android/sdk
export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/tools:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools

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TLP

Configure Repo

sudo dnf install http://repo.linrunner.de/fedora/tlp/repos/releases/tlp-release-1.0-0.noarch.rpm
sudo dnf install http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm

Installation

sudo dnf install tlp tlp-rdw akmod-tp_smapi akmod-acpi_call kernel-devel

Linrunner.de

Speed up LibreOffice

sudo dnf group install LibreOffice

• Undo steps 20 or 30 steps
• Under Graphics cache, set Use for LibreOffice to 128 MB
• Set Memory per object to 20 MB (up from the default 5 MB).

Google Chrome

sudo dnf install google-chrome-stable    
sudo rpm --import https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub

Graphics

Gimp

sudo dnf install gimp.x86_64 gmic-gimp.x86_64 gimp-resynthesizer.x86_64

Design

sudo dnf install inkscape.x86_64

Developmental

sudo dnf install git cmake tmux
sudo dnf group install "C Development Tools and Libraries"
sudo dnf install zeal // documentation browser

Disable MCE Check

/etc/abrt/plugins/oops.conf
OnlyFatalMCE = yes

VirtualBox

RPMFusion

sudo dnf install VirtualBox kernel-devel-$(uname -r) akmod-VirtualBox

Generate VirtualBox modules

sudo akmods --force
systemctl restart systemd-modules-load.service

Source

Rebuild

sudo akmods --force
sudo dracut -v -f
sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/efi/EFI/fedora/grub.cfg

Oracle's VirtualBox

Setup Repo

su -
cd /etc/yum.repos.d/
wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/virtualbox.repo

Add key (if not installed on its own)

wget https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox.asc
sudo rpm --import oracle_vbox.asc

Installation

dnf install binutils gcc make patch libgomp glibc-headers glibc-devel kernel-headers kernel-devel dkms
sudo dnf install VirtualBox-5.2.x86_64

Rebuild Module

sudo /usr/lib/virtualbox/vboxdrv.sh setup

VirtualBox Guest Additions

sudo dnf -y install gcc automake make kernel-headers kernel-devel perl
sudo /run/media/user/VBOXADDITIONS*/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run

Source

Common Add User

sudo usermod -a -G vboxusers $USER

Multimedia

Players

sudo dnf install vlc juk

Media Codecs

sudo dnf install amrnb amrwb faac faad2 flac gstreamer1-libav gstreamer1-plugins-bad-freeworld gstreamer1-plugins-ugly \
gstreamer-ffmpeg gstreamer-plugins-bad-nonfree gstreamer-plugins-espeak gstreamer-plugins-ugly lame libdca libmad \
libmatroska x264 xvidcore gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free gstreamer1-plugins-base gstreamer1-plugins-good gstreamer-plugins-bad

VA-API

sudo dnf install libva.x86_64 libva-utils.x86_64 libva-intel-driver.x86_64 libva-intel-hybrid-driver

Check Status

vainfo

VDPAU

sudo dnf install vdpauinfo libva-vdpau-driver libvdpau-va-gl libva-utils

Config

emacs -nw ~/.bashrc
# VDAPU Support
export VDPAU_DRIVER=va_gl

Check Status

vdpauinfo

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Alternative Codecs from UnitedRPMs

UnitedRPMs

su -c 'dnf -y install https://raw.githubusercontent.com/UnitedRPMs/unitedrpms/master/RPM/unitedrpms-24-2.noarch.rpm'
su -c 'rpm --import https://raw.githubusercontent.com/UnitedRPMs/unitedrpms.github.io/master/URPMS-GPG-PUBLICKEY-Fedora-24'

GNOME with gstreamer

sudo dnf install gstreamer{1,}-{ffmpeg,libav,plugins-{good,ugly,bad{,-free,-nonfree}}} --setopt=strict=0

Plasma with gstreamer

sudo dnf install gstreamer{1,}-{ffmpeg,libav,plugins-{good,ugly,bad{,-free,-nonfree}}} --setopt=strict=0

Plasma with Phonon

sudo dnf install phonon-qt5-backend-gstreamer phonon-backend-gstreamer

The Linux Home Front Project

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Apps

sudo dnf install keepassxc emacs
sudo alternatives --set editor /usr/bin/emacs

Utilities

sudo dnf install youtube-dl htop powertop python3-dnf-plugin-tracer.noarch pandoc \
nmap ImageMagick lm_sensors unrar simple-mtpfs flameshot rpmconf

KDE Apps

sudo dnf install digikam soundkonverter

KDE Utilities

sudo dnf install k3b-extras-freeworld akonadiconsole kdesdk-thumbnailers ffmpegthumbs unar kio_mtp

Fonts

sudo dnf install levien-inconsolata-fonts adobe-source-code-pro-fonts.noarch \
adobe-source-sans-pro-fonts.noarch open-sans-fonts.noarch google-noto-emoji-color-fonts.noarch \
google-noto-sans-old-turkic-fonts mozilla-fira-mono-fonts.noarch

Microsoft Core Fonts

sudo yum install msttcore-fonts-installer-2.6-1.noarch.rpm

mscorefonts2 Sourceforge

Qt Online Installer

sudo dnf group install "C Development Tools and Libraries"
sudo dnf install mesa-libGL-devel

Source

Suspend to Disk

sudo nano /etc/default/grub
sudo blkid
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="resume=UUID="swap-partition-uuid"
sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/efi/EFI/fedora/grub.cfg

Nodejs

Installation

sudo dnf install nodejs npm nodejs-yarn

Setup local npm installation

The following guide has been taken from sindresorhus's GitHub page.

* Create npm package folder
mkdir "${HOME}/.npm-packages"

* Add location to `~/.npmrc` file.
prefix=${HOME}/.npm-packages

* Add config to `~/.bashrc` file
NPM_PACKAGES="${HOME}/.npm-packages"

PATH="$NPM_PACKAGES/bin:$PATH"

# Unset manpath so we can inherit from /etc/manpath via the `manpath` command
unset MANPATH # delete if you already modified MANPATH elsewhere in your config
export MANPATH="$NPM_PACKAGES/share/man:$(manpath)"

Screencasting

sudo dnf install key-mon simplescreenrecorder.x86_64 ffmpeg

Video Editing

sudo dnf install kdenlive frei0r-plugins obs-studio

GTK+ White on white bug

nano ~/.gtkrc-2.0-kde4

style "gnome-color-chooser-tooltips"
{
bg[NORMAL] = "#FFFFAF"
fg[NORMAL] = "#000000"
}
widget "gtk-tooltip*" style "gnome-color-chooser-tooltips"

Write disk using ddrescue

sudo dnf install ddrescue
sudo ddrescue -D --force kubuntu-16.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso /dev/sdb

Disable Horizontal Scrolling

/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/30-touchpad.conf
Section "InputClass"
    Identifier "Disable Horizontal Scrolling"
    MatchIsTouchpad "on"
    MatchDriver "libinput"
    Option "HorizontalScrolling" "false"
EndSection

SDKMAN

export SDKMAN_DIR="/home/sudhir/.local/bin/sdkman" && curl -s "https://get.sdkman.io" | bash
sdk install gradle

Lock a package version

sudo dnf install python3-dnf-plugin-versionlock
dnf versionlock add package-name

Write ISO to the usb

sudo dd bs=4M if=Fedora-KDE-Live-x86_64-28-1.1.iso of=/dev/sda status=progress oflag=direct

Install Debug Symbols

dnf --enablerepo=fedora-debuginfo --enablerepo=updates-debuginfo install <pkg-spec>-debuginfo

Remove Steam

dnf remove steam
rm -rf ~/.local/share/Steam && rm -rf ~/.steam && rm -ef ~/.factorio

Remove Bumblebee

sudo dnf remove bbswitch-dkms.x86_64 bumblebee.x86_64 bumblebee-release.noarch primus.i686 \
primus.x86_64 bumblebee-nonfree-release.noarch bumblebee-nvidia.x86_64

Install Nvidia

sudo dnf install akmod-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-cuda

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