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Fedora 34 Post Installation (For Developers). Things you should do after installing your new Fedora workstation.
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Fedora 34 Post Installation (For Developers)

Things you should do after installing your new Fedora workstation.

Fix kernel panic when computer turns off

sudo nano -w /etc/default/grub
Append blacklist string GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="rhgb quiet initcall_blacklist=dw_i2c_init_driver"
Ctrl + O Save the file.
sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/efi/EFI/fedora/grub.cfg

Install fish

sudo dnf install fish -y
sudo dnf install util-linux-user -y
chsh -s /usr/bin/fish

Turn computer off by pressing power button

Settings -> Power -> Power button behaviour

Settings

Change Hostname

  • Method (a): from Settings -> About, change Device Name.
  • Method (b): from terminal, run (change <newhostname> to your liking): 
    sudo hostnamectl set-hostname <newhostname>

Mouse, Touchpad and Keyboard

  • Go to Settings -> Devices -> Mouse & Touchpad to enable touchpad scrolling and taps.
  • Go to Settings -> Devices -> Keyboard Shortcuts to add shortcut for Terminal (Command: gnome-terminal), Switch windows, Switch applications, Hide all normal windows, etc.

Desktop and Display

  • Go to Settings -> Displays to adjust your monitors and resolution settings.

DNF Plugins

Enable dnf fastest mirror

  • Edit /etc/dnf/dnf.conf and append the following lines 
    fastestmirror=true
deltarpm=true
  • Run 
    sudo dnf update
sudo dnf upgrade

Software Sources

Enable third party repositories:

  • Software -> Software Repositories -> Third Party Repositories -> Enable All
  • From the list below, enable required repositories such as google-chrome, nvidia-drivers, steam, etc.

Enable rpm-fusion

  • Free 
    sudo rpm -Uvh https://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm
  • Non-free 
    sudo rpm -Uvh https://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm
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Microsoft core fonts

  • Add repository and install additional fonts 
    sudo dnf install curl cabextract xorg-x11-font-utils fontconfig
sudo rpm -i https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/mscorefonts2/rpms/msttcore-fonts-installer-2.6-1.noarch.rpm
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Software updates

  • Open Software, Go to Updates tab and hit the refresh button.
  • Install all updates (if any). This may take a few minutes to several hours.
  • Reboot your system once the process is finished.

Drivers

GPU Drivers

  • Note: Driver installation is a tricky process and many things can go wrong, proceed with caution.
  • Nvidia driver installation guide.
  • For AMD GPUs: Open source amdgpu driver is already included.

Multimedia

Install Google Chrome

  • After enabling google-chrome package from Third Party Repositories, search and install from Software
  • Start Chrome from Application Dashboard to update settings, connect google account, enable syncing etc.

Install VLC and Codecs

  • Install VLC Player: sudo dnf install vlc
  • VLC comes in with most common codecs you will need. For additional codecs, open Software and search codecs. Install various GStreamer codecs from search results.

Install Spotify

  • Spotify for Linux is still experimental. Visit official linux distribution page.
  • Install using snap:
sudo snap install spotify
  • Hide the annoying snap directory from your ~ home:
echo "snap" >> .hidden

SSH Keys and VPN

Enable ssh

  • Install: sudo dnf install -y openssh-server
  • Start service at boot: sudo systemctl enable sshd.service
  • Start service: sudo systemctl start sshd.service
  • To test, run: ssh localhost -l <username>
  • Change default port:
    • Open sshd_config: sudo vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
    • Find a line: Port 22 (or #Port 22)
    • Change it to some other port number (choose port number between 1024 and 65535): Port 2222 (make sure to remove commenting #).
    • Save the file.
    • Update iptables and firewall to allow traffic: 
      sudo /sbin/iptables -A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 2222 -j ACCEPT
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-port=2222/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload
    • Restart sshd service: sudo systemctl restart sshd.service
    • Verify that your new port is open: netstat -tulpn | grep 2222

Generate SSH public-private keys

  • Run ssh-keygen and answer the prompts.
  • Verify you have the files: ls ~/.ssh
  • Start ssh-agent: eval `ssh-agent`
  • Add private key to ssh-agent: ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa
  • You can now use the content of ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub as your public key.
  • For example, add the content of ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub as your bitbucket.org or github.com ssh key.
  • To verify: ssh -T [email protected] or, ssh -T [email protected]

Enable L2TP VPN

  • Install packages for L2TP 
    sudo dnf -y install \
xl2tpd openvpn libreswan \
NetworkManager-l2tp \
NetworkManager-l2tp-gnome \
NetworkManager-openvpn \
NetworkManager-openvpn-gnome \
NetworkManager-pptp \
NetworkManager-pptp-gnome \
NetworkManager-strongswan \
NetworkManager-strongswan-gnome
  • Restart NetworkManager: sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager.service
  • Use nm-connection-editor to add connections
  • To create a vpn connection from a .ovpn file, select Import a saved VPN configuration... from drop-down.

Development Tools

Vim

  • Install vim: sudo dnf install vim
  • Create file ~/.vimrc and add following content 
    syntax on
set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab
set autoindent

Visual Studio Code

  • Run following commands 
    sudo rpm --import https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc
sudo sh -c 'echo -e "[code]\nname=Visual Studio Code\nbaseurl=https://packages.microsoft.com/yumrepos/vscode\nenabled=1\ngpgcheck=1\ngpgkey=https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc" > /etc/yum.repos.d/vscode.repo'
sudo dnf check-update
sudo dnf install code
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JetBrains Toolbox

  • Download tar.gz archive from Toolbox App page.
  • Extract and run JetBrains Toolbox binary executable file by double clicking.
  • This should install and run the toolbox. You can install your favorite JetBrains IDEs (PyCharm Community, IntelliJ IDEA Community, Android Studio, etc) from the toolbox, it will keep them updated too.
  • You can remove downloaded and extracted files after installation.

Docker

  • Install DNF plugins core: 
    sudo dnf -y install dnf-plugins-core
  • Add repository configuration: 
    sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/docker-ce.repo<<EOF
[docker-ce-stable]
name=Docker CE Stable - \$basearch
baseurl=https://download.docker.com/linux/fedora/31/\$basearch/stable
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=https://download.docker.com/linux/fedora/gpg
EOF
  • Install docker 
    sudo dnf makecache
sudo dnf install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io
  • Start docker service and check status 
    sudo systemctl start docker
sudo systemctl status docker
  • Add yourself to docker usergroup to access without sudo 
    sudo usermod -aG docker $(whoami) && newgrp docker
  • Update firewall 
    sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=trusted --add-interface=docker0 && sudo firewall-cmd --reload
  • Change to cgroup v1 and reboot system (required to run docker since Fedora 31): 
    sudo grubby --update-kernel=ALL --args="systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=0"
sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/efi/EFI/fedora/grub.cfg
  • To revert back to cgroup v2, run following commands and reboot: 
    sudo grubby --update-kernel=ALL --args="systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy"
sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/efi/EFI/fedora/grub.cfg

Development Tools

Git

  • Comes with Git 2.26+
  • Download git-prompts script for command prompt information 
    wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/git/git/master/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh -O .gitprompt
chmod 755 .gitprompt
  • Download git-completion to autocomplete git commands 
    wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/git/git/master/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash -O .gitcompletion
chmod 755 .gitcompletion
  • Add the following to your ~/.bashrc file: 
    # git plugins
. ~/.gitcompletion
. ~/.gitprompt
export GIT_PS1_SHOWDIRTYSTATE=1
export PS1='[\u@\h \W]$(__git_ps1 " (%s)")\$ '
  • Source your ~/.bashrcfile: 
    source ~/.bashrc
  • Source

Python

  • Fedora 34 comes with Python 3.9, follow this for older versions of Python 3.
  • Install python headers and static libraries: sudo dnf install python3-devel
  • Update pip: python -m --user pip install --upgrade pip
  • Install python libraries like cookiecutter, tox, pytest, etc using pip.

Java

  • OpenJDK 11 comes preinstalled with Fedora. Visit Oracle's site to download and install Oracle's Java SDKs. Be careful about licensing if you are using a later version than Java 8.

Go

  • Download linux archive and run tar -C /usr/local -xzf go$VERSION.$OS-$ARCH.tar.gz
  • Upate $PATH variable at the end of your ~/.bashrc file: 
    export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
  • Source bashrc file: source ~/.bashrc
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