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# Fedora Server
- [Fedora Server](#fedora-server)
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Setup SSH](#setup-ssh)
- [DNF](#dnf)
- [Power Profiles with Tuned](#power-profiles-with-tuned)
- [Fail2Ban](#fail2ban)
- [BTRFS Parent Volumes](#btrfs-parent-volumes)
- [BTRFS Snapshots](#btrfs-snapshots)
- [Snapper Installation](#snapper-installation)
- [Snapper Cleanup](#snapper-cleanup)
- [BTRFS Maintenance](#btrfs-maintenance)
- [TPM2 Luks Decryption](#tpm2-luks-decryption)
- [Change your password](#change-your-password)
- [Automatic Updates](#automatic-updates)
- [Monitoring](#monitoring)
- [Glances](#glances)
- [Disk Usage](#disk-usage)
- [Disk Wear](#disk-wear)
- [Common Storage Mounts](#common-storage-mounts)
- [Network Bridge](#network-bridge)
- [Virtualization](#virtualization)
- [Virtualization Troubleshooting](#virtualization-troubleshooting)
- [QEMU Images](#qemu-images)
- [Shared directory with VM Guest](#shared-directory-with-vm-guest)
- [Firewalld](#firewalld)
- [Backups](#backups)
- [Connect to the ISCSI Backup Target](#connect-to-the-iscsi-backup-target)
- [Connect to Backup Target with Cockpit](#connect-to-backup-target-with-cockpit)
- [Connect to Backup Target with iscsiadm](#connect-to-backup-target-with-iscsiadm)
- [Format backup disk](#format-backup-disk)
- [Troubleshooting Backup ISCSI Connection](#troubleshooting-backup-iscsi-connection)
- [Quick Backup](#quick-backup)
- [Regular Backups with Borg](#regular-backups-with-borg)
- [Version Upgrades](#version-upgrades)
- [Optional Steps](#optional-steps)
- [Disable Swap](#disable-swap)
- [Disable Selinux](#disable-selinux)
- [Downgrading Kernel](#downgrading-kernel)
- [Resize logical volume](#resize-logical-volume)
- [Create XFS LVM](#create-xfs-lvm)
- [LVM Thin Provisioning](#lvm-thin-provisioning)
- [Set eui64 on network interface](#set-eui64-on-network-interface)
- [Install and Enable Cockpit](#install-and-enable-cockpit)
- [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)
- [Cockpit Terminal Unusable or Weird Colors](#cockpit-terminal-unusable-or-weird-colors)
- [Chroot into a mounted disk](#chroot-into-a-mounted-disk)
- [Resize Last Partition to Fill Available Space](#resize-last-partition-to-fill-available-space)
- [LUKS performance](#luks-performance)
- [Set up firewall](#set-up-firewall)
- [Dual Boot with Fingerprint Scanner Issues](#dual-boot-with-fingerprint-scanner-issues)
- [Revert Kernel (if needed)](#revert-kernel-if-needed)
- [Reverting linux-firmware](#reverting-linux-firmware)
- [Make DNF Fast](#make-dnf-fast)
- [Install Useful Packages](#install-useful-packages)
- [Set Hostname](#set-hostname)
- [Install updates](#install-updates)
- [Extensions](#extensions)
- [Gnome Tweaks](#gnome-tweaks)
- [Flatpack](#flatpack)
- [Snap](#snap)
- [AppImage Launcher](#appimage-launcher)
- [Backups](#backups-1)
- [Create Encrypted Drive](#create-encrypted-drive)
- [Backup Disks](#backup-disks)
- [Disk Health](#disk-health)
- [Create BTRBK Config](#create-btrbk-config)
- [Create Systemd Timer](#create-systemd-timer)
- [Test, Start and Enable service](#test-start-and-enable-service)
- [Restore](#restore)
- [Firewall CMD](#firewall-cmd)
- [Bluetooth](#bluetooth)
- [Airpods](#airpods)
- [ZRAM](#zram)
- [Automatic Disk Decryption with TPM2](#automatic-disk-decryption-with-tpm2)
- [Firefox GPU Rendering](#firefox-gpu-rendering)
- [Gnome Software Updates (packagekitd and software)](#gnome-software-updates-packagekitd-and-software)
- [Turn Off Fingerprint When Laptop Lid Closed](#turn-off-fingerprint-when-laptop-lid-closed)
- [Power Button Behavior](#power-button-behavior)
- [Discord](#discord)
- [Discord sharing not working](#discord-sharing-not-working)
- [Minecraft](#minecraft)
- [Sound Devices](#sound-devices)
- [Install ffmpegthumbnailer, remove totem](#install-ffmpegthumbnailer-remove-totem)
- [Add compatibility for HEIC to mogrify](#add-compatibility-for-heic-to-mogrify)
<https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora-server/installation/postinstallation-tasks/#_manage_system_updates>
Note these instructions differentiate between an `operator` and a `server`. The operator can be
any machine that configure the server. A pipeline, laptop, dedicated server, etc. are all options.
The server can be its own operator, though that's not recommended since servers should be ephemeral
and the operator will store information about each server.
## Installation
1. Configure network first
1. Set a hostname
2. Disable ipv6 privacy extensions
2. Software Selection
1. Headless Management
3. User Creation
1. Set a simple password, we'll change it later
4. Disk partitioning
1. Select manual (blivet) partitioning
2. Create a 1GB EFI system partition and mount it at `/boot/efi`
3. Create a 1GB ext4 partition and mount it at `/boot`
4. Create a btrfs volume with the remaining data and name it something unqiue, do not mount it
5. Create a btrfs subvolume called "root" and mount it at `/`
6. Create any other btrfs subvolumes you might need
5. Take note of the ipv4 and ipv6 address. Update any DNS records at this time.
6. Install and reboot
## Setup SSH
See [README](/README.md#ssh-setup)
## DNF
Configure dnf to use the fastest mirror:
```bash
echo 'fastestmirror=1' >> /etc/dnf/dnf.conf
dnf clean all
dnf update --refresh -y
# libdnf5 is required for ansible to work
dnf install -y git glances tmux vim python3-libdnf5 borgbackup tpm2-tools
```
## Power Profiles with Tuned
1. `dnf install tuned`
2. `systemctl enable --now tuned`
3. `tuned-adm profile virtual-host`
## Fail2Ban
On the server:
```bash
# Run tmux session
tmux
dnf install -y fail2ban
# Setup initial rules
cat <<EOF > /etc/fail2ban/jail.local
# Jail configuration additions for local installation
# Adjust the default configuration's default values
[DEFAULT]
# Optional enter an trusted IP never to ban
# ignoreip = 2600:1700:1e6c:a81f::0/64
bantime = 6600
backend = auto
# The main configuration file defines all services but
# deactivates them by default. We have to activate those neeeded
[sshd]
enabled = true
EOF
systemctl enable fail2ban --now
# OPTIONAL: follow logs
tail -f /var/log/fail2ban.log
```
Checking, banning, unbanning
```bash
# See banned clients
fail2ban-client banned
# See jails (sshd should be one of them)
fail2ban-client status
# Unban a client from the sshd jail
fail2ban-client set sshd unbanip <IP address>
```
## BTRFS Parent Volumes
In `/etc/fstab`, add the parent volumes for your disks mounted with subvolid=5 at `/btrfs` so you can see
all subvolumes.
```conf
UUID=64beedac-c0c9-48bf-a3ae-7707df6ebc97 /btrfs/3dserver-root btrfs subvolid=5,compress=zstd:1,x-systemd.device-timeout=0 0 0
UUID=3c76b83f-7547-4c18-b08f-9e7902022b8d /btrfs/3dserver-data btrfs subvolid=5,compress=zstd:1,x-systemd.device-timeout=0 0 0
```
```bash
systemctl daemon-reload
mount -a --mkdir
```
## BTRFS Snapshots
<https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Snapper_Tutorial>
<http://snapper.io/manpages/snapper-configs.html>
### Snapper Installation
We'll be using snapper, a tool for automating and controlling snapshot behavior.
```bash
dnf install -y snapper dnf-plugin-snapper
# Allow selinux management
semanage permissive -a snapperd_t
# Note, if you mess something up you can run snapper -c root delete-config to delete
# System configs are stored in /etc/sysconfig/snapper as well as /etc/snapper
snapper -c boot create-config /boot
snapper -c root create-config /
snapper -c home create-config /home
# Enable automatic snapshots
systemctl enable --now snapper-timeline.timer
# Enable automatic cleanup
systemctl enable --now snapper-cleanup.timer
# Enable snapshots on boot
systemctl enable --now snapper-boot.timer
```
### Snapper Cleanup
```bash
# List snapshots
snapper -c root list
# Create snapshot manually
snapper -c root create --description "test snapshot"
# Delete first snapshot
snapper -c root delete 1
# Delete snapshots between 655-857
snapper -c root delete 655-857
```
Note - you probably don't want to keep yearly snapshots.
Edit `/etc/snapper/configs/root` and change `TIMELINE_LIMIT_YEARLY=` to `0`.
## BTRFS Maintenance
```bash
# Start a scrub with low impact/priority at / (good for servers)
btrfs scrub start -c idle /
# Start a scrub in the foreground and monitor
btrfs scrub start -c idle -B -d /
# Check for errors
dmesg -T | grep btrfs
```
## TPM2 Luks Decryption
Mostly taken from here:
<https://gist.github.com/jdoss/777e8b52c8d88eb87467935769c98a95>
PCR reference for `--tpm2-pcrs` args
```text
0: System firmware executable
2: Kernel
4: Bootloader
7: Secure boot state
8: Cmdline
9: Initrd
```
Note, if your threat vector is people trying to get data off your old disks after throwing them
away, you can set `--tpm2-pcrs=""`. Someone could gain access to your encrypted partition if they
can access your machine physically by manipulating the boot parameters but you're guaranteed to
unlock despite updates and upgrades.
Basic commands:
```bash
# Run tmux session
tmux
# Show tpm2 devices
systemd-cryptenroll --tpm2-device=list
# Show crypto luks block devices
blkid -t TYPE=crypto_LUKS
# Enroll the tpm2 device with systemd-cryptenroll
systemd-cryptenroll /dev/nvme0n1p3 --tpm2-device=auto --tpm2-pcrs=""
####################
##### OPTIONAL #####
####################
# If you have lots of devices to decrypt (like a btrfs raid array), use these commands.
# Get all crypto luks partitions
blkid | grep crypto_LUKS
# List them all space-separated and drop the '/dev'
LUKS_DEVS="nvme0n1p4 nvme1n1p1 nvme2n1p1 nvme3n1p1 nvme5n1p1 nvme4n1p1 nvme6n1p1"
# Check that your list is good
for dev in $LUKS_DEVS; do echo will enroll /dev/$dev; done
# Enroll
for dev in $LUKS_DEVS; do \
echo "Enrolling /dev/$dev"; \
systemd-cryptenroll /dev/$dev --tpm2-device=auto --tpm2-pcrs=""; \
done
########################
##### END OPTIONAL #####
########################
# Append to command line args
echo "add_dracutmodules+=\" tpm2-tss \"" | tee /etc/dracut.conf.d/tpm2.conf
dracut -f
```
Finally, `vim /etc/default/grub` and add `rd.luks.options=tpm2-device=auto` to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX
```bash
# Update Grub
grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
reboot
# Cross your fingers that you don't have to go type in the password manually.
# Yes, 60 full seconds is too long. Go type your password in.
```
If you need to reenroll for some reason:
```bash
# Reenroll
systemd-cryptenroll /dev/nvme0n1p3 --wipe-slot=tpm2 --tpm2-device=auto --tpm2-pcrs=""
```
## Change your password
In Cockpit navigate to Accounts -> user -> Set password
## Automatic Updates
In Cockpit navigate to software updates -> automatic updates -> install -> security updates only
## Monitoring
In Cockpit: Overview -> View metrics and history -> Install PCP Support -> Metrics settings -> Turn on Collect Metrics
### Glances
```bash
dnf install -y glances python3-jinja2
systemctl enable --now glances
firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=FedoraServer --add-port=61208/tcp
firewall-cmd --reload
```
### Disk Usage
```bash
# Show size of folder exclude snapshots
du --exclude .snapshots -sh .
# Show size of all files in your current dir
for folder in $(ls); do du --exclude .snapshots -sh $folder; done
# Calculate all folder sizes in current dir
alias {dudir,dud}='du -h --max-depth 1 | sort -h'
# Calculate all file sizes in current dir
alias {dufile,duf}='ls -lhSr'
```
### Disk Wear
TODO
## Common Storage Mounts
Note: mount these before you install the relevant package!
1. For virtual machines: `/var/lib/libvirt`
2. For podman: `/var/lib/containers`
3. For docker: `/var/lib/docker`
## Network Bridge
Networking -> Add bridge -> add network interface and save
```bash
nmcli connection modify bridge0 ipv6.addr-gen-mode eui64
```
## Virtualization
Don't forget to add a btrfs subvolume for `/var/lib/libvirt`
```bash
# Since we already created our /btrfs mountpoint, this volume will show up automatically
# at /btrfs/libvirt
btrfs sub create /btrfs/libvirt
```
Now create an fstab entry that mounts the volume at /var/lib/libvirt
```bash
UUID=... /var/lib/libvirt btrfs subvol=libvirt,compress=zstd:1,x-systemd.device-timeout=0 0 0
```
Mount the libvirt volume:
```bash
systemctl daemon-reload
mount -a --mkdir
# Check that the mount was successful. This will print something if our mount worked.
mount | grep -i /var/lib/libvirt
```
Create a snapshot schedule for libvirt.
```bash
snapper -c libvirt create-config /var/lib/libvirt
# Don't forget to edit "YEARLY" at /etc/snapper/configs/libvirt
```
Install and enable the virtualization service.
```bash
dnf group install --with-optional virtualization
systemctl enable --now libvirtd
```
Install the cockpit machines application.
### Virtualization Troubleshooting
```bash
# Oops, I did this after I installed virtualization
rsync -av /var/lib/libvirt/ /btrfs/libvirt/
rm -rf /var/lib/libvirt
# Find the path to your btrfs volume
lsblk
mount -o subvol=libvirt /dev/mapper/luks-... /var/lib/libvirtd
```
### QEMU Images
```bash
# Grow an image to 2TB
qemu-img resize nextcloud_aio-fcfgp.qcow2 2T
```
```bash
# Convert OVA to img
qemu-img convert -f vmdk -O raw in.vmdk out.img
# Convert qcow2 to img
qemu-img convert -f qcow2 -O raw in.raw out.img
```
### Shared directory with VM Guest
```bash
mount -t virtiofs [mount tag] [mount point]
```
## Firewalld
Set the default firewalld zone to `public`
```bash
# Note, you probably don't have to do this. Check Cockpit Network -> Firewall
# firewall-cmd --set-default-zone=public
```
Firewalld will be on and blocking by default. You can check the zone and allowed ports with:
```bash
firewall-cmd --get-active-zones
firewall-cmd --get-default-zone
firewall-cmd --zone=public --list-ports
firewall-cmd --zone=public --list-services
```
Allow Cockpit with
```bash
firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-port=9090/tcp
firewall-cmd --reload
```
Remove cockpit with
```bash
firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --remove-port=9090/tcp
```
Add a custom source for a service
```bash
sudo firewall-cmd --new-zone=home --permanent
sudo firewall-cmd --zone=home --add-source=10.2.0.0/24 --permanent
sudo firewall-cmd --zone=home --add-port=10700/tcp --permanent
sudo firewall-cmd --reload
```
## Backups
Note: this assumes you've set up [an iscsi backup disk](/active/os_truenas/truenas.md#iscsi-backup-volumes)
### Connect to the ISCSI Backup Target
#### Connect to Backup Target with Cockpit
1. Storage -> Hamburger menu -> Add iSCSI portal
2. Type your portal address, username, and password
#### Connect to Backup Target with iscsiadm
<https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_enterprise_linux/5/html/online_storage_reconfiguration_guide/iscsi-replacements_timeout#iscsi-replacements_timeout>
```bash
# Set username and password for discovered nodes
# Optionally you can add "-T <target name>" to specify which target has the username/password
iscsiadm -m node \
-o update \
-n node.session.auth.username -v username \
-n node.session.auth.password -v password
# Set replacement_timeout to 10 minutes in case server reboots
iscsiadm -m node \
-o update \
-n node.session.timeo.replacement_timeout -v 600
systemctl restart iscsid
# Discover targets
iscsiadm -m discovery -t st -p drivework.reeselink.com
# Login to all nodes
iscsiadm -m node -l
```
#### Format backup disk
```bash
# list disks
lsblk
# Create partition
fdisk /dev/sdx
# Format partition with btrfs
mkfs.btrfs /dev/sdx1
# Get the UUID
blkid /dev/sdx1
```
Update /etc/fstab with the iscsi disk details.
Note:
- `x-systemd.automount` which only mounts the device when it's accessed.
- `x-systemd.mount-timeout=30` allows a 30 second timeout
- `_netdev` ensures the device won't be mounted until after the network is available
```conf
UUID=... /btrfs/some-name btrfs subvolid=5,compress=zstd:1,x-systemd.automount,x-systemd.mount-timeout=30,_netdev 0 0
```
#### Troubleshooting Backup ISCSI Connection
```bash
# List targets
iscsiadm -m node
# Delete node
iscsiadm -m node -o delete -T iqn.2022-01.com.reeselink:driveripper:iqn.2022-01.com.reeselink:driveripper
# List discovered targets
iscsiadm -m discovery
# Delete from discovery db
iscsiadm -m discoverydb -t sendtargets -p driveripper.reeselink.com -o delete
```
### Quick Backup
```bash
rsync -av --progress --exclude '.snapshots' /btrfs/yellow/root /btrfs/backup-yellow --dry-run
```
### Regular Backups with Borg
See [borg.md](/active/systemd_borg/borg.md)
## Version Upgrades
```bash
# Make sure to be fully up to date first
dnf upgrade --refresh
reboot
# Set the releasever to the version you want to upgrade to
dnf system-upgrade download --releasever=43
dnf system-upgrade reboot
```
## Optional Steps
### Disable Swap
```bash
swapoff -a
zramctl --reset /dev/zram0
dnf -y remove zram-generator-defaults
```
### Disable Selinux
By default selinux will be enforcing. You can set it to permissive with
```bash
setenforce 0
```
And then make it permanent by editing `/etc/selinux/config` and inserting `SELINUX=permissive`.
### Downgrading Kernel
```bash
dnf install koji
# Note: format is kernel-version.fedora-version
cd $(mktemp -d) && koji download-build --arch=x86_64 --arch=noarch kernel-6.11.3-300.fc41 && dnf install ./*
reboot
```
### Resize logical volume
```bash
# Replace /dev/sda2 with whatever your disks are
# This assumes xfs
pvresize /dev/sda2
lvextend /dev/mapper/root -l+100%FREE
xfs_growfs -d /dev/mapper/root
```
### Create XFS LVM
<https://www.linuxtechi.com/how-to-create-lvm-partition-in-linux/>
<https://www.golinuxcloud.com/lvcreate-command-in-linux/#How_to_install_lvcreate>
If you get the error "Not creating system devices file due to existing VGs."
Run `vgimportdevices -a` and check `/etc/lvm/devices/system.devices`
1. Create a new partition for the Physical Volume (fdisk)
```bash
# Create the physical volume
pvcreate /dev/vda4
# Create the volume group (vgcreate <vg_name> <pv>)
vgcreate nextcloud_data /dev/vda4
# Create the logical volume (lvcreate -L <Size-of-LV> -n <LV-Name> <VG-Name>)
# Or lvcreate -l 100%FREE
lvcreate -l 100%FREE -n nextcloud_data_vol nextcloud_data
# list the PV, VG, LV
pvs
vgs
lvs
# Format lv
mkfs.btrfs /dev/nextcloud_data/nextcloud_data_vol
```
### LVM Thin Provisioning
<https://linuxconfig.org/introduction-to-lvm-thin-provisioning>
If you get the error "Not creating system devices file due to existing VGs."
Run `vgimportdevices -a` and check `/etc/lvm/devices/system.devices`
Thin provisioning allows you to overprovision your storage drives to make the filesystem
think it has more data than it does.
```bash
# Create the physical volume
pvcreate /dev/vda4
# Create the volume group
vgcreate vg0 /dev/vda4
# Create the thin pool - the volume with real data that will hold our thing volumes with fake data
lvcreate -l 100%FREE -T vg0/thinpool
# Create the thin volumes with fake data
lvcreate -T -V 2T vg0/thinpool -n local-path-provisioner
lvcreate -T -V 2T vg0/thinpool -n docker-data
# Format the fake volumes
mkfs.xfs /dev/mapper/vg0-local--path--provisioner
mkfs.xfs /dev/mapper/vg0-docker--data
```
### Set eui64 on network interface
```bash
nmcli connection modify Wired\ connection\ 1 ipv6.addr-gen-mode eui64
nmcli connection modify Wired\ connection\ 1 ipv6.ip6-privacy disabled
systemctl restart NetworkManager
```
### Install and Enable Cockpit
<https://cockpit-project.org/running>
```bash
dnf install cockpit
systemctl enable --now cockpit.socket
firewall-cmd --add-service=cockpit
firewall-cmd --add-service=cockpit --permanent
```
## Troubleshooting
### Cockpit Terminal Unusable or Weird Colors
Make sure you give canvas access to the browser (especially in librewolf)
### Chroot into a mounted disk
This lets you run grub2-mkconfig among other things.
```bash
# Mount root
mount /dev/mapper/vg0-root /mnt
# Mount proc, sys, and dev
mount -t proc /proc proc/
mount --rbind /sys sys/
mount --rbind /dev dev/
# Mount boot and efi
mount /dev/vdb2 /mnt/boot
mount /dev/vdb1 /mnt/boot/efi
chroot /mnt
```
### Resize Last Partition to Fill Available Space
```bash
parted /dev/vdb
# to resize /dev/vdb3 to fill 100% of the disk, for example
resizepart 3 100%
quit
# Resize the physical volume to match the partition
pvresize /dev/vdb3
```
### LUKS performance
```bash
cryptsetup benchmark
```
Should output something like:
```bash
# Algorithm | Key | Encryption | Decryption
aes-cbc 128b 1409.1 MiB/s 3627.9 MiB/s
serpent-cbc 128b 146.5 MiB/s 981.4 MiB/s
twofish-cbc 128b 289.8 MiB/s 613.3 MiB/s
aes-cbc 256b 1100.2 MiB/s 3448.2 MiB/s
serpent-cbc 256b 150.3 MiB/s 982.1 MiB/s
twofish-cbc 256b 294.3 MiB/s 590.8 MiB/s
aes-xts 256b 4423.5 MiB/s 4561.2 MiB/s
serpent-xts 256b 874.9 MiB/s 883.7 MiB/s
twofish-xts 256b 557.8 MiB/s 559.4 MiB/s
aes-xts 512b 4551.2 MiB/s 4669.6 MiB/s
serpent-xts 512b 890.8 MiB/s 860.5 MiB/s
twofish-xts 512b 557.5 MiB/s 564.2 MiB/s
```
Which will tell you how fast you can theoretically write/read to encrypted drives.
The default encryption used by most modern operating systems is AES-XTS.
You can see your system's cipher and key with `cryptsetup luksDump /dev/nvme0n1p1 | grep -i cipher`
## Set up firewall
sudo vim /etc/firewalld/firewalld.conf
```conf
LogDenied=all
```
```bash
# Restart and reload the firewalld service
sudo systemctl restart firewalld.service
# List all available firewalld zones and what they do
sudo firewall-cmd --list-all-zones
# Set the default firewall zone to public
sudo firewall-cmd --set-default-zone public
# Open a port temporarily
sudo firewall-cmd --add-port=25565/tcp
```
Monitor blocked traffic
```bash
sudo journalctl -f | grep -i REJECT
sudo journalctl -f | grep -i DROP
```
## Dual Boot with Fingerprint Scanner Issues
<https://commuity.frame.work/t/fingerprint-scanner-compatibility-with-linux-ubuntu-fedora-etc/1501/206>
The script below will clear the existing fingerprints from the internal
storage.
```bash
#! /usr/bin/python3
import gi
gi.require_version('FPrint', '2.0')
from gi.repository import FPrint
ctx = FPrint.Context()
for dev in ctx.get_devices():
print(dev)
print(dev.get_driver())
print(dev.props.device_id);
dev.open_sync()
dev.clear_storage_sync()
print("All prints deleted.")
dev.close_sync()
```
## Revert Kernel (if needed)
With koji
```bash
# Install koji (if you don't have it)
sudo dnf install -y koji
# Search for the desired kernel version
koji search build kernel-6.18.3*
export KERNEL_VERSION=6.18.12
# Create a temporary directory to store the donwloaded kernel packages
sudo -i
mkdir /tmp/kernel-download-${KERNEL_VERSION}
cd /tmp/kernel-download-${KERNEL_VERSION}
# Download the kernel packages
koji download-build --arch=x86_64 kernel-6.18.3-200.fc43
rm -f *debug*.rpm
rm -f *uki*.rpm
# Install all downloaded rpms
dnf install ./*.rpm
reboot
```
If you need to revert to previously installed kernels:
```bash
# Find the kernels you have installed
rpm -qa kernel
# List available kernels
ls /boot | grep vmlinuz
# Revert to a previous kernel
grubby --set-default /boot/vmlinuz-6.18.3...
```
This might throw errors when updating to newer kernels (file not found)
To restore back to the original kernel:
```bash
# If this directory exists, it's the problem
ls -d "/boot/efi/$(cat /etc/machine-id)"
# Move that directory out of the way
mv "/boot/efi/$(cat /etc/machine-id)" "/boot/efi/$(cat /etc/machine-id)_disabled"
# Reinstall the new kernel
dnf reinstall 'kernel*-0:6.18.8*'
```
## Reverting linux-firmware
```bash
sudo -i
mkdir -p /root/linux-firmware-downgrade
cd /root/linux-firmware-downgrade
wget -r -np -nd -A '*.rpm' https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/packages/linux-firmware/20251111/1.fc43/noarch/
dnf install ./*.rpm
dracut -f --kver 6.18.3...
reboot
```
## Make DNF Fast
```bash
echo 'fastestmirror=1' | sudo tee -a /etc/dnf/dnf.conf
echo 'max_parallel_downloads=10' | sudo tee -a /etc/dnf/dnf.conf
echo 'deltarpm=true' | sudo tee -a /etc/dnf/dnf.conf
```
/etc/dnf/dnf.conf
```conf
[main]
gpgcheck=1
installonly_limit=3
clean_requirements_on_remove=True
best=False
skip_if_unavailable=True
fastestmirror=1
max_parallel_downloads=10
deltarpm=true
```
## Install Useful Packages
```bash
sudo dnf install vim
```
## Set Hostname
```bash
hostnamectl set-hostname ducolaptop
```
## Install updates
```bash
sudo dnf upgrade --refresh
sudo dnf check
sudo dnf autoremove
sudo fwupdmgr get-devices
sudo fwupdmgr refresh --force
sudo fwupdmgr get-updates
sudo fwupdmgr update
sudo reboot now
```
## Extensions
```bash
sudo dnf install -y gnome-extensions-app gnome-tweaks
sudo dnf install -y gnome-shell-extension-appindicator
```
1. Another Window Session Manager by 5q0Fw
Restores windows on shutdown/reboot. Can be configured to automatically
save the last state before restart. Pair this with "restore session" in
firefox/chrome and you've got yourself a really good mac hibernate
equivalent.
2. Dash to Dock by michele_g
Make the dock behave like macos. Hide when it would cover a window. Show
when the mouse hovers over the bottom of the screen. Add some sane default
shortcuts. Etc.
3. Tactile by lundal
Power-user tiling! Behaves like Windows Power Toys FancyZones.
4. Vitals by corecoding
Adds quick-glance stats about your system to the menu bar. Use to monitor
CPU usage, memory availability, network speed, battery wattage, etc.
## Gnome Tweaks
1. Fonts -> Monospace Text -> Fira Code Regular
2. Keyboard & Mouse -> Acceleration Profile -> Flat
3. Keyboard & Mouse -> Mouse Click Emulation -> Fingers
4. Top Bar -> Activities Overview Hot Corner -> Off
5. Top Bar -> Battery Percentage -> On
6. Top Bar -> Clock -> Weekday -> On
7. Top Bar -> Clock -> Seconds -> On
8. Windows -> Center New Windows -> On
## Flatpack
```bash
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak update
```
## Snap
```bash
sudo dnf install -y snapd
sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap # for classic snap support
ln -s /var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications ~/.local/share/applications/snap # make apps show up in gnome
sudo reboot now
```
## AppImage Launcher
Download RPM from
<https://github.com/TheAssassin/AppImageLauncher/releases/tag/v2.2.0>
## Backups
### Create Encrypted Drive
```bash
# Create an encrypted drive
sudo cryptsetup luksFormat /dev/sdb1
# LUKS Disk Encryption can use up to 8 key slots to store passwords. We can use these keys to auto mount LUKS device.
# cryptsetup luksDump /dev/sda
# Create a lukskeys
mkdir -p /home/ducoterra/.lukskeys
# Generate key
dd if=/dev/random bs=32 count=1 of=/home/ducoterra/.lukskeys/btr_backup
# Change key mode
chmod 600 /home/ducoterra/.lukskeys
# Luks add a key
sudo cryptsetup luksAddKey /dev/sda /home/ducoterra/.lukskeys/btr_backup
# Get UUID of disk with
sudo blkid /dev/sda1
# Add key to crypttab
echo 'btr_backup UUID=1d7ce570-e695-47a0-9dda-5f14b5b20e21 /home/ducoterra/.lukskeys/btr_backup luks' >> /etc/crypttab
# Create read-only backup mount point
sudo btrfs sub create /mnt/btr_backup
sudo btrfs property set /mnt/btr_backup ro true
# Add to fstab
echo '/dev/mapper/btr_backup /mnt/btr_backup btrfs x-systemd.device-timeout=0,x-gvfs-show,x-gvfs-name=btr_backup,ssd,nofail,noatime,discard=async,compress=zstd 0 0' >> /etc/fstab
# mount
sudo cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/disk/by-uuid/1d7ce570-e695-47a0-9dda-5f14b5b20e21 backup0 --key-file=/home/ducoterra/.lukskeys/backup0
# close (or fix issues)
sudo cryptsetup luksClose backup0
```
### Backup Disks
Backup disks will respect the following naming convention:
brand_size_purpose_year_month
So for a backup drive you would create:
`wd_4tb_backup_2023_01`
Or for an archive drive:
`samsung_1tb_archive_2023_01`
#### Disk Health
`smartctl -a /dev/sda`
### Create BTRBK Config
`sudo vim /etc/btrbk/btrbk.conf`
```conf
snapshot_create ondemand
snapshot_preserve_min 2d
snapshot_preserve 14d
snapshot_dir snapshots
target_preserve_min no
target_preserve 20d 10w *m
volume /mnt/btr_pool
target /mnt/btr_backup
subvolume root
subvolume home
```
### Create Systemd Timer
`sudo vim /etc/systemd/system/btrbk.service`
```conf
[Unit]
Description=Runs btrbk with config file at /etc/btrbk/btrbk.conf
[Service]
ExecStart=btrbk -c /etc/btrbk/btrbk.conf -v run
```
`sudo vim /etc/systemd/system/btrbk.timer`
```conf
[Unit]
Description=Run btrbk every hour
[Timer]
OnCalendar=hourly
AccuracySec=10min
Persistent=true
Unit=btrbk.service
[Install]
WantedBy=timers.target
```
### Test, Start and Enable service
Test your service:the available storage space on our NAS to the iSCSI target
and the other half
```bash
sudo btrbk -c /etc/btrbk/btrbk.conf -v run
```
Enable your service:
```bash
sudo systemctl start btrbk.timer
sudo systemctl enable btrbk.timer
```
### Restore
In the event you need to restore your system from a disaster do the following:
1. Reinstall fedora via a live image
2. After install, disk should be mounted at /mnt/sysimage
3. Copy the new fstab and crypttab to somewhere safe
4. rsync -av [etc, home, opt, root, usr, var]
5. `mount /dev/Y /mnt/sysimage/boot`
6. `mount /dev/Z /mnt/sysimage/boot/efi`
7. `mount --bind /dev /mnt/sysimage/dev`
8. `mount --bind /proc /mnt/sysimage/proc`
9. `mount --bind /sys /mnt/sysimage/sys`
10. `chroot /mnt/sysimage`
11. Edit fstab and crypttab so they match the new partitions
12. Update /etc/default/grub to match the new luks uuid
13. grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/efi/EFI/fedora/grub.cfg
14. reboot
## Firewall CMD
1. Enable firewall
```bash
systemctl start firewall-cmd
systemctl enable firewall-cmd
```
2. Set default behavior to drop everything
```bash
firewall-cmd --set-default-zone=drop
systemctl reload firewall-cmd
```
## Bluetooth
### Airpods
Edit: /etc/bluetooth/main.conf Set ControllerMode = bredr
1. restart bluetooth service
2. connect airpods
3. comment line out
4. restart bluetooth service again
## ZRAM
Edit /etc/systemd/zram-generator.conf
```conf
[zram0]
zram-size = min(ram / 2, 16384)
compression-algorithm = lzo-rle
options =
writeback-device = /dev/zvol/tarta-zoot/swap-writeback
```
## Automatic Disk Decryption with TPM2
It's a friendlier experience to just encrypt your root partition with tpm and
lunlock your remaining drives with key files stored at /etc/ukskeys. This way
you only need to reregister one key with your tpm and the remaining drives will
be unlocked automatically.
Add your luks keys to the tpm module and set up boot parameters:
```bash
# Enroll for the first time
sudo -E systemd-cryptenroll --tpm2-device=auto --tpm2-pcrs=0+2+4+7 /dev/nvme1n1p3
# Add tpm2 configuration option to /etc/crypttab
# You can get the uuid with lsblk and blkid
luks-d9828faa-2b8c-4184-9e74-9054ae328c6d UUID=d9828faa-2b8c-4184-9e74-9054ae328c6d none tpm2-device=auto,discard
# Add rd.luks.options=tpm2-device=auto to grub
sudo grubby --args="rd.luks.options=tpm2-device=auto" --update-kernel=ALL
# Regenerate the boot parameters
sudo dracut -f
```
We can configure our system to automatically reenroll the tpm device on boot so
you only need to enter your password on kernel updates.
```bash
# Create a new random password for your disk
sudo cryptsetup luksAddKey /dev/nvme0n1p3
```
/etc/systemd/system/tpm_luks_cryptenroll.service
```conf
[Unit]
Description=Automatically runs systemd-cryptenroll on login
[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStart=/usr/bin/systemd-cryptenroll --tpm2-device=auto --tpm2-pcrs=0+2+4+7 --wipe-slot=tpm2 /dev/nvme0n1p3
# new random password you just created
Environment=PASSWORD=
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
```
```bash
# Now enable the service
sudo systemctl enable tpm_luks_cryptenroll.service
```
## Firefox GPU Rendering
<https://community.frame.work/t/linux-battery-life-tuning/6665>
```bash
dnf install intel-media-driver intel-gpu-tools
```
Type in about:config in the address bar and hit enter.
Set media.rdd-ffmpeg.enabled, media.ffmpeg.vaapi.enabled and
media.navigator.mediadatadecoder_vpx_enabled to true.
Close and reopen your browser
Run the command sudo intel_gpu_top, play a 4k video and check whether the Video
section is above 0.00%
## Gnome Software Updates (packagekitd and software)
To prevent Gnome Shell from starting Software open Settings->Search and disable
Software from there.
Disable auto-updates
```bash
sudo systemctl disable packagekit
sudo systemctl stop packagekit
dconf write /org/gnome/software/allow-updates false
dconf write /org/gnome/software/download-updates false
```
## Turn Off Fingerprint When Laptop Lid Closed
To disable fingerprint authentication when the laptop lid is closed, and
re-enable when it is reopened, we will use acpid to bind to the button/lid.*
event to a custom script that will stop and mask the fprintd service on lid
close, and unmask and start the fprintd service on lid open.
We also check that the HDMI cable is connected by testing the contents of
/sys/class/drm/card0-HDMI-A-1/status.
Follow the steps below:
1. Create a .locks file in your home dir: `mkdir ~/.locks`
2. Create file /etc/acpi/laptop-lid.sh with the following contents:
```bash
#!/bin/bash
lock=/home/ducoterra/.locks/fprint-disabled.lock
if grep -Fq closed /proc/acpi/button/lid/LID0/state # &&
# This is used to detect if a display is connected.
# For USB C displayport use:
# grep -Fxq connected /sys/class/drm/card1-DP-2/status
# For hdmi use:
# grep -Fxq connected /sys/class/drm/card0-HDMI-A-1/status
then
touch "$lock"
systemctl stop fprintd
systemctl mask fprintd
elif [ -f "$lock" ]
then
systemctl unmask fprintd
systemctl start fprintd
rm -f "$lock"
fi
```
3. Make the file executable with
`chmod +x /etc/acpi/laptop-lid.sh`
4. Create file /etc/acpi/events/laptop-lid with the following contents:
```bash
event=button/lid.*
action=/etc/acpi/laptop-lid.sh
```
5. Restart the acpid service with:
`sudo service acpid restart`
Now the fingerprint will be used only when the lid is open.
In order to restore the correct state of the fprintd service if you
disconnect/reconnect while the laptop is off, you may call the above script
from a systemd init file. The steps to do this are the following:
1. Create a file named /etc/systemd/system/laptop-lid.service with the
following contents:
```bash
[Unit]
Description=Laptop Lid
After=suspend.target
[Service]
ExecStart=/etc/acpi/laptop-lid.sh
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
WantedBy=suspend.target
```
2. Reload the systemd config files with
`sudo systemctl daemon-reload`
3. Start the service with
`sudo systemctl start laptop-lid.service`
4. Enable the service so that it starts automatically on boot
`sudo systemctl enable laptop-lid.service`
Now the status should be correct even after connecting/disconnecting when the
computer is off.
## Power Button Behavior
The power button is controlled from 2 locations:
1. DCONF (or gnoem settings) at `gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power`
2. ACPI at /etc/acpi/events/powerconf
The powerconf acpi configuration will execute at the same time the gnome settings do.
This can lead to situations where the gnome settings say "suspend" but the acpi settings
say "shutdown". On waking up your laptop it will immediately shutdown.
The solution is to comment out everything in /etc/acpi/events/powerconf and rely on the
gnome settings **OR** set the gnome settings to "nothing" and edit
`/etc/acpi/actions/power.sh` with the behavior you expect. Either way you should pick
one to control power button behavior.
## Discord
vim ~/.local/share/applications/Discord.desktop
```conf
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Discord
Exec=/home/ducoterra/Applications/Discord/Discord
Icon=/home/ducoterra/Applications/Discord/discord.png
Type=Application
Categories=Communication;
```
### Discord sharing not working
THIS IS PROBABLY A PER-APP THING
Likely the thing you're trying to share doesn't work, it's not wayland's fault.
If you're trying to share firefox - download the firefox binary and dnf
uninstall the other one. For whatever reason the preinstalled binary doesn't
like screen share. You can use the following:
~/.local/share/applications/firefox.desktop
```conf
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Firefox
Exec=/home/ducoterra/Applications/firefox/firefox-bin
Icon=/home/ducoterra/.icons/firefox.svg
Type=Application
Categories=Browser;
```
## Minecraft
1. You can find extra java versions at /etc/alternatives
2. You need to `dnf install xrandr` to launch any modpacks
3. You can create a desktop icon by putting this at
~/.local/share/applications/*.desktop:
```conf
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Version=1.0
Name=Minecraft
Comment=Minecraft Launcher
Path=/home/ducoterra/Applications
Exec=minecraft-launcher
Icon=/home/ducoterra/Icons/minecraft-launcher.png
Terminal=false
Categories=Games;
```
## Sound Devices
If you want to disable a specific device or tell Fedora not to use a specific device
as output or input (looking at you yeti microphone, you're not a speaker), you can
install pulse audio control for much more fine-tuned... control.
Setting your speakers to analog output seems to work best for a USB dac if it has
a separate volume knob since this ties the volume knob on the dac to the internal
volume of your computer.
Setting your mic to analog input works just fine on a yeti usb mic.
```bash
sudo dnf install pavucontrol
```
## Install ffmpegthumbnailer, remove totem
totem-thumbnailer crashes all the time and isn't as good as ffmpeg's thumbnailer.
What's more, totem video player ("Videos" by default on gnome) is not as good as vlc
and doesn't work very well for anything more than basic video playback.
```bash
sudo dnf remove totem
sudo dnf install ffmpegthumbnailer
```
## Add compatibility for HEIC to mogrify
```bash
sudo dnf install libheic-freeworld
```