• Fedora Setup
  • Introduction
  • 1. First things to do post installation
    • 1.1 Setup dnf configuration
    • 1.2 Copy .bashrc and .bash_aliases in $HOME
  • 2. Setup the Terminal
    • 2.1 Install git
    • 2.2 Install Alacritty
    • 2.3 Install Kitty
    • 2.4 Customize BASH
    • 2.5 Install and customize ZSH
  • 3. Setup SSH
  • 4. Install Compilers
  • 5. Install CLI based tools and applications
  • 6. Install GUI based applications
  • 7. Install Gtklp for remote printers
  • 8. Install FOSS toolchains for Hardware development
  • 9. Customizations
  • 10. Optional: Upgrade Fedora

This repo is a guide to how I setup my desktop machine using Fedora as my distro of choice. I use Fedora mostly for hardware and software development. This is the perfect guide if you're migrating to Linux for the first time and don't know where to start.

• Reference
• Open the file: sudo vi /etc/dnf/dnf.conf
• add the following lines:

  # added for speed
  fastestmirror=True
  max_parallel_downloads=5
  defaultyes=True
  keepcache=False

• Update the system: sudo dnf update
• Run the script post_installation.sh. This will do the following:
  • enable rpm fusion
  • enable flathub
  • install media codecs
  • install preload
  • enable 3rd party reporsitories

```bash
cp -rv ./shell_configs/.bash_aliases ./shell_configs/.bashrc ~
```

• Install git: sudo dnf install -y git
• Clone this dotfiles repo.

  git clone https://github.com/usman1515/dotfiles.git

• Copy the git config from the dotfiles repo into the $HOME dir.

• Install Nerd Fonts

  source install_nerd_fonts.sh

• Install alacritty

  sudo dnf install -y alacritty

• Copy the alacritty config folder from the dotfiles repo into .config folder.
• Clone alacritty themes repo:

  git clone https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty-theme ~/.config/alacritty/themes

• Set terminal shortcut key
  • Settings -> Keyboard -> View and customize shortcuts -> Custom shortcuts:
    • Name: Open terminal
    • Command: /usr/bin/alacritty/
    • Shortcut: Super + Enter

• Install kitty

  sudo dnf install -y kitty

• Copy the kitty config folder from the dotfiles repo into .config folder.

• Install oh my posh for BASH shell.

  source install_oh_my_posh.sh

• Install oh my zsh for ZSH shell.

  source install_oh_my_zsh.sh
  # copy these config  file sin $HOME dir
  cp -rv ./shell_configs/.p10k.zsh ./shell_configs/.zsh_aliases ./shell_configs/.zshrc ~

• Reboot PC.

• Run the script setup_ssh.sh to generate SSH key.

  source ./setup_ssh.sh

• Languages & databases

  source install_compilers.sh

• To install all the CLI and TUI based applications run the following command.

  source install_cli_packages.sh

• To install all the GUI and RPM based applications run the following command.

  source install_gui_packages.sh

• TO setup remote printers on your network that use GNU GTKLP GUI run the following script.

  source install_printers.sh

OPTIONAL: These are some of the tools that I use for hardware development.

• GHDL for VHDL simulation.

• iVerilog for Verilog simulation.

• Yosys for Verilog synthesis.

• Verilator for converting Verilog and SystemVerilog designs into a C++ or SystemC model.

• Chisel for designing and testing RTL using Chisel/Scala.

• FloPoCo for generating Floating Point Cores.

  source install_ghdl.sh
  source install_iverilog.sh
  source install_yosys.sh
  source install_verilator.sh
  source install_chisel.sh
  source install_docker_flopoco.sh

• Goto settings and do the following:
  • Bluetooth
    • Turn off
  • Appearance:
    • Dark
  • Multitasking:
    • Hot corners: off
    • Fixed number of workspaces: 6
    • Workspaces on all displays: on
    • Include apps from current workspace only: on
  • Power:
    • Automatic screen brightness: off
    • Show battery percentage: on
  • Display
    • Night light: on
    • timings: 00:00 - 06:00
  • Mouse and touchpad:
    • Touchpad:
      • Tap to click: on
      • Scroll method: 2 finger
      • Scroll direction: natural
  • Region and Language:
    • Formats: English (United Kingdom)
  • Accessibility:
    • Pointing and clicking:
      • Locate pointer: on

• To upgrade fedora run the following script

  source upgrade_fedora.sh