Hello everyone. My name is Yasin and I live in Turkey. I am 28 years old and have used Fedora Silverblue for two months and I am an active Fedora Kinoite user. I want to share the information I’ve learned in the process of using the systems. So I’ve decided to write this article. I hope you like it. Let’s get started.<\/p>\n
<\/span> <\/p>\n When one says Fedora Linux, the first edition that comes to mind is Fedora Workstation<\/a>. However, do not overlook the emerging<\/em> editions Fedora Silverblue (featuring the GNOME<\/a> desktop environment) and Fedora Kinoite (featuring the KDE<\/a> desktop environment). Both of these are reprovisionable<\/a> operating systems based on libostree<\/a>. They are created exclusively from official RPM packages from the Fedora Project. In this article, I will demonstrate some common steps you might take after a clean installation of Fedora Silverblue or Fedora Kinoite. Everything listed in this article is optional. Exactly what you want to install or how you want to configure your system will depend on your particular needs. What is demonstrated below is just meant to give you some ideas and to provide some examples.<\/p>\n Disclaimer<\/strong>: Packages from Flathub, RPM Fusion, the Copr build system, GitHub, GitLab, et al. are not managed by the Fedora release team and they do not provide official software builds. Use packages from these sources at your own risk.<\/em><\/p>\n Fedora Linux in particular releases feature updates and security updates quite often. So you will want to run the below command regularly to keep your system up-to-date. Open the terminal and enter the following command. Afterwards, restart the computer so the changes will take effect.<\/p>\n If you want to preview which packages will be updated, use the follow command first.<\/p>\n It is also possible to configure automatic updates by editing the rpm-ostreed.conf<\/em> file as demonstrated below.<\/p>\n Change AutomaticUpdatePolicy<\/em> to check<\/em>. Then save the change and quit the editor. After that you need to reload rpm-ostree<\/em> and enable the automatic timer.<\/p>\n Fedora Silverblue and Fedora Kinoite come preloaded with the basic Fedora Linux repos. In addition, you might want Flatpak<\/a>, RPM Fusion<\/a> or some Copr<\/a> repos.<\/p>\n Flatpak is at the top of the list of ways to install applications on Fedora Silverblue and Fedora Kinoite because it is container-based and it does not require a reboot after installation. To add some remote software libraries and try it out, open the terminal again and enter the following commands.<\/p>\n Fedora Flatpaks remote<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Flathub remote<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Flabhub Beta remote<\/strong>:<\/p>\n KDE nightly remote<\/strong>:<\/p>\n GNOME nightly remote<\/strong>:<\/p>\n After the repositories are added, you need to enter the code below in order to update the application catalog in the GNOME Software and Discover stores. In this way, you will be able to manage applications directly from the store without going to flathub.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n After that, you can use the store to update Flatpak applications, or if you want to update directly from the terminal, you can enter the code below.<\/p>\n If you want to see all installed Flatpaks:<\/p>\n Another remote software library you can add is RPM Fusion. To add it on Fedora Silverblue or Fedora Kinoite, open the terminal, enter the following commands and restart.<\/p>\n Copr repos are yet another source of applications that can be installed on Fedora Silverblue and Fedora Kinoite. To add the repos, enter commands in the following form.<\/p>\n Example (Heroic Games launcher repo):<\/p>\n If you want another option, you can download the repository configuration file from Copr<\/a>‘s own site and put it in the \/etc\/yum.repos.d<\/em> folder.<\/p>\n Libre Office<\/strong><\/p>\n Lutris<\/strong><\/p>\n Steam<\/strong><\/p>\n VLC<\/strong><\/p>\n Firefox<\/strong><\/p>\n Note<\/strong>: Fedora Firefox normally comes preloaded with Fedora Silverblue and Fedora Kinoite. However, the Flatpak version of Firefox has more comprehensive codec support.<\/em><\/p>\n If you have installed RPM Fusion repositories, you can install the Nvidia driver by entering the code below and restarting the computer so the changes will take effect.<\/p>\n If you are using the Nvidia System Management Interface (nvidia-smi) or CUDA:<\/p>\n If you want to install specific kernel, you can always download a kernel from Koji<\/a> and install it on Fedora Silverblue or Fedora Kinoite using the following command:<\/p>\n If you want to install multiple kernels, you will need to pin your deployment by issuing the ostree admin pin 0 <\/em>command then use the same code above. After restarting, if you pin the new kernel, then you will have two deployments with specific kernels. Remember that you must update them individually because you cannot pin two deployments at the same time.<\/p>\n The Toolbx utility is used primarily for CLI apps, development and debugging tools, etc. However, you can install supported any operating system. In this article, I will give an example of Fedora 35 Workstation installation and use. Fedora Silverblue and Fedora Kinoite come preloaded with Toolbx. So you can start directly.<\/p>\n First, create a toolbox.<\/p>\n When the above is complete, enter:<\/p>\n When you see the code that starts with toolbox<\/em>, then you are in the container operating system. You can list the container(s) by means of:<\/p>\n If you want to remove the container, enter:<\/p>\n If you need more help, enter:<\/p>\n Thanks to Toolbx, your main operating system will never break. You can pretend to be on Fedora Workstation, install and delete packages, and do things you cannot do on the libostree-based host system. Let\u2019s illustrate with a few examples.<\/p>\n Many users use Toolbx for their developer tools. But it is a really useful tool for regular users as well. For example, you can install Xtreme Download Manager and combine it with Firefox to download content such as music and videos from the internet. It will make your job even easier if you download the file manager before downloading XDM. Now that you are in Toolbx, try installing Nautilus.<\/p>\n After that, you can get XDM from here: <\/p>\n https:\/\/github.com\/subhra74\/xdm\/releases\/download\/7.2.11\/xdm-setup-7.2.11.tar.xz<\/a><\/p>\n Start Nautilus with sudo nautilus<\/em> while in Toolbx. Then unarchive XDM, open the folder, right click on some empty space and select Open in Terminal<\/em>. Then enter the below code.<\/p>\n Congratulations! You have successfully installed XDM. After that you will need to open XDM, install Firefox and then open XDM again. Finally, you will want to make the XDM plugin available for Firefox.<\/p>\n A few more example things that you could do in Toolbx include:<\/p>\n The package layering method modifies the existing installation. You can permanently install almost any RPM package on Fedora Silverblue or Fedora Kinoite. However, you should only layer packages that you consider essential because, after the layering is complete, you will need to reboot the system before you will be able to use the package. For most packages, I recommend using Toolbx.<\/p>\n Package layering is almost identical to installing a RPM package on Fedora Workstation. It\u2019s just rpm-ostree<\/em> replacing dnf<\/em>. For example:<\/p>\n If you want to remove layered packages:<\/p>\n If you want to see the all layered packages:<\/p>\n If you want to remove all layered packages:<\/p>\n If you are wondering which packages I’ve chosen to layer on my libostree systems, here are my favorites.<\/p>\n Some ways of playing games on Fedora Silverblue or Fedora Kinoite include the following.<\/p>\n People are often advised to play games designed to run on Linux or Windows using Proton on Steam. However, not all Windows games are compatible with Proton; especially online games with cheat protection software. So it is useful to check the site below before installing the game.<\/p>\n <\/a>https:\/\/www.protondb.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n In Fedora Silverblue or Fedora Kinoite, there are two ways to install Proton.<\/p>\n From Flathub (using the terminal)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n From GitHub (manually)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n <\/a>https:\/\/github.com\/GloriousEggroll\/proton-ge-custom<\/a><\/p>\n My advice is to use the proton-ge-custom version (Gloruious Eggroll) because it contains extra patches and fixes for many popular games. You can read about how to install proton-ge-custom and how to activate it on Steam in the README.md file in the above GitHub repo.<\/p>\n If you do not want to use an online platform, it is possible to play the game using Wine. But you need to go to Wine<\/a>‘s official site and read the reports about the game or try it yourself to see if the game works. Also, don’t think of it as just a game engine. Wine can run a wide verity of Windows programs. So how do you install Wine? Unfortunately, Wine cannot be directly installed on Fedora Silverblue or Fedora Kinoite as a layered package due to rpm-ostree’s lack of 32-bit support. It is possible, however, to install Wine using some indirect methods. The Winepak repo is dead now. So I\u2019ll skip that.<\/p>\n Method 1:<\/strong> Use a Flathub application as a Wine launcher.<\/p>\n Lutris, Bottles, ProtonUp-Qt and finally Phoenicis PlayOnLinux<\/p>\n Method 2:<\/strong> Install Wine or Lutris in Toolbx with Steam.<\/p>\n Method 3:<\/strong> Partially install Wine on rpm-ostree.<\/p>\n There are other methods of playing games on Linux. Native Linux games, for example, are available in many repositories. Browser games are also easy to access. Installing Windows in a virtual machine is another method. However, while a virtual machine may work for simpler games, I do not recommend it for games that require a lot of processing power.<\/p>\n In this final section, I would like to mention a few more things that do not depend on anything mentioned earlier in this article.<\/p>\n You can use the override<\/em> sub-command to manage base packages. For example, to remove the pre-loaded Firefox:<\/p>\n If you want to remove all overlays, overrides and initramfs:<\/p>\n rpm-ostree provides an experimental<\/em> live update feature so that you can avoid rebooting after installing packages.<\/p>\n Since you are on Fedora Silverblue or Fedora Kinoite, switching systems or updating to rawhide can be done with just a few commands. Also, reverting is easier than ever.<\/p>\n Substitute system<\/em> with kinoite<\/em> or silverblue<\/em> in the below examples.<\/p>\n Switch systems<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Upgrade to rawhide<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Rollback to a previous version<\/strong>:<\/p>\n On Fedora Workstation you can use dnf<\/em> to list the packages in the repositories. But this does not work on Fedora Silverblue or Fedora Kinoite. So how do you do it? If you want to list the installed RPM packages on your system, you can use the following command.<\/p>\n To list the installed RPM packages<\/strong>:<\/p>\n However, if you want to list the packages in the repositories, you must either layer the dnfdragora<\/em> package or enter Toolbx. Then you can use the following dnf<\/em> commands.<\/p>\n To list all RPM packages (both installed and available)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n To search for a specific RPM package<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Note:<\/strong> For now, do not install Dolphin from Flatpak because it replaces the preinstalled Dolphin on the system. With the Flatpak version of Dolphin, you will not be able to preview videos because it does not contain the packages mentioned above<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Dear friends, you have come to the end of this article. If you have anything you want to add to this topic or if you have questions, I am waiting for you in the comments section below. Also, special thanks to Badhshah, Timoth\u00e9e Ravier and Daniels for helping me with some information in preparing this article. Finally, if you want to contribute to Fedora Silverblue or Fedora Kinoite or get more information, check the links below. Thank you for reading.<\/p>\n Hello everyone. My name is Yasin and I live in Turkey. I am 28 years old and have used Fedora Silverblue for two months and I am an active Fedora Kinoite user. I want to share the information I’ve learned in the process of using the systems. So I’ve decided to write this article. 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$ rpm-ostree upgrade<\/pre>\n
$ rpm-ostree update --preview<\/pre>\n
$ sudo nano \/etc\/rpm-ostreed.conf<\/pre>\n
$ rpm-ostree reload\n$ systemctl enable rpm-ostreed-automatic.timer --now<\/pre>\n
Adding Flatpak remotes and other third-party repositories<\/h2>\n
Flathub remotes<\/h3>\n
$ flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists fedora oci+https:\/\/registry.fedoraproject.org<\/pre>\n
$ flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https:\/\/flathub.org\/repo\/flathub.flatpakrepo<\/pre>\n
$ flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub-beta https:\/\/flathub.org\/beta-repo\/flathub-beta.flatpakrepo<\/pre>\n
$ flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists kdeapps --from https:\/\/distribute.kde.org\/kdeapps.flatpakrepo<\/pre>\n
$ flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists gnome-nightly https:\/\/nightly.gnome.org\/gnome-nightly.flatpakrepo<\/pre>\n
$ flatpak update --appstream<\/pre>\n
$ flatpak update<\/pre>\n
$ flatpak list<\/pre>\n
RPM Fusion repos<\/h3>\n
$ sudo rpm-ostree install https:\/\/mirrors.rpmfusion.org\/free\/fedora\/rpmfusion-free-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm<\/pre>\n
$ sudo rpm-ostree install https:\/\/mirrors.rpmfusion.org\/nonfree\/fedora\/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm<\/pre>\n
Copr repos<\/h3>\n
$ sudo ostree remote add <name-of-repo> <repository-url><\/pre>\n
$ sudo ostree remote add heroic-games-launcher https:\/\/download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org\/results\/atim\/heroic-games-launcher\/fedora-$releasever-$basearch\/<\/pre>\n
Examples of popular Flatpak applications<\/h2>\n
$ flatpak install flathub org.libreoffice.LibreOffice<\/pre>\n
$ flatpak install \u2014user flathub-beta net.lutris.Lutris\/\/beta<\/pre>\n
$ flatpak install flathub com.valvesoftware.Steam<\/pre>\n
$ flatpak install flathub org.videolan.VLC<\/pre>\n
$ flatpak install flathub org.mozilla.firefox<\/pre>\n
Installing the Nvidia driver and a specific kernel<\/h2>\n
$ sudo rpm-ostree install akmod-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia<\/pre>\n
$ sudo rpm-ostree install akmod-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-cuda<\/pre>\n
$ sudo rpm-ostree override replace .\/kernel*.rpm<\/pre>\n
Toolbx<\/h2>\n
$ toolbox create<\/pre>\n
$ toolbox enter<\/pre>\n
$ toolbox list<\/pre>\n
$ toolbox rmi <container name><\/pre>\n
$ toolbox --help<\/pre>\n
$ sudo dnf install nautilus<\/pre>\n
$ su -c .\/install.sh<\/pre>\n
$ sudo xdm<\/pre>\n
$ sudo dnf install firefox<\/pre>\n
$ sudo firefox<\/pre>\n
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Layering packages<\/h2>\n
$ rpm-ostree install htop<\/pre>\n
$ rpm-ostree uninstall htop<\/pre>\n
$ rpm-ostree status<\/pre>\n
$ rpm-ostree uninstall --all<\/pre>\n
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$ flatpak install com.valvesoftware.Steam.CompatibilityTool.Proton<\/pre>\n
$ sudo dnf install wine lutris steam<\/pre>\n
$ rpm-ostree install wine-core wine-core.i686 lutris<\/pre>\n
Other tips and suggestions<\/h2>\n
rpm-ostree tips<\/h3>\n
$ rpm-ostree override remove firefox<\/pre>\n
$ rpm-ostree ex reset<\/pre>\n
$ rpm-ostree install --apply-live htop<\/pre>\n
$ rpm-ostree rebase fedora\/35\/x86_64\/system<\/pre>\n
$ rpm-ostree rebase fedora\/rawhide\/x86_64\/system<\/pre>\n
$ rpm-ostree rollback fedora\/35\/x86_64\/system<\/pre>\n
Listing packages<\/h3>\n
$ rpm -qa<\/pre>\n
$ dnf list<\/pre>\n
$ dnf search <packagename><\/pre>\n
Miscellaneous tips<\/h3>\n
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