Things to do after a fresh installation of openSUSE 12.1
This guide is a summary of the steps I take to customize a default installation of openSUSE.
This particular guide was rewritten for openSUSE 11.2, but most stuff should be applicable to other versions as well.
first: repos
first, type
# zypper lr -d
- delete source and debug repos and installation dvd repo
zypper rr < number of repo or name of repo or alias of repo>
- add community repo: Packman
zypper ar -f http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_12.1 packman
In the end you should have the following repos:
# zypper lr --uri
# | Alias | Name | Enabled | Refresh | URI
--+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+---------+---------+-------------------------------------------------------------
1 | Updates-for-openSUSE-12.1-12.1-1.4 | Updates for openSUSE 12.1 12.1-1.4 | Yes | Yes | http://download.opensuse.org/update/12.1/
2 | packman | Packman repository (openSUSE_12.1) | Yes | No | http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_12.1
3 | repo-non-oss | openSUSE-12.1-Non-Oss | Yes | Yes | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/12.1/repo/non-oss/
4 | repo-oss | openSUSE-12.1-Oss | Yes | Yes | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/12.1/repo/oss/ Kernel stuff
Install this stuff now, because sooner or later you will need them. And sometimes the install/compile of a kernel module will fail without these
zypper in -y kernel-source linux-kernel-headers kernel-syms make gcc
utils
zypper in -y mc findutils-locate nmap yakuake krusader chromium clementine vlc unetbootin p7zip krename
For multimedia stuff & codecs:
# zypper in -y flash-player flashplayer-kde4 mplayer ffmpeg a52dec mencoder x264 faac w32codec-all lame kdemultimedia4-thumbnailers
optional:
# zypper in -y gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good xine-browser-plugin swfdec-browser-plugin gxine-browser-plugin gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad gstreamer-0_10-plugins-ugly mplayerplug-in libxine1-codecs k3b-codecs gstreamer-0_10-ffmpeg
for windows movies in webbrowser:
# zypper in gnome-mplayer gecko-mediaplayer
fonts
To install MS fonts so that LibreOffice documents looks closer to those on my colleagues' screen, execute the following (as root):
zypper in fetchmsttfonts
Language:
zypper in -y ispell-dutch myspell-dutch
If you have installed from liveCD, localization may be missing:
zypper in -y kde4-l10n-nl kde4-l10n-nl-data kde4-l10n-nl-doc
firefox:
- install add-ons: adblock, xmarks
- add 'new tab' button in buttonbar
- configuration:
- download location always ask, close when ready etc
- start with blank page
- do not remember history, suggest from bookmarks
- search for text when I start typing
- no check my spelling as I type
- no check to see if FF is default browser
- ==>install silverlight plugin http://go-mono.com/moonlight-beta/<== maybe not
- type about:config in addressbar and
change:
- network.dns.disableIPv6 -> true
- create this one: content.notify.backoffcount -> 5
- also create nglayout.initialpaint.delay -> 0
- network.http.pipelining true
- network.http.proxy.pipelining true
- network.http.pipelining.maxrequests 8
KDE:
- edit /etc/sysconfig/windowmanager and change this option to 'no'
KDE_USE_IPV6="no"
(probably already is)
- taskbar:
- add system monitor CPU usage widget
- digital clock: add day of week
- add yast2 and configure desktop to quick start area (next to suse-icon)
- configure desktop - personal settings:
- region and language: region: dutch. add dutch to languages
- advanced -> session manager: start KDE with empty session
- autostart: yakuake konversation pidgin
- desktop screensaver: random
- desktop: add analogue clock widget
- configure powermanagement
- configure kwin
- configure fonts
Yast2:
- configure NTP settings 194.109.22.18 (XS4All time server) or choose from pool.ntp.org
OOo
- User details
- quickstarter
Printer configuration
- cups printer 192.168.1.1 ++ALWAYS USE IP++