Things to do after a fresh installation of OpenSUSE
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
# | Alias | Name | Enabled | Refresh | Priority | Type | URI | Service
-+--------------+-----------------------+---------+---------+----------+------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+--------
1 | repo-debug | openSUSE-11.3-Debug | No | Yes | 99 | NONE | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/11.3/repo/oss/ |
2 | repo-non-oss | openSUSE-11.3-Non-Oss | Yes | Yes | 99 | NONE | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.3/repo/non-oss/ |
3 | repo-oss | openSUSE-11.3-Oss | Yes | Yes | 99 | NONE | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.3/repo/oss/ |
4 | repo-source | openSUSE-11.3-Source | No | Yes | 99 | NONE | http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/11.3/repo/oss/ |
5 | repo-update | openSUSE-11.3-Update | Yes | Yes | 99 | NONE | http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.3/ |
- delete source and debug repos and installation dvd repo
zypper rr < number of repo | name of repo | alias of repo>
- add community repos: Packman, VLC etc.
zypper ar -f http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/SuSE/11.2/ vlc
zypper ar -f http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/packman/suse/11.2/ packman
- add KDE 4.3 repos (for updates KDE)
zypper ar -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/43/openSUSE_11.2/ kde43
zypper ar -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/KDE4:/Community/openSUSE_11.2_KDE_43/ kde43community
- or better still, the updated KDE4.4 repos:
zypper ar -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/KDE4:/Factory:/Desktop/openSUSE_11.2/ kde44
zypper ar -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/KDE4:/Community/openSUSE_11.2/ kde44comm
zypper ar -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/KDE4:/Playground/openSUSE_11.2/ kde44play
In the end you should have the following repos:
- oss
- non-oss
- update
- kde43 or kde44
- kde43community or kde44comm
- packman
- vlc
- nvidia/ATI
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
For multimedia stuff:
# zypper in -y flash-player mplayer ffmpeg a52dec mencoder x264 faac w32codec-all vlc
optional:
# zypper in -y gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good xine-browser-plugin swfdec-browser-plugin gxine-browser-plugin gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad mplayerplug-in libxine1-codecs
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/
- 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"
- 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
- desktop screensaver: random
- desktop: add analogue clock widget
- for extra KWIN themes:
# zypper in kde4-windeco-aurorae kde4-windeco-chromi kde4-windeco-crystal kde4-windeco-dekorator kde4-windeco-nitrogen
- and go to System Settings / Appearance / Windows / choose for example the aurorae theme engine with the example theme
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++