install fedora on xps 13

after start, it will go into grub shell, have to exit and start the login

update:

sudo dnf update
flatpak update

install telnet

install wavemon, to monitor wifi signal strength

install https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/615/appindicator-support/  for tray icon

install tldr sudo dnf install tldr install 7zip sudo dnf install 7z

install tailscale 

install unar sudo dnf install unar

setting, multitasking, workspaces on all displays gnome doesn’t have per display workspaces https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/issues/37#note_2021443 

install syncthingy from flathub  the tray icon might not showing go to http://127.0.0.1:8384/  to config use font manager to install all the fonts from it

install calibre sudo dnf install calibre

install strawberry music player sudo dnf install strawberry

install java jdk sudo dnf install java-21-openjdk-devel

install AppImageLauncher  it might generate .desktop file at ~/.local/share/applications

new tab customize, don’t show sponsor images

git

# config git username and email
git config --global user.name "<your name>"
git config --global user.email "<your email>"
 
# set git pull to use merge
git config --global pull.rebase false

maybe also git push use merge not rebase

# this not working: fix the screen flickering
rpm-ostree kargs --append=i915.enable_psr=0
# shows error
error: This system was not booted via libostree.

# try this
sudo vi /etc/default/grub
 
# Find the line with GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX and add i915.enable_psr=0
# It should look something like:
# GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="rhgb quiet i915.enable_psr=0"
 
# After saving, update GRUB configuration
sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg

try fix flickering

sudo grubby —update-kernel=ALL —args=“i915.enable_psr=0” sudo grubby —update-kernel=ALL —args=“i915.enable_fbc=0”

• screen flickering blinking

  • https://bennis-blog.de/tag/popos/ 
  • https://askubuntu.com/questions/1404771/screen-flicker-after-fresh-install-of-ubuntu-22-04 
  • https://www.dell.com/community/Linux-General/XPS-13-7390-Ubuntu-Screen-flickering/td-p/7430121/page/3  screen flickerling fix https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/intel/-/issues/4703#note_1531208 

to make AppImage work as command

# create this directory if it doesn't exist
mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
# make sure it is in PATH

add this script to ~/.local/bin/cursor

#!/bin/bash
# Wrapper script for Cursor AppImage with Wayland flags
 
APPIMAGE_PATH="/home/ding/Applications/Cursor-0.49.6-x86_64_f9ef81815b1862f6cabd16604f9a5be6.AppImage"
WAYLAND_FLAGS="--enable-features=UseOzonePlatform --ozone-platform=wayland --enable-wayland-ime --wayland-text-input-version=3"
 
# Execute the AppImage with the Wayland flags and pass all script arguments (like file/directory paths)
exec "$APPIMAGE_PATH" $WAYLAND_FLAGS "$@"
# explain @ symbol in shell
# https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/660125
 

make it exectuable chmod +x ~/.local/bin/cursor

install docker https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/fedora/#install-using-the-repository 

issue

bluetooth disappeared after suspend

Set this to disable bluetooth autosuspend, and reboot

sudo grubby --update-kernel=ALL --args="btusb.enable_autosuspend=0"

not working. try to update firmware via fwupdmgr

sudo fwupdmgr refresh
sudo fwupdmgr update