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<h1>Fedora xfce</h1>
<p>Fedora been my go to for quite a while though I sometimes switch
desktops lmao. I have tried the gnome version but it doesn't really
fit me so most of the time I have used the kde spin though recently
kde just haven't been feeling the same. It has been feeling buggy
and have been fighting with nvidia drivers. After running xfce on my
second computer for a while I grew to really like it and started
using it on my main and it have been running much better then
kde.<br>
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Fedora xfce can be downloaded <a href=
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<a href="#setting_up">Setting up fedora</a>
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<a href="#nvidia">Nvidia drivers</a>
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<h2 id="setting_up">Setting up fedora</h2>
<p>Fedora has a little extra setup you wouldn't see in something
like linux mint though it isn't that bad.</p>
<h3>Packages</h3>
<p>You can speed up dnf by adding these to /etc/dnf/dnf.conf<br>
<code>max_parallel_downloads=20<br>
fastestmirror=True</code><br>
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The default repos have lots of stuff but you might want an app that
isn't in it like steam. I know the gnome version has a enable 3rd
party repos button that does everything I listed here but I am on
the xfce version and also had to do this on the kde verison.</p>
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<li>Setup rpm fusion to get more packages in dnf with the
<a href="https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/rpmfusion-setup/"
target="_blank">resources here</a>
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<li>Install flatpak if not already there using "sudo dnf install
flatpak" then add <a href="https://flathub.org/setup/Fedora"
target="_blank">flathub</a> to get some cool apps!
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<h3>Multimedia</h3>
<p>By default fedora doesn't have many codecs and you need to
install them yourself. Without them many media files will not work
and lots of youtube videos will not be able to play. The fedora docs
use to show how to install them but they removed it from their page
and instead shows a new version which installs some stuff but not
everything. I do both of them to make sure I get all the codecs I
need.</p>
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<li>Update your system with <code>sudo dnf upgrade</code></li>
<li>Install the new packages with <code>sudo dnf group install
multimedia</code></li>
<li>Install the old ones with these three commands in a row:
<ul>
<li><code>sudo dnf install
gstreamer1-plugins-{bad-\*,good-\*,base}
gstreamer1-plugin-openh264 gstreamer1-libav
--exclude=gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-devel</code></li>
<li><code>sudo dnf install lame\*
--exclude=lame-devel</code></li>
<li><code>sudo dnf swap ffmpeg-free ffmpeg
--allowerasing</code></li>
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<h2 id="nvidia">Nvidia drivers</h2>
<p>Nvidia isn't the best on linux and I like AMD much more though I
am stuck with nvidia for now. For xfce there are some extra settings
to enable it but it works great once that is done. You will need rpm
fusion first before you can install the drivers.</p>
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<li>Follow the fedora docs on nvidia <a href=
"https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/set-nvidia-as-primary-gpu-on-optimus-based-laptops"
target="_blank">here</a>
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<li>Also look at the rpmfusion docs on nvidia <a href=
"https://rpmfusion.org/Howto/NVIDIA" target="_blank">here</a>
</li>
<li>Follow the archwiki on nvidia in lightdm <a href=
"https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA_Optimus#LightDM"
target="_blank">here</a>.
</li>
<li>For multi monitor refresh rate issues add these to your
/etc/environment<br>
<code>CLUTTER_DEFAULT_FPS=<refresh rate of your sync
monitor><br>
__GL_SYNC_DISPLAY_DEVICE=<monitor to sync to></code><br>
Then open your nvidia settings, go to OpenGL Settings and turn off
"Allow Flipping".</li>
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<h2 id="useful_things">Useful things in fedora</h2>Fedora doesn't
have "update-grub" so instead you have to use these:<br>
<code>sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /etc/grub2.cfg<br>
sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /etc/grub2-efi.cfg</code>
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