First steps fedora 40

first-steps-fedora-40.md

Fedora First Steps

Essential Apps

sudo dnf install -y neovim git htop

Desktop apps

sudo dnf install -y gnome-tweaks

Enable RPMFusion repositories

sudo dnf install -y https://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm https://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm

Flatpak Apps

flatpak install flathub com.google.Chrome.desktop

flatpak install flathub com.mattjakeman.ExtensionManager

Fix Flatpak Google Chrome PWA

flatpak override --user --filesystem=~/.local/share/applications --filesystem=~/.local/share/icons com.google.Chrome.desktop

Gnome Extensions

• https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/517/caffeine/
• https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/779/clipboard-indicator/
• https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/307/dash-to-dock/
• https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/2087/desktop-icons-ng-ding/

Settings

Set your default browser

xdg-settings set default-web-browser com.google.Chrome.desktop
xdg-settings get default-web-browser

References

• https://www.debugpoint.com/10-things-to-do-fedora-40-after-install/