Fedora setup script

Java (21+) program that installs most KDE applications and many development tools on Fedora 42 systems, using the KDE Edition, which comes with Java 21 preinstalled, as a starting point. It also sets some configuration options useful for development work and system administration.

Current actions that can be applied (each needs to be confirmed first):

1. Install RPMFusion repositories. Adds free and nonfree RPMFusion repos and imports their GPG keys.

2. Install additional packages with DNF. Installs extra packages listed in dnf-install.cf, with the option to skip selected packages interactively.

3. Remove unnecessary packages. Removes unwanted packages from dnf-remove.cf and performs autoremove.

4. Install Flatpak applications. Adds the Flathub remote and installs Flatpaks from flatpak-install.cf.

5. Ensure groups exist and add user. Creates and assigns admin-related groups such as docker, libvirt, and vboxusers.

6. Enable and start Cockpit. Enables and starts the systemd service of the Cockpit web-based management interface.

Run commands

• App

  java src/main/java/cf/maybelambda/fedora/PostInstallUpdater.java
  

--help can be passed to see available options.

• Tests

  ./mvnw test
  

Both should be used as a non-root user. The app invokes sudo as needed.

Notes

• Free useful apps available in a portable format (i.e. AppImage)

  • 7zip console version
  • AnotherRedisDesktopManager
  • Apache Maven
  • DBeaver
  • DbGate
  • Eclipse Memory Analyzer Tool stand-alone
  • Firefox
  • IntelliJ IDEA community
  • NoSQLBooster4Mongo
  • Postman
  • PyCharm community
  • SourceGit
  • Spring Boot CLI
  • Tor Browser
  • Ventoy
  • VSCodium

• Repositories that use $releasever need to be checked before performing a system upgrade to see if packages for target release are available.