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===== Overview =====

Install/configure of Fedora 30 on Dell Precision 5810.

===== Update =====

===== Install =====

==== fedora-workstation-repositories ====

For various third-party repos, which you still need to enable:

<code>
$ sudo dnf install fedora-workstation-repositories
</code>

Then (for example):

<code>
$ sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled google-chrome
</code>

==== Need installing ====

  * make
  * patch
  * kernel-devel

==== group development-tools (?) ====

==== VirtualBox ====

<code>
# wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/virtualbox.repo
</code>

Alleged packages to install (some not needed for headless)

  * make
  * patch
  * libgomp (pulled in by gcc)
  * libxkbcommon
  * kernel-headers
  * kernel-devel
  * dkms (which drags in ...)
  * elfutils-libelf-devel
  * qt5-qtx11extras
  * zlib-devel

Add yourself to new ''vboxusers'' group:

<code>
$ sudo usermod -a -G vboxusers <USER>
</code>

Does one need to explicitly run?

<code>
# /usr/lib/virtualbox/vboxdrv.sh
</code>

==== Chrome ====

After enabling google-chrome repo:

<code>
$ sudo dnf install google-chrome-stable
</code>

==== Brave browser ====

[[https://www.addictivetips.com/ubuntu-linux-tips/install-brave-browser-on-linux/]]