Powerhouse Distro Setup Guide

Welcome to the Powerhouse Distro Setup Guide! 🚀 This guide will help you set up any Linux distro with a fully customized development environment. Follow the steps below, and your system will be ready for hardcore development in no time.

Note

To paste commands in the terminal, use Ctrl+Shift+V.

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Step 1: Install Your Linux Distro

1. Download the ISO of your preferred distro from its official website:

   • Fedora Workstation: getfedora.org
   • Arch Linux: archlinux.org
   • Others: check your distro’s official site.

2. Create a bootable USB drive using tools like Rufus, Etcher, Ventoy (Ventoy is recommended).

3. Boot from the USB drive and follow the installation instructions.

   ⚠️ Note: Some distros may require a temporary internet connection during installation (USB tethering works if Wi-Fi drivers aren’t available yet).

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Step 2: Optimize Your Package Manager

Make package downloads faster by tweaking your distro’s package manager configuration:

Examples:

• Fedora (DNF)

sudo nano /etc/dnf/dnf.conf

Add at the end:

max_parallel_downloads=7
fastestmirror=True

• Arch (Pacman)

sudo nano /etc/pacman.conf

Uncomment or add:

ParallelDownloads = 5

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Step 3: Update Your System

After installation, make sure your system has the latest packages:

Fedora:

sudo dnf update -y

Arch:

sudo pacman -Syu

✅ General tip: Always update first before installing other software.

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Step 4: Enable Extra Repositories (Optional)

Some packages require additional repos:

Fedora (RPM Fusion Free & Non-Free):

sudo dnf install https://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm
sudo dnf install https://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm

Arch (Multilib & AUR helper example):

sudo nano /etc/pacman.conf
# Uncomment [multilib] section and update
sudo pacman -Syu
# Optional: Install yay for AUR packages
sudo pacman -S yay

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Step 5: Set Up Wi-Fi / Network

Some distros don’t include drivers out-of-the-box. Here’s the general approach:

1. Identify your network hardware:

lspci | grep -i network

2. Install the driver using your package manager:

Fedora example:

sudo dnf install broadcom-wl
sudo modprobe wl

Arch example:

sudo pacman -S broadcom-wl-dkms
sudo modprobe wl

3. Connect to Wi-Fi via your desktop environment’s network menu (GNOME, KDE, etc.).

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Step 6: Clone Your Dotfiles Repository

Set up your development environment by cloning your dotfiles:

git clone https://github.com/Deshraj-Tiwari-Official/Linux_Setup.git ~/dotfiles

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Step 7: Run the Setup Script

Make all shell scripts executable and run the main setup script:

find ~/dotfiles -type f -name "*.sh" -exec chmod +x {} +
~/dotfiles/install.sh

📌 Read the script output carefully and follow any instructions to complete your setup.

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Optional Tips for Any Distro

• Install build tools:

# Fedora
sudo dnf groupinstall "Development Tools" -y
# Arch
sudo pacman -S base-devel

• Install Git, curl, wget, and other essentials:

# Fedora
sudo dnf install git curl wget -y
# Arch
sudo pacman -S git curl wget