CT_Fedora

Interactive post-install setup script for Fedora. A whiptail TUI walks you through selecting exactly what to install — nothing is forced on you.

Usage

sudo ./setup.sh

Must be run via sudo from your regular user account (not as root directly).

Flow

Welcome → Mode → Categories → Per-category checklists → Options → Summary → Install

1. Mode — Workstation (GNOME already present) or Minimal (builds GNOME from scratch)
2. Categories — toggle which sections you want to configure
3. Per-category — fine-grained checklist of individual packages/apps for each section
4. Options — SELinux mode, NVIDIA drivers (only shown if GPU detected)
5. Summary — review everything before a single confirmation
6. Install — all selections applied in one pass; output logged to /var/log/ct_fedora_setup.log

Categories & packages

Category	Notable options
System Tools	git, btop, fastfetch, bat, eza, ripgrep, fzf, zoxide, tmux, jq, neovim
Shell & Terminal	Zsh / Fish (radiolist), Oh My Zsh, Powerlevel10k, BlackBox, Kitty, Alacritty, Tilix
Development	VS Code, Docker/Podman, Node.js, Go, Rust (rustup), OpenJDK, GitHub CLI, Ansible, kubectl
GNOME	GNOME Tweaks, Ulauncher, Extension Manager, dconf Editor
Browsers	Chromium, Brave, Vivaldi, GNOME Web
Productivity	Bitwarden, Obsidian, Thunderbird, OnlyOffice, LibreOffice, Nextcloud, KeePassXC
Media	Spotify, VLC, OBS Studio, GIMP, Inkscape, Kdenlive, HandBrake
Communication	Discord, Slack, Signal, Telegram, Zoom, Element (Matrix)
Gaming	Steam, Lutris, Heroic, MangoHud, GameMode, Bottles
Remote & Networking	Remmina, OpenSSH server, WireGuard, OpenVPN, nmap, rsync

What always runs

Regardless of selections:

• DNF tuned (max_parallel_downloads=10, fastestmirror=True) — idempotent
• RPM Fusion (free + nonfree) added
• Full system upgrade
• cups and NetworkManager-wait-online services disabled
• Firmware updates checked (UEFI systems only)

Requirements

• Fedora 39+
• Run with sudo ./setup.sh (not su — SUDO_USER must be set)
• Internet connection

Recommended GNOME Extensions

Install via Extension Manager:

• Arc Menu
• Dash to Panel
• Tray Icons: Reloaded
• Blur my Shell