Linux
Linux recommendations
Linux distro recommendations
Rocky Linux KDE
Recommended for everyone
Use Rocky Linux KDE if you want the computer not to break often. This is the mature and stable version of Fedora KDE. Rocky is 1=1 clone of RHEL, but it has KDE desktop
Fedora KDE
For testing and tinkering
Fedora KDE gets new features earlier, but that also means updates break things often. When updates are improved to stable condition, they are then passed on to Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Rocky Linux KDE.
Install useful software
Practical additions for a fresh Linux setup.
LibreOffice
Use LibreOffice on Linux, Windows and MacOS. Use these formats so that AI-assistants can edit the files.
Calc
(Excel).fods
Writer
(Word).fodt
Impress
(PowerPoint).fodp
Draw
(Visio).fodg
Math
(Equations).mmlMath also supports .odf, but .mml is easier for AI agents.
Terminal setup
My portable tmux + Neovim setup has a VS Code-like terminal feel, strong git and worktree tools, markdown editing, and no language-server stack. It is built for local development, VPS, and Raspberry Pi workflows where agents do most heavy coding and I mostly review, edit, and steer. For manual coding work I use VSCodium with the OpenCodeCommit extension.
https://github.com/AnttiJalomaki/tmux-nvim-setupSystem update script
Portable Bash update system for Fedora, RHEL, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu, Raspberry Pi OS, and related systems. With no command it remains a simple one-shot updater; guided setup can optionally schedule daily or weekly OS updates, user developer tools, and weekly firmware updates.
- Download it to your home folder:
wget https://nevaberry.com/linux/update.sh - Run a one-shot update:
bash update.sh - Configure automation:
bash update.sh setup - Inspect the configured automation:
nevaberry-update status - Disable and remove the configured automation:
nevaberry-update disable
