Fedora Master Primer

Stage 7/8 Complete Setup – Fully Idempotent, dnf5-safe, Portable

Automates a secure, optimized Fedora GNOME workstation setup.

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Features

• Full system upgrade
• RPM Fusion (free + nonfree + tainted)
• Multimedia codecs
• TLP power management
• Firewalld hardened (removes 1025–65535 ports)
• GNOME tweaks (button layout)
• System timezone
• Smart reboot: only if needed, skips on dev machine

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Requirements

• Fedora 38–41+ (tested on 41 with dnf5)
• User tv exists (or change desktop_user)
• Sudo access

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Quick Start

git clone https://github.com/kev2600/fedora-master-primer.git
cd fedora-master-primer
ansible-playbook fedora-master-primer.yml -K
-K` asks for sudo password once  
> First run may reboot (30s warning)  
> Subsequent runs: `changed=0`

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## Dev vs Laptop
- **Dev**: `sudo hostnamectl set-hostname fedora-dev` → no reboot
- **Laptop**: reboots only if needed

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## Customize
```yaml
vars:
  desktop_user: "tv"
  system_timezone: "America/Moncton"
ansible-playbook fedora-master-primer.yml -K --tags packages