Initial Setup

Setting up Flathub and flatpak apps

rpm-ostree upgrade

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

flatpak install flathub app.zen_browser.zen com.discordapp.Discord com.spotify.Client com.brave.Browser org.telegram.desktop com.github.tchx84.Flatseal

Shortcuts

flatpak run app.zen_browser.zen --new-window https://chatgpt.com/?temporary-chat=true
flatpak run app.zen_browser.zen --new-window https://gemini.google.com/app

Clone dotfiles

• Setup github ssh

git config --global user.email "pratikchandlekar280@gmai.com"
git config --global user.name "Pratik Chandlekar"
mkdir repos
cd repos
git clone git@github.com:Pratik280/dotfiles.git
git@github.com:Pratik280/pratik280.github.io.git

curl -sS https://starship.rs/install.sh | sh -s -- -b ~/.local/bin -y

rm -rf ~/.bashrc 
ln -s ~/repos/dotfiles/.bashrc ~/
ln -s ~/repos/dotfiles/config/starship.toml ~/.config/
ln -s ~/repos/dotfiles/config/nvim/init.lua ~/.config/nvim/
mkdir ~/.local/share/fonts
cp -r ~/repos/dotfiles/fonts/* ~/.local/share/fonts/
fc-cache -fv

Setting up Distrobox

curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/89luca89/distrobox/main/install | sh -s -- --prefix ~/.local

distrobox-create -i docker.io/library/ubuntu:22.04 -n ubuntu

distrobox-create --absolutely-disable-root-password-i-am-really-positively-sure -i docker.io/library/archlinux:latest -n arch

Install necessary packages in arch distrobox

distrobox enter arch

If needed

Install yay-bin

sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel
sudo pacman -S wl-clipboard

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay-bin.git

makepkg -si

yay -S neofetch neovim jdk21-openjdk code kitty starship ttf-font-awesome
distrobox-export --app code
distrobox-export --app kitty
distrobox-export --bin /usr/sbin/neofetch --export-path ~/.local/bin/
distrobox-export --bin /usr/sbin/nvim ~/.local/bin/
distrobox-export --bin /usr/sbin/starship ~/.local/bin/

pip install pillow

From inside distrobox Use docker from within distrobox

sudo ln -s /usr/bin/distrobox-host-exec /usr/local/bin/docker

🚀 Fedora Silverblue: VS Code + Podman Setup Guide

This guide focuses on the "Native Layering" approach. By installing VS Code and the Podman-Docker shim via rpm-ostree, you eliminate the permission headaches caused by Flatpak sandboxing.

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1. Install VS Code and Podman Shim

Layering these packages ensures that VS Code has direct access to the Podman socket and the system-level container tools.

# 1. Import Microsoft's GPG Key
sudo rpm --import https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc

# 2. Add the official VS Code Repository
echo -e "[code]\nname=Visual Studio Code\nbaseurl=https://packages.microsoft.com/yumrepos/vscode\nenabled=1\ngpgcheck=1\ngpgkey=https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc" | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/vscode.repo

# 3. Install VS Code and the Podman-Docker helper (shim)
# This shim allows VS Code to use 'podman' when it looks for 'docker'
sudo rpm-ostree install code podman-docker neovim


ln -s ~/repos/dotfiles/config/nvim/ ~/.config/
rm -rf ~/.config/Code/User/keybindings.json
rm -rf ~/.config/Code/User/settings.json
ln -s ~/repos/dotfiles/config/vscode/keybindings.json ~/.config/Code/User/keybindings.json
ln -s ~/repos/dotfiles/config/vscode/settings.json ~/.config/Code/User/settings.json

# 4. REBOOT (Required to apply system layers on Silverblue)
systemctl reboot

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2. Enable the Communication Bridge

After rebooting, you must activate the user-level socket. Without this, VS Code cannot "talk" to the Podman engine.

# 1. Start and enable the Podman socket for your user
systemctl --user enable --now podman.socket

# 2. Verify the socket is active (Should say 'active (listening)')
systemctl --user status podman.socket

# 3. CRITICAL: Create the Maven cache folder on your host
# If this folder is missing, the Dev Container will fail to start.
mkdir -p ~/.m2

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3. VS Code Internal Configuration

Open VS Code and adjust these specific settings to ensure it routes container commands to Podman instead of Docker.

1. Install Required Extensions:
   • Dev Containers (Microsoft)
   • Extension Pack for Java (Microsoft)
2. Open Settings (Ctrl + ,):
   • Search for Dev > Containers: Docker Path.
   • Set this to: podman
3. Disable Docker Compose V2:
   • Search for Dev > Containers: Use Docker Compose V2.
   • Uncheck this box (Podman works better with V1 compatibility in VS Code).

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4. Spring Boot Dev Container Config

Create a folder named .devcontainer in your Spring Boot project root. Create a file inside it named devcontainer.json with this configuration designed for Fedora Silverblue:

{
    "name": "Spring Boot Podman",
    "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/java:21-bullseye",
    
    // Explicitly handle SELinux and Workspace mounting for Silverblue
    "workspaceMount": "source=${localWorkspaceFolder},target=/workspace,type=bind,Z",
    "workspaceFolder": "/workspace",
    "updateRemoteUserUID": false,

    "runArgs": [
        "--userns=keep-id",
        "--security-opt", "label=disable"
    ],

    "containerUser": "vscode",
    "overrideCommand": true,

    "customizations": {
        "vscode": {
            "extensions": [
                "vscjava.vscode-java-pack",
                "vmware.vscode-spring-boot-dashboard",
                "humao.rest-client"
            ]
        }
    },

    "mounts": [
        // Mounts your host Maven cache so you don't re-download dependencies
        "source=${localEnv:HOME}/.m2,target=/home/vscode/.m2,type=bind,Z"
    ],

    "remoteEnv": {
        "DOCKER_HOST": "unix:///run/user/1000/podman/podman.sock"
    }
}

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Summary Checklist to Start

1. Ensure podman.socket is running.
2. Open your project in VS Code.
3. Press F1 and select "Dev Containers: Reopen in Container".
4. Run your app via the terminal: ./mvnw spring-boot:run.

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