Here's my To Do list after doing a fresh install of the long awaited openSUSE Leap 42.1...
Update the system
Easy! Just click on the KDE menu, Search for YAST, enter your Administrator password, then click on Online Update.Add additional Repositories
In the YAST Control Center, navigate to Software Repositories > Add > select "Community Repositories" > click NextYou may now add additional repositories on the next screen. Here are some of the important community repositories that you may want to add.
Packman Repository - This might be the most important community repository that you need to add. It contains 3rd party packages (codecs and other proprietary software) not included to openSUSE by default.
Libdvdcss Repository - contains packages needed for dvd playback
openSUSE buildservice Mozilla - contains latest packages/updates for the Mozilla Firefox browser
Adobe Flash Plugin - contains the flash-plugin package to enable flash on your browser
AMD / ATI Graphics Drivers - provides proprietary packages for AMD/ATI graphics cards
nVidia Graphics Drivers - provides proprietary nVidia graphics drivers
Install Multimedia codecs
Launch the terminal then copy and paste the command below to install needed codecs to play music and videos (Packman and Libdvdcss repositories are needed)
sudo zypper install k3b-codecs ffmpeg lame gstreamer-0_10-plugins-ffmpeg gstreamer-0_10-plugins-fluendo_mp3 gstreamer-plugins-bad gstreamer-plugins-ugly gstreamer-plugins-ugly-orig-addon gstreamer-plugins-libav libdvdcss2
Install Plugins
Using the terminal, execute the command below to install Adobe Flash, Java, Microsoft common fonts (usually needed in order to correctly render MS fonts), and additional browser plugins (Adobe Flash Plugin and Packman repositories are needed).
sudo zypper install flash-plugin java-1_8_0-openjdk-plugin fetchmsttfonts xine-browser-plugin
Install Chromium
Launch the terminal and use the command below to install Chromium and its peppermint flash plugin.
sudo zypper install chromium chromium-pepper-flash
Install Clementine and VLC
Clementine is one of the best audio player in the Linux world, while VLC is a favorite movie player not only in Windows but in Linux as well. To install them, use this command in the terminal:
sudo zypper install vlc vlc-codecs clementine
Install NVIDIA graphics driver
To install proprietary NVIDIA drivers, add the nVidia Graphics Drivers repository and run the following command in the terminal:
sudo zypper install-new-recommends
Install AMD/ATI graphics driver
To install AMD/ATI graphics drivers, add the AMD / ATI Graphics Drivers repository and run the following command in the terminal:
sudo zypper install fglrx64_xpic_SUSE421
Install WINE
You may want to install WINE in order to run MS programs in Linux. Using the command below in the terminal will install WINE with its graphical user interface
sudo zypper install q4wine
Install additional 3rd Party Software
https://software.opensuse.org/ is a great place to get additional software. It also has the 1-click install feature. Just click on the proper link and voila! All done.
Here are some software you may want to add
Skype - chat and video call client from Microsoft
Steam - cross platform digital game store
PlayOnLinux - runs on WINE, will let you install MS native apps and games
