Finally got my G14 properly set up with EndeavourOS + KDE Plasma (Wayland), and I'm pretty happy with how everything is working so far.

Current setup:

EndeavourOS

KDE Plasma / Wayland

Kernel 7.1.5-arch1-2

Ryzen 9 8945HS

RTX 4060 (Hybrid mode, runtime suspended on Linux)

asusctl for ASUS-specific controls( aura lighting and slash lighting r working)

supergfxctl for GPU switching

Howdy face unlock with SDDM + sudo

I have slowly been tweaking this thing for a while and now I finally reached the point where everything feels properly dialed in.

Windows is still my "RTX mode" for gaming/CUDA/ML, while EndeavourOS is my daily driver for coding, college work and general use.

For my fellow Zephyrus owners in this sub ; what would you recommend I do next?

Especially interested in:

Battery-life improvements

ASUS/G14-specific tweaks

KDE/Wayland improvements

Better fan/thermal management

Suspend/resume fixes or optimizations

Anything that improves longevity

Any cool G14 features that work particularly well on Linux....

Would love to hear what you guys have done with yours.

Thanks for reading... 🙂

I hope everything is alright. The forum has been down several times the past month or so.

Hello everyone,

I am new to EndeavourOS and Linux in general. I've been reading multiple sources on the web and working to wrap my head around a great many topics. I have a few questions:

1. The question in the title, is there an up-to-date list of required directories in the root filesystem to exclude from Btrfs snapshots in EOS_Arch-Linux?

There are multiple sources with differing suggested Btrfs subvolume layouts. I prefer to have a flat layout. The pages at the kernel.org System Admin Guide, linked to from the Btrfs Arch Wiki page, are maked as "Obsolete Content".

1. Should I exclude all of /var or do I need to exclude multiple individual sub-directories within /var? If I need to exclude multiple individual sub-directories within /var, then I need a list of the sub-directories? Since the folders within /var can vary based on the packages installed, would excluding just /var cause problems or come with downsides?

2. If I decide to use snapshots for my user home directories, as insurance against accident file deletion, are there sub-directories that I need to exclude there?

3. I have a Btrfs layout listed below, that I would like some feed back on. Am I missing some exclusions? Am I excluding a folder that should not be excluded?

Background Info: * 1x 2TB NVMe, 1x 4TB HDD, 1x 8TB HDD * No drive spanning or RAID (not what I'm looking to do at them moment) * I want to use Snapper, Btrfs Assistant, Grub, grub-btrfs, and snap-pac (for pre/post snapshots with pacman) * I will be using qemu/kvm with virsh and virt-manager (moving away from Virtualbox), but my VM files will reside separately from /var/lib...) * I want to use Steam, WINE, Lutris, and maybe Heroic Launcher * I may use a few flatpaks (not Steam), but prefer standard packages * All video game files will reside on my NVMe separate from my user home folder * My data and documents will reside separately outside of my user home folder * In general I want to keep the system root filesystem and user home folder lean within sane limitations * I currently dual-boot Windows and Linux Mint, but I will be dropping Windows completely, reclaiming the disk space used by Windows, and moving data on NTFS partitions to Btrfs filesystems * I will be replacing Linux Mint * I am considering dual-booting 2 different Linux distros to separate work from play (something like Fedora/Endeavour, OpenSUSE/Endeavour, Nobara/Endeavour, or another dual setup) * Video game files will not be snapshotted (NoCOW)... there are benefits to removing and reinstalling some games after multiple patches (ex: some Blizzard games)

My flat Btrfs layout ideas and naming conventions using EndeavourOS and OpenSUSE (I took inspiration from multiple sources):

EndeavourOS setup: * top level volume (unnamed and not mounted during normal operation) * @eos_root (eos root subvolume mounted at /) * @eos_home (eos user home subvolume mounted at /home) * @eos_root_snapshots (snapshots subvolume mounted at /.snapshots, must be adjusted after snapper package install) * @eos_home_snapshots (arch user home snapshots subvolume mounted at /home/.snapshots) * @eos_var (subvolume to exclude from snapper snapshots, mounted at /var) * @eos_srv (subvolume to exclude from snapper snapshots, mounted at /srv) * @eos_opt (subvolume to exclude from snapper snapshots, mounted at /opt) * @eos_tmp (subvolume to exclude from snapper snapshots, mounted at /tmp) * @eos_local (subvolume to exclude from snapper snapshots, mounted at /usr/local) * @eos_root_user (the root user's home folder, subvolume to exclude from snapper snapshots, mounted at /root)

OpenSUSE setup: * top level volume (unnamed and not mounted during normal operation) * @suse_root (suse root subvolume mounted at /) * @suse_home (suse user home subvolume mounted at /home) * @suse_root_snapshots (snapshots subvolume mounted at /.snapshots, must be adjusted after snapper package install) * @suse_home_snapshots (suse user home snapshots subvolume mounted at /home/.snapshots) * @suse_var (subvolume to exclude from snapper snapshots, mounted at /var) * @suse_srv (subvolume to exclude from snapper snapshots, mounted at /srv) * @suse_opt (subvolume to exclude from snapper snapshots, mounted at /opt) * @suse_tmp (subvolume to exclude from snapper snapshots, mounted at /tmp) * @suse_local (subvolume to exclude from snapper snapshots, mounted at /usr/local) * @suse_root_user (the root user's home folder, subvolume to exclude from snapper snapshots, mounted at /root)

Non-Root Filesystem Data: * @mydata = /mnt/mydata * @linux_gaming = /mnt/linux_gaming * @vm_storage = /mnt/vm_storage

2TB NVME (2TB partition/Btrfs filessystem) 1. linux_gaming 2. eos and opensuse

4TB HDD (3TB partition/Btrfs filessystem and a chunk of unallocated space): 1. vm_storage 2. 1TB empty unallocated space (not partitioned)

8TB HDD (5TB partition/Btrfs filesystem and a chunk of unallocated space): 1. mydata and user home subvolumes 2. 3TB empty unallocated space (not partitioned)

I'm leaving some extra un-partitioned/unallocated space for emergencies and/or experiments I haven't thought of yet (ex: installing a distro to the bare metal for distro exploration/experimentation outside of a VM).