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f19 live Respins

• updated f19 live.isos

http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/live-respins/

How to Upgrade to f19 from f18

• 1-)Fedora Instructions

• 2-)Tested-install f18 from one of these files:

Default gnome install - this is fully updated due to netinstall

http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/18/Fedora/x86_64/iso/Fedora-18-x86_64-netinst.iso

http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/18/Fedora/x86_64/iso/Fedora-18-x86_64-netinst.iso

• Update to f19

Root terminal-2448 files

yum distro-sync --releasever=19 --nogpgcheck --skip-broken

Credits

• elad: (IRC GIMPNet #fedora-desktop)
• adamw: #fedora-qa 03/28/2013

Notes

Install multiple Desktops

• Updated 05/20/2013

This screenshot is from an earlier Beta TC4 version

• Boot f19 Beta-RC4 Netinstall x86_64

https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/19-Beta-RC4/Fedora/x86_64/iso/Fedora-19-Beta-x86_64-netinst.iso

Scroll down in the left column to Basic Desktop and choose the 4 Desktops listed in the right column.

gnome-classic-session

• gnome-classic-session is a reprise of a psudo gnome2 desktop.

It is not installed by default in f19 desktop installs

• In root terminal of gnome3:

# yum install gnome-classic-session

• Mate Desktop (see below) is another alternative to gnome3

mate 1.6 released

release announcement and features

• In root terminal of gnome3:

# yum install @mate-desktop

netinstall in f19 has 1.6.0 Mate

Choose Mate in software selection in anaconda

Pxeboot Install

"boot Anaconda and install the system by direct kernel+initrd boot. That can be achieved either by using PXE boot or by booting the kernel directly in a virtual machine."

• PXE install booting in KVM

A PXE boot menu

Credits

• spstarr #fedora-qa

Soas-f19 Sugar on a Stick v9 Avocado

http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/releases/19/Spins/i386/Fedora-Live-SoaS-i686-19-1.iso

Updated 8/16/2013

A Sugar on a stick version for f19 that boots and installs from a live cd to USB/HD/VirtualBox

sugar 0.98.8
fedora-release f19

• Live CD boots directly into sugar

(Name______) (>Next) (Color_____) (>Done)

Goes to f3 Home screen

For Details go to: Introduction to the Sugar Interface

Notes

"su" switches to root terminal [#____]

• Install with "liveinst" in root sugar terminal

See Below

Soas-f19-img file

• Install with liveinst - "Custom formatting of USB"

4 GB EMTEC USB

/ ext4 3 GB + swap 500 MB

Root password=sugarroot

user=sugar; password=sugaruser

• Sugar name and color not set

Make .img file with dd

NOTE Use mount command to confirm device name for mounted USB eg: /dev/sdb; /devsdc; /dev/sdd...etc

This is very important as you can distroy your hard disk if you use the wrong device name.

dd if=/dev/sdb of=Soas-f19-i686.img bs=2M
1850+1 records in
1850+1 records out
3880452096 bytes (3.9 GB) copied, 230.609 s, 16.8 MB/s

Write .img file with dd

This can be repeated as many times as needed for multiple duplication of USB's

dd if=Soas-f19-i686.img of=/dev/sdb bs=2M

Download

http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Soas-f19-i686.img

SoaS VirtualBox Appliance

• Download and import this file into VirtualBox:

http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/fedora_live_SoaS_x86_524-DL.ova 781M

• Root=sugarroot
• User= sugar password= sugaruser

lightdm login will display

sugar

Blank Bar (enter login: sugaruser)

sugar

• Boots to (Name_____) and (Color_____) then f3 Home sugar screen

How to add your user to the vboxusers group

• Required to allow USB access to sugar

(This cannot be done from gnome or KDE users)

sudo usermod -a -G vboxusers username

In this case it will be:

sudo usermod -a -G vboxusers sugar

Install to HD or USB/SD

• Installs with "liveinst"command in root; sugar-terminal

(hidden in the bottom of the list view of the F3 home view as terminal)

list view is in top right corner of top bar; click on the icon (stacked horizontal lines)

Install Sugar-desktop 0.98.7 in another f19 desktop

Root terminal #

yum install @sugar-desktop sugar-emulator

• XO-hover menu: My Settings/ About my Computer

• F3 (home)

• F1 Network Neighbourhood with XO-hover menu activated.

Activities

• Most activities work
• Not working:

ruler 27 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=957194

Memorize 43 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=957206

Physics 11 cursor freezes

Write 79 "failed to start"

Fedora 19 anaconda installer

Older version used for this tutorial

No longer available to download

This section needs to be updated for Alpha TC3 --Satellit 09:13, 29 March 2013 (EDT)

• http://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org//work/tasks/2340/4912340/Fedora-19-Nightly-20130129.10-x86_64-Live-xfce.iso

Boots fine and installs to VirtualBox

Installs to USB HD from dd usb

dd if=Fedora-19-Nightly-20130129.10-x86_64-Live-xfce.iso of=/dev/sd(x) bs=2M

Use "mount" in terminal to see device name /dev/sd(x) x=b,c,d,,,

• Annotated screen-shots 01/31/2013

Fedora-19-Nightly-20130129.10-x86_64-Live-xfce.iso

NOTE this is a live install so there are less options on the main hub

log in to wireless AP in while running live CD

Values will be added to install

Welcome

check the box to set the keyboard to match your language selection if using non-uS keyboard

Main Hub

Date & Time

• NOTE: This function is now repeated in Gnome-initial-setup and initial-setup in f19 Alpha anaconda 04/25/2013

Installation Destination

full disk summary & options

Installation Options

• ==>For Multi-Disk Raid Setup Click Here

Partition Scheme

Customize partition of the disks

Manual Partitioning

• Automatic selected

Customize

• You can edit each partition for file type and label
• IF 2 or more disks were selected in "Installation Destination" Raid would be available

(grub will be installed on the disk selected in set as boot device screen)

Finish partitioning

Begin Installation

• Enter root password

(Back 2 times)

• Enter User and password (In f19 Alpha anaconda 04/25/2013)

(Back 2 times)

Installing

gnome-initial-setup

• screenshots

initial-setup

• screenshots

Enter root password and user with password

• click link ^ for details

set Timezone; then as you are installing; enter root password and user with password in anaconda if installing gnome3 using the anaconda included in f19 Beta.

gnome-initial-setup will then bypass these steps

Do NOT enter user in anaconda if installing gnome3 using the anaconda included in builds prior to f19 Alpha.

gnome-initial-setup will create the user.

BUG: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=929289

If you enter a user in anaconda; you will have to create a 2nd user later.

References

• f19 Alpha Release Criteria
• Anaconda

new write up on Anaconda Installer

• https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda/NewInstaller#Storage_workflow
• Rawhide Info

Draft version 04/11/2013

• Bugs and feature requests

Info on when and how to file a Bug

• Koji build Repo: http://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/mash/bleed/x86_64/

Contains latest build .rpm files

• Package Maintainers: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Join_the_package_collection_maintainers?rd=PackageMaintainers/Join
• Testing secureboot with KVM: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Testing_secureboot_with_KVM

Sugar Test Cases for #fedora-qa

http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Fedora_19-sugar_test_cases

sugar0.88 on CentOS 6

• Early unsuccessful work to try to install sugar on CentOS

Too many missing dependencies

Chromium

Fedora wiki page

• mozzila certutil (from irc):

"i tried to import the cacert.org root, mainly for use in chrome
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/wiki/LinuxCertManagement
chrome uses mozilla's nss database, but for some reason that isn't shared with firefox, so just 
importing in firefox doesn't work
the trick is to set NSS_DEFAULT_DB_TYPE="sql" before running those commands from the chromium wiki page.
chrome stores all the other certs somewhere else, though. the nss db was empty
check your $home folder for .pki folder
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/tools/certutil.html should also be a good read."

Security Enhanced Linux

• SElinux
• Confining Users
• Managing Confined Services