Fedora 21

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Fedora 21 (rawhide)

• https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/Rawhide

Boot.iso - Basically a (Rawhide) Netinstall (Built daily)

This is Rawhide so it may (or not) work.

Latest is 21-14-1 Anaconda 12/26/2013

Download: https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/x86_64/os/images/boot.iso

Networking fix

• 12/23/2013 on IRC

also on 12/26/2013 Boot.iso install of lxde to HD

Fixes the bug

<satellit> dhclient: error loading shared libraries: libk5crypto.so.3   ...:Permission denied

<danofsatx> well, adam's trick works...
<danofsatx> setenforce Permissive
<danofsatx> systemctl restart NetworkManager

Turn off gnome automatic background updates

To turn off background downloading of updates and forced 10 minute updates on boot of gnome3.10.1

• Root terminal

yum install dconf-editor

• User Terminal

dconf-editor
gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/updates 

Uncheck [ ] auto updates

• see gnome Bug:

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=719304

Fedora-21 anaconda 21.6-1 installer

• This is the installer from a fedora-Live-MATE-Compiz-x86_64-rawhide-20131116 Mate LiveCD in Oracle VM VirtualBox

This is a Preliminary (rawhide) version and will be modified before f21 is released.

11/17/2013

• Install done from root Mate terminal
• Note is the same installer is on the DVD and netinstall Installers but with more options.

• liveinst command in root terminal

• >Preliminary introductory screens are not shown (Language and keyboard)<
• Anaconda Main Hub

Note that Time Zone is not correct so we select the Date & Time spoke to change it:

• Time Zone selected

[Done} to return to main Hub

• [Installation Destination] spoke selected

• [Installation Destination] spoke selected

1. select type of partition to create in Drop Down menu
2. Custom formatting (advanced formatting)

These Options are not covered here

1. [x]Encrypt My Data

encrypts /home

• [continue} to return to main Hub

• [Begin Installation] selected in Main Hub

Bottom right corner

• Configuration

Root Password and User Creation

Select Password and User Creation to enter their spokes and return with [Done]

• A weak Password will require entering [done] 2 times to return to main Configuration Spoke

See yellow warning in bottom of page

• Root Password

• User Creation

• Installing Software

% completion until [Done]-Reboot appears

• Reboot and log in

Remember to check that installation DVD/CD (or .iso in VM) is removed before retarting

This may not occur automaticaly with a live .iso-DVD/CD

• Log In to User

SoaS v10 testing with activities not included in the standard distribution

• Testing/Reports/SoaS v10 Activities

Bug Reports

• Blockers Bugs info

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/HouseKeeping/Trackers

New proposed Features

AppInstaller in F21

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/AppInstallerContinued

"gnome-software will support installing system add-ons such as fonts and codecs. It will show additional metadata for applications: screenshots, ratings, other details.
We will also work with the Fedora infrastructure team to obtain the metadata online for all applications instead of shipping it statically for a limited set."