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

• Temporary fix

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

• Permanent fix:

• gedit (root) of /etc/seliux/config to fix networking in rawhide

Change SELINUX to Permissive and save

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."