Fedora/GNOME desktop

GNOME 3 shell is the software and project behind the GNOME 3 desktop product.

Changes coming for Gnome fallback mode Dec 8 2012

Many of the links on this page are missing or contain old information. "Use with caution"Revised 04/07/2013

• http://www.scribd.com/doc/52625225/Customizing-the-GNOME-3-Shell
• http://wptest.gnome.org/getting-gnome/ Live Versions of Gnome3 Fedora and openSUSE 06-Apr-2011 19:51 644M DO NOT INSTALL-DEMO ONLY
• http://209.132.180.167/ GNOME Page
• http://live.gnome.org/ThreePointOne
• http://www.webupd8.org/2011/04/gnome-shell-extensions-additional.html

http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=238311

• http://live.gnome.org/GnomeMarketing/Gnome3In30Seconds Video Story Boards
• arstechnica Review: http://arstechnica.com/open-source/reviews/2011/04/ars-reviews-gnome-30-a-shiny-new-ornament-for-your-linux-lawn.ars
• http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2011/05/first-look-fedora-15-arrives-with-gnome-30-and-systemd.ars
• h-online Review http://www.h-online.com/open/features/First-look-GNOME-3-0-1222889.html
• Review: http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/desktop-apps/2011/09/18/ten-gnome-3-features-that-won-me-over-40093947/

GNOME shell

Many of the links on this page are missing or contain old information. "Use with caution"Revised 04/07/2013

http://gnome3.org/

• http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Gnome3

gsettings-overide:http://www.burtonini.com/blog/computers/gsettings-override-2011-07-04-15-45

• http://live.gnome.org/GnomeShell/CheatSheet
• http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/shell-keyboard-shortcuts.html.en
• http://live.gnome.org/GnomeShell/Extensions

Installed extensions are listed in http://live.gnome.org/GnomeShell/LookingGlass

alt+f2 lg

• https://live.gnome.org/GnomeShell/Design/Whiteboards/ future gnome3 features
• http://half-left.deviantart.com/art/GNOME-Shell-Atolm-204534789 alternate gnome-shell

http://half-left.deviantart.com/art/GNOME-Shell-Gaia-207574700 alternate gnome-shell

• http://gnome-shell.deviantart.com/blog/40822414/
• http://developer.gnome.org/clutter/stable/ClutterDesaturateEffect.html
• http://blog.fpmurphy.com/2011/03/customizing-the-gnome-3-shell.html
• http://blog.fpmurphy.com/2011/04/gnome-3-shell-extensions.html

Tips to Customize gnome3-shell

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GNOME_3
• https://live.gnome.org/GnomeShell/Debugging
• http://people.gnome.org/~mccann/docs/notification-spec/notification-spec-latest.html#hints
• http://people.gnome.org/~mccann/gnome-session/docs/gnome-session.html
• .desktop specs http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/

systemd explained

Make Installer Fedora 15 GNOME 3 USB with dd

2 GB Firefly USB disk in USB Slot

Fedora-15-Beta-i686-Live-Desktop.iso on Desktop

http://serverbeach1.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/15-Beta.TC1/Live/i686/Fedora-15-Beta-i686-Live-Desktop.iso

terminal:
$
cd /home/Desktop
su (or sudo su for ubuntu)
(password)
# dd if=Fedora-15-Beta-i686-Live-Desktop.iso of=/dev/sd(x) bs=4M
139+1 records in
139+1 records out
586153984 bytes (586 MB) copied, 94.9489 s, 6.2 MB/s

Boot from USB

log out when requested

you are in gnome3-shell when Activities appears on left top bar.

Wireless: right click icon on top bar Turn on wireless or Wired and connect; You will not see the pop-up dialog for wireless password: (BUG)

To See this Dialog: Click:Activities/applications/accessories/files and it will appear.

(If 3 entries appear on top bar; you are in the fallback mode of gnome as your graphic hardware does not support gnome3-shell)

• To install from booted USB: Click Activities/Windows and the Blue Square Icon (Install to Hard Drive) on left panel.

Answer questions; Use whole disk option; select the correct hard Drive ==> click (o) for grub on it and install

When complete click on live system user hold alt key and select shutdown from menu

reboot with HD; firstboot; user; Hardware Profile (smolt);Login