Fedora 19

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Fedora 19 anaconda installer

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

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

f19-Alpha TC3

New 03/29/2013

Lives now install

Download: https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/19-Alpha-TC3/Fedora/

Note there are 2 replacements for firstboot in f19 TC3:
1-)gnome-initial-setup

tested in Fedora-19-Alpha-TC3-x86_64-Live-Desktop install

Runs on first start-up after install.

Starts with nice help video in firefox

Does not respect user setup in anaconda (bug) sets up user2 with different password.

Anaconda user is avaiable after logout/login to gdm

Anaconda Time Zone setting is not honored. (bug)

2-)initial-setup

Older Test versions of f19 rawhide

02/14/2013

https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/anaconda/anaconda-19.6-boot.iso

Installs sugar-desktop from .iso in VirtualBox

https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/anaconda/livecd-fedora-livecd-desktop-201212070809.iso

Installs to VirtualBox from burned DVD

Older working f19:
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

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)

Installing

If TC3 Enter root password and user with password

click link ^ for details

References

new write up on Anaconda Installer

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Draft version 04/11/2013