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<span class="weblink">[[File:Fedora.jpg|link=http://fedoraproject.org/]]</span> Fedora<sup>®</sup><br>
 
<span class="weblink">[[File:Fedora.jpg|link=http://fedoraproject.org/]]</span> Fedora<sup>®</sup><br>
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''Fedora and the Infinity design logo are trademarks of Red Hat, Inc.''
 
''Fedora and the Infinity design logo are trademarks of Red Hat, Inc.''
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:[[Fedora_18#Fedora_18|Go To Fedora 18]]===>
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:: ([[Fedora 18]] is [[fedora:Releases/18/Schedule|scheduled]] to be released on 08 January 2013.)
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The current release is Fedora 17.
* '''Release:'''
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'''Download''':
 
: https://fedoraproject.org/en/get-fedora-all
 
: https://fedoraproject.org/en/get-fedora-all
* Torrent: http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/
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: Torrent: http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/
 
* Common Bugs: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F17_bugs
 
* Common Bugs: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F17_bugs
 
* [http://ryanlerch.fedorapeople.org/Install_Guide/html/ Fedora 17 Installation Guide] - Very complete
 
* [http://ryanlerch.fedorapeople.org/Install_Guide/html/ Fedora 17 Installation Guide] - Very complete

Revision as of 14:46, 18 December 2012


Fedora.jpg Fedora®

Fedora and the Infinity design logo are trademarks of Red Hat, Inc.

(Fedora 18 is scheduled to be released on 08 January 2013.)

The current release is Fedora 17.

Download:

https://fedoraproject.org/en/get-fedora-all
Torrent: http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/
Boot Options
  • Anaconda boot options modified for Fedora 17
  • Anaconda memory requirements for Fedora 17 (08 June 2012)
    "We dropped the requirement to 512 MB. Also the 'nomemcheck' parameter was added to disable the minimum check if people really want to try installing with 384 MB or 256 MB."

Sugar Learning Environment

packaged in Fedora
  • From the Applications -> Add/Remove Software app, search for Sugar.
  • Among all the packaged Activities select,
XO buddy.png The emulator for the Sugar Learning Environment
sugar-emulator-0.96.2-1.fc17
and any or all of the Activities.
Sugar will be available in your Applications -> Education grid.
Sugar will run in a Xephyr window (Sugar in a window) within the GNOME desktop environment. You will have full access to Sugar features, and may even run multiple instances. Networking bugs currently prevent collaboration with others in the jabber.sugarlabs.org server Neighborhood. Press <F1> to see the Sugar Neighborhood view.
See emulator screen size adjustment.

Fedora Sugar on a Stick Spin

Sugar is pre-installed in a minimal Fedora Spin.


PowerPC

Sugar via the Sweets Distribution

Advanced

Install with sweets

A very advanced installation method also available for Debian, Ubuntu, Mandriva, openSUSE, and Gentoo.
Installation
Sweets Usage
Sweets Packaging

Notes

Gnome icon.png Fedora GNOME 3 shell

Dracut

UEFI Boot

Lenovo info
UEFI Boot

Dynamic Firewall

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/DynamicFirewall

"This feature adds support for a dynamically managed firewall that is able to handle firewall changes without the need to rebuild the whole firewall. The firewall daemon manages the firewall and has a D-BUS interface to interact with clients or services, that request firewall changes."

CD boots EFI to MAC and into a PC

no persistence when running from CD

Persistent boot USB

MAC: MacBook persistent SoaS v5 and SoaS v6 EFI Boot USB instructions
PC-Linux Downloads#GNU.2FLinux

Anaconda (installer)

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Testcase_Anaconda_updates.img_via_local_media
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda_Boot_Options
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda/Options
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda/Updates

Systemd

f17 Unity Desktop Port

Development

Fedora 18

  • Click on this link ^ for Details on new Page
  • updated Dec 12 2012
  • FOR TESTING ONLY

f-18 Documentation

DO NOT use to install on any important Computer Systems.
http://qa.fedoraproject.org/blockerbugs/current
  • A major feature of f18 is the development of newUI a new anaconda.

Tutorial:How to use newUI Anaconda in F18

There has been a significant delay in releasing Beta as bugs have been fixed.

Latest Downloads

f18 Prerelease Beta
http://fedoraproject.org/get-prerelease
  • Links below are FOR TESTING ONLY
f18-Beta-TC1

http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/18-TC1/

f18 smoke6
http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/qa/20121212_f18-smoke6/ anaconda 18.37-2
  • Anaconda Defaults to LVM format from 18.23

Sugar on a Stick f18 ʻŌhelo ʻai

ʻŌhelo ʻai .jpg [1]

Working f18-Nightly-SoaS.iso's

NEW--Satellit 11:40, 11 December 2012 (EST)

  • 32-bit:
http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/18-TC1/Live/i386/Fedora-18-TC1-i686-Live-SoaS.iso
http://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org//work/tasks/5441/4745441/Fedora-18-Nightly-20121130.16-i686-Live-soas.iso
  • 64-bit:
http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/18-TC1/Live/x86_64/Fedora-18-TC1-x86_64-Live-SoaS.iso
http://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org//work/tasks/5442/4745442/Fedora-18-Nightly-20121130.16-x86_64-Live-soas.iso
DANGER (bug)
Loses jabber connection if change name or color in sugar's MySettings/AboutMe after you set name and color on first run
http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/ticket/4289

Upgrade Fedora 17 to Fedora 18

  • Still very problematic-work in progress
Backup first

fedup

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedUp
http://ohjeezlinux.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/fedup-a-little-background/

yum

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Upgrading_Fedora_using_yum#Fedora_17_-.3E_Fedora_18

Updating_GRUB_2_configuration_on_UEFI_systems

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/GRUB_2#Updating_GRUB_2_configuration_on_UEFI_systems

Common Bugs

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Bugs/Common

For reference, you can query Bugzilla for bugs tagged CommonBugs:

  • CommonBugs? (bugs with CommonBugs keyword, but do not yet have a link to the above page)
  • CommonBugs+ (bugs with CommonBugs keyword and contain a link to the above page)

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