Fedora 21

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Fedora 21

• Rawhide is now f 22

To convert to a F21 and remove rawhide repos:

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/test/2014-July/121912.html

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

Boot.iso - Basically a Netinstall (Built daily)

This is Rawhide so it may (or not) work. Latest is 21.48.1-11 Anaconda 07/29/2014

Works in Virtualbox

Download

https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/21/x86_64/os/images/boot.iso

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

boot.iso is the same as a netinstall.iso

• For latest Builds builds (and links to them) see:

https://apps.fedoraproject.org/releng-dash/

http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/tasks?start=0&state=all&view=flat&method=createLiveCD&order=-id

Liveusb-creator

Use Liveusb-creator to make a bootable Live USB to do Installation from one of these LiveCD's

• Get liveusb-creator at https://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator/

• fedora-qa Install testing:

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Results:Fedora_21_Rawhide_2014_05_Install#Live_image

06/24/2014 NetworkManager--wifi added to comps in f21(rawhide)

SoaS shows wireless and ad-hoc in f1 Network Neighborhood on install

"If you suddenly find yourself without Wi-Fi,find a wired network connection and:

dnf install NetworkManager-wifi
systemctl restart NetworkManager"

DNF vs YUM

http://blogs.gnome.org/dcbw/2014/06/19/psa-fedora-21-networkmanager-and-dnf/

Upgrade to rawhide from an existing installation

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/Rawhide#Upgrade_from_an_existing_installation

Systemd

• Fedora wiki page

Turn off gnome automatic background updates

• NOTE seems to be no longer available:

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=709121

• 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

NOTE this plugin no longer exists in f21(rawhide) 03/14/2014

• see gnome Bug:

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

• This is modified: 12/28/2013

https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-software/commit/?id=774a67b55ca21901d4dca58717015503fce8db1b

"This moves more functionality from the gsd updates plugin here:
* Notify about successful or unsuccessful offline updates 15 seconds after start.
* Monitor for available offline updates and notify about them, once per hour.
* Refresh the cache once per day, after 6am.
* If important updates are available, or updates have not been installed for at least 7 days, download all available updates.
We rely on PackageKit to prepare an offline update when updates have been downloaded.
* Avoid mobile networks for cache refresh and downloads."

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=709121

Logic Map for Updates in gnome

• https://bug709121.bugzilla-attachments.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=256126

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=709121

know how to force a reinstall of a kernel

yum reinstall kernel isn't doing anything

you need to re-run the scriptlets

this is not done with "yum reinstall"

"rpm -q --scripts kernel-version-release" would tell you what to rerun

fedora boot optimization

• Can be dangerous - ADVANCED USERS ONLY

http://www.harald-hoyer.de/2013/11/13/fedora-boot-optimization/

Rawhide Watch

boot failures with recent rawhide kernels

dogtail

Being consdered by gnome in IRC GIPMnet #qa for automated testing

• http://www.redhat.com/magazine/020jun06/features/dogtail/

Fedora-21 anaconda 21.48.1-1 installer

• This is the installer from Fedora-Live-SoaS-x86_64-21-20140728.iso SoaS LiveCD in Oracle VM VirtualBox

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

07/29/2014

• Note The same installer is on the boot.iso with more options.

• Install done from Soas terminal with

su
liveinst

• Time Zone selected

[Done} to return to main Hub

Custom Install Screens

• Note only used if you select:

 [x]I will configure partitioning

• Otherwise skip to Begin Installation

select type of partition to create in Drop Down menu

Reclaim space if HD is already formatted

Begin Installation

• 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

• Installing Software

% completion until [Done]-Reboot appears

Boot.iso

• This may also be listed as netinstall.iso

Software Selection

Lists Server and Desktop Environments with their Optional packages listed on the right side.

Select and hit [Done] to return to Main Hub.

Sugar-test Cases

• Sugar Test Cases

Used in #fedora-qa testing

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."

Fedora.next

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora.next

"This all came out of a number of proposals at Flock 2013, 
including Architecture for a More Agile Fedora and Stephen Gallagher's suggestion that we use that architecture to design, build,
and market three distinct Fedora products. This grew into a proposal accepted by the Fedora advisory board, and the formation of Initial Working Groups by FESCo. "

Release Schedule

• Link to current fedora wiki page:

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/21/Schedule