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<span class="weblink">[[File:Fedora.jpg|link=http://fedoraproject.org/]]</span> {{Fedora Version Linkbar}}<br>
:'''<===[[Fedora|(Go to Fedora 17)''']]
=== Fedora 18 ===
<span class="weblink">[[File:Fedora.jpg|link=http://fedoraproject.org/]]</span> Fedora<sup>®</sup><br>
''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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; some of the older versions listed here ^ may be security risks- for archive purposes only
[[Category:Supported systems]]
 
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*Released  Jan 15 2013
*Released  Jan 15 2013
====[http://fedoraproject.org/get-fedora Get Fedora 18]====
:http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/18/Fedora/
:http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/18/Fedora/
:http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/releases/18/Spins/
:http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/releases/18/Spins/
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===[[File:Logo_SoaS_01.png|200px|link=Sugar on a Stick/ʻŌhelo ʻai]]'''[[Sugar on a Stick/ʻŌhelo ʻai|Sugar on a Stick v8 ʻŌhelo ʻai]]'''===
===[[File:Logo_SoaS_01.png|200px|link=Sugar on a Stick/ʻŌhelo ʻai]]'''[[Sugar on a Stick/ʻŌhelo ʻai|Sugar on a Stick v8 ʻŌhelo ʻai]]'''===
[[File:ʻŌhelo_ʻai_.jpg|150px|link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccinium_reticulatum]]
ʻŌhelo ʻai is the name of a native [[wikipedia:Vaccinium_reticulatum|Hawaiian berry]].


====Fedora 18 SoaS.iso's====
====[http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/fedora_18_live_SoaS_x86_64.iso '''fedora_18_live_SoaS_x86_64.iso''']====
*New 05/29/2013
*Download : http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/fedora_18_live_SoaS_x86_64.iso
*Notes:
:A '''Remix''' done from a modified fedora nightly compose [http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/fedora-livecd-soas-6.ks '''kickstart'''] file in a Fedora 18 install using livecd-tools.
=====Fedora 18 live SoaS x86 64-login=====
:Uses lightdm for login
*Live System User
:[ ]openbox (Do not use)
:[X]Sugar (Select Sugar)
[[File:Fedora 18 live SoaS x86 64-login.png|600px]]


See [[Sugar on a Stick/ʻŌhelo ʻai|Sugar on a Stick v8 ʻŌhelo ʻai]].
See [[Sugar on a Stick/ʻŌhelo ʻai|Sugar on a Stick v8 ʻŌhelo ʻai]].


 
=====[[Tutorials/Installation/How_to_make_a_SoaS.img_file_for_repeated_installs_to_4_GB_USB's|'''Tutorial: Make a SoaS.img file for repeated installs''']]=====
 
=====[[Tutorials/Installation/How_to_make_a_SoaS.img_file_for_repeated_installs_to_4_GB_USB's|Tutorial: Make a SoaS.img file for repeated installs]]=====
: '''Note''': The following are .img files are provided to workaround the bug that SoaS 8 fails to run a non-Live install to a hard disk or USB drive.
: '''Note''': The following are .img files are provided to workaround the bug that SoaS 8 fails to run a non-Live install to a hard disk or USB drive.
::https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=893218#c15
::https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=893218#c15
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* Note USB drives used with these files seem to require Fedora "liveusb-creator --reset-mbr" to be run on them to make them boot-able again for other uses.
* Note USB drives used with these files seem to require Fedora "liveusb-creator --reset-mbr" to be run on them to make them boot-able again for other uses.
====How to install VirtualBox in fedora 18====
====How to install VirtualBox in fedora 18====
::Updated 03/08/2013
::Updated 03/08/2013
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  /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
  /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup


=====[[Tutorials/Installation/Install_SoaS_in_VirtualBox-f18|'''Tutorial: How to do an install in VirtualBox''']]=====
====[[Tutorials/Installation/Install_SoaS_in_VirtualBox-f18|'''Tutorial: How to do an install in VirtualBox''']]====


[[File:VirtualBox.png|30px]][[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Virtual_machines#Sugar_Desktop_Environment_f18_anaconda_19.6-2_DVD_x86_64|Pre built Sugar-Desktop Virtual Box appliance to import]]
[[File:VirtualBox.png|30px]][[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Virtual_machines#Sugar_Desktop_Environment_f18_anaconda_19.6-2_DVD_x86_64|Pre built Sugar-Desktop Virtual Box appliance to import]]
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:Point Linux is a GNU/Linux distribution that aims to combine the power of Debian GNU/Linux with the productivity of MATE, the Gnome 2 desktop environment fork.
:Point Linux is a GNU/Linux distribution that aims to combine the power of Debian GNU/Linux with the productivity of MATE, the Gnome 2 desktop environment fork.


===[[Fedora/Cinnamon desktop|Cinnamon desktop]]===
===[[Fedora/Cinnamon desktop|Cinnamon desktop]]===  
:Working in f19 05/17/2013
::Use f19 BetaTC4 Netinstall: https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/19-Beta-TC4/Fedora/x86_64/iso/Fedora-19-Beta-TC4-x86_64-netinst.iso
:Was broken in 3.8 kernel due to changes by gnome3 developers.
::updated 05/09/2013


===[[Fedora/GNOME_desktop#GNOME_shell| Gnome Shell]]===
*Details and links
===How to Upgrade to f19 from f18===
===How to Upgrade to f19 from f18===
*1-)Fedora Instructions:
*1-)Fedora Instructions:
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  yum distro-sync --releasever=19 --nogpgcheck --skip-broken
  yum distro-sync --releasever=19 --nogpgcheck --skip-broken
[[File:F18-f19_distro-sync_upgrade.png|800px]]
[[File:F18-f19_distro-sync_upgrade.png|800px]]
*Gdm sessions:
:gnome
:gnome-classic
====Credits====
====Credits====
*elad: (IRC GIMPNet #fedora-desktop)
*elad: (IRC GIMPNet #fedora-desktop)
*adamw: #fedora-qa  03/28/2013
*adamw: #fedora-qa  03/28/2013
=== Upgrade Fedora 17 to Fedora 18===
 
*updated 01/08/2013
===[https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Upgrading_Fedora_using_yum#Fedora_18_-.3E_Fedora_19_.28pre_release_branched.29 Upgrading Fedora]===
*updated 04/24/2013
;The simplest way to get Fedora 18:  back up /home and /etc and do a fresh install.
;The simplest way to get Fedora 18:  back up /home and /etc and do a fresh install.
*;http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Upgrading   
*;http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Upgrading   
:;https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Upgrading_Fedora_using_yum#Fedora_17_-.3E_Fedora_18
::f17 > f18 ;https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Upgrading_Fedora_using_yum#Fedora_17_-.3E_Fedora_18
::f18 > f19 :https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Testcase_upgrade_fedup_cli_previous_desktop
:::05/21/2013
* Still -work in progress May change
* Still -work in progress May change
;Backup first
;Backup first
*http://fedorasolved.org/Members/fenris02/post_upgrade_cleanup  
*http://fedorasolved.org/Members/fenris02/post_upgrade_cleanup  
====[https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedUp fedup]====
====[https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedUp fedup]====
:Latest:https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Tflink/FedUp_Draft
:Latest: https://github.com/wgwoods/fedup
:https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedUp
:Older Drafts:https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Tflink/FedUp_Draft
:http://ohjeezlinux.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/fedup-a-little-background/
::https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedUp
::http://ohjeezlinux.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/fedup-a-little-background/
;url/path that fedup needs
;url/path that fedup needs
  --instrepo? http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/18/<arch>/os/
  --instrepo? http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/18/<arch>/os/
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  (well, <arch> for i386, but you get the idea)
  (well, <arch> for i386, but you get the idea)
  Updated 01/15/2013
  Updated 01/15/2013
====yum====
:https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Upgrading_Fedora_using_yum#Fedora_17_-.3E_Fedora_18


===[https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Chromium Chromium ]===
===[https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Chromium Chromium ]===
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:http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.unit.html
:http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.unit.html
::Detailed information
::Detailed information
*systemd: http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/47695/how-to-write-startup-script-for-systemd


===Updating GRUB 2 configuration on UEFI systems===
===Updating GRUB 2 configuration on UEFI systems===