Difference between revisions of "Fedora"

yum groupinstall sugar*
yum install sugar-emulator

"GNOME Shell is the defining technology of the GNOME 3 desktop user experience.
It provides core interface functions like switching to windows and launching applications.
GNOME Shell takes advantage of the capabilities of modern graphics hardware and introduces innovative user interface concepts
to provide a delightful and easy to use experience."

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

yum groupinstall sugar* --skip-broken
yum install sugar-emulator alacarte
alacarte
 properties of Education/Sugar "sugar-emulator -f"
   (-i600x500) for smaller window
 exit

use whole disk (to external USB Hard disk)
missing 2 dependencies
continue
Fails in both i386 and x64 versions?

use whole disk
select gnome; kde; lxde desktops
New Firstboot; create user; date and time; smolt
login "other" (Does not have user name just entered in New Firstboot)
Gnome3 Failed to Load  (fallback)
Do software update (no network connection detected)
wired network connection System pci2p1 needs to be clicked to start
 245 updates

su
yum install @sugar-desktop --skip-broken sugar-emulator
sugar-emulator starts correctly in Gnome(fallback); KDE; LXDE
 (Applications/Education/Sugar) no icon for sugar

terminal:
su -
(password)
gedit /usr/share/applications/sugar-emulator.desktop
edit line 6: Exec=sugar-emulator -f
save
Logout
login

add programs install "alacarte" 
open alacarte
make new
application
command "nautilus Desktop"
save 
Run from applications
Make favorite

   * System (Windows) key: Switch between overview and desktop
   * Alt+F1: Switch between overview and desktop
   * Alt+F2: Pop up command dialog
   * Alt+Tab: Pop up window cycler
   * Alt+Shift+Tab: Cycle in reverse direction in the window cycler
   * Alt+`: Switch between windows of the same application in Alt+Tab
   * Ctrl+Alt+Tab: Pop up place cycler
   * Ctrl+Shift+Alt+R: Start and end screencast recording
   * Ctrl+Alt+D: Show desktop and raise windows back
   * Ctrl+Alt+Up/Down arrow: Switch between workspaces
   * Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Up/Down arrow: Move the current window to a different workspace 
Most keybindings can be viewed under the User Menu -> System Settings -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts 

   yum install liveusb-creator hal
   alacarte
   edit liveusb-creator command: "liveusb-creator -n"
   -n (no md5 checking) 
   will not run if not included
   shutdown
   restart

   ALT F2 gnome-session-properties

It's worth nothing, for Metacity >= 2.13.2, that if the window doesn't have a
minimum size hint larger than the screen then Metacity will now force such
windows to be onscreen (by shrinking and moving them as necessary).  If the
window has a minimum size hint larger than the screen, then the user can use
alt+left-click-and-drag (or alt+f7 and then the arrow keys) to move the window
upwards (including moving the titlebar offscreen) in order to get to the
forward button.  Yeah, that's just a workaround for windows that are too large,
but it may be helpful information for those waiting for the UI changes to make
the window usable on 800x600 resolutions.  :)
clip....
why not use a keyboard shortcut. the "next" button is marked "forward" so i hit alt + f and guess
what, i was able to successfully install the program.

      the Shell simply always behaves so there's exactly one empty workspace.
      So when you start a session you have one workspace.
      As soon as you run something it goes into that workspace and
      you get a second empty workspace. As soon as you put any app into that
      empty workspace, a new empty workspace is created. If you remove
      everything from any workspace, it will disappear, so there's still only
      one empty workspace at the bottom of the list. So, there's never any
      need to manually add a new workspace. Pretty neat system.

      I've just installed F15 alpha in a virtualbox machine and at the first boot I 
      get a gnome 3 error explaining that it can't be fully initialised because 3D is 
      not supported.
      GNOME3 is not expected to work in virtualized environments where
      hardware accelerated graphics are not available.

      From http://gnome3.org/faq.html ...
       The GNOME 3 desktop does require hardware accelerated graphics
       in order to provide a cutting-edge experience however, and the
       complete GNOME 3 experience will only be available on computers
       capable of this. Do not worry though: GNOME 3 will come complete
       with a fallback interface which will provide an excellent
       experience in the absence of hardware acceleration, and which
       incorporates many of the improvements that can be found in GNOME
       3.
       -------------------------------------------
      test Digest, Vol 85, Issue 60, Message: 7
       It's kind of a definition issue. GNOME *Shell* requires acceleration.
       But technically GNOME 3 does not; the fallback interface is still
       considered to be 'GNOME 3'. So you do need acceleration to get the Shell
       interface that's the 'big new thing' in GNOME 3, but still, if you don't
       have acceleration and you get the fallback interface instead, what
       you're running is still GNOME 3. Just GNOME 3's fallback interface.
       Adam Williamson 
      Message: 8
       In any case, VBox with 3d accelleration enables and 128MB for video memory
       is not sufficient for GShell.  (VBox 4.0.4)
      Message: 13
       Also, on that last note, we should clarify that right now Shell doesn't
       work even in virtualized environments where accelerated graphics *are*
       available, e.g. VirtualBox with appropriate hardware and drivers. In
       theory it should be possible to make this work, but in practice it
       currently doesn't.
       So there's two angles we can approach this from; make Shell run with
       software GL, or fix up Shell to work with virtualized graphics
       acceleration passthrough. But it's not at all guaranteed that we'll
       manage either in time for f15. 

       test Digest, Vol 85, Issue 78
       yum downgrade rsyslog fixed it

       The minimum memory required is 1GB, due to anaconda changes.
       When you see "populate_rootfs" in the panic, it's caused by that.
       Message: 16
       don't know whether modifying services is reasonable, but what is not 
       reasonable is for a user no longer to be able to boot his system and not to be 
       able to log in after an update. For the less experienced user, this particular 
       problem required a reinstallation of the system. For me, a somewhat more savvy 
       user, this required using all the skills I had just to avoid reinstallation, 
       and only a tip on this list from another affected user to get me out of an 
       unsolvable situation.
       ------------------------
       It is selinux that is denying the startup, system will work, but you need to start with it disabled :(
       I downgraded rsyslog package to get a working desktop in the meantime there is a bugzilla already:
       https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=689089

I have a macbook pro and have run fedora 14 on it with great success. 15 alpha, on the other hand, is not going well. The installation comes saying something about "installing   *** on EFI ***"
which i just dismiss/ignore, but when i try to boot after installation has completed, it wont. Just saying something like "no file found". Should i do something
special to install 15 alpha on a EFI system?
Yeah... you may have to run gptsync (I think that's what it's called)
no, you don't need to install again, but you will need to gain access to the installed partitions from another system (whether it's a Fedora live image)
referring to the gptsync that is provided be rEFIt
I formatted the partition to make space for a working distro. i have refit installed and my mbp boots to that at startup by default. that didnt make 15 alpha work. 14 did though
you may need to enter the boot partition tool from the rEFIt menu and when it asks to run gptsync, say yes
 okay. I will try to install again later and do that. Thank you so far. Will get back to you guys
I belive anytime partitioning changes occur on a macbook, you do need to run gptsync.  Since the EFI implementation by apple isn't fully compliant with the standard, extra  steps  are required
you don't need to reinstall ... just run gptsync from the rEFIt menu
just need to get your partitions synced up

"http://blog.fpmurphy.com/2011/03/customizing-the-gnome-3-shell.html
customization of fallback-mode is not possible unless you edit the code
gnome-tweak-tool for fonts.
for colors, you will need to create a GTK theme of your own
metacity is used in the fallback mode in fallback mode you can use gconf-editor to switch your metacity theme as before
metacity (and mutter) will probably be ported to gsettings (dconf is a gsettings backend) for gnome 3.2
gnome-tweak-tool's source code is Python and really easy to follow, so if there's any setting you want to easily toggle that's not there yet, just add it :)
gnome 3.2 will be in F16 the goal is to get rid of gconf
GNOME 3.0 final is just about to land, and Fedora 15 is out in just over a month :) no time for 3.2"

yum install sugar-*

sugar-emulator

@@ Line 181: / Line 181: @@
 ===Notes===
-;1-)
+====Browse-120(does not start)====
-: Browse-120(does not start)
 : Chat70 (cannot write on bottom line of chat )
 : Turtle Art 106 (does not start)
 ;surf-115.xo works as drag-drop install from 2nd USB in 32 bit install NOT in 64 bit
-;2-)fix screensize in sugar-emulator:
+====fix screensize in sugar-emulator====
   terminal:
   su -
@@ Line 196: / Line 195: @@
   Logout
   login
-;2a-) show desktop as icon in favorites:
+====show desktop as icon in favorites====
   add programs install "alacarte"
   open alacarte
@@ Line 206: / Line 205: @@
   Make favorite
-;2b-) key shortcuts
+====key shortcuts====
      * System (Windows) key: Switch between overview and desktop
      * Alt+F1: Switch between overview and desktop
@@ Line 219: / Line 218: @@
      * Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Up/Down arrow: Move the current window to a different workspace
   Most keybindings can be viewed under the User Menu -> System Settings -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts
-;2c-) md5 fails in gnome3 f15 liveusb-creator (bug) How to Fix:
+====md5 fails in gnome3 f15 liveusb-creator (bug) How to Fix====
      yum install liveusb-creator hal
      alacarte
@@ Line 228: / Line 227: @@
      restart
-;2d-) List of Autostart programs when starting gnome-shell:
+==== List of Autostart programs when starting gnome-shell====
      ALT F2 gnome-session-properties
-;2e-)'''move intro screens that are too large for 800x600'''
+===='''move intro screens that are too large for 800x600'''====
 :https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=262546
   It's worth nothing, for Metacity >= 2.13.2, that if the window doesn't have a
@@ Line 246: / Line 245: @@
   what, i was able to successfully install the program.
-;2f-) Reload shell ALT+F2 r  (reload)
+====Reload shell ALT+F2 r  (reload)====
 : use to recover Applications lists if they go missing and after alacarte edits
-;3-)http://live.gnome.org/GnomeShell/CheatSheet
+====http://live.gnome.org/GnomeShell/CheatSheet====
 :How to show user pictures on the GDM LOGIN screen
 ::Click "my account" on the top panel lets me edit the picture, and
 ::adding a picture will show it on the GDM login screen.
-;4-)   If you hold down Alt, a 'Shut Down' option appears in place of suspend
+====If you hold down Alt, a 'Shut Down' option appears in place of suspend====
-;5-) Alt+Tab switches between windows;
+====Alt+Tab switches between windows====
 : hot corner = upper left switches between shell and running applications
 : '''Alt+F2 allows entering a command to launch an application.'''
@@ Line 268: / Line 267: @@
         need to manually add a new workspace. Pretty neat system.
-;6-)   I've just installed F15 alpha in a virtualbox machine and at the first boot I
+====GNOME3 is not expected to work in virtualized environments====
+       I've just installed F15 alpha in a virtualbox machine and at the first boot I
         get a gnome 3 error explaining that it can't be fully initialised because 3D is
         not supported.
@@ Line 274: / Line 274: @@
         hardware accelerated graphics are not available.
-;7-)
         From http://gnome3.org/faq.html ...
          The GNOME 3 desktop does require hardware accelerated graphics
@@ Line 306: / Line 305: @@
          acceleration passthrough. But it's not at all guaranteed that we'll
          manage either in time for f15.
-;8-)test Digest, Vol 85, Issue 78
-        Unable to log in after update:
+====Unable to log in after update:====
+        test Digest, Vol 85, Issue 78
          '''yum downgrade rsyslog fixed it'''
@@ Line 325: / Line 325: @@
          https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=689089
-;9-) Clips from #fedora-qa 04/04/2011 MacPro and f15 Boot
+==== MacPro and f15 Boot====
+*Clips from #fedora-qa 04/04/2011 MacPro and f15 Boot
   I have a macbook pro and have run fedora 14 on it with great success. 15 alpha, on the other hand, is not going well. The installation comes saying something about "installing   *** on EFI ***"
   which i just dismiss/ignore, but when i try to boot after installation has completed, it wont. Just saying something like "no file found". Should i do something

Difference between revisions of "Fedora"

Revision as of 15:56, 4 April 2011

Fedora 13

The Sugar Learning Environment is packaged in Fedora 13.

Fedora 14

Sugar Learning Environment packaged in F14 or F15

Tests of Nightly Composes

Fedora 15 gnome3 with sugar 0.92.0

Fedora-15-Beta-i686-Live-Desktop-Download

Boots 2 ways to gnome3-shell

Install to HD

Install Sugar

Install LibreOffice

GnomeShell

Test Day

Bootable f15 gnome3 CD on MacBook Pro

Make Installer f15 gnome3 USB with dd

Install Sugar-Desktop

sugar-desktop only from TC1 netinstall CD

Fedora TC1 Beta DVD

Install sugar

Notes

Browse-120(does not start)

fix screensize in sugar-emulator

show desktop as icon in favorites

key shortcuts

md5 fails in gnome3 f15 liveusb-creator (bug) How to Fix

List of Autostart programs when starting gnome-shell

move intro screens that are too large for 800x600

Reload shell ALT+F2 r (reload)

http://live.gnome.org/GnomeShell/CheatSheet

If you hold down Alt, a 'Shut Down' option appears in place of suspend

Alt+Tab switches between windows

GNOME3 is not expected to work in virtualized environments

Unable to log in after update:

MacPro and f15 Boot

Customizing the Gnome3-shell

Smolt profiles

Sugar on a Stick

Testing of recent f-15 Soas Spins

Make a custom Fedora image

Fedora OLPC

Mailing list

Download Mirrors and Spins

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