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• updated Dec 18 2012
• FOR TESTING ONLY (to be released on 08 January 2013)

f-18 Documentation

DO NOT use to install on any important Computer Systems.

• anaconda NuUI installer is NEW and has bugs:

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

Details on how to use the new installer - with screenshots

How to install from the repo on the DVD

• [Bug 888307]--Satellit 12:35, 18 December 2012 (EST)

--- Comment #1 from Andre Robatino <robatino@fedoraproject.org> ---
I've found (testing on F17) that if I create a local.repo file in
/etc/yum.repos.d/ with the contents

[local]
name=Local
baseurl=file:///dev/sr0/
enabled=0
gpgcheck=0

I  can then use the DVD as a local repo (disabling all other repos to avoid
downloading updated packages) with a command such as

yum --disablerepo=\* --enablerepo=local install XXXXXX

I never use PackageKit so don't know if it can be made to work with that.

• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=865922#c15

http://cgit.freedesktop.org/packagekit/plain/docs/media-repo.txt

Tested and did not seem to work in f18 --Satellit 10:36, 18 December 2012 (EST)

Basically you insert the DVD with PackageKit open and it automatically mounts
the disk, grabs the media repo off the disk, and adds it to the list of
sources. This was added to Fedora in *2009*. If you find the support no longer
working, please file a bug under the PackageKit package.
*Tested and did not seem to work in f18 --Satellit 10:36, 18 December 2012 (EST)

Latest Downloads

f18 Prerelease Beta

http://fedoraproject.org/get-prerelease

• Links below are FOR TESTING ONLY

f18-Beta-TC2

http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/18-TC2/

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

[1]

Working f18-Nightly-SoaS.iso's

Updated 12/19/2012

These SoaS-Live's work

• 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

http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/18-TC3/Spins/i386/Fedora-18-TC3-i686-Live-SoaS.iso Note: CD boots to Soas but does not install

• 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

http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/18-TC3/Spins/x86_64/Fedora-18-TC3-x86_64-Live-SoaS.iso Note: CD boots to Soas but does not install

• Koji-Latest Nightlys: http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/tasks?owner=&state=all&view=flat&method=createLiveCD&order=-id

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

• Note the SoaS-Live's do not work in TC2 and some Nightly Compose

Install from Soas live CD/dd USB

In terminal application:

su
liveinst

Install Sugar 97.8

• Terminal:

yum groupinstall sugar-desktop
yum install sugar-emulator

• Start Sugar from Education/Sugar

Sugar

Build       fedora 18 release 18 (Spherical Cow)
sugar       0.97.8
firmware    V1.05

Sugar-Activities

abacus             39
browse            142
calculate          41
chat               77
clock              10
countries          33
dimensions         45
etoys             116
finance             8
get books          11
help               15
image viewer       53
infoslicer         15
irc                10
jukebox            28
labryinth          14
log                29
maze               21
memorize           43
moon               14
paint              43
physics            10
pippy              48
portfolio          26
read              104
record             96
ruler              19
speak              42
terminal           39
turtle art        160
typing turtle      30
write              79

• Jabber.sugarlabs.org does not see any avitars in f1 Neighbourhood view

More information

• Fedora 18 Feature List
• Fedora 18 Preliminary Notes:

NewInstallerUI, Anaconda Rework for Fedora 18, Secure Boot, Draft version info

Customize with kickstart files

• f18 anaconda will now promote a kickstart file for customization
• http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda/Kickstart
• http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda/Kickstart#Chapter_3._Package_Selection
• Anaconda Boot Options: http://wwoods.fedorapeople.org/doc/boot-options.html

sample /root/anaconda-ks.cfg

• After an install of f18 look for this file.

Put it in a USB stick and anaconda will use it to repeat install.

This file can be modified and still will work

• sample .ks for f18 Live desktop install

Autogenerated by anaconda

Can be used for multiple automatic installs

#version=DEVEL
# System authorization information
auth --enableshadow --passalgo=sha512
# Network information
network  --bootproto=dhcp --hostname=localhost.localdomain
# Run the Setup Agent on first boot
firstboot --enable
ignoredisk --only-use=sda
# Keyboard layouts
keyboard 'us'# System language
lang en.UTF-8
# Installation logging level
logging --level=info
# Root password
rootpw --iscrypted $6$f/DeD7AZFW91051J$Av3OQOPsY8syofC6ysN63psWjHzH.Pdr7D/s3CTfNuYLm1jLlJ.ZyUzICMjBlXz4i88wm9MfNALVsBXXx1Kl3.
# System services
services --enabled="chronyd"
# System timezone
timezone America/Los_Angeles
# System bootloader configuration
bootloader --location=mbr --boot-drive=sda
autopart --type=plain
# Partition clearing information
clearpart --all --initlabel --drives=sda

%packages
authconfig
chrony
e2fsprogs
grub2
system-config-firewall-base

%end

MATE-Desktop

• NEW Now available in Fedora in netinstall only- DVD does not install working mate.--Satellit 13:32, 25 November 2012 (EST)

Nice Gnome2 alternate desktop

• Features http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/MATE-Desktop

Originally developed for Linux Mint

http://linuxfreedom.com/linuxmint/stable/13/linuxmint-13-mate-dvd-64bit.iso

(#mate and #fedora-mate on freenode IRC )

• Fedora Download: http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/18-Beta-RC1/

mate-desktop Wiki

• http://wiki.mate-desktop.org
• http://wiki.mate-desktop.org/building

F18 TC6 netinstall

chose MATE-desktop or cinnamon-desktop

• Add to Existing Gnome or KDE Install:

root terminal

yum install @mate-desktop
yum install @cinnamon

• Or:

yum groupinstall mate-desktop

Sugar in Cinnamon

yum groupinstall sugar-desktop
yum install sugar-emulator

Upgrade Fedora 17 to Fedora 18

• http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Upgrading NEW 12/18/2012

• Still very problematic-work in progress

Backup first

• http://fedorasolved.org/Members/fenris02/post_upgrade_cleanup

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