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to provide a delightful and easy to use experience." | to provide a delightful and easy to use experience." | ||
* http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Gnome3 | * http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Gnome3 | ||
====Nice way to have GNOME desktop show==== | |||
:yum install gnome-tweak-tool | |||
:In terminal: gnome-tweak tool | |||
::File Manager-have file manager handle the desktop [ ON] | |||
Now when you hit the Hot Corner in to left of screen | |||
the Shell will alternate with the gnome desktop | |||
: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/GNOME:/Medias/images/iso/GNOME_3.i686-1.3.0-Build1.3.iso | |||
: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/GNOME:/Medias/images/iso/GNOME_3.x86_64-1.3.0-Build1.3.iso | |||
: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/GNOME:/Medias/images/iso/ | |||
==== Boots 2 ways to GNOME 3 desktop==== | |||
# Boots as CD on ACER ASPIRE ONE N450 | |||
# Boots from dd Installer USB on ACER ASPIRE ONE N450 (see below) | |||
===='''Install to HD'''==== | |||
:(use whole disk) | |||
: Internal and External USB Hard Disks | |||
: VirtualBox 4.0.4 HD (Starts in fall back mode only) | |||
====Install Sugar-Desktop==== | |||
*Terminal #: | |||
: yum install @sugar-desktop --skip-broken sugar-emulator alacarte sugar-surf | |||
::(read is broken)) | |||
: terminal alacarte | |||
:: [[Emulator/Full Screen|how to configure full screen]] | |||
::Save | |||
:"<alt> f2 r" to restart shell so changes in alacarte will be found | |||
:Education/Sugar | |||
::Browse-120 (will not start) | |||
: use surf-115 instead | |||
::;Note use at least 1024 memory | |||
; Control panel/About my Computer: Fedora release 15 (Lovelock); Sugar: 0.92.1 | |||
; Gnome3-shell works on Booted USB -(not fallback mode)- with: | |||
: ACER ASPIRE ONE N450 (Wireless OK) | |||
: EeePC 1000HE (Wireless OK) | |||
: MacBook Pro i7 (no wireless only wired network) hold down "C" key on power on wait for fedora screen to appear (10-15 sec) | |||
====boot GNOME 3 fallback on XO-1 (liveusb-creator created USB)==== | |||
: [[Talk:Community/Distributions/Fedora#testing_os871_on_G1G1_XO-1]] | |||
====Install LibreOffice==== | |||
; NEW as of 04/03/2011 5 modules of LibreOffice install from Add/Remove Software | |||
===Fedora 15 GNOME 3 Ver 3.0.0 Virtual Box Appliance=== | |||
*download these 2 files and import them: | |||
:http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/F15-gnome3_Desktop_sugar_cl-disk1.vmdk | |||
:http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/F15-gnome3_Desktop_sugar_cl.ovf | |||
; Starts in gnome3 fallback mode as VirtualBox does not support hardware acceleration | |||
::user=sugar | |||
::password=sugaruser | |||
::root=sugarroot | |||
:Cleared of sugar identity' starts on select color by clicking on XO icon | |||
:use <== arrow to write your custom name then ==> to finish | |||
*Sugar-emulator is in Activities/Education/Sugar | |||
:::enter user password for keychain (sugaruser) on time and cancel until pop-up finishes (this is a bug in keychain in f15) | |||
:Surf-115 is the browser as Browse-120 does not start (known bug) | |||
===[http://http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/15.RC3/Live/i686/Fedora-15-i686-Live-Desktop.iso Bootable Fedora 15 GNOME 3 CD on MacBook Pro]=== | |||
: Click this link ^to Download Desktop (gnome3-shell) | |||
:OR download Multi Desktop DVD http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/15.RC3/Multi/Fedora-15-Multi-Desktop.iso | |||
:Burn CD/DVD | |||
:boot CD in Mac with :C: held down | |||
::Multi DVD does not work in VirtualBox | |||
===Make Installer Fedora 15 GNOME 3 USB with dd=== | |||
:2 GB Firefly USB disk in USB Slot | |||
:Fedora-15-Beta-i686-Live-Desktop.iso on Desktop | |||
:: http://serverbeach1.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/15-Beta.TC1/Live/i686/Fedora-15-Beta-i686-Live-Desktop.iso | |||
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 | |||
:Boot from USB | |||
: log out when requested | |||
: you are in gnome3-shell when Activities appears on left top bar. | |||
::Wireless: right click icon on top bar Turn on wireless or Wired and connect; You will not see the pop-up dialog for wireless password: (BUG) | |||
: To See this Dialog: Click:Activities/applications/accessories/files and it will appear. | |||
: (If 3 entries appear on top bar; you are in the fallback mode of gnome as your graphic hardware does not support gnome3-shell) | |||
*'''To install from booted USB''': Click Activities/Windows and the Blue Square Icon (Install to Hard Drive) on left panel. | |||
: Answer questions; Use whole disk option; select the correct hard Drive ==> click (o) for grub on it and install | |||
: When complete click on live system user hold alt key and select shutdown from menu | |||
: reboot with HD; firstboot; user; Hardware Profile (smolt);Login | |||