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*See [[Fedora#yum_update_Sept_2.2C_2012]] for what happens if this is not selected - (Gnome Fails with Oh No!) | *See [[Fedora#yum_update_Sept_2.2C_2012]] for what happens if this is not selected - (Gnome Fails with Oh No!) | ||
Revision as of 10:40, 2 September 2012
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Fedora 17
- Release:
- Torrent: http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/
- Common Bugs: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F17_bugs
- Anaconda options
- Anaconda Boot Options Modified for Fedora 17
- Anaconda memory requirements for Fedora 17 (08 June 2012)
- "We dropped the requirement to 512 MB. Also the 'nomemcheck' parameter was added to disable the minimum check if people really want to try installing with 384 MB or 256 MB."
Sugar Learning Environment
- packaged in Fedora
- From the Applications -> Add/Remove Software app, search for Sugar.
- Among all the packaged Activities select,
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The emulator for the Sugar Learning Environment sugar-emulator-0.96.2-1.fc17 |
- and any or all of the Activities.
- Sugar will be available in your Applications -> Education grid.
- Sugar will run in a Xephyr window (Sugar in a window) within the GNOME desktop environment. You will have full access to Sugar features, and may even run multiple instances. Networking bugs currently prevent collaboration with others in the jabber.sugarlabs.org server Neighborhood. Press <F1> to see the Sugar Neighborhood view.
- See emulator screen size adjustment.
Fedora Sugar on a Stick Spin
Sugar is pre-installed in a minimal Fedora Spin.
PowerPC
Sugar via the Sweets Distribution
- Advanced
Install with sweets
- A very advanced installation method also available for Debian, Ubuntu, Mandriva, openSUSE, and Gentoo.
- Installation
- Sweets Usage
- Sweets Packaging
Notes
Fedora GNOME 3 shell
- See GNOME 3 desktop.
Dracut
- http://wwoods.fedorapeople.org/dracut-notes/dracut-notes.html
- "Dracut is like 98% shell scripts, so you’re gonna need to know some sh/bash to do anything with it."
UEFI Boot
- Lenovo info
Dynamic Firewall
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/DynamicFirewall
- "This feature adds support for a dynamically managed firewall that is able to handle firewall changes without the need to rebuild the whole firewall. The firewall daemon manages the firewall and has a D-BUS interface to interact with clients or services, that request firewall changes."
CD boots EFI to MAC and into a PC
- no persistence when running from CD
Persistent boot USB
Anaconda (installer)
- https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Testcase_Anaconda_updates.img_via_local_media
- http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda_Boot_Options
- https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda/Options
- https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda/Updates
Systemd
- http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Systemd
- http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SysVinit_to_Systemd_Cheatsheet
- https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_debug_Systemd_problems
- http://0pointer.de/public/systemd-man/systemd.service.html
- http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/socket-activation.html
f17 Unity Desktop Port
- Note: Experimental
- Info: http://www.muktware.com/3961/unity-ported-fedora-using-opensuse-open-source-rocks-collaboration
- Repo: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/GNOME:/Ayatana/Fedora_17/
Development
Fedora 18
- NOTE: this is TC-5 (It is not fully functional)
- This procedure worked for me--Satellit 01:12, 2 September 2012 (EDT)
- Acer Aspire One Atom N450 with Intel IGD 64 bit Graphics
- to USB External HD
- from External USB DVD/CD writer
- http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/18-Alpha-TC5/Fedora/x86_64/iso/Fedora-18-Alpha-TC5-x86_64-DVD.iso
- install to USB HD from DVD
- Connected to wired network (Anaconda installer will not install without a network connection) this is a bug
- Should allow if [x] Do not upgrade is selected - ie: sneakernet installs
- Anaconda Starts:
- set root password (Important)
- select install target - select Target HD
- Continue
- select software
- Gnome Desktop Environment
- Also check:
- Base (required for firstboot to work) this is a bug
- X Window System
- Sugar-Desktop Environment - Optional
- Check: [x] Do not upgrade -- this is a bug - This should be selected by default
- See Fedora#yum_update_Sept_2.2C_2012 for what happens if this is not selected - (Gnome Fails with Oh No!)
- [Back]
- [Continue] - on right bottom of screen
- Install until reboot message
- [Reboot]
- Disconnect DVD drive
- Boot from HD
- Firstboot/Smolt
- Set User and Password
- DO not select Network Time
- Do not send Smolt Profile
- Boots to gdm Login
- User; password
- Gnome 3.5.5
Install Sugar-Emulator in TC-5
- Terminal:
yum install sugar-emulator
- Start Sugar from Education/Sugar
Sugar
fedora 18 release 18 (Spherical Cow) sugar 0.97.2
Sugar-Activities
write 79 memorize 41 read 99 physics 10 maze 21 pippy 48 dimensions 38 jukebox 23 irc 10 ok etoys 116 record 96 finance 8 calculate 40 get books 11 paint 43 terminal 39 countries 33 typing turtle 29 portfolio 26 image viewer 21 infoslicer 15 ruler 19 moon 14 help 14 speak 41 ok does not join labryinth 14 clock 8 log 29 abacus 35 chat 77 ok does not join turtle art 142 browse 139 ok
yum update Sept 2, 2012
- Anaconda installed software from DVD repo with [x] do not update
- Gnome "software update" does not work - (no password request pop up) "fail fail"
su yum update install 1 (+ 6 dependencies) 278 upgrades
- rebuild of rpms, from delta rpms
- Note This causes the "fail whale" Oh No! on boot of upgraded system
- this is why setting [x] "do not update" on Anaconda software selection is CRITICAL
- Fedora 18 Feature List
- Fedora 18 Preliminary Notes:
- NewInstallerUI, Anaconda Rework for Fedora 18, Secure Boot, Draft version info
Upgrade Fedora 17 to Fedora 18
- Very Early to try this- It will most likly fail
Fedora OLPC
The Fedora OLPC SIG, http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/OLPC, will be importing further activities into Fedora, which might later be installed using yum install sugar-*
- Here's a video of the process http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKmrtlyyCFo
- Chris Ball suggests: as root, run:
yum -y groupinstall "Sugar Desktop Environment"
- Chris Ball suggests: as root, run:
The command to run Sugar is as root, otherwise you may get this behavior.
Launch sugar from a terminal or console session: sugar-emulator
Mailing list
Download Mirrors and Spins
- Currently building Spins: http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/nightly-composes/
- 10 days of old spin builds: http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/tasks?method=createLiveCD&owner=kevin&state=all&view=tree&order=-id
Koji
- Current http://arm.koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/
- Nightly Compose http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/tasks?method=createLiveCD&owner=kevin&state=all&view=tree&order=-id
Rawhide Testing
Common Bugs
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Bugs/Common
For reference, you can query Bugzilla for bugs tagged CommonBugs:
- CommonBugs? (bugs with CommonBugs keyword, but do not yet have a link to the above page)
- CommonBugs+ (bugs with CommonBugs keyword and contain a link to the above page)