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  • updated Jan 07 2013
  • FOR TESTING ONLY (to be released on 08 January 2013)

f-18 Documentation

DO NOT use to install on any important Computer Systems.
http://qa.fedoraproject.org/blockerbugs/current
  • A major feature of f18 is the development of newUI a new anaconda.

F18 (draft) Installation guide

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.
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
NOTE this old look at f18-RC1
  • Updated Jan 08 2013
f18-RC2

http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/18-RC2/

f18 smoke15
http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/qa/20130104_f18-smoke15/
Changes: has xx% progress when checking and removed "shrink" choice in custom.
  • Anaconda Defaults to LVM format from 18.23
This can be changed in custom- (See tutorial below)

Sugar on a Stick f18 ʻŌhelo ʻai

ʻŌhelo ʻai .jpg [1]

Working f18-Nightly-SoaS.iso's

Updated 01/05/2013

These SoaS-Live's work
  • 32-bit:
http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/18-TC4/Spins/i386/Fedora-18-TC4-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://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/18-TC4/Spins/x86_64/Fedora-18-TC4-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
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 0.98.2

  • Terminal:
yum groupinstall sugar-desktop
yum install sugar-emulator
  • Start Sugar from Education/Sugar

More information

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

Customize with kickstart files

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.pngMATE Desktop

  • updated Jan 09 2013

Gnome3 with mate running in VB.png

(mate 1.5.5 using updates testing repo running in VirtualBox on f18 gnome3-Desktop )
  • Installed in gnome3 root terminal with
yum groupinstall MATE-Desktop --enablerepo=updates-testing
Click on link ^ for terminal output of update
Mate 1.5.4 Livecd NEW 12/23/2012
Nice Gnome2 alternate 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 )

mate-desktop Wiki

F18 netinstall

http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/18-RC2/Fedora/x86_64/iso/Fedora-18-x86_64-netinst.iso
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

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Upgrading_Fedora_using_yum#Fedora_17_-.3E_Fedora_18
  • Still -work in progress May change
Backup first

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

GPT Disks Reference

Advanced Topics

Build a live Remix CD/DVD.iso - Livecd-tools and spin-kickstart files

Punji

  • Build boot.iso and DVD.iso's

Koji

  • Build rpms