Fedora 18

--- 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 XXXXX

Booting-Linux-using-UEFI-can-brick-Samsung-laptops

Read this first before trying to run linux

The Ubuntu bug report includes posts from users reporting that the problem also affects
300E5C, NP700Z5C, NP700Z7C and NP900X4C series laptops

Sugar on a Stick v8 ʻŌhelo ʻai

f18-SoaS.iso's

Updated 01/22/2013

http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/releases/18/Spins/

http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/18-TC3/Spins/x86_64/Fedora-18-TC3-x86_64-Live-SoaS.iso

Koji-Latest Nightlys: http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/tasks?owner=&state=all&view=flat&method=createLiveCD&order=-id - Note now building fedora 19

DANGER bugs

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 install to Hard disk but install in VirtualBox (<==click link to virtual appliance.)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=893892

Tutorial: How to install in Virtualbox

Tutorial: Make_a_SoaS.img_file_for_repeated_installs_to_4_GB_USB's using the dd command

NOTE the following are .img files to workarround fact that soas-v8 does not install to HD or USB

Prebuilt sugar.img files to dd write to a USB

Look at the tutorial above to see how to write to USB

firstboot has not been run

http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Soas_8.img 3.7G

netinstall of sugar-desktop to / ext4 (real install)

http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Soas_8_litd.img 1.9G

liveiso to disk img of SoaS-8-live with persistence

Sugar_Desktop_Environment_f18_netinstall_i386 VirtualBox Appliance

http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Virtual_machines#Sugar_on_a_Stick_v8_.CA.BB.C5.8Chelo_.CA.BBai

Install from Soas live CD/dd USB

NOTE the following method does not seem to always work for SoaS_live spins (Installs to VirtualBox do work).: In terminal application:

su
liveinst

Install Sugar 0.98.2 from another Desktop

Terminal:

yum groupinstall sugar-desktop
yum install sugar-emulator

Start Sugar from Education/Sugar

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
http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/18/html/Installation_Guide/sn-automating-installation.html
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

updated Jan 30 2013

(mate 1.5.5 running in VirtualBox on f18 gnome3-Desktop )

Installed in gnome3 root terminal with

yum groupinstall MATE-Desktop

Click on link ^ for terminal output of update

Note use of CAPS in command

f 18 Netinstall installs mate 1.5.5
MATE is only Available in Fedora netinstall - DVD does not contain mate.
Download Beta RC4: http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/18-RC4/Fedora/x86_64/iso/Fedora-18-x86_64-netinst.iso

Declared Gold for release 01/10/2013 will be released 01/15/2013

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://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/18/Fedora/i386/iso/Fedora-18-i386-netinst.iso

http://mirrors.kernel.org/fedora/releases/18/Fedora/x86_64/iso/Fedora-18-x86_64-netinst.iso

Mate-live-CD

Download

http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Image-FedoraMateCompiz.iso Mate 1.5.5 Livecd NEW 01/30/2012'(by dan408)

Submitted to fedora spins sig

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/MATE_%2B_Compiz_Spin?rd=MATE_+_compiz_Spin

mate-desktop Wiki

F18 netinstall

http://mirrors.kernel.org/fedora/releases/18/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 groupinstall MATE-Desktop

Cinnamon Desktop

Download: http://mirrors.kernel.org/fedora/releases/18/Fedora/x86_64/iso/Fedora-18-x86_64-netinst.iso

Select Cinnamon

yum install @cinnamon

Feature for f19? https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=Features/Cinnamon_as_Default_Desktop

Sugar in Cinnamon

yum groupinstall sugar-desktop
yum install sugar-emulator

Upgrade Fedora 17 to Fedora 18

updated 01/08/2013

The simplest way to get f18: back up /home and /etc and do a fresh install.

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Upgrading

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Upgrading_Fedora_using_yum#Fedora_17_-.3E_Fedora_18

Still -work in progress May change

Backup first

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

fedup

Latest:https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Tflink/FedUp_Draft; https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedUp; http://ohjeezlinux.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/fedup-a-little-background/
url/path that fedup needs

--instrepo? http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/18/<arch>/os/
well, should be releases/etc now right
http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/18/Everything/i386/os/
(well, <arch> for i386, but you get the idea)
Updated 01/15/2013