Fedora 20

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SoaS_86_64-dm (remix)

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  • NEW :09/23/2013
  • Remix using livecd-tools and a Custom Kickstart file in f20
http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/fedora-livecd-soas-lightdm.ks
With soas naming changed in ,ks
  • Based on:
http://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org//work/tasks/5707/5925707/fedora-livecd-soas-f110c70.ks
Edited with this addition and the Software lines shown below:
-gdm
lightdm
09/15/2013
  • Boots directly to (name_____)
(Bypasses lightdm Liveuser login)
Software 
 Sugar on a Stick 10 (lightdm-Remix)
 Fedora release 20
 Sugar 0.99.0

Download

  • Beta -TC-1
https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/20-Beta-TC1/Spins/x86_64/Fedora-Live-SoaS-x86_64-20-Beta-TC1.iso
https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/20-Beta-TC1/Spins/i386/Fedora-Live-SoaS-i686-20-Beta-TC1.iso
  • Fails to connect to network and jabber in VirtualBox in f19
Works correctly as Burned CD
  • Fixed in latest Nightly Compose
http://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org//work/tasks/1876/6011876/Fedora-20-Nightly-x86_64-Live-soas-20131001.09-1.iso *
http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/taskinfo?taskID=6011876
http://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org//work/tasks/2485/5982485/Fedora-20-Nightly-x86_64-Live-soas-20130925.08-1.iso
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1008569#c2
Seems identical to remix listed below:
  • Fails to connect to network and jabber in VirtualBox
  • New 9/23/2013
http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/SoaS_x86_64-dm2.iso
Anaconda 20-18-1 installs to USB HD

2 GB .img file to write to USB with dd

http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/SoaS-dm.img 1.9G
  • Built with liveusb-creator (F20) with 820 persistence file
  • 2 GB firefly USB
dd if=SoaS-dm.img of=/dev/sd(x)
IMPORTANT Use 'mount" command to get device name for the mounted USB /dev/sdb;/dev/sdc; /dev/sdd etc
You can overwrite your hard-drive with no warning if you enter this incorrecly.

Fedora-qa Testing

  • Installation Tests

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Results:Fedora_20_Alpha_RC4_Install?rd=Test_Results:Current_Installation_Test

  • Test Page Non-releasing desktops

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Results:Fedora_20_Alpha_RC4_Desktop#Non_release-blocking_desktops:_x86_.2F_x86_64

  • Testing Spins signoff page

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/20/Spins

Important to be filled out as "YES" in Alpha Beta Final columns or the spin will not be released.
  • Read this:
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/devel/2013-August/188004.html

Sugar Test cases

wayland

To run gnome-shell under Wayland, execute the following command in a terminal:
gnome-session --session=gnome-wayland

Sugar in arm devices

  • Installation
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Architectures/ARM/F20/Installation
  • SoaS
https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/20-Alpha-RC4/Images/armhfp/Fedora-SoaS-armhfp-20-Alpha-4-sda.raw.xz
https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/20-Alpha-RC4/Images/armhfp/
  • ARM
More ARM-Info

Gnome Initial Setup

  • Screenshots of gnome3 initial setup with explanatory text

Sugar-Desktop in Gnome

09/12/2013
Sugar and Sugar-desktop does not start properly in F20-Alpha RC2
the xserver and DE do not start (see below)

Workaround

  • Install Gnome Desktop live - enter; root-password user-password
  • Reeboot
  • Log in and start terminal
sudo su
password
yum install @sugar-desktop
shutdown /reboot
enter user name and select sugar in gdm (little wheel icon under password line)
 ( ) Gnome
 (X) Sugar
  • Sugar starts

SoaS f20-Alpha-1

09/11/2013
  • Download:
https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/20-Alpha-RC1/Spins/x86_64/Fedora-Live-SoaS-x86_64-20-Alpha-1.iso

Notes

  • Boots to console prompt
login: liveuser
startx
  • Start sugar terminal from f3 list view

   

  • Start anaconda installer "liveinst"
anaconda 20.14-1
  • Installed Soas after login to user and startx
Note install boots to console (no DE and x)

Fedora-20 anaconda 20.12-1 installer

  • Note also same installer on F20-DVD
https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/20-Alpha-TC5/Fedora/x86_64/iso/Fedora-20-Alpha-TC5-x86_64-DVD.iso

 

  • Install Destination

 

  • Install Destination select disk and [Back]

 

  • Installation Options
Choose type of formatting

 

  • Begin Installation

 

  • Installation finished

 

  • Reboot returns to console boot
login as User and password
startx
  • Sugar Starts
NOTE yum install lightdm installs files but the lightdm DE does not start on reboot