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Fedora 25
- Updated 12/08/2016
Tutorial: Install F25 SoaS to hard disk
f25 Install Guide
Live-iso-to-disk install transcripts
- Build a live USB with efi and persistence
sugar-runner only works in GNOME on Xorg
- sugar-desktop works in GNOME as separate login
- See Fedora.
Download
- Announced go in go/nogo meeting 11/17/2016
- http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/25_RC-1.3/
- https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/releases/25/ see /everything/everything netinstall
- https://boot.fedoraproject.org/
- Workstation: https://getfedora.org/workstation/ (gnome)
- Server: https://getfedora.org/server/
- Atomic: https://getfedora.org/atomic/
Or, check out one of our popular variants:
- Spins: https://spins.fedoraproject.org/ (soas)(kde)
- Labs: https://labs.fedoraproject.org/ (other spins of interest)
- Everything netinstall can be used to install nultiple DE's:
- Torrents: https://torrents.fedoraproject.org/
win32diskimager
- (can be used in windows 10 until there is a working liveusb-creator for windows)
- writes f25 USB in windows 10
- updated Aug/22/2016
- EFI and Bios-boot
Fedora Media Writer
Linux
sudo dnf --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --best install mediawriter
- latest version 4.0.7
- Updated Nov 22 2016
Mac and windows
fedora version updates automatically
- new MediaWriter builds are available at
- https://getfedora.org/fmw/FedoraMediaWriter-osx-4.0.7.dmg
- https://getfedora.org/fmw/FedoraMediaWriter-win32-4.0.7.exe
- http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=819338 (f24 linux 4.0.5)
- not signed:
- https://github.com/MartinBriza/MediaWriter/releases
- notes on changes here
- Updates feed for mediawriter
- Test Day:
setup
- Ensure you have a USB stick that is larger than the live image whose contents you can afford to lose (the contents of the stick will be destroyed as a part of the test).
- Run the tool:
- On Fedora, run sudo dnf --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --best install mediawriter, then launch Fedora Media Writer from the system menus
- On Windows, https://getfedora.org/fmw/FedoraMediaWriter-win32-4.0.4.exe, install the application using the installer and either run it after installation or find Fedora Media Writer in your application list.
- On macOS, https://getfedora.org/fmw/FedoraMediaWriter-osx-4.0.4.dmg], download the dmg file, open it, drag the app icon to applications folder, and run mediawriter
- NOTE persistence is no longer offered see below [ 1 ]
- Destined to be Primary installer in linux; Windows; Mac
- Downloads f24 iso's
- Use Custom OS for testing .iso's you have already downloaded
- iso selection Starts in / ; go to Home/(user)/Downloads to find them (select with double click)
- Use Custom OS for testing .iso's you have already downloaded
- Main Screen (note Fedora Spins - Including KDE - are accessed from [ : ] at bottom
- Custom OS
- Fedora Spins [ : ]
- NOTE "Checking for new releases" under Custom Image
- Ricky Elrod is working on putting the file in place at the location FMW is expecting. It's not there yet, therefore FMW tries to download it again and again.
- This is by design.
- 11/07/2016 e-mail (mbriza)
- LiveUSBCreator as Primary Downloadable
Bugs
- f25 Common Bugs:
Use live-iso-to-disk for persistence
also see: Testing/Reports/livecd-iso-to-disk
dnf install livecd-tools
livecd-iso-to-disk --reset-mbr --overlay-size-mb 2000 --home-size-mb 2000 --delete-home --unencrypted-home Fedora-Workstation-Live-x86_64-25-1.3.iso /dev/sd(x)
- (x) USB must have: fat format & boot flag
- (x) CAUTION use "mount" (in terminal) to get correct name for USB (/dev/sdb /dev/sdc /dev/sdd etc)
livemedia-creator
- SEE https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Livemedia-creator-_How_to_create_and_use_a_Live_CD
- for older method (namely for Fedora 23) using livecd-tools (livecd-creator) visit https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_create_and_use_a_Live_CD
- If you simply want to burn a pre-made ISO to a disc, visit http://fedoraproject.org/en/get-fedora to download a LiveCD or LiveDVD, then see the install guide or burning how-to for further instructions.
- Older posts
- https://www.brianlane.com/creating-live-isos-with-livemedia-creator.html
- https://jbwillia.wordpress.com/2014/10/29/how-to-build-updated-fedora-live-iso-for-yourself/
- Examples in f25 root terminal:
mock
you should always do all work in mock, this will allow you to esure that the compose environment matches the target environment
to setup a Fedora 25 x86_64 environment you would run the following
$ mock -r fedora-25-x86_64 --init $ mock -r fedora-25-x86_64 --install lorax-lmc-novirt git vim-minimal pykickstart
if you wanted a different arch or release you would use the correct mock configuration file
Install files
updated from fedora page 12/15/2016
- ksflatten is part of pykickstart
# dnf install mock
Documentation
- Important
- http://lorax.readthedocs.io/en/latest/livemedia-creator.html
- https://github.com/rhinstaller/lorax/blob/master/docs/livemedia-creator.rst
mock
you should always do all work in mock, this will allow you to esure that the compose environment matches the target environment
to setup a Fedora 25 x86_64 environment you would run the following
$ mock -r fedora-25-x86_64 --init $ mock -r fedora-25-x86_64 --install lorax-lmc-novirt git vim-minimal pykickstart
if you wanted a different arch or release you would use the correct mock configuration file
kickstarts
inside the mock chroot, clone the kickstarts
$ git clone https://pagure.io/fedora-kickstarts.git
Install files
- livemedia-creator and ksflatten are part of lorax
# dnf install lorax virt-install libvirt-daemon-config-network pykickstart
- Must be done first:
- You must be in the same fedora version (f25) first. This is so that packages can be installed to livecd without SELinux errors and is relabeled at boot time.
setenforce 0
Notes
- Important
- Jun 28, 2016 at 12:28:27PM -0500, Bruno Wolff III wrote:
"In --no-virt mode it's calling anaconda directly so kickstart processing of the %include may work, depending on the location of the files. But if you're using it in virt mode only the top level ks gets passed into the vm so ksflatten is required in that case."
pagure kickstarts Links
- alternately: git clone the repo and not get each piece manually
- Kickstarts need to flattened before use:
- hit raw tab and save-page-as to a local directory (/home/(user)/Downloads/pagure/)
- https://pagure.io/fedora-kickstarts/blob/f25/f/fedora-live-soas.ks
- https://pagure.io/fedora-kickstarts/blob/f25/f/fedora-live-base.ks
- https://pagure.io/fedora-kickstarts/blob/f25/f/fedora-live-minimization.ks
- https://pagure.io/fedora-kickstarts/blob/f25/f/fedora-repo.ks
- https://pagure.io/fedora-kickstarts/blob/f25/f/fedora-repo-not-rawhide.ks
- https://pagure.io/fedora-kickstarts/blob/f25/f/fedora-repo-rawhide.ks
- https://pagure.io/fedora-kickstarts/blob/f25/f/fedora-soas-packages.ks
- switch root terminal to the local directory with the kickstart files (/home/(user)/Downloads/pagure/)
ksflatten
- updated 06/28/2016
ksflatten -v, --config fedora-live-soas.ks -o flat-fedora-live-soas.ks --version F25
livemedia-creator examples
livemedia-creator --ks /home/(user)/Downloads/pagure/flat-fedora-live-soas.ks --logfile /var/lmc-logs/livemedia-out.log --no-virt --resultdir /var/lmc --project Fedora-soas-Live --make-iso --volid Fedora-SoaS-flat-live --iso-only --iso-name Fedora-SoaS-flat-live.iso --releasever 25 --title Fedora-SoaS-flat-live --macboot
livemedia-creator --ks /home/(user)/Downloads/pagure/flat-fedora-live-kde.ks --logfile /var/lmc-logs/livemedia-out.log --no-virt --resultdir /var/lmc --project Fedora-kde-Live --make-iso --volid Fedora-kde-f25-live --iso-only --iso-name Fedora-kde-f25-live.iso --releasever 25 --title Fedora-kde-f25-live --macboot
livemedia-creator --ks /home/(user)/Downloads/pagure/flat-fedora-live-cinnamon.ks --logfile /var/lmc-logs/livemedia-out.log --no-virt --resultdir /var/lmc --project Fedora-cinnamon-Live --make-iso --volid Fedora-cinnamon-live --iso-only --iso-name Fedora-cinnamon-live.iso --releasever 25 --title Fedora-cinnamon-25-live --macboot
- "If you're using /tmp/lmc you need to make sure you have enough RAM available (assuming it is mounted using tmpfs)"
- use /var/lmc if low on memory
- "Right, if you only have 3.8G then 50% will be assigned to tmpfs and it's likely
you'll run out of ram when using /tmp/ for the resultdir."
warning
- 12/14/2016
- There is a problem using LMC this way:
<adamw> satellit: you really *really* shouldn't be running lmc directly on the system with --no-virt anyway <adamw> it's a fundamentally risky thing to do
Make a remix
- edit the bottom of the flat-fedora-live-soas.ks
- that you produce with ksflatten (above)
- in this section of the flattened.ks:
%packages
- add a program (add name)
- - delete a program ( put - in front)
- put # in front of listed program to not install it
kickstart-docs
terminal output of livemedia-creator build
- Build takes a long time wait for completion
- ends with:
..........clip........ ..........clip........ 2016-07-05 14:46:20,011: Performing post-installation setup tasks 2016-07-05 14:46:20,012: Performing post-installation setup tasks 2016-07-05 14:46:21,970: . 2016-07-05 14:46:21,970: 2016-07-05 14:46:21,971: Configuring installed system 2016-07-05 14:46:22,147: . 2016-07-05 14:46:22,148: Creating users 2016-07-05 14:46:22,149: . 2016-07-05 14:46:22,149: Configuring addons 2016-07-05 14:46:22,151: .BDB2053 Freeing read locks for locker 0x1: 3376/140705511982848 --clip-- 2016-07-05 14:47:01,333: 2016-07-05 14:47:01,334: Generating initramfs 2016-07-05 14:47:06,185: . 2016-07-05 14:47:06,186: Running post-installation scripts 2016-07-05 14:47:06,189: . 2016-07-05 14:47:38,953: Shutting down log processing 2016-07-05 14:47:41,246: Disk Image install successful 2016-07-05 14:47:41,247: working dir is /var/tmp/lmc-work-n26biv0m 2016-07-05 14:59:34,529: Rebuilding initrds 2016-07-05 14:59:34,530: dracut args = ['--xz', '--add', 'livenet dmsquash-live convertfs pollcdrom qemu qemu-net', '--omit', 'plymouth', '--no-hostonly', '--debug', '--no-early-microcode'] 2016-07-05 14:59:34,532: rebuilding boot/initramfs-4.7.0-0.rc5.git3.1.fc25.x86_64.img 2016-07-05 15:01:36,027: Building boot.iso 2016-07-05 15:01:36,122: running x86.tmpl 2016-07-05 15:01:56,462: Disk image erased 2016-07-05 15:01:59,749: SUMMARY 2016-07-05 15:01:59,750: ------- 2016-07-05 15:01:59,750: Logs are in /home/(user)/Downloads/pagure 2016-07-05 15:01:59,751: Results are in /home/(user)/lmc [root@localhost pagure]#
Retrieve finished live.iso
"Results are in /home/(user)/lmc"
- start files application
- click on Files system
- open lmc folder
- click on the .....iso you just built
copy to (mouse right click) pagure with files application
- Check that it is in pagure
Clean Up
- delete the instance in lmc
- delete the lmc directory (cannot run new build unless this is done?)
root@localhost pagure]# cd / [root@localhost /]# cd var [root@localhost var]# ls account adm cache crash db empty ftp games gopher kerberos lib lmc local lock log mail nis opt preserve run spool tmp www yp [root@localhost var]# rm -r lmc rm: descend into directory 'lmc'? y rm: remove regular file 'lmc/Fedora-SoaS-var-live.iso'? y rm: remove directory 'lmc'? y [root@localhost var]#
Sugar-Activities
Workaround for ASLO not working :
- Look up the number of the activity in the Index of activities listing "Activity Number" and then go to numeric list to download it.
- Choose the highest version on the list
- Index of activities listing Activity Number
- Numeric list of Activities
DVD of Sugar Activities Library
- http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/ASLOxo6-3.iso 3.2 GB DVD (21 January 2012)
- Contains over 500 Activity.xo files
- Use as an off-line "sneaker net"- Download one time and have an off-line library of Sugar Activities on hand.
- Burn the .iso file to a DVD.
the-efi-system-partition
- https://blog.uncooperative.org/blog/2014/02/06/the-efi-system-partition/
- https://blog.uncooperative.org/blog/2016/08/18/secure-boot-failures-and-mitigation/
dnf reference
fedora developer
nvidia problems
- https://rpmfusion.org/Howto/nVidia
- https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/974491/?comment=5010277
- https://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2016/11/01/discrete-graphics-and-fedora-workstation-25/
Test Day BetterSwitchableGraphicsSupport
LiveOS_image/overlay
- https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/LiveOS_image/overlay
- https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/LiveOS_image
- "This page shares some critical information about the LiveOS design that helps users take better advantage of their more-limited-than-usual disc resources."