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to provide a delightful and easy to use experience."
to provide a delightful and easy to use experience."
* http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Gnome3
* http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Gnome3
====Nice way to have GNOME desktop show====
:yum install gnome-tweak-tool
:In terminal: gnome-tweak tool
::File Manager-have file manager handle the desktop [ ON]
Now when you hit the Hot Corner in to left of screen
the Shell will alternate with the gnome desktop
: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/GNOME:/Medias/images/iso/GNOME_3.i686-1.3.0-Build1.3.iso
: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/GNOME:/Medias/images/iso/GNOME_3.x86_64-1.3.0-Build1.3.iso
: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/GNOME:/Medias/images/iso/
==== Boots 2 ways to GNOME 3 desktop====
# Boots as CD on ACER ASPIRE ONE N450
# Boots from dd Installer USB on ACER ASPIRE ONE N450 (see below)
===='''Install to HD'''====
:(use whole disk)
: Internal and External USB Hard Disks
: VirtualBox 4.0.4 HD (Starts in fall back mode only)
====Install Sugar-Desktop====
*Terminal #:
: yum install @sugar-desktop --skip-broken sugar-emulator alacarte sugar-surf
::(read is broken))
: terminal alacarte
:: [[Emulator/Full Screen|how to configure full screen]]
::Save
:"<alt> f2 r" to restart shell so changes in alacarte will be found
:Education/Sugar
::Browse-120 (will not start)
: use surf-115 instead
::;Note use at least 1024 memory
; Control panel/About my Computer: Fedora release 15 (Lovelock); Sugar: 0.92.1
; Gnome3-shell works on Booted USB -(not fallback mode)- with:
: ACER ASPIRE ONE N450 (Wireless OK)
: EeePC 1000HE (Wireless OK)
: MacBook Pro i7 (no wireless only wired network) hold down "C" key on power on wait for fedora screen to appear (10-15 sec)
====boot GNOME 3 fallback on XO-1 (liveusb-creator created USB)====
: [[Talk:Community/Distributions/Fedora#testing_os871_on_G1G1_XO-1]]
====Install LibreOffice====
; NEW as of 04/03/2011 5 modules of LibreOffice install from Add/Remove Software
===Fedora 15 GNOME 3 Ver 3.0.0 Virtual Box Appliance===
*download these 2 files and import them:
:http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/F15-gnome3_Desktop_sugar_cl-disk1.vmdk
:http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/F15-gnome3_Desktop_sugar_cl.ovf
; Starts in gnome3 fallback mode as VirtualBox does not support hardware acceleration
::user=sugar
::password=sugaruser
::root=sugarroot
:Cleared of sugar identity' starts on select color by clicking on XO icon
:use <== arrow to write your custom name then ==> to finish
*Sugar-emulator is in Activities/Education/Sugar
:::enter user password for keychain (sugaruser) on time and cancel until pop-up finishes (this is a bug in keychain in f15)
:Surf-115 is the browser as Browse-120 does not start (known bug)
===[http://http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/15.RC3/Live/i686/Fedora-15-i686-Live-Desktop.iso Bootable Fedora 15 GNOME 3 CD on MacBook Pro]===
: Click this link ^to Download Desktop (gnome3-shell)
:OR download Multi Desktop DVD http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/15.RC3/Multi/Fedora-15-Multi-Desktop.iso
:Burn CD/DVD
:boot CD in Mac with :C: held down
::Multi DVD does not work in VirtualBox
===Make Installer Fedora 15 GNOME 3 USB with dd===
:2 GB Firefly USB disk in USB Slot
:Fedora-15-Beta-i686-Live-Desktop.iso on Desktop
:: http://serverbeach1.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/15-Beta.TC1/Live/i686/Fedora-15-Beta-i686-Live-Desktop.iso
terminal:
$
cd /home/Desktop
su (or sudo su for ubuntu)
(password)
# dd if=Fedora-15-Beta-i686-Live-Desktop.iso of=/dev/sd(x) bs=4M
139+1 records in
139+1 records out
586153984 bytes (586 MB) copied, 94.9489 s, 6.2 MB/s
:Boot from USB
: log out when requested
: you are in gnome3-shell when Activities appears on left top bar.
::Wireless: right click icon on top bar Turn on wireless or Wired and connect; You will not see the pop-up dialog for wireless password: (BUG)
: To See this Dialog: Click:Activities/applications/accessories/files and it will appear.
: (If 3 entries appear on top bar; you are in the fallback mode of gnome as your graphic hardware does not support gnome3-shell)
*'''To install from booted USB''': Click Activities/Windows and the Blue Square Icon (Install to Hard Drive) on left panel.
: Answer questions; Use whole disk option; select the correct hard Drive ==> click (o) for grub on it and install
: When complete click on live system user hold alt key and select shutdown from menu
: reboot with HD; firstboot; user; Hardware Profile (smolt);Login