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Fedora 21

  • Rawhide is now f 22
To convert to a F21 and remove rawhide repos:
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/test/2014-July/121912.html
Boot.iso - Basically a Netinstall (Built daily)
This is Rawhide so it may (or not) work. Latest is 21.48.1-11 Anaconda 07/29/2014
Works in Virtualbox

Download

https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/21/x86_64/os/images/boot.iso
https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/x86_64/os/images/boot.iso
boot.iso is the same as a netinstall.iso
  • For latest Builds builds (and links to them) see:
https://apps.fedoraproject.org/releng-dash/
http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/tasks?start=0&state=all&view=flat&method=createLiveCD&order=-id

Liveusb-creator

Use Liveusb-creator to make a bootable Live USB to do Installation from one of these LiveCD's

Testing liveusb-creator in Windows 8.1

  • Tested by satellit on 2014/08/01
NOTE: GUI works well in fedora.
"There are a number of things that need to fixed in the windows version of liveusb-creator. 
1-) detect screen resolution and properly display GUI
2-) run in compatability mode (run as administrator)
3-) run as liveusb-creator --reset-mbr by default  (this can be done in linux by editing the icon command)
4-)Fix the Download button on the GUI to work and be up to date."


  • fedora-qa Install testing:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Results:Fedora_21_Rawhide_2014_05_Install#Live_image
06/24/2014 NetworkManager--wifi added to comps in f21(rawhide)
SoaS shows wireless and ad-hoc in f1 Network Neighborhood on install

"If you suddenly find yourself without Wi-Fi,find a wired network connection and:

dnf install NetworkManager-wifi
systemctl restart NetworkManager"

DNF vs YUM

http://blogs.gnome.org/dcbw/2014/06/19/psa-fedora-21-networkmanager-and-dnf/

Upgrade to rawhide from an existing installation

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/Rawhide#Upgrade_from_an_existing_installation

Systemd

  • Fedora wiki page

Updating Grub 2 on UEFI systems

Turn off gnome automatic background updates

  • NOTE seems to be no longer available:
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=709121
  • To turn off background downloading of updates and forced 10 minute updates on boot of gnome3.10.1
  • Root terminal
yum install dconf-editor
  • User Terminal
dconf-editor
gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/updates 
Uncheck [ ] auto updates
NOTE this plugin no longer exists in f21(rawhide) 03/14/2014
  • see gnome Bug:
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=719304
  • This is modified: 12/28/2013
https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-software/commit/?id=774a67b55ca21901d4dca58717015503fce8db1b
"This moves more functionality from the gsd updates plugin here:
* Notify about successful or unsuccessful offline updates 15 seconds after start.
* Monitor for available offline updates and notify about them, once per hour.
* Refresh the cache once per day, after 6am.
* If important updates are available, or updates have not been installed for at least 7 days, download all available updates.
We rely on PackageKit to prepare an offline update when updates have been downloaded.
* Avoid mobile networks for cache refresh and downloads."
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=709121

Logic Map for Updates in gnome

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=709121

know how to force a reinstall of a kernel

yum reinstall kernel isn't doing anything
you need to re-run the scriptlets
this is not done with "yum reinstall"
"rpm -q --scripts kernel-version-release" would tell you what to rerun

fedora boot optimization

  • Can be dangerous - ADVANCED USERS ONLY
http://www.harald-hoyer.de/2013/11/13/fedora-boot-optimization/

Location enabled by default in GNOME

  • Fedora Gnome seems to have GeoClue enabled by default

"Geoclue is a D-Bus service that provides location information. The primary goal of the Geoclue project is to make creating location-aware applications as simple as possible, while the secondary goal is to ensure that no application can access location information without explicit permission from user. "

Rawhide Watch

boot failures with recent rawhide kernels

dogtail

Being consdered by gnome in IRC GIPMnet #qa for automated testing

Fedora-21 anaconda 21.48.1-1 installer

  • This is the installer from Fedora-Live-SoaS-x86_64-21-20140728.iso SoaS LiveCD in Oracle VM VirtualBox
This is a Preliminary version and will be modified before f21 is released.
07/29/2014
  • Note The same installer is on the boot.iso with more options.

 

 

 

  • Install done from Soas terminal with
su
liveinst

 

 

  • Time Zone selected
[Done} to return to main Hub

 

Custom Install Screens

  • Note only used if you select:
 [x]I will configure partitioning

 

 

select type of partition to create in Drop Down menu

 

 

Reclaim space if HD is already formatted

 

 

Begin Installation

 

 

  • Configuration
Root Password and User Creation
Select Password and User Creation to enter their spokes and return with [Done]
  • A weak Password will require entering [done] 2 times to return to main Configuration Spoke
See yellow warning in bottom of page

 

  • Installing Software
% completion until [Done]-Reboot appears

 

Boot.iso

 

Software Selection

 

Lists Server and Desktop Environments with their Optional packages listed on the right side.
Select and hit [Done] to return to Main Hub.

Sugar-test Cases

Used in #fedora-qa testing

SoaS v10 testing with activities not included in the standard distribution

Bug Reports

  • Blockers Bugs info
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/HouseKeeping/Trackers

New proposed Features

AppInstaller in F21

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/AppInstallerContinued

"gnome-software will support installing system add-ons such as fonts and codecs. It will show additional metadata for applications: screenshots, ratings, other details.
We will also work with the Fedora infrastructure team to obtain the metadata online for all applications instead of shipping it statically for a limited set."

Fedora.next

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora.next

"This all came out of a number of proposals at Flock 2013, 
including Architecture for a More Agile Fedora and Stephen Gallagher's suggestion that we use that architecture to design, build,
and market three distinct Fedora products. This grew into a proposal accepted by the Fedora advisory board, and the formation of Initial Working Groups by FESCo. "

Release Schedule

  • Link to current fedora wiki page:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/21/Schedule