Once in a while I install a fresh version of Fedora (or ubuntu). Of course, the installation process provides most of the basic tools (browser, editor…) but you miss you favorite ones. Each time, you need to repeat some identical tasks such as installing missing plugins, installing your favorites tools and so on.
This page summarizes the required tasks to get back a working installation.
Packages installation with yum
First, update your existing packages.
yum update |
You can install this package to speed up the yum searches:
sudo yum install yum-fastestmirror |
Then, the entire command to install the packages I use is:
sudo yum install yumex kile gvim ipython python-virtual PyQt4 git-svn thunderbird virtualenv sudo yum install qhull* freeglut* bison flex CGAL-devel sip-devel PyQt4-devel qt4-devel sudo yum install dvipng vim qscintilla* boost boost-devel boost-python R R-core scons sudo yum install readline readline-devel flex-static patch wget dos2unix sudo yum install gimp azureus |
Firefox related
Firefox requires the flash plugin for the videos. Many web sites (e.g., Fedora FAQs) provides help on this subject. You need to install the plugin yourself. First, you need to add the repositories:
sudo rpm -ivh http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/adobe-release/adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch.rpm sudo rpm --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-adobe-linux |
and then the plugin:
sudo yum install flash-plugin nspluginwrapper.x86_64 nspluginwrapper.i686 alsa-plugins-pulseaudio.i686 libcurl.i686 |
Firefox has also many addons. I use the following ones:
xmarks firebug adblock plus |
How to install acroread
First, you need to install the repositories
sudo rpm -ivh http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/adobe-release/adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch.rpm sudo rpm --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-adobe-linux |
and then for Fedora 15 (on x86_64 bit system, 32-bit dependencies is also installed) type:
sudo yum install nspluginwrapper.i686 AdobeReader_enu |
Gnome issues in Fedora 15
Where is the shutdown button ?
In Fedora 15, the menu shows the Suspend button but Shutdown one. It is shown when I press Alt only. Nevertheless, if you want it to appear it is possible by installing the following package:
sudo yum install gnome-shell-extensions-alternative-status-menu |
You will need to log out and log back in to see the button.
How to maximize the windows
Gnome 3 layout is quite different from previous versions provided with earlier distribution of Fedora. One annoying issue is that you can not minimize or maximize the windows anymore. At least by default. Indeed, you can install the following package:
sudo yum install gconf-editor |
Launch gconf-editor, go to
desktop>gnome>shell>windows |
In the button_layout, set the value to
:minimize,maximize,close |
where is the desktop ?
Install the following package:
sudo yum install gnome-tweak-tool |
Launch gnome-tweak-tool, select File Manager. Set “Have File Manager handle the desktop” to ON.
Python packages
sudo easy_install scons nose sphinx rpy2 numpy matplotlib scipy |
OpenAlea/VPlants packages
See OpenAlea page related to Fedora
Reference for Gnome desktop issues: link1.
