http://www.am3n.net/linux/index.php Copyright 2012, am3n am3n en-US SPHPBLOG 0.4.7.1 http://www.am3n.net/linux/index.php?entry=entry060306-164547 http://stanton-finley.net/fedora_core_4 ... notes.html but I only take several applications below to be installed and configured on my Fedora Core 4 Desktop. Those applications are:

true type fonts
fedora extras (numlockx, x-screensaver)
yumex
java
flash
realplayer
adobereader
xine
totem-xine
xmms
x3270
gftp
thunderbird
mc
system-config-samba
samba
avg antivirus
smb4k
rar handling for archive manager
setting vino for remote desktop

And the codes is below:


#Script Name: ic.desktop.sh
#install and configure and also enhance Fedora Core 4 Desktop
#start creating date: 3 March 2006
#end date after testing: 6 March 2006
#it should be run as root otherwise you will get error

mkdir -p /root/fcupdate/apps
cd /root/fcupdate/apps

#installing True Type Fonts
echo "installing true type fonts..."
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... noarch.rpm
rpm -ivh msttcorefonts-1.3-4.noarch.rpm

#Install and configure Thunderbird for default email client
echo "Install and configure Thunderbird for default email client"
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... 4.i386.rpm
yum -y localinstall thunderbird-1.0.7-1.1.fc4.i386.rpm
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... il.desktop
cp --reply=yes redhat-email.desktop /usr/share/applications

#installing desktop utilities
#numlock on
echo "setting numlock on..."
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... 4.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh numlockx-1.0-4.fc4.i386.rpm

#screensaver
echo "installing screensaver..."
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... 4.i386.rpm
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... 4.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh xscreensaver-extras-4.21-4.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh xscreensaver-gl-extras-4.21-4.i386.rpm

#yumex graphical frontend for yum
echo "installing yumex..."
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... noarch.rpm
rpm -ivh yumex-0.44-1.0.fc4.noarch.rpm

#installing flash support
echo "installing flash support..."
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... 1.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh flash-plugin-7.0.61-1.i386.rpm

#installing utilites
echo "installing utilites..."
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... 2.i386.rpm
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... 4.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh gftp-2.0.18-2.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh mc-4.6.1a-4.FC4.i386.rpm

#installing x3270
echo "installing x3270 - emulator for TN3270..."
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... 4.i386.rpm
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... 4.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh x3270-3.3.4-4.fc4.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh x3270-x11-3.3.4-4.fc4.i386.rpm

#installing samba server and configuration tool
echo "installing samba server and configuration tool"
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... 2.i386.rpm
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... noarch.rpm
rpm -ivh samba-3.0.14a-2.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh system-config-samba-1.2.31-1.noarch.rpm

#installing xine and totem-xine a multimedia video player
echo "installing xine and totem-xine a multimedia video player"
mkdir xine
cd xine
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... f.i386.rpm
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... 12.tar.bz2
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... f.i386.rpm
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... f.i386.rpm
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... f.i386.rpm
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... 4.i386.rpm
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... f.i386.rpm
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... f.i386.rpm
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... noarch.rpm
yum -y remove totem
rpm -Uvh *.rpm
tar xvfj all-20050412.tar.bz2
cd all-20050412
mkdir /usr/local/lib/codecs/
cp *.* /usr/local/lib/codecs/
chmod 755 /usr/local/lib/codecs/*
mkdir /usr/lib/win32
cp /usr/local/lib/codecs/* /usr/lib/win32
cd /root/fcupdate/apps

#installing xmms a multimedia sound player
echo "installing xmms a multimedia sound player"
mkdir xmms
cd xmms
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... f.i386.rpm
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... 4.i386.rpm
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... 4.i386.rpm
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... f.i386.rpm
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... 4.i386.rpm
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... 4.i386.rpm
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... f.i386.rpm
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... a.i386.rpm
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... f.i386.rpm
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... 4.i386.rpm
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... f.i386.rpm
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... f.i386.rpm
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... noarch.rpm
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... f.i386.rpm
rpm -Uvh *.rpm
cd /root/fcupdate/apps

#installing Adobe Reader
echo "installing Adobe Reader"
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... 4.i386.rpm
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... 1.i386.rpm
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... 4.i386.rpm
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... zpluggerrc
rpm -Uvh compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-47.fc4.i386.rpm
rpm -Uvh AdobeReader_enu-7.0.1-1.i386.rpm
rpm -Uvh mozplugger-1.7.1-4.i386.rpm
cp --reply=yes mozpluggerrc /etc/
cd /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
ln -s /usr/local/Adobe/Acrobat7.0/Browser/intellinux/nppdf.so .
cd /root/fcupdate/apps

#installing realplayer
echo "installing realplayer..."
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... 10GOLD.rpm
rpm -ivh RealPlayer10GOLD.rpm
yum -y remove HelixPlayer
cp /usr/local/RealPlayer/share/realplay.desktop /usr/share/applications/

#installing java
echo "installing java..."
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... x-i586.bin
cp jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586.bin /opt
cd /opt
chmod +x jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586.bin
echo "please press space button then type yes followed by enter"
sleep 3
./jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586.bin
ln -s /opt/jre1.5.0_06/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so
cd /root/fcupdate/apps
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/extras/java.sh
cp --reply=yes java.sh /etc/profile.d
source /etc/profile.d/java.sh
/usr/sbin/alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /opt/jre1.5.0_06/bin/java 2
echo "please press 2 then hit enter"
sleep 3
/usr/sbin/alternatives --config java

#installing avg antivirus for linux
echo "installing and configuring avg antivirus for linux"
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... 4.i386.rpm
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... 6.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh compat-libstdc++-296-2.96-132.fc4.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh avglinux-7.1-23_free_rh_avi0676.i386.rpm
chmod o+rx /opt/grisoft/avg7/bin/avgupdate
chmod o+w /opt/grisoft/avg7/data
chmod -R o+w /opt/grisoft/avg7/var/run
chmod -R o+w /opt/grisoft/avg7/var/update

#installing smb4k a samba share mounter application
echo "installing smb4k a samba share mounter application"
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... 4.i386.rpm
yum -y install kdelibs dmidecode kdebase lm_sensors xorg-x11-xdm
rpm -ivh smb4k-0.6.8-1.fc4.i386.rpm
chmod +s /usr/bin/smbmnt
chmod +s /usr/bin/smbumount

#updating Archive manager to handle rar files
echo "updating Archive manager to handle rar files"
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... 4.i586.rpm
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... 4.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh rar-3.5.1-1.2.fc4.i586.rpm
rpm -ivh unrar-3.5.4-1.2.fc4.i386.rpm

#configure remote desktop
echo "configure remote desktop"
#run this if you are ITD Technical support which need to remote FC4 desktop
# yum -y install vnc
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... %20fc4.pdf
echo "..."
echo "please run these configuration to configure remote desktop"
echo "..."
sleep 5
evince /root/fcupdate/apps/setting remote desktop fc4.pdf

echo "Installation and configuration complete!!!"
echo "Thank you"
#done

]]> Desktop http://www.am3n.net/linux/index.php?entry=entry060306-164547 am3n Mon, 06 Mar 2006 09:45:47 GMT http://www.am3n.net/linux/comments.php?y=06&m=03&entry=entry060306-164547 http://www.am3n.net/linux/index.php?entry=entry060302-144548
At the bottom of the dialog, there's a section titled "Standard file format." Choose a file type from the list box (for example, "Text document" or "Spreadsheet") and then, in the dropdown list, choose the file format you want to use for that type of file.

Office formats are available for text documents, spreadsheets and presentations. When you've made all the changes you want, click OK to save your changes. Warning messages will appear; see "When I save documents in Office format, I get a warning that formatting might be lost. What formatting is lost and what can I do about it?" elsewhere in this FAQ.

No matter what format you choose as default, you can always save a particular file in a different format by using File | Save As from the menu.]]> Desktop http://www.am3n.net/linux/index.php?entry=entry060302-144548 am3n Thu, 02 Mar 2006 07:45:48 GMT http://www.am3n.net/linux/comments.php?y=06&m=03&entry=entry060302-144548 http://www.am3n.net/linux/index.php?entry=entry060302-144357
Right-click on a vacant space on the panel (the one that have clock),
then choose "Add to Panel...",
select Network Monitor item.
Click Add button.
Right-click again on Network Monitor item that already display on panel
choose Move
and drag it next to clock

To see current IP address
Right-click again on Network Monitor item that already display on panel
click Properties
and choose Support tab.

To change current IP address
Right-click again on Network Monitor item that already display on panel
click Properties
click Configure button
enter root password if asked]]> Desktop http://www.am3n.net/linux/index.php?entry=entry060302-144357 am3n Thu, 02 Mar 2006 07:43:57 GMT http://www.am3n.net/linux/comments.php?y=06&m=03&entry=entry060302-144357 http://www.am3n.net/linux/index.php?entry=entry060301-114112
ssh username@machines

and don't a have a lists of machines which I want to remote.

gnome-telnet is available on fedora-extra repository. Make sure file /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-extra.repo has enabled=1 option

To install it type:
yum -y install gnome-telnet



]]> Misc http://www.am3n.net/linux/index.php?entry=entry060301-114112 am3n Wed, 01 Mar 2006 04:41:12 GMT http://www.am3n.net/linux/comments.php?y=06&m=03&entry=entry060301-114112 http://www.am3n.net/linux/index.php?entry=entry060301-105259 but since I already downloaded before to my server, so this is my command

mkdir -p /root/fcupdate/apps
cd /root/fcupdate/apps
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... 4.i386.rpm
yum -y localinstall thunderbird-1.0.7-1.1.fc4.i386.rpm
cd

Now Login as user and follow this step to make Thunderbird as your Default email client on Gnome

"Desktop" > "Preferences" >
"More Preferences" > "Preferred Applications"
and selecting "Thunderbird Mail" in the drop-down menu under the Mail Reader tab.

Or you can edit file /usr/share/applications/redhat-email.desktop as root
and replace the line

Exec=launchmail

with

Exec=thunderbird

To simplify setting the same configuration for most PCs I have put file redhat-email.desktop to server and create a script to update user's launcmail configuration. Below is the script:

#Script name: ic.thunderbird.sh
#Install and configure Thunderbird for default email client
#date 1 March 2006
#It should be run as root otherwise you get error

mkdir -p /root/fcupdate/apps
cd /root/fcupdate/apps
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... 4.i386.rpm
yum -y localinstall thunderbird-1.0.7-1.1.fc4.i386.rpm
wget http://10.10.105.105/software/fedora/ex ... il.desktop
cp --reply=yes redhat-email.desktop /usr/share/applications
cd

#done
]]> Desktop http://www.am3n.net/linux/index.php?entry=entry060301-105259 am3n Wed, 01 Mar 2006 03:52:59 GMT http://www.am3n.net/linux/comments.php?y=06&m=03&entry=entry060301-105259 http://www.am3n.net/linux/index.php?entry=entry060228-165338
http://stanton-finley.net/fedora_core_4 ... notes.html

I'll follow the steps on that site and will put my own notes here.]]> Desktop http://www.am3n.net/linux/index.php?entry=entry060228-165338 am3n Tue, 28 Feb 2006 09:53:38 GMT http://www.am3n.net/linux/comments.php?y=06&m=02&entry=entry060228-165338 http://www.am3n.net/linux/index.php?entry=entry060228-165311 Asus P4R800-Deluxe Motherboard
Intel Pentium IV 2.8Ghz HT
Vgen 512 MB DDR-RAM PC3200 x2
SATA Seagete 200 GB
IDE Lite-On DVD-CDRW on Secondary Master

below specs is it important ??
Compaq Keyboard
Logitech Scroll Mouse
Sun 17" Monitor
Simbadda Casing
and Altec Lansing 221 Speaker]]> Desktop http://www.am3n.net/linux/index.php?entry=entry060228-165311 am3n Tue, 28 Feb 2006 09:53:11 GMT http://www.am3n.net/linux/comments.php?y=06&m=02&entry=entry060228-165311 http://www.am3n.net/linux/index.php?entry=entry060228-165210 Partition 1 = /dev/sda1 = Windows XP Pro (C:)= 40GB = NTFS
Partition 2 = /dev/sda2 = Fedora Core 4 (/) = 30GB = Ext3FS
Partition 3 = /dev/sda3 = Fedora Core 4 home folder (/home) = 20GB = Ext3FS
Partition 4 = /dev/sda4 = Extended Partition
Partition 5 = /dev/sda5 = Data Partition (/data)(D:) = 20GB = Ext3FS (for exchanging files between linux/winxp)
Partition 6 = /dev/sda6 = Fedora Core 4 Swap (swap) = 2GB = swap
Partition 7 = /dev/sda7 = My Documents (E:) = 40GB = NTFS
Partition 8 = /dev/sda8 = My Files (F:) = 28GB = NTFS

I am not mounting my NTFS partition on FC4. Not because FC4 didn't provide kernel that can read NTFS (altough I can install it) but I just wan't to separate "the world" of FC4 and WinXP


Below is detailed infomartion:

# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 200.0 GB, 200049647616 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24321 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 5344 42925648+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 5345 9168 30716280 83 Linux
/dev/sda3 9169 11718 20482875 83 Linux
/dev/sda4 11719 24321 101233597+ 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 11719 14268 20482843+ b W95 FAT32
/dev/sda6 14269 14523 2048256 82 Linux swap / Solaris

# cat /etc/fstab
# This file is edited by fstab-sync - see 'man fstab-sync' for details
LABEL=/ / ext3 defaults 1 1
/dev/sda5 /data vfat defaults 0 0
/dev/devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
/dev/shm /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
LABEL=/home /home ext3 defaults 1 2
/dev/proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/sys /sys sysfs defaults 0 0
LABEL=SWAP-sda6 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto pamconsole,exec,noauto,managed 0 0
/dev/hdc /media/cdrecorder auto pamconsole,exec,noauto,managed 0 0


LABEL=/ is /dev/sda2
LABEL=/home is /dev/sda3
LABEL=SWAP-sda6 is /dev/sda6]]> Desktop http://www.am3n.net/linux/index.php?entry=entry060228-165210 am3n Tue, 28 Feb 2006 09:52:10 GMT http://www.am3n.net/linux/comments.php?y=06&m=02&entry=entry060228-165210 http://www.am3n.net/linux/index.php?entry=entry060228-164940
Edit >> Preferences >> Behaviour and tick mark on menu Always open in browser windows

Done! now Nautilus didn''t open a new window everytime I open up a folder

Then I am a TUI lover hence my job is maintaining servers so I''ll be using Terminal often and I want terminal is available on Launcher. Here''s how:

Click "Applications" > "System Tools"
Right click on "Terminal" and select "Add this launcher to panel"

Done also

Now making Thunderbird as my Default Email client rather than Evolution

Click "Desktop" > "Preferences" > "More Preferences" > "Preferred Applications"
Choose "Mail Reader" Tab and Select Thunderbird Mail from the dropdown
Hit Close button

Now when you click Lauch mail from the Laucher, Thunderbird will be opened rather than Evolution.
*You can choose Thunderbird if you already install it before
:)]]> Desktop http://www.am3n.net/linux/index.php?entry=entry060228-164940 am3n Tue, 28 Feb 2006 09:49:40 GMT http://www.am3n.net/linux/comments.php?y=06&m=02&entry=entry060228-164940 http://www.am3n.net/linux/index.php?entry=entry060228-164846 bluetooth - I don''t have a bluetooth devices
isdn - My network running on LAN 10/100 MB
mdmonitor - I am not installing my Fedora using RAID Harddisk
pcmcia - My Fedora in on PC not notebook

Click on "Desktop" > "System Settings" > "Server Settings" > "Services" and deselect system services that you will not immediately use. When you click on each of them you will see a description as to what they are for. If you''re not sure, leave them in there. (I deselected above services.) Click the "save" icon. You should also select "Edit Runlevel" on the menu, select "Runlevel 3", deselect the same system services as you just did for run level 5, and save them as well by clicking the "save" icon. Then close the service configuration screen. (Run level 3 is for text mode only without X windows and we will use this run level later when configuring the ATI driver.)
]]> Desktop http://www.am3n.net/linux/index.php?entry=entry060228-164846 am3n Tue, 28 Feb 2006 09:48:46 GMT http://www.am3n.net/linux/comments.php?y=06&m=02&entry=entry060228-164846