What to do after installing Fedora 20 Heisenbug

Fedora 20 Heisenbug hit the scene several weeks ago. However, it never hurts to take a look at the update of our Fedora post installation guide, especially those just getting started on Linux. I hope you find it useful!

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Before we start, let's start by activating administrator privileges:

su -

and enter the administrator password.

1. Update Fedora

After giving root privileges, the next thing is to update the system. This is 100% recommended, in order to avoid any errors and to be able to install everything with the most recent packages.

yum-y update

2. Put Fedora in Spanish

One of the advantages of this new version is that the Anaconda installer and most of the environment come with support for the Spanish language, but if we want the entire system to be in our language, we just have to navigate to Activities> Applications> System Settings> Region and Language and select Spanish.

In case that doesn't work:

KDE

yum -y install kde-l10n-Spanish
yum -y install system-config-language
system-config-language

Gnome and others

yum -y install system-config-language
system-config-language

3. Install extra repositories

RPM Fusion is the most important (and almost mandatory to add) additional repository in Fedora. It includes a large part of the package that Red Hat does not include by default in its distributions for licensing or patent reasons, so this repository is essential to, for example, install multimedia playback codecs. This is because Fedora intends to offer us free alternatives to proprietary code and content to make it completely free and redistributable.

su -c 'yum localinstall --nogpgcheck http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion- nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm '

To finish, we must update our repositories:

sudo yum check-update

We update:

sudo yum update

Now if we are ready to install proprietary drivers and codecs on our computer

4. Improve yum

yum is like Ubuntu's apt-get. By installing a few packages we are going to improve it and make it work faster.

yum -y install yum-plugin-fastestmirror yum -y install yum-presto yum -y install yum-langpacks

5. Install Nvidia driver

First of all, activate the RPM Fusion repository with the free and nonfree branches (see step 3).

1.-  Check your video card model

rpm -qa * \ nvidia \ * * \ kernel \ * | sort; uname -r; lsmod | grep -e nvidia -e nouveau; cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf lspci | grep VGA

2.- Identify if your Nvidia video card is compatible with the drivers, visiting the following link.

3.- Update the kernel and SELinux module:

su
yum update kernel\* selinux-policy\*
reboot

4.- Install according to your video card:

GeForce FX

yum install akmod-nvidia-173xx xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-173xx-libs

GeForce 6/7

yum -y install akmod-nvidia-304xx xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-304xx-libs

GeForce 8/9/200/300/400/500/600/700

yum -y install akmod-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs

Step 5: make sure nouveau is removed from initramfs

su
mv /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r)-nouveau.img
dracut /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img $(uname -r)

5.- Restart your computer.

6. Configure Gnome Shell

This may be the first thing you want to do in Fedora, since the Gnome 3 Shell is coming. To configure it, it is best to install gnome-tweak-tool to modify the theme, the fonts, etc. Dconf-editor will allow you to further modify and customize Fedora.

yum install gnome-tweak-tool yum install dconf-editor

7. Install audio and video codecs

yum -y install gstreamer-plugins-bad gstreamer-plugins-bad-nonfree gstreamer-plugins-ugly gstreamer-ffmpeg

8. Install codecs to watch DVDs

rpm -Uvh http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release.rpm yum check-update yum install libdvdread libdvdnav lsdvd libdvdcss

9. Install Flash

32/64 bit Flash:

yum install alsa-plugins-pulseaudio flash-plugin

10. Install java + java plugin

OpenJDK, the open version of Java that is sufficient for most tasks.

yum -y install java-1.7.0-openjdk yum -y install java-1.7.0-openjdk-plugin

However, if you are a Java developer you may want to install the official version of Sun Java.

32bit:

wget -c -O jre-oraclejava.rpm http://javadl.sun.com/webapps/download/AutoDL?BundleId=81809
yum -y install jre-oraclejava.rpm
cd /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/
ln -s /usr/java/latest/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so
echo 'PATH=/usr/java/latest/bin:$PATH' >> /etc/profile.d/java.sh

64bit:

wget -c -O jre-oraclejava.rpm http://javadl.sun.com/webapps/download/AutoDL?BundleId=81811
yum -y install jre-oraclejava.rpm
cd /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/
ln -s /usr/java/latest/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so
echo 'PATH=/usr/java/latest/bin:$PATH' >> /etc/profile.d/java.sh

If the icedtea plugin is installed, it must be uninstalled or disabled.

11. Install zip, rar, etc.

yum -y install unrar p7zip p7zip-plugins

12. Install LibreOffice in Spanish

yum -y install libreoffice-base libreoffice-calc libreoffice-core libreoffice-draw libreoffice-impress libreoffice-langpack-en libreoffice-math libreoffice-writer hunspell hunspell-en

13. Install Wine

yum install wine yum -y install cabextract

You can also install Winetricks (a set of DLLs necessary for the execution of some Windows programs). Once installed, you can run it like this: / usr / bin / winetricks

Yapa: automatic installers

There is a variety of scripts that allow us to automate a large part of the tasks to be carried out after the installation of Fedora. Among them, it is worth mentioning easy life y Fedora Utility.


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  1.   elav said

    Excellent guide .. But my goodness, what a way to do things after installing hahaha.

    1.    let's use linux said

      Haha! Yes ... 🙂

    2.    ozkar said

      Post Viking, I install base and then the rest, arch wave or netinstall debian 😀

  2.   jamin samuel said

    excellent post

    After having read all this the only thing I can say is: "Thank God Linux Mint already comes with all this by default"

    xD

    1.    let's use linux said

      And that I did not begin to detail how to install the proprietary drivers. I think it is the distribution in which that is more complicated… far.

    2.    nocturnal said

      It is what has to agree or not agree with the "Open Source" and Fedora is. If you want programs that are not in that area, it is what you play. By the way, does the Oracle Java plugin also come in Linux Mint? There is OpenJDK that except on specific websites is just as valid. If we start to get faulty by not bringing standard stuff, we would have to install many more closed programs such as Vydeo, Skype, Nero, Adobe Air, Opera etc.

      Greetings.

      1.    th said

        As is ... Another thing, to put in Spanish it is not necessary to install anything, that you configure it in the installation or failing that once the system is installed and the linbreoffice-write, libreoffice-calc, libreoffice-draw and libreoffice-impress come with the system.
        One of Fedora's great features is that it only uses free software, so the proprietary drivers are up to everyone's personal taste, I use the table drivers for my graphic configuration and it works very well for me.

  3.   shini kire said

    I don't know why my mind came to me by the name xD to that of breaking bad haha

    1.    O_Pixote_O said

      Me too xDD

  4.   O_Pixote_O said

    As a suggestion, where you put more than one command put them with «;» So:
    this:
    yum install wine
    yum -y install cabextract
    So:
    yum install wine; yum -y install cabextract
    It interprets that it is all in the same file (I think you already know, I say it in case someone who does not read it)

  5.   NotFromBrooklyn said

    People, don't criticize me Fedora. There are also easy ways to do all this script ?, too, but basically:
    [code] su -c «curl http://satya164.github.io/fedy/fedy-installer -o fedy-installer && chmod + x fedy-installer && ./fedy-installer de[/code]

    1.    NotFromBrooklyn said

      What a bigger fail, I don't know why I thought it was WordPress.

    2.    dayara said

      You can tell they haven't tried Slackware. I used it for a while and I liked it, but hell to get it ready.

  6.   Cristianhcd said

    Just missed…
    amd graphics = switch to nvidia or use intel integrated graphics: laughs

    1.    let's use linux said

      Haha ... it is not easy to install the proprietary drivers in Fedora ... not easy.

  7.   luismalamoc said

    The addition of the adobe repository section was missing to be able to successfully install the flash plugin.

    For everything else it is great and quite simple, getting to the point that is what I wanted to find.

    Greetings.

  8.   Alejandro said

    I just reinstalled and this guide was perfect for me, thanks Pablo !!

    1.    let's use linux said

      On the contrary, thanks to you for stopping by and commenting!
      Hug! Paul.

  9.   ZzNEARsLzZ said

    I hope that the video card runs well so I can play dota 2 on steam XD

  10.   ZzNEARsLzZ said

    Help me with this as I know the model of my nvidia card I get this what it is and tell if it is compatible please 😀

    [root @ localhost zznearslzz] # rpm -qa * \ nvidia \ * * \ kernel \ * | sort; uname -r; lsmod | grep -e nvidia -e nouveau; cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf lspci | grep VGA
    abrt-addon-kerneloops-2.2.1-1.fc20.x86_64
    kernel-3.11.10-301.fc20.x86_64
    kernel-3.14.3-200.fc20.x86_64
    kernel-modules-extra-3.11.10-301.fc20.x86_64
    kernel-modules-extra-3.14.3-200.fc20.x86_64
    libreport-plugin-kerneloops-2.2.2-2.fc20.x86_64
    3.11.10-301.fc20.x86_64
    nouveau 943445 1
    mxm_wmi 12865 1 nouveau
    ttm 79865 1 nouveau
    i2c_algo_bit 13257 2 i915, nouveau
    drm_kms_helper 50239 2 i915, nouveau
    drm 278576 7 ttm, i915, drm_kms_helper, nouveau
    i2c_core 34242 7 drm, i915, i2c_i801, drm_kms_helper, i2c_algo_bit, nouveau, videodev
    wmi 18697 3 dell_wmi, mxm_wmi, nouveau
    video 19104 2 i915, nouveau
    cat: /etc/X11/xorg.conf: The file or directory does not exist
    cat: lspci: The file or directory does not exist

  11.   ZzNEARsLzZ said

    My video card is this:
    NVIDIA Corporation GF108M [GeForce GT 540M] (rev a1)
    and if it is on the support list now which of these commands do I run

    1.- GeForce FX

    yum install akmod-nvidia-173xx xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-173xx-libs

    2.- GeForce 6/7

    yum -y install akmod-nvidia-304xx xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-304xx-libs

    3.- GeForce 8/9/200/300/400/500/600/700

    yum -y install akmod-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs

  12.   JP said

    Information partner is appreciated!

  13.   Carlos said

    I can't install lighter desktops ... does anyone know what I'm missing?

  14.   Max michel said

    This is definitely just the tip of the iceberg of what most despairs me of the vast majority of Linux systems: that this type of article is necessary.

    Improve yum? Why isn't Fedora supposed to be working on that? In offering a system that gives maximum performance? That shouldn't be needed and it should be PART OF THE SYSTEM. I totally agree that a system will never be perfect, but; like the example cited: just add a few lines of code for the yum to improve. Why the fuck not add it as a base? !!

    1.    paco said

      1st If you install a live cd fedora comes with the basics.
      2º If it does not include packages, it is due to licensing issues or because it does not fit into the philosophy of the distro
      3rd If you are not a developer, use Windows, because your comment makes me understand

  15.   TUXK316 said

    What a way to have noob user, pure wintendo in this blog, if you don't want to do anything, keep going wintendo 888888888, linux is for people who think not for noob user who have everything, although everything works wrong, but it works HAHAHA
    , the information is appreciated although it is always the same, fedora is boring me already, it does not let you compile anything XD, we will have to scan the linux file =)

  16.   Adrian said

    Excellent contribution !!!

    Thank you.

  17.   Andres Benavides said

    Very good information, for those of us who are starting with linux

  18.   Marlon said

    sorry I installed the fedora and now I want to update it and install some programs, I tried to do it but I get this error:
    [root @ localhost ~] # yum -y update
    Loaded plugins: langpacks, refresh-packagekit
    Error: Cannot retrieve metalink for repository: fedora / 20 / x86_64. Please verify its path and try again