Fedora Core 4 Linux Installation Notes

Grub

su -
gedit /boot/grub/grub.conf

# My grub (after yum update... see later on) looks like this

; default=0
; timeout=3
; splashimage=(hd0,2)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
; hiddenmenu
; title Fedora Core 4 (2.6.17-1.2142_FC4) powered by Vladimir Zugcic
;     root (hd0,2)
;     kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.17-1.2142_FC4 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet
;     initrd /initrd-2.6.17-1.2142_FC4.img
; # title Fedora Core 4 (2.6.11-1.1369_FC4) powered by Vladimir Zugcic
; #    root (hd0,2)
; #    kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet
; #    initrd /initrd-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4.img
; title Other
;     rootnoverify (hd0,0)
;     chainloader +1

# Comment "hiddenmenu" line if you want to see Grub Menu on computer startup.
# Change "default" as needed. It starts with "0".
# In my case if "default=1", Other would be loaded by default instead of Fedora Core 4.
# You can edit "Title" line as will.
# Change "timeout" as needed.
# Delete "rhgb quiet" from kernel line if you want to see details during linux boot up.

True Type Fonts

# Open Firefox, go to
# http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-fedora-fc4.shtml#ttf
# and download (save to disk)
# http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/files/msttcorefonts-1.3-4.noarch.rpm
# copy file to your Home folder

su
rpm -ivh *.rpm
rm *.rpm

# logout and log back in

Yum Repositories

wget http://ftp.belnet.be/packages/dries.ulyssis.org/fedora/fc4/i386/RPMS.dries/rpmforge-release-0.2-2.2.fc4.rf.i386.rpm

su
rpm -Uvh *.rpm
rm *.rpm

su -
gedit /etc/yum.repos.d/freshrpms.repo

# enter (copy/paste) the following into gedit

[core]
name=FreshRPMS-Core
baseurl=http://ayo.freshrpms.net/fedora/linux/4/i386/core
    http://ayo.us5.freshrpms.net/fedora/linux/4/i386/core
failovermethod=priority
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
[updates]
name=FreshRPMS-Updates
baseurl=http://ayo.freshrpms.net/fedora/linux/4/i386/updates
    http://ayo.us5.freshrpms.net/fedora/linux/4/i386/updates
failovermethod=priority
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
[freshrpms]
name=FreshRPMS-Fresh
baseurl=http://ayo.freshrpms.net/fedora/linux/4/i386/freshrpms
    http://ayo.us5.freshrpms.net/fedora/linux/4/i386/freshrpms
failovermethod=priority
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1

# save and close gedit

gedit /etc/yum.repos.d/dries.repo

# enter (copy/paste) the following into gedit

[dries]
name=Extra Fedora rpms dries - 4 - i386
baseurl=http://ftp.belnet.be/packages/dries.ulyssis.org/fedora/linux/4/i386/dries/RPMS/
    http://apt.sw.be/dries/fedora/fc4/i386/dries/RPMS/
failovermethod=priority
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1

# save and close gedit

gedit /etc/yum.repos.d/newrpms.repo

# enter (copy/paste) the following into gedit

[newrpms.sunsite.dk]
name=Fedora Core 4 i386 NewRPMS.sunsite.dk
baseurl=http://newrpms.sunsite.dk/apt/redhat/en/i386/fc4
failovermethod=priority
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1

# save and close gedit

rpm --import http://freshrpms.net/packages/RPM-GPG-KEY.txt
rpm --import http://dries.ulyssis.org/rpm/RPM-GPG-KEY.dries.txt
rpm --import http://newrpms.sunsite.dk/gpg-pubkey-newrpms.txt
rpm --import /usr/share/doc/fedora-release-4/*GPG-KE*

yum -y update

reboot

Yum Extender

su -
yum -y install yumex

Fedora Extras

su -
yum -y install grip gtk-gnutella numlockx xscreensaver-extras xscreensaver-gl-extras xscreensaver-base

Samba Server

# Make sure you have Samba installed in the installation process.
# The following should share public folder with read/write permission (Authentification=No).

su -
mkdir /home/public
chmod 777 /home/public/
cp /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf_backup
gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf

# Set your Windows Workgroup name in
[global]
# section
workgroup = linux
wins support = yes
# Find the following line
; security = user
# and replace with
security = share
# Find the following section
[public]
# enter or change the following lines
comment = Public Folder
path = /home/public
public = yes
read only = no
create mask = 0777
directory mask = 0777
# comment the following lines
; force user = nobody
; force group = nogroup
# save and exit gedit

testparm

# Use chkconfig or serviceconf to enable samba (smb) in both runlevels 3 and 5
# To allow Samba access to work through your firewall you must set 'Samba'as a
# 'Trusted service'.
# Modify SELinux Policy > Samba
# Disable SELinux protection for smbd daemon

setsebool -P smbd_disable_trans 1

# Run Samba
/etc/init.d/smb start

# Restart Samba for every change to SElinux or smb.conf
/etc/init.d/smb restart

NTFS Support Read Only and FAT32 Read/Write

su
uname -rm

# this should output your kernel version and processor type
# Go to
# http://www.linux-ntfs.org/content/view/129/65/
# and download (save to disk) the appropriate NTFS RPM for your kernel version and processor type
# copy the file in to your Home folder

su
rpm -ivh *.rpm
rm *.rpm

su -
mkdir /mnt/WinC
# this is my ntfs partition c:

mkdir /mnt/WinE
# this is my fat32 partition e:

/sbin/fdisk -l
# this should output your partition identifier

gedit /etc/fstab

# add the following lines into gedit

/dev/hda1    /mnt/WinC    ntfs    ro,defaults,umask=0222    0 0
/dev hda2    /mnt/WinE    vfat    rw,defaults,umask=0000    0 0

# If your partition identifiers are not /dev/hda1 and /dev/hda2 substitute the correct characters.
# It might be /dev/sda1 and /dev/sda2 if you have a SATA drive.

# Save and exit gedit

reboot

# Your Windows partitions should now be available in the file browser under
# /mnt/WinC (ntfs read only) and
# /mnt/WinE (vfat read/write)

Flash

su -
yum -y install flash-plugin

RealPlayer

# Go to
# http://www.real.com/linux
# and download RealPlayer10GOLD.rpm
# copy it to your Home folder

su
yum -y install compat-libstdc++-33
rpm -ivh *.rpm
rm *.rpm

# HelixPlayer interferes with the browser plug-in function of RealPlayer
# so we will remove it. Type:

yum remove HelixPlayer

# Restart Firefox to enable the RealPlayer plugin, go to
# http://www.npr.org/
# click on "NPR Program Stream"
# select "Listen to NPR audio with the Real player"
# and complete the RealPlayer Setup Assistant to test your RealPlayer
# plugin installation. (If the RealPlayer option does not initially appear
# in the dialog box click the radio button "open with" and click the checkbox
# "Do this automatically for files like this form now on"
# then click the "browse" button in the dialog box and in the file system
# browse to
# /usr/bin/realplay

Rhythmbox

# To enable MP3 support for Music Player do the following

su -
yum -y install gstreamer-plugins gstreamer-plugins-extra-audio gstreamer-tools

Xine (DVD Player)

su -
yum -y install xine xine-lib xine-skins

Codecs

# Go to
# http://www4.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/
# and download
# all-20071007.tar.bz2
# copy it to your Home folder

su
mkdir temp
mv *.bz2 temp
cd temp
tar xvfj *.tar.bz2
cd all-20071007
mkdir /usr/local/lib/codecs/
cp *.* /usr/local/lib/codecs/
cd /usr/local/lib/codecs/
chmod 755 /usr/local/lib/codecs/*
mkdir /usr/lib/win32
cp /usr/local/lib/codecs/* /usr/lib/win32
rm -rf /home/your_user_name/temp

# If you wish to use Xine to play your DVD movies go to
# System" > "Preferences" > "Removable Drives and Media"
# click on the "Multimedia" tab
# tick the check box next to "Play video DVD disks when inserted"
# enter in the "Command box: xine --auto-play --auto-scan dvd

Totem-Xine

# To obtain Totem-xine instead of Totem
# we will do a one-time only invocation of the
# livna.org stable repository to download and install the RPM.
# Note that you need to have Xine and Codecs already configured!

su -
gedit /etc/yum.repos.d/livna.repo

[livna-stable]
name=Livna.org Fedora Compatible Packages (stable)
baseurl=http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/4/i386/RPMS.lvn
enabled=0
gpgcheck=1

# Note that we have the "enabled" bit set to "0" (off) in this
# file so that the livna-stable repository will not conflict
# with our RPMForge repositories for automatic updates.

rpm --import http://rpm.livna.org/RPM-LIVNA-GPG-KEY
yum remove totem
yum --enablerepo=livna-stable install totem-xine

MPlayer

su -
yum -y install mplayer mplayer-skins mplayer-fonts
# close terminal
# open terminal as user
gmplayer
# MPlayer will open
# Close it

gedit ~/.mplayer/config

# Write your default config options here!
vo=xv
ao=alsa

# Save and exit gedit

MPlayer plug-in (web browser plug-in)

# Go to
# http://fedoranews.org/tchung/mplayerplug-in/3.21/
# and download
# mplayerplug-in-3.21-1.fc4.i386.rpm
# copy it to your Home folder

su
rpm -Uvh *.rpm
rm *.rpm

# restart Firefox

su -
gedit /etc/yum.conf

# add the following line
exclude=mplayerplug-in

# Save and exit gedit
# Test your MPlayer plugin installation at
# http://www.apple.com/trailers/

XMMS (music and MP3 player)

su -
yum -y install xmms xmms-mp3 xmms-skins

Beep (media player)

su -
yum -y install bmp bmp-mp3

VLC (Videolan stand-alone media player)

su -
yum -y install videolan-client

Amarok (KDE multimedia player)

su -
yum -y install amarok

Bittorrent and bittorrent-gui

su -
yum -y install bittorrent
yum -y install bittorrent-gui

# make rule for ports needed
/sbin/iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 6881:6999 -j ACCEPT

# save rule
/sbin/iptables-save > /etc/sysconfig/iptables

# check saved rule
/sbin/iptables -L

gedit /etc/mailcap

# add these lines
application/x-bittorrent; /usr/bin/bittorrent %s; test=test -n "$DISPLAY"

# Save and exit gedit

Java

# go to
# http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/?intcmp=1281
# and download
# Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 Update 3 (jre-6u3-linux-i586.bin)
# copy it to your Home folder

su
mv *.bin /opt
cd /opt
chmod +x *.linux-i586.bin
./*.bin
rm *.bin

su -
ln -s /opt/jre1.6.0_03/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so /usr/lib/firefox-1.0.8/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so

su -
gedit /etc/profile.d/java.sh

# type these lines

export J2RE_HOME=/opt/jre1.6.0_03
export PATH=$J2RE_HOME/bin:$PATH

# Save and exit gedit

source /etc/profile.d/java.sh

which java

# you should see
; /opt/jre1.6.0_03/bin/java

/usr/sbin/alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /opt/jre1.6.0_03/bin/java 2
/usr/sbin/alternatives --config java

# you shold see
; There are 2 programs which provide 'java'.
;
;   Selection    Command
; -----------------------------------------------
;
; *+ 1           /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.4.2-gcj/bin/java
;    2           /opt/jre1.6.0_03/bin/java
;
; Enter to keep the current selection[+], or type selection number:

# type
2

/usr/sbin/alternatives --display java

# you should see
; java - status is manual.
; link currently points to /opt/jre1.6.0_03/bin/java
; /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.4.2-gcj/bin/java - priority 1420
; slave rmiregistry: /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.4.2-gcj/bin/rmiregistry
; slave jre_exports: /usr/lib/jvm-exports/jre-1.4.2-gcj
; slave jre: /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.4.2-gcj
; /opt/jre1.6.0_03/bin/java - priority 2
; slave rmiregistry: (null)
; slave jre_exports: (null)
; slave jre: (null)
; Current `best' version is /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.4.2-gcj/bin/java.

# you sould now be able to install and run java applications
# Check your Java installation on the following link
# http://hamradio.hr/9a3cy/search.html (my online hamradio log should open)

LimeWire

# Go to
# http://www.limewire.com/download/index.php
# download
# LimeWireOther.zip
# copy it to your Home folder

su
unzip -u LimeWireOther.zip -d /opt/
rm LimeWireOther.zip
chown -R root:root /opt/LimeWire/

gedit /usr/bin/limewire.sh

# enter these lines

cd /opt/LimeWire/
./runLime.sh

# Save and exit gedit

chmod +x /usr/bin/limewire.sh

gedit /usr/share/applications/LimeWire.desktop

# copy the following into gedit

[Desktop Entry]
Name=LimeWire
Comment=LimeWire
Exec=limewire.sh
Icon=/opt/LimeWire/root/magnet10/limeWire.gif
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Application;Network;

# Save and exit gedit

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