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This is the guide to install Cinnamon Desktop on Fedora 18 and Fedora 19 . Update: For Fedora 20 , please refer to Install Cinnamon Desktop on Fedora 20 . Installing Cinnamon Desktop Open a terminal window and issue the following command: sudo yum install cinnamon The previous command will install the basic desktop. To install all Cinnamon desktop related software use the command sudo yum group install cinnamon You can also install the software tools under  Activities >> Show Applications >> System Tools >> Software . For Fedora 19, you need to enter the term "software" in the search box to find the application Software .  After you have launched the application, do a search for cinnamon on the top left corner. Check on cinnamon-desktop and click " Install Package " After installation you may need to logoff or restart the system. Note: For Fedora 19 , there is no logoff option under original desktop . This option wi...

Last Update (Jan 24 2014): Update for Fedora 20 This procedure is to install VirtualBox on Fedora 18,   Fedora 19 and Fedora 20 . You can also use the same procedure to install VirtualBox on Fedora 15, Fedora 16 and Fedora 17.  If you had follow my post before and confident with my script, you can scroll down to the bottom of the post and download the script. The script will automatically download, configure and install VirtualBox. Manual Procedure First, you need to download the repository file from VirtualBox using the following command: wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/virtualbox.repo If your system could not recognize wget using the command to install wget: sudo yum install wget Then you need to move the file "virtualbox.repo" to the folder /etc/yum.repos.d/. In the terminal, navigate to the location where you kept the file and use the command: sudo mv virtualbox.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/ Then you need to install gcc, kernel...

Last Update (Jan 24 2014): Update for Fedora 20 This installation guide has been tested for Fedora 18,   Fedora 19  and Fedora 20 . However, you can also use the same method to install Dropbox on Fedora 16 and Fedora 17.  To install Dropbox in Fedora, we need to configure a Dropbox repository and perform a yum install from the system terminal. Configure Dropbox Repository Create a file called dropbox.repo with the following: [Dropbox] name=Dropbox Repository baseurl=http://linux.dropbox.com/fedora/$releasever/ gpgkey=http://linux.dropbox.com/fedora/rpm-public-key.asc You can also  download a copy from here . Place the file under /etc/yum.repos.d. Installing Dropbox Run yum install using the command: sudo yum install nautilus-dropbox A message may appear to inform you the complete installation of dropbox. Error Handling:  If you encounter any error while downloading nautilus-dropbox. You might need to change the base url i...

Last Update (Jan 24 2014): Update for Fedora 20 Special Notes For Google Chrome user, you do not need to install Flash Player  since Google Chrome comes with its own Flash Player plugins.  For Firefox user, you need to install Adobe Flash Player  to play embedded video from YouTube and various websites. This installation guide allows user to install Adobe Flash Player on Fedora 18,   Fedora 19  and Fedora 20 . The procedure is the same as the previous Fedora version ,therefore, you may also use the following procedure for Fedora 15, Fedora 16 and Fedora 17.  Configuring YUM Repository File First you need to download the rpm file from  https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/   Select   Yum for Linux  as shown below. Click Download now. You will be downloading a file  "adobe-release-x86_64-1.0-1.noarch.rpm" . You can install the rpm file immediately. Select Open with Software Install (defau...

Last Update (Jan 24 2014): Update for Fedora 20 The recommended way to install Google Chrome is to navigate to the Google Chrome site at  https://www.google.com/chrome , the site will automatically detect your operating system and display the appropriate download for you. Download Google Software Package Public Signing Key (Important!) Before you proceed to install Chrome, you need to download and import the public signing key from Google. You can skip this step if you have done this before while installing other Google products. Use the following command : wget https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub sudo rpm --import linux_signing_key.pub Please note that you only need to download the public key only once for all Google products in Linux. Installing Google Chrome  Then, you visit the site  https://www.google.com/chrome . The site will detect you operating system and display the appropriate download page as below. Click  Download ...

The following is the installation procedure of installing Fedora 18 using netinstall CD. I've tested the installation on a VirtualBox VM. I will be installing the minimal packages. Once you start booting from the netinstall CD. You will be shown the anaconda installation wizard as shown below: Select your language preference and click "Continue". The next screen shows all the installation options. You can change the date & time, keyboard setup, software selection and installation destination. We usually leave the installation source and networking configuration alone. Most of them are set to default except that you need to select the installation destination. Select "Installation Destination". Since I am using a virtual machine, there is only one disk to select. Click "Continue". Personally I like to set the partition type to "Standard partition". You can use the default "LVM" if you wish. Cl...

This guide contains instructions to install Mate desktop on Fedora 18. One of the new features about Fedora 18 is that it supports Cinnamon and Mate desktop. For those prefer an older look similar to GNOME 2, you can install Mate desktop. Installing Mate Desktop To install Mate desktop use the command: sudo yum install @mate-desktop The above command is the same as yum group install. Once the installation is complete, logout and login with Mate session as shown below. You will get the desktop that is similar to GNOME 2. Note: Please note that you may have duplicate applications such as terminal, calculator and archive manager etc. *** End ***

This is the guide to install Cinnamon desktop on Fedora 18. Installing Cinnamon Desktop Open a terminal window and issue the following command: sudo yum install cinnamon The previous command will install the basic desktop. To install all Cinnamon desktop related software use the command sudo yum group install cinnamon You can also install the software tools under Activities >> Show Applications >> System Tools >> Software . Do a search for cinnamon on the top left corner. Check on cinnamon-desktop and click " Install Package " After installation you may need to logout or restart the system. Using Cinnamon Desktop On the login screen (shown below) click on the arrow next to the word session and select " Cinnamon " After login, the desktop is appear differently then GNOME. To launch program click on " Menu " on the lower left corner. Please note that you can configure the bottom panel to appea...