SysAdmin Guide PDF is here: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/26/pdf/System_Administrators_Guide/Fedora-26-System_Administrators_Guide-en-US.pdf I don't imagine you'd need it, but, just in case, the Installation Guide PDF is here: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/26/pdf/Installation_Guide/Fedora-26-Installation_Guide-en-US.pdf Also, not to complicate matters even more, but if you like Gnome but hate Gnome 3, Cinnamon is worth checking out. I believe it's as simple as sudo dnf install @cinnamon-desktop On Sat, Aug 12, 2017 at 12:23 PM Rick Engebretson <eng at pinenet.com> wrote: > I'm not going to say I know what I did, but it seems to be working now > under KDE. And I'm rather excited for 2 reasons; there is a nice GUI > installer "dnfdragora" and they include my old favorite text editor > "nedit." > > As best I recall, the repo installer already included an > /etc/yum.repos.d/ file with proper path. I logged in as root, used > "krusader" file manager, and used the "edit" and "view" internal editor > because nothing else would open (like kwrite and dolphin). Instead of > asking the dnf command to edit the ini files, I just set the enable > variable to 0 and saved them. Only the local disk repo files were > enabled. Then I ran "dnf makecache," which was the trick (I think). The > KDE "Discover" software utility was poor, but the "dnfdragora" software > program was able to build a "group database" and seems every bit as nice > as the opensuse Yast software installer. > > Anyway, 8 DVDs and 57GB of repository is a nice library. Just absolutely > remember, UNPLUG your network wires sometimes!! > > I really needed the System_Administrators_Guide link. Big thanks. > > > > Rick Engebretson wrote: > > Sincere thanks. I'll check your links for sure. > > > > I tried doing what you advised, but did it poorly. Right now I have 2 > > drives, one with KDE + repos, one with Gnome. From the Gnome drive > > accessing the repository at /dev/sdb2 /opt/repo didn't work. Opening > > the second drive from a file manager gave me a "media" mounted address > > by ID (I think?), so I'm guessing I'll have to edit /etc/fstab to > > automount the drive at boot (or something??). Trial and error. I have > > some RedHat Fedora books, the best I found was using a different http > > address, not a separate hard drive address. Definitely interested in > > your links, thanks. > > > > I tried different GUI tools in KDE and Gnome. Again your links will help. > > > > Reinstalling the Gnome was worth doing. It actually is smooth and > > simple with practice. Gnome is pretty primitive, however, and wastes > > time and high resolution video with disappearing menus, giant icons, > > and a nearly invisible giant pointer. It does look like an iPad GUI. > > > > I unplug the wired network cable during install. They actually assume > > the user accepts tracking by WiFi, so that gets turned off, even > > though I have no WiFi. Very different kind of "workstation" computers > > these days. Network history "forever," too. At least I asked it for > > privacy, who knows if it really complied. > > > > Andrew Dahl wrote: > >> Regarding Fedora repos, Fedora (and eventually RHEL) moved to dnf. It's > >> just the next generation of yum, basically. > >> > >> Adding repos is as easy as: dnf config-manager --add-repo > >> > https://atlassian.artifactoryonline.com/atlassian/hipchat-yum-client/hipchat4.repo > >> > >> > >> > >> Repos still get added to /etc/yum.repos.d/ (because that makes sense > >> -- I > >> expect that'll change eventually) > >> > >> A good resource is the Fedora Sys Admin Guide, which should be on the CD > >> somewhere. Online, you can find the chapter on dnf here: > >> > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/23/html/System_Administrators_Guide/ch-DNF.html > >> > >> > >> Otherwise if you're looking for a GUI for dnf that's a bit more user > >> friendly, I think PackageKit is what's being used right now. > >> > >> > >> On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 10:46 AM, Jeremy MountainJohnson < > >> jeremy.mountainjohnson at gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Can't speak for Fedora specifically, but on RHEL you add repos to txt > >>> configs under /etc/yum.repos.d The files are ini style [setting] ... > >>> key=value > >>> > >>> Yes, unfortunately it can be that clumsy, I've used CentOS and Fedora > >>> in the past, they drive me nuts with package management (as well as > >>> the bloat). > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Jeremy MountainJohnson > >>> Jeremy.MountainJohnson at gmail.com > >>> > >>> > >>> On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 5:51 AM, Rick Engebretson <eng at pinenet.com> > >>> wrote: > >>>> I got a very nice 10 disk set of Fedora 26 from OSDisc.com > >>>> recently. It > >>>> consisted of 1 Gnome and 1 KDE Live install each, and 8 repository > >>> disks. I > >>>> had gotten similar sets of opensuse 12.2 and 11.3 years ago, so I had > >>> some > >>>> experience with the tricky repository install. Opensuse online > >>> repositories > >>>> can be tricky, too, so a permanent stable repository on disk is nice. > >>>> > >>>> My question is, can Fedora really be so clumsy?? Is Gnome really so > >>>> non-intuitive, and are they too smart to need a fine tuned cursor > >>>> arrow?? > >>>> KDE is reasonably familiar with opensuse but I can't figure out how to > >>>> install packages from the Fedora repository. I have an ancient RedHat9 > >>> set I > >>>> could figure out, but not Fedora. The opensuse Yast interface is > >>>> great to > >>>> help a user get past configuration and into development > >>>> familiarity, but > >>> I > >>>> would like to think I can be competent in alternative distros. > >>>> > >>>> The best I can figure is the KDE tool "Discover" is supposed to > >>> construct a > >>>> repository RPM database, but I don't see where it can be > >>>> reconfigured to > >>>> local disk storage. > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > >>>> tclug-list at mn-linux.org > >>>> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > >>> tclug-list at mn-linux.org > >>> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org > >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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