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Friday, September 25, 2015

Things to do after installation of Fedora 21 to use as Office laptop


If you are migrating from old version , then keep backup 




of below folder from home directory




.config                                               



                                                                  



.thunderbird    



                                                                                                                     
.mozilla



                                                                       



                              
.purple



                                                                                                                                


1. Gnome extension

Go to https://extensions.gnome.org/


Enable : Applications Menu


:Places Status Indicator


: Window List


Other extensions like weather etc are available


After that :


























2. Install dconf-editor to configure window 


   settings





    yum install dconf-editor gconf-editor gnome-tweaks


Start dconf-editor

Go to org-->gnome-->Desktop-->wm--


>Perfence




set Button Layout to : 



appmenu:minimize,maximize,close



b. Set fav application format: 


['firefox.desktop', 'org.gnome.Terminal.desktop', 'org.gnome.gedit.desktop', 'google-chrome.desktop', 'slack.desktop', 'thunderbird.desktop']






3. Install skype :( Skype only works in 



32 bit . So installing this make sure 



that both 32 bit and 64 bit installed )



Download 









Run :


    yum install libc.so.6 libstdc++ libstdc++.so.6 qtweblit libXv.so.1 libQtXml.so.4 alsa-plugins-pulseaudio-1.0.28-3.fc21.x86 alibQtGui.so.4 libQtWebKit.so.4 alsa-plugins-pulseaudio-1.0.28-3.fc21.i686  alsa-plugins-pulseaudio.i686 libXss.so.1
     --setopt=protected_multilib=false





rpm -ivh skype-4.3.0.37-fedora.i586.rpm




4.Thunderbird :

64 bit 






extract and install .



or as


    yum install thunderbird


Migration : copy the .thunderbird folder


 from old system to home dir





5.VirtaulBox












…
  2. cd /etc/yum.repos.d/
    1. wget
    3. yum update

  3. yum install binutils gcc make patch libgomp glibc-headers glibc-devel kernel-headers kernel-devel dkms


reboot the machine


    reboot
  1. yum install VirtualBox-4.3
  2. rpm -qa kernel |sort -V |tail -n 1
  3. uname -r


# commands of rpm -qa kernel |sort -V |tail -n 1 & uname -r should match before going to next step


    /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
  1. usermod -a -G vboxusers <username>
  2. VirtualBox



6. VM player




Make sure that all the all libs are installed on the Virtaul 



box step up if not





run : yum install binutils gcc make patch libgomp glibc-


headers glibc-devel kernel-headers kernel-devel dkms


: reboot




./VMware-Player-12.0.0-2985596.x86_64.bundle





7.Chrome :

Download latest from chrome website and gtalk plugin :






    yum install libXss.so.1 libXScrnSaver-1.2.2-8.fc21*
  1. rpm -ivh google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64.rpm
  2. rpm -ivh google-talkplugin_current_x86_64.rpm


8.Enable Sharing to accept files from bluetooth

Setting → Sharing




9. Pidgin :

    yum install pidgin


Migration : Copy the .purple directory from home directory

Best notification tool: 

https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/170/pidgin-peristent-notification/


10 . firefox :

install adobe flash player








  1. yum install flash-plugin


Migration : Copy the .mozilla directory from home 



directory


11. AutoKey-gtk





    yum install autokey-gtk
  1. run : autokey-gtk -c


Set :
it



































will run automatically after reboot :


Migration : ~/ .config/autokey


12. Install nemo ( lightweight file browser instead of 


default )





    yum install nemo
  1. yum install nemo-fileroller



13. WebEx client :



It requires 32 bit firefox & 32 bit JDK to have all webex 




features like sharing desktop etc .





a. Access any webex URL ( Test URL :  





b.it will create .webex folder in home directory



c.Go to .webex/<>/ folder Run ldd libdbr.so




d.Check all the “not found “ lib files ( ldd libdbr.so | grep 



found



[sterin@sterinlap 1530]$ ldd libdbr.so
linux-gate.so.1 => (0xf77cd000)
libjawt.so => not found
libX11.so.6 => /lib/libX11.so.6 (0xf7667000)
libXmu.so.6 => not found
libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0xf7662000)
libstdc++.so.6 => /lib/libstdc++.so.6 (0xf756a000)
libm.so.6 => /lib/libm.so.6 (0xf751d000)
libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (0xf74ff000)
libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0xf7333000)
libxcb.so.1 => /lib/libxcb.so.1 (0xf730e000)
/lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x5662f000)
libXau.so.6 => /lib/libXau.so.6 (0xf7309000)



e.Install using yum


yum install libjawt.so (in this case , it was already installed , so copy to .webex directory )

locate libjawt.so

cp /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.60-14.b27.fc21.i386/lib/i386/libjawt.so .


yum install libXmu.so.6

yum install libgtk-3.so.0 ( it requires now )



In some cases yum shows pacakge is installed. In that case you need to copy to .webex folder

Example :




export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=:.


ldd libdbr.so


cp /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.60-14.b27.fc21.i386/jre/lib/i386/libawt.so .


cp /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.60-14.b27.fc21.i386-debug/jre/lib/i386/libawt_xawt.so .


cp /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.60-14.b27.fc21.i386/jre/lib/i386/libjava.so .

cp /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.60-14.b27.fc21.i386/jre/lib/i386/server/libjvm.so .

cp /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.60-14.b27.fc21.i386/jre/lib/i386/libverify.so .


f. Install 32 bit firefox :

wget http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/27.0b9/linux-i686/en-US/firefox-27.0b9.tar.bz2


g. Extract and Start firefox :

h.It will show the missing 32 bit Lib

k.Install all missing 32 bit Lib using yum

yum install libdbus-glib-1.so.2 libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0



j.Download 32 bit JDK . (will work jdk1.6.0_45)


k. Link in ~/.mozilla/plugin folder


ln -s /home/sterin/Public/32bit/jdk1.6.0_45/jre/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so

l. Create different script for old 32 bit firefox

:cd /home/sterin/Public/32bit/firefox/

./firefox -p -no-remote


Add alias to call this firefox like “32bitfire”






14 . Zoom conference :


Required lib:




    yum install libLLVM-3.4.so mesa-dri-drivers-10.4.7-1.20150323.fc21.i686
  1. rpm -ivh ZoomInstaller_i686.rpm


15. vnc viewer



    yum install vnc


16. VLC meida player :








    
 
    

 yum
 localinstall --nogpgcheck
 http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-21.noarch.rpm
    

  1. 

    

    

    2. 

  2. 

    
yum
 update
    

    3. 

  3. 

    

    

    4. 

  4. 

    
yum
 install vlc
    

    5. 












17.rhythmbox







rpmfusion
should be addes as per step 16














    
 
    

 
 
    

  1. 

    
yum
 install gstreamer1-libav gstreamer1-plugins-good
 gstreamer1-plugins-ugly
    

    2. 

  2. 

    
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free
 gstreamer-ffmpeg 
    

    3. 

  3. 

    
gstreamer-plugins-good
 gstreamer-plugins-ugly 
    

    4. 

  4. 

    
gstreamer-plugins-bad 
    

    5. 

  5. 

    
gstreamer-plugins-bad-free
 gstreamer-plugins-bad-nonfree
    

    6. 












18
.CISCO VPN

Download :








commnad
: /opt/cisco/anyconnect/bin/vpnui















yum
install pangox-compat































19.
gedit : ( it will be installed by default , it required to 











install plugins)


















    
 
    

 yum
 install gedit-plugin
    












Go
to gedit → Perfernce → Enabl external Tools







Migration
~/.config/gedit folder







20
. Printers


















    
 
    

 yum
 install @printing --setopt=group_package_types="default,
 mandatory, optional"
    





















printers
→ add printer ( root password)















use
Socket to add it







 
 
 


  

Description:


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Location:


  



 



  

Driver:


  Generic
   PostScript Printer Foomatic/Postscript (recommended) (color,
   2-sided printing)
 



  

Connection:


  socket://IP:9100/RAW
 



  

Defaults:


  job-sheets=none,
   none media=iso_a4_210x297mm sides=two-sided-long-edge
 









21
. Remote desktop : ( for RDP to windows )


















    
 
    

 yum
 install remmina*
    




Restart
is required to enable the plugins







Migration
~/.remina





22
. Disable to tracker ( which will eat 100 % after startup
)

Go to /etc/xdg/autostart and edit all tracker files , add
Hidden=true at the end of all the files

cd
/etc/xdg/autostart

Add add Hidden=true at the end of 
below  the
files
 tracker-extract.desktop
 tracker-miner-apps.desktop
 tracker-miner-user-guides.desktop
 tracker-store.desktop







23.
Add custom shortcuts







Go
to Setting → Keyborad → Shortcurts







































24
. File compression 







for
7zip : yum install p7zip p7zip-plugins











for
rar : 







Add
repo:










    
 
    

 yum
 localinstall --nogpgcheck
 http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-$(rpm
 -E %fedora).noarch.rpm
    

  1. 

    
yum
 install unrar
    

    2. 








































25.
Subtitle downloader  : SubDownloader














    
 
    

 yum
 install subdownloader
    










26.
Image editing tool : GIMP














    
 
    

 yum
 install gimp
    
















27.
Screen Capture Tool : 











To
Capture screen as video :

Option 1 : (Best option )

Use 
: EasyScreenCast  extension

Location :
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/690/easyscreencast/




Do
it like step 1 .

It can record sound from mic .



Option
2 :  istanbul







yum
install istanbul







Option
3 :  gtk-recordmydesktop







yum
install gtk-recordmydesktop











28.
Video conversion command line tool 











ffmpeg
can be used to convert video to mp4 and mp4 or 











youtube videos to mp3
format






















    
 
    
yum
 install  ffmpeg
    












Example
: ffmpeg -i  input.ogv output.mp4



































29
. Wireshark to debug the network related issue . 















Fiddler is not available  on fedora






















    
 
    

 yum
 install wireshark-gnome
    
















30
.  Video editing tool : Open Shot







for
conversion , cutting clips ,changing audio etc 











Make
sure that rpmfusion   repo installed . ( refer step 16 )


















    
 
    

 yum
 install openshot
    
















other tools :



https://shotcut.org/download/





https://obsproject.com





















https://getsharex.com/

















31
. Live USB creator ( for windows and linux OS )






























    
 
    

 yum
 install liveusb-creator
    




















32.Subtitle
Editor 















yum
install gnome-subtitles











33. nodejs







 curl
--silent --location https://rpm.nodesource.com/setup_4.x | bash
-

 yum -y install nodejs











34.
Adobe Reader .

Adobe removed yum repo for the reader . So
below steps 











should be followed to install the reader



set
url and deps before running yum command











url=http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/unix/9.x/9.5.5/enu/



deps="nspluginwrapper.i686
libcanberra-gtk2.i686 adwaita-gtk2-theme.i686
PackageKit-gtk3-module.i686"







su
-c "yum -y install $url/AdbeRdr9.5.5-1_i486linux_enu.rpm $deps"























35.
Docker 















a. 



sudo
tee /etc/yum.repos.d/docker.repo <<-'EOF'
[dockerrepo]
name=Docker Repository
baseurl=https://yum.dockerproject.org/repo/main/fedora/$releasever/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=https://yum.dockerproject.org/gpg
EOF











b.
dnf install
docker-engine



c.
systemctl
start
docker
d.
docker run hello-world


36. yum install ntfs-3g liberation-fonts libvulkan* python-simplejson python-xlib notify-python lsb-core-noarch snapd




















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