EasyLinux Fedora Frog: Fedora Core 5 for the Desktop

At last, EasyLinux has a tool that will make Fedora Core 5 up and running for the desktop. Raivis Dejus has created this tool called Fedora Frog. Fedora Frog is a GUI tool that will install all the needed applications, plugins, and codecs to make your Fedora Core 5 a power desktop computer.

Fedora Frog can do the following:

• Install extra repositories [RPMForge]

Note: Not all repositories are mutually compatible.

• Install GUI frontend for yum [yumex]
• Install commonly needed multimedia codecs
• Install DVD playback capability
• Install Java JRE and its plugin for Firefox

Note: You will have to accept Sun's licence

• Install Macromedia Flash plugin for Firefox

Note: You need to restart Firefox after installation

• Install extra fonts (including msttcorefonts)
• Install graphics drivers for nVidia and ATI cards

Note: You should restart your computer after the installation

• Install Gnome Configuration Editor
• Install numlockx to turn on NumLock on startup
• Set up Gnome to open System Monitor every time you push Alt-Ctrl-Del
• Disable CD blocking in CD-ROM
• Set up Nautilus to open new folders in the same window
• Install rar archiver
• Install Adobe PDF reader

Note: This is not necessery to read PDF documents, you can read them using Evince too.

• Install Gwenview and digiKam imageviewers
• Install XMMS (analog of Winamp)
• Install amaroK media player
• Install stream directory browser Streamtuner
• Install CD ripper Grip
• Install Xine, VLC, Mplayer multimedia players
• Install RealPlayer 10
• Install Skype
• Install Thunderbird e-mail client
• Install Liferea RSS reader
• Install Opera web browser
• Install CD/DVD burning utility K3b
• Install FTP utility gFTP
• Install File share utility DC++
• Install P2P BitTorrent client Azureus
• Install P2P eMule Client aMule
• Install P2P Gnutella Client LimeWire
• Install KDE Edutainment programms
• Install Photo-realistic nightsky renderer Stellarium
• Install Some additional games
• Install Alacarte Gnome menu editor
• Install Shortcut to browse files as root
• Install Some desktop backgrounds, icons, themes and screensavers

Note: Try changing your desktop background and look in Theme Details of System -> Preferences -> Theme

• Install fortune and make Gnome Fish-applet to use it

Note: It is recomended to run update before you run Fedora Frog

To install Fedora Frog run these commands in terminal [Applications -> Ststem Tools -> Terminal

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wget -c http://easylinux.info/uploads/frog.tar.gz

tar zxvf frog.tar.gz -C ~

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To Run Fedora Frog:

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xterm -e ~/.frog/frog.run

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If you are using Fedora Core 4 use these commands to obtain Fedora Frog

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wget -c http://easylinux.info/uploads/frog-fc4.tar.gz
tar zxvf frog-fc4.tar.gz -C ~

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To Run Fedora Frog:

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xterm -e ~/.frog/frog.run

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Some Known Issues:

If you have problems with zenity try as root (su -)

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yum install zenity

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tar: C: Not found in archive

Try

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tar zxvf frog.tar.gz

xterm -e .frog/frog.run

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