====== Fedora setup notes ======

===== 17 =====

==== Server (minimal/cli) ====

Minimal install really is minimal. Better to choose minimal and then add base packages - gives nano, ssh etc.

If this gives you Networkmanager - remove this:

  yum remove NetworkManager

Use system-config-network to configure ''/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0''

Enable network on boot with

  chkconfig network on

Start with

  service network on

NTP service is ntpdate, so:

  systemctl start ntpd.service
  systemctl enable ntpd.service

etc. Config file is ''/etc/ntp.conf'' as usual.

Firewall config script:

  system-config-firewall-tui

Configures ''/etc/sysconfig/iptables''

==== XFCE (directory server) ====

Choose packages XFCE, then deselect games etc.

Removed Network Manager.

=== Power ===

Removed XFCE power manager.

ACPI shutdown worked ok when logged on, but didn't at the login screen. To fix this changed ''/etc/acpi/actions/power.sh'' to:

<code>
#!/bin/sh

PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin

shutdown -h now
</code>

i.e. removed all the stuff that checks for other power managers running.

=== startup/shutdown splash screen ===

Disabled this and got more text details by editing grub command line options to remove quiet and rhgb

Edit ''/etc/default/grub'' and remove rhgb (and quiet if desired) from the boot options, then run

  grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg