Fedora21 was officially released on July 21, December 2014. For beginners and beginners of Fedora, initialization may be difficult. We have translated a Fedora System Configuration article to provide reference for beginners. Let's take a look at what to do after Fedora21 is installed? After installing the system, make sure that you have obtained the latest update from the Fedora21 Repository: sudoyumupdate. 1. Configure the GNOMEShell interface Fedora2
Fedora 21 was officially released on July 21, December 2014. For beginners and beginners of Fedora, initialization may be difficult. We have translated a Fedora System Configuration article to provide reference for beginners. Next let's take a look at what to do after Fedora 21 is installed?
After installing the system, make sure that the latest update has been obtained from the Fedora 21 Repository:Sudo yum update.
1. Configure the GNOME Shell Interface
The default desktop environment of the ora 21 workstation system version is GNOME Shell. We can use the Gnome Tweak Tool to customize GNOME Shell. Run the following command to install Gnome Tweak Tool:
- $ Sudo yum install gnome-tweak-tool
Turn on the Gnome Tweak Tool and you can easily set options such as work zone, Font, keyboard, desktop, power supply, etc:
2. Install GNOME Shell Extension
GNOME Shell extension can greatly help us to customize GNOME Shell. GNOME Shell extension site: https://extensions.gnome.org/, where you can choose the extension of GNOME Shell.
3. Install YUM Extender
YUM Extender or "yumex" is a graphical tool of the YUM package management system to facilitate the management of software packages:
- $ Sudo yum install yumex
4. Enable RPM Fusion Repository
RPM Fusion is a popular repository, mainly a collection of closed-source software dependent on non-free software packages. It also includes software not included in the official Fedora repository.
Enable RPM Fusion Repository:
- $ Sudo yum localinstall -- nogpgcheck http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-21.noarch.rpm
- $ Sudo yum localinstall -- nogpgcheck http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-21.noarch.rpm
Then upgrade the system:
- $ Sudo yum update
5. Install the fastest image selection tool for Yum upgrade
Yum Fastest Mirror Plugin helps you select the image site that best suits you to download system updates for faster speed. It is a plug-in for YUM software package management:
- $ Sudo yum install yum-plugin-fastestmirror
6. Install Flash Player
Currently, Flash technology is used for common video sites, so we also need to install Flash players to play online videos:
32-bit system:
- $ Sudo rpm-ivh http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/adobe-release/adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch.rpm
- $ Sudo rpm -- import/etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-adobe-linux
- $ Sudo yum install flash-plugin
64-bit system:
- $ Sudo rpm-ivh http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/adobe-release/adobe-release-x86_64-1.0-1.noarch.rpm
- $ Sudo rpm -- import/etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-adobe-linux
- $ Sudo yum install flash-plugin
7. install other desktop environments
Fedora 21 uses GNOME Shell as the desktop environment by default. If you do not like GNOME Shell, you can try to install other desktop environments, such as KDE and Mate. The installation method is as follows:
- Mate desktop environment:$ Sudo yum install @ mate-desktop
- KDE Desktop Environment:$ Sudo yum install @ kde-desktop
- XFCE desktop environment:$ Sudo yum install @ xfce-desktop
- LXDE desktop environment:$ Sudo yum install @ lxde-desktop
- Cinnamon desktop environment:$ Sudo yum install @ cinnamon-desktop
8. Install the. Zip &. rar file plugin.
To process the. Zip &. rarfile, you must install some plug-ins. Run the following command to install the required software package:
- $ Sudo yum install unrar unzip
9. install Java
If you need to run Java programs or browse websites using Java, you need to install Java. follow the steps below to install Java.
- Download Java: Go to the download page to download the latest Java version;
- Double-click the downloaded file to install it;
- After installation, run the following command:
- $ Sudo alternatives -- install/usr/bin/java/usr/java/latest/jre/bin/java 200000
If you want to enable the Java Plug-in Firefox, run the following commands on the 32-bit and 64-bit systems:
32-bit system:
- $ Sudo alternatives -- install/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin. so libjavaplugin. so/usr/java/jdk1.8.0 _ 11/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so 200000
64-bit system:
- $ Sudo alternatives -- install/usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin. so libjavaplugin. so. x86_64/usr/java/jdk1.8.0 _ 11/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so 200000
10. install necessary software
(1) Google Chrome browser: developed based on the open-source Chrome browser.
32-bit system:
- $ Sudo yum localinstall -- nogpgcheck https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_i386.rpm
64-bit system:
- $ Sudo yum localinstall -- nogpgcheck https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64.rpm
(2) VLC Media Player. VLC is the most popular open-source media player in the world. It supports almost any format of multimedia files. VLC 2.2 does not enter the official Fedora repository. You must complete Step 4 before executing the following installation command:
- $ Sudo yum install vlc
(3) VirtualBox virtual machine. You can run other operating systems in a virtual machine:
- $ Sudo yum install VirtualBox
(4) GNOME music. The GNOME music app is a simple music player:
- $ Sudo yum install gnome-music
(5) BT download tool qBittorrent:
- $ Sudo yum install qbittorrent
(6) Game client Steam:
- $ Sudo yum install steam (Step 4 required)
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