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Re: Fedora 18 updates



Thanks for that tip!  On a side note, where is iptables?  I'm so lost in 
this version! I'm used to RHEL 5.7/6.0 and this is throwing me for a loop.

Kevin

On 1/20/2013 10:10 PM, Robert G. (Doc) Savage wrote:
> Update. Running hostname works for the current session, but the new
> setting does not survive a reboot. For some reason hostname=
> in /etc/sysconfig/network was deprecated in F18. The new way to set it
> was supposed to be in firstboot, but there's apparently a bug. To set it
> manually is super easy:  /etc/hostname.
>
> --Doc
>
> On Fri, 2013-01-18 at 16:43 -0600, Robert G. (Doc) Savage wrote:
>> Kevin,
>>
>> It's your imagination. :-)
>>
>> They're there, but like the rest of the anaconda installer those parts
>> are subtle and very easy to miss. You can set the hostname later by
>> adding a HOSTNAME= line to /etc/sysconfig/network. anaconda allows you
>> to set up wired networking from the same screen you set timezone, target
>> drive, etc.
>>
>> Better graphics and color are badly needed.
>>
>> --Doc
>>
>> On Thu, 2013-01-17 at 23:17 -0600, Kevin Thomas wrote:
>>> Is it just my imagination or does the installer completely skip
>>> hostname and networking options?
>>>
>>> Kevin
>>>
>>> On 1/17/2013 6:54 AM, Robert G. (Doc) Savage wrote:
>>>
>>>> Once you finish your initial installation of Fedora 18, be prepared to
>>>> apply over 600 updates after the first reboot. If you want to shorten
>>>> the time, pre-fetch them with the attached script and modify the .repo
>>>> files in /etc/yum.repos.d/ to point to your local repo.
>>>>
>>>> --Doc
>>
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