Tired of manually adding support for mp3, dvd and Java to your fresh Fedora installs? This script will automatically do all of that.
Pimp your Fedora with Fedora Feather.
Complete list of what Fedora Feather can do for you:
- Install mp3 support for your favorite player.
- Install dvd support.
- Install Sun’s Java Runtime Environment.
- Install Adobe’s Flash plugin.
- Install the Microsoft TrueType fonts.
- Almost anything else you want it to. Tell me in the comments the other programs you would like to see included.
Updated 01 Jan 2008. Download it here.
TrueType fonts RPM created by Mauriat Miranda from sources available at http://corefonts.sourceforge.net/
23 Comments
Gives me a
./fedora-feather.sh: line 59: 4449 Segmentation fault rpm -ivh http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-7.rpm >&/dev/null
??
Sorry Syam, your comment was flagged as spam. What options did you check when you ran it?
Thanks! That worked perfectly on my test install of Fedora 7. I was beginning to get a little frustrated, as all the “official” information sources are very coy when it comes to adding MP3 support. Sorry, but it just isn’t possible to run a modern os without MP3 support, no matter how encumbered it is with annoying licenses.
How about win32 codecs?
Very good!!!, I used and it worked perfectly. I even write an small tip about it in my web site. It’s in spanish so here is the link for the spanish speaking users of this site. http://www.linuxtotal.com.mx/index.php?cont=info__tips_014
Thanks again.
What am i meant to do?
I keep getting
No packages were given for installation.
@Sergio
Thanks for the link. I’m glad it worked for you!
@gavin
I need a little more info. What did you choose to install when you got this message?
After running Feather, a dialog box should appear, allowing you to select which package(s) to install. It sounds like the dialog box didn’t show up and thus you didn’t get to select the packages.
When the box poped up i said riun in terminal and then i choose java and then it poped up and stayed at installing java please wait….?
help please?
I think it’s a perfect tool, but I can’t make it work on fedora 8. The OS maybe too new for the script.
help please?
I haven’t even installed 8 yet. Let me install it in a VM, and I’ll update the script.
sudo ./fedora-feather.sh in Fedora 8 - clean install.
Seemed to work ok, no errors:
—-
Installing RhythmBox+mp3. Please wait.
Done.
Installing DVD support. Please wait.
Done.
Installing Microsoft TrueType fonts. Please wait.
Retrieving http://linuxbraindump.org/msttcorefonts-2.0-1.noarch.rpm
Preparing… ########################################### [100%]
package msttcorefonts-2.0-1 is already installed
Done.
Installation finished.
Press enter to exit.
—-
Okay this all sounds great. but how do you install Fedora Feather? and then what do you do to install the said packages?
Thank You.
Sorry, I guess I should have included some info on how to use it.
Just download, extract and double-click. When prompted, click run in terminal. It will ask for your root password, and open a window which allows you to select which functionality to add. Make your selections and click OK.
Then wait. It actually goes out and downloads the packages you need, so it can take a while.
BTW, while I’m told that there are no problems, I haven’t personally tested this on Fedora 8 yet, so I can’t guarantee that it will work.
Thank You! I am using F7 at this point. I know you have heard this before, but I will say it again. I am new to Linux, because I hate Windows. Yes I still use Windows because I have to. But in my spare time I have been playing around with Linux. I hope to get pretty good with it one day. I’m just use to those easy point and click installation programs for Windows.
I have been trying to install Java for while now. It seems I could never get it right. Anyway, your step by step procedure did the trick. Thanks for the help and the script to do all the work.
Glad it worked for you.
Stick with it. Linux can be a bear to get used to, especially if your only computing experience is with Windows. I was lucky. My first computer came with Windows 3.11, but a friend put Slackware on it after about 6 months. A year later, I knew way more about Linux than I did Windows. You might want to check out my 10 Commandments article: http://linuxbraindump.org/2007/08/13/the-10-commandments-for-new-linux-users/
It sounds a little preachy, though it’s not meant to. It’s just some things I wish someone had told me when I was new to it.
Thank you very much! This application saved from a nervous breakdown!
Fresh install of Fedora 8 ran script no problems!! Great!!!
Glad to hear it worked well for you Jason. Thanks!
how about avi/divx codecs?
Thanks for the script. I have done this procedure MANY times for myself, work computers, and the 50 or so GNU/Linux computers at my childrens’ school. Even though it isn’t THAT hard to do by hand, it is tedious. Would you be OK with taking patches to add other options if I come up with any next time we upgrade?
I can’t get it to install on Fedora Core 8. I tried under Virtual PC 2007 & now under VMware Workstation Ace Edition 6.0
I can pick which parts of feather to install then it says its installing in my command line but it does nothing. i did chmod +x to the file.
can anyone help me?
nevermind got it to work, i guess i had to many options selected at once
3 Trackbacks/Pingbacks
[...] Just wanted to let everyone know that I fixed a bug and added an option to install the Microsoft TrueType Core Fonts. See the original page here: http://linuxbraindump.org/2007/09/03/fedora-feather/ [...]
[...] Update: Although this method should work, I strongly advise you to use the Fedora Feather script to insall java. It’s available here: http://linuxbraindump.org/2007/09/03/fedora-feather/ [...]
[...] Get the new version here. [...]
Post a Comment