Brandon Hutchinson wrote: > Hello, > > I put together a script to make my life easier when installing MP3 support, > DVD support, nVidia drivers, and other "forbidden > items" (http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ForbiddenItems) on Fedora Core 5. > > I call it "Fedora Helper." If you'd like to give it a try, the script is > available here: > http://brandonhutchinson.com/Fedora_Helper.html > > The script is loosely based on Fedora Frog, a script I first heard mention of > in a fedora-devel-list thread a few weeks ago: > http://easylinux.info/wiki/Fedora_frog > > I encourage you to try Fedora Frog to see if that script meets your needs. > > Many of the features of the Fedora Helper script require the Livna > repository. If you are using RPMForge repositories, you will not be able to > use the script for some of its features, such as nVidia drivers, ATI > drivers, MP3 support, and DVD support. > > Features: > > * Prompts to install "zenity" (gnome-utils RPM and its dependency, > gnome-panel) if it is not already installed. zenity provides the GUI > front-end for the script. > > * Prompts to install Livna support for options requiring it (e.g. nVidia > drivers, ATI drivers, MP3 support, DVD support). > > * Forbids RPMForge and Livna repository mixing. If RPMForge repositories > (i.e. Dag, Dries, FreshRPMs) are detected, and the user selects an option > requiring Livna support, the script will exit with an informative error > message. The user may still use the script to install non-Livna software > (e.g. JRE, LimeWire). > > * When selecting "MP3 Support," script attempts to detect all currently > installed MP3-related applications (e.g. amaroK, xmms) and install the > packages needed for MP3 support (e.g. gstreamer-plugins-ugly for Rhythmbox, > xmms-mp3 for xmms). > > * When selecting "DVD Support," script attempts to detect all currently > installed DVD-related applications (e.g. Totem) and install the packages > needed for MP3 support (e.g. libdvdcss for MPlayer). > > * Can download and install the latest version of Win32codecs from > www.mplayerhq.hu. > > * Can install nVidia drivers. User is notified if nVidia drivers were > installed for a different kernel than the one the user is currently running. > > * Can install ATI drivers. User is notified if ATI drivers were installed for > a different kernel than the one the user is currently running. > > * Can install Adobe Acrobat 7.0.5 along with its Mozilla plug-in. > > * Can install Macromedia Flash Player 7 along with its Mozilla plug-in. > > * Can install Java Runtime Environment Version 5.0 Update 6 along with its > Mozilla plug-in. If /opt is a separate physical partition, JRE is installed > in /opt. Otherwise, it is installed in /usr/local. JRE is then selected as > the main program to provide "java" using /usr/sbin/alternatives. > > * Can install LimeWire. If /opt is a separate physical partition, it is > installed in /opt. Otherwise, it is installed in /usr/local. A > "/usr/bin/limewire" script is created to run LimeWire from the appropriate > location. > > * Can install RealPlayer 10 along with its Mozilla plug-ins. > > * Does its best to not waste bandwidth. For example, the script will not let > you continually download and install the large Win32codecs package. In > theory, if you selected every option multiple times, the script should inform > you that the selections are already installed. > > I may have some of the associations wrong in "MP3 Support" and "DVD Support"; > I'm by no means a FC multimedia expert. > > If you have any questions, comments, or feature suggestions with the script, > please let me know, preferably in a private email. > > Use the script at your own risk. I wrote it for personal use, but would be > happy to continue developing it if others find it useful. I can't guarantee > it won't destroy your system :) > > Best regards, > > Brandon > that's good work man. thanks. this type of thing should be something that is announced, not from fedora/redhat, but the community, alongside every fedora core release. i already have what i need installed, so i didn't need to use the program, but i was thinking that *some* of the things in livna can mix with rpmforge, such as kmod-nvidia so you may not want to have your program automatically exclude one or the other, though it would be much more complicated to do on a per rpm basis. i only say, because i prefer rpmforge, but i need the kmod-nvidia driver which livna packages so i have the livna repo installed, but disabled and do a selective --enablerepo=livna when i need to update the kmod-nvidia driver. but enough of that. good work! -- Anthony Website: http://messinet.com Gallery: http://gallery.messinet.com/main.php?g2_itemId=34 GnuPG Key / Fingerprint: 0xB0014A4E / 8F89 5E72 8DF0 BCF0 10BE 9967 92DC 35DC B001 4A4E Registered Linux User #389089 - Get counted!: http://counter.li.org
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