Compiling my suggestions made in this list

Peter Hutterer peter.hutterer at who-t.net
Tue Dec 18 22:05:55 UTC 2012


On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 09:38:24PM +0000, Sérgio Basto wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> 1 - Here:
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Input_device_configuration#system-setup-keyboard
> 
> we need update this because:
> Command system-setup-keyboard is not present in F18, now we got
> localectl set-x11-keymap.

was already updated, but I've put a specific link in for the s-s-k section.

> And need review system-config-keyboard ?
> 
> 2 - as wrote and suggest in other email, that I agree is
> overwrite /etc/sysconfig/keyboard with following content:
> 
> # This file is obsolete and may be removed, its settings 
> # were migrated on <date> by running:
> # localectl set-x11-keymap....

systemd bug, please file one.

> 3 - Seeing 
> cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/00-system-setup-keyboard.conf 
> # This file is autogenerated by system-setup-keyboard. Any 
> # modifications will be lost.
> 
> I remembered that Fedora also could make system-config-synaptics like
> others system-configs to configure enable and disable Tap of synaptics
> and create/manage /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/01-touchpad.conf

no. please don't do this, we don't need it. let this be handled in the
desktop environment, or alternatively by manually config files, but I don't
think spending efforts to implement system-config-synaptics is useful.

Cheers,
   Peter

> 4 -The wiki page Upgrading_Fedora_using_yum have instructions that we
> should know and do, in every type of upgrade .
> 
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Upgrading_Fedora_using_yum#3._Clean_Stuff 
> we should do this in any case .
> 
> 5 -
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Upgrading_Fedora_using_yum#6._Preparing_for_reboot
> this link in others method of upgrades should be mention in case of boot
> fails.
> Also misses (I think), how prepare a bootable rescue mode in case of
> grub install fails. I wrote sometime ago :
> http://www.serjux.com/freedos_boot/Create-a-bootable-rescue.txt
> 
> 
> 6 - Other thing, that could be not ready for F18 release date, but is
> important, in my point of view, is Fedup be able to upgrade F16 to F18 .
> 
> 
> 7 - Fedup correctly writes: "package foo needs 100M" etc 
> But at the end don't explain that transaction fails because "need more
> free space on disk before upgrade" 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> -- 
> Sérgio M. B.
> 
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