Etli upgrade steps

Clean install upgrade from fedora 16 to fedora 17

• backup home
• backup etc
• capture list of packages

• Install and reformat

The install from USB stick went really fast.

Then reboot and create ryan.day user. Run yum update.

Install packages

• terminator (set focus follows mouse)
• thunderbird
• gnome shell extension system monitor
• autofs
• setup thunderbird account info (home, gmail, nwea)
• vpn, vpnc package already installed
• pidgin, pidgin-sipe
• tuned (activate powersave profile)
• ssh keys
• /etc/hosts
• chrome
• google-talk-plugin for chrome
• google-earth (64bit version needs redhat-lsb.i686, boo) skipping

 I don't want a million 32bit libraries installed. 
 this will have to go in a separate vm

• gramps
• mail archive in .thunderbird/<profile>/Mail/Local Folders (1.2GB)
• thunderbird add-ons: exchange 2007/2010 calendar

 google calendar tab
 lightning
 google-contacts

• calibre
• thunderbird address book: nwea ldap, gmail contacts
• wine
• firefox plugins: firebug, liveheaders, noscript
• yum install @virtualization
• winetricks
• wow
• concord
• git
• gimp
• rdesktop
• strace
• sysstat
• postgresql
• oracle java sdk (web start jnlp)
• iptraf
• bash-completion
• vlc (rpmfusion repo)

• printers through cups
• sound (fixed by upgrade)
• set startup programs (gnome-session-properties: remember running apps on logout)
• set up static routes in VPN for confluence, teamtrack, etc

In-place ugpgrade from fedora 17 to fedora 18

• fedup to get all packages and dependencies
• reboot
• done!

Smoothest upgrade ever.