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April 18th, 2006, 15:07 GMT · By

Fedora Frog

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You may wonder what this is? It's a new script that can easily install many packages in your Fedora Core 5 OS.

Fedora Frog application is a GUI install script that "jumps" your Fedora Core 5 to life in no time...

I know there are a couple of good software out there that can do the same thing, and even better... but as always, in Linux, one software is not enough to do a job, so another alternative wouldn't bother anyone.

This is what Fedora Frog brings to the table:

Install extra repositories [RPMForge]
Note: Not all repositories are mutually compatible. See the Warning mixing repositories
Install GUI frontend for yum [yumex]
Install commonly needed multimedia codecs
Install DVD playback capability
Install Java JRE and its plugin for Firefox
Note: You will have to accept Sun's licence
Install Macromedia Flash plugin for Firefox
Note: You need to restart Firefox after installation
Install extra fonts (including msttcorefonts)
Install graphics drivers for nVidia and ATI cards
Note: You should restart your computer after the installation
Install Gnome Configuration
Editor
Install numlockx to turn on NumLock on startup
Set up Gnome to open System Monitor every time you push Alt-Ctrl-Del
Disable CD blocking in CD-ROM
Set up Nautilus to open new folders in the same window
Install rar archiver
Install Adobe PDF reader
Note: This is not necessery to read PDF documents, you can read them using Evince too.
Install Gwenview and digiKam imageviewers
Install XMMS (analog of Winamp)
Install amaroK media player
Install stream directory browser Streamtuner
Install CD ripper Grip
Install Xine, VLC, Mplayer multimedia players
Install RealPlayer 10
Install Skype
Install Thunderbird e-mail client
Install Liferea RSS reader
Install Opera web browser
Install CD/DVD burning utility K3b
Install FTP utility gFTP
Install File share utility DC++
Install P2P BitTorrent client Azureus
Install P2P eMule Client aMule
Install P2P Gnutella Client LimeWire
Install KDE Edutainment programms
Install Photo-realistic nightsky renderer Stellarium
Install Some additional games
Install Alacarte Gnome menu editor
Install Shortcut to browse files as root
Install Some desktop backgrounds, icons, themes and screensavers
Note: Try changing your desktop background and look in Theme Details of System -> Preferences -> Theme
Install fortune and make Gnome Fish-applet to use it

We have tested this software for you and made some screenshots. Enjoy!
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