Up next , we want the machine to run the correct time so we enable the Network Time protocol. It polls the servers listed (*.fedora.pool.ntp.org ) on a regular basis when there is a internet connection. This will keep the time very accurate on the machine.

Great, now we create a user on the machine that will be user primarily. You can add more later but you need to create 1 generic user. This user will have no system rights. He/She only can work in their home directory but all applications will work perfectly fine. Before this screen you were asked to put a root password. This password is the one used to do administrative tasks, such as executing the script later on.

When the user is created and all the settings are done you are faced with a neat login screen (which can be customized btw.). Log in with the generic user you just created.

The problem now is that almost all applications that are needed are installed. But because of patent issues , or actually because Fedora does not want to risk getting into patent issues, not all multimedia things work. So we need to add them. this is now the “hard work”, as it involves some more downloading and some small configuration adding. NOTE: If you are afraid of the command line (shell), don’t worry this will be quick and simple. The script we are discussing, can be downloaded from HERE and then copied to the machine or you can just open a command line (APPLICATIONS -> ACCESSORIES -> TERMINAL) and at the prompt type su - and ENTER then enter the root password you gave during the installation. your shell should now start with a # sign. If you have downloaded the script and want to let it do its magic (which is all described in the following pages) just type:
wget http://blog.2blocksaway.com/files/setup.sh ; chmod a+x setup.sh; ./setup.sh
and hit ENTER. This is a long line but it will download the script and execute it for you, which in turn downloads all the things and configures them for you so you do not have to do ANYTHING but log out when its done and log back in.

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