Formatting - Installing Fedora 13 KDE from live cd...

First of all take backup of all your /home directory or any important data... So after you burn the cd reboot and start from there. Take care to preview the partition before to continue and make sure that your /root directory has a size of 5GB and the rest (big) is for your /home..
After the installation is complete open a terminal..

1. yum install kernel-devel gcc
2. yum update
3. yum install firefox thunderbird gimp vim xbindkeys java

you can download opera, skype, acrobat, flash, openoffice and prefer the *.rpm files...it is easier.. so download then in a folder and then apply to all :

chmod u+x *

and then install each one with the command:

rpm -iUvh *.rpm

or just:

./*.bin

if it is a bin file...

4. Install vlc using the commands:

rpm -ivh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm
yum install vlc
yum install mozilla-vlc

5. Install VirtualBox using the command:

yum install VirtualBox-OSE.i686

and after the installation is complete do the following:

1. vi /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
2. ++ lines:

#kvm
blacklist kvm_intel
blacklist kvm

then reboot and setup the virtual os.

6. THE MOST IMPORTANT PART: INSTALL NVIDIA driver and disable the "NOUVEAU" driver...

1. After logging in Fedora press Ctrl+Alt+F2 to enter terminal mode.
2. telinit 3
sh NVIDIA* -k $(uname -r)
* the driver that you have downloaded from NVIDIA. The -k $(uname -r) is needed if you get the message that fedora can not load the kernel nvidia.ko
3. Press Yes when being asked about creating the xorg.conf file.
4. vi /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
++ line:
blacklist nouveau
5. vi /boot/grub/grub.conf
++ at the end of the kernel line:
rdblacklist=nouveau vga=0x318
6. yum remove '*nouveau*'
7. reboot ... now fedora will start with your nvidia driver....

7. Download java from the sun site and install. Type "is Java enabled" in firefox and you will find sites for testing this. If not then:

1. cd /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
2. ln -s /usr/java/jre*..../lib/i386/libnpjp2.so .
* this is the version that you have previously installed.

8. Mouse with many buttons configuration:
Download the xautomation package... I prefer the *.rpm and install it. It install the xte software simulating mouse clicks. As user apply the command:

xbindkeys --defaults > /home/user/.xbindkeysrc

A default file is created and now edit it and add the lines:

"xbindkeys_show"
control+shift + q

# delele on right side mouse button
"xte 'key Delete'"
b:9

# escape on left side mouse button
"xte 'key Escape'"
b:8

Comment out any lines if not needed.
Finally:

vi /home/user/.bash_profile

and add the line:

/usr/bin/xbindkeys

in order to load the application in each boot.

9. The rest part is easy as you can configure all your setting from the system settings of fedora...