Gnome shell 3
Tweak tool
Install gnome-tweak-tool
sudo yum install gnome-tweak-tool
Then start it, go to Desktop and enable "Have file manager handle the desktop"
Go to Shell and select "Show date in clock", and for "Arrangement of buttons on the titlebar" choose "All"
Themes
sudo yum install gnome-shell-extension-user-theme.noarch
sudo yum install gnome-themes
Then logout, login start gnome-tweak-tool go to Themes tab and select Crux for "Icon theme". Go to Shell extensions and enable "User themes". Close and open the gnome-tweak-tool. Now under Theme tab you have the "Shell theme" enabled.
Nautilus
Show hidden files
gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences show-hidden-files true
Show address bar instead of buttons for file path
gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences always-use-location-entry true
Ask what to do with executable files
gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences executable-text-activation 'ask'
Configuration
Admin rights
Add sudo capabilities to current user:
usermod -a -G wheel MY_USER
Transparent terminal
sudo yum install terminator
Grub theme
sudo yum install grub2-starfield-theme
Open /etc/default/grub file
sudo gedit /etc/default/grub
Make entry in /etc/default grub
GRUB_THEME="/boot/grub2/themes/starfield/theme.txt"
Update grub
sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
Additional software
RPMfusion repos
Go to http://rpmfusion.org/ and download corresponding version
Music player - XMMS
sudo yum install xmms xmms-faad2 xmms-mp3 xmms-pulse xmms-skins
Video players
mplayyer
sudo yum install mplayer gecko-mediaplayer mplayer-gui mencoder
VLC
sudo yum install vlc
