I have done the following on sme8b6:
yum install gcc kernel-devel kernel-smp-devel cpp gcc-c++ flex cvs libstdc++-devel glibc-kernheaders glibc-headers glibc-devel
created the user joe
chsh -s /bin/bash joe
db accounts setprop joe Shell /bin/bash
cd ~/
...
I have not tested it, thats the plan for next week.