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Scroll Lock Key Not Working on Fedora/KDE

I have a computer with Fedora 16 and KDE. It's connected through a KVM switch to a monitor with another computer, and the switch uses Scroll Lock + Scroll Lock to switch between the computers. The ...
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Can't use sudo's arguments as non-root in Fedora 16

I am using a long-installed Fedora 16 box, and whenever I type "sudo -v", "sudo -l", etc. as a regular user (non-root), I get this output: [user@* ~]$ sudo -v env: -v: No such file or directory [user@...
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Unable to mount Windows partition from terminal

While trying to mount a Windows partition named work documents I used the following command: [root@Feddy /]# mount /mnt/'work documents' mount: can't find /mnt/work documents in /etc/fstab or /etc/...
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Wifi not connected in fedora?

I have installed fedora 16 and it initially shows me 'firmware missing' in wireless network. Then I have searched in google and find the solution that is I installed broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5 and the ...
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How do I change screen resolution in Fedora 16?

I have recently changed my OS to Fedora-16 64-bit, I know that my Screen resolution is 1920x1200(From Previous OS on same Machine and other similar screens in my office). I have tried using xrandr -q ...
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Node.js from yum on Fedora fails to start with v8 symbol error

I installed the nodejs package on Fedora 16 this way: # yum install nodejs But it crashed on startup when run with no arguments: $ nodejs nodejs: ../src/handle_wrap.cc:65: static v8::Handle<v8::...
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RabbitVCS SSH Connection Failed

I have installed RabbitVCS on Fedora16 64bit. When I try to checkout I get the following error To better debug SSH connection problems, remove the -q option from 'ssh' in the [tunnels] section of ...
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Install NVIDIA Developer Drivers for GTX 630M on Fedora 16

I'm trying to install the developer drivers on my ASUS N53SM-ES72 laptop, which has the Core i7-2670QM Sandy Bridge Processor and a GT 630M. I've done a full installation of Fedora 16, with no dual-...
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Grub reports error "Unknown Filesystem" when booting computer

I have Windows 7 pre-installed on my laptop, a Sony VAIO EB46FG. I successfully installed Fedora 16 in a dual boot configuration. I was able to use both OSes for few days. However, now I'm getting a ...
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Protected multilib versions error when updating yum in Fedora 16

I have Fedora 16 installed. I'm facing some in issues when updating yum. Error: Protected multilib versions: flash-plugin-11.2.202.233-release.i386 != flash-plugin-11.1.102.55-release.x86_64
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Fedora Linux Disk Usage Analyzer falsely reports root at 100% full

I've got a box setup with Fedora 16 that I'm currently using for a small home server. I was having some issues with samba sharing when I ran the disk usage analyzer and found that while I have a ...
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Upgrade Fedora 13 to Fedora 16

I had installed Fedora 13 in 50% of the hard disk size, in other half i installed Windows 7. Now i am unable to start Fedora and even cant upgrade Fedora 13 to Fedora 16. It gives an message that you ...
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How to enable core dump on Fedora 16?

My configuration. $ cat /proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern core $ cat /proc/sys/kernel/core_pipe_limit 0 $ cat /proc/sys/kernel/core_uses_pid 1 $ selinuxenabled && echo enabled || echo disabled ...
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Fedora 16 GUI doesn't start

I installed Fedora 16 about a week ago on my computer, using the live CD with the default partition settings. However, since yesterday my computer won't boot. First I got an error message that I had ...
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Apache unable to write to files and folders on Fedora 16

I've recently installed Fedora 16 on a new PC, and I'm intending to use it for developing my websites. I've set up Apache to host multiple development sites on the machine. Right now though, I am ...
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Enabling SSH version 1

I need to enable SSH version one on my server for testing reasons. I understand all the risks, but still need to be able to do it. I have edited the /etc/ssh/ssh_config file to remove the # before the ...
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How to make IRSSI running under screen in a remote system to beep on my local pc for new messages?

I have an irssi running forever under a "screen" in a remote linux server system. I have fedora 16 in my laptop and ssh into the server and resume my irssi screen when I come to work. But I miss a ...
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install sun java 6 and sun java 7 side-by-side on linux (fedora 16) using rpm

This is what I would like to achieve, but I'm failing (I'm a newbie in Linux). I have a Fedora 16 box (64 bit) and would like to install multiple versions of oracle java (java 6 and java 7 for the ...
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Bitcoin synchronization freezes my computer

I've a fairly decent laptop, with good CPU, 4Go of ram and a SSD harddrive. Nevertheless, when I run the bitcoin client (0.4 or 0.5), the whole computer freezes for several minutes then is usable for ...
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