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how to change driver parameter into Fedora 17 boot?
For some time I use Fedora 17. Usualy with KDE but sometimes with GNOME too...
With a lot of help from Google and Fedora forum I managed to make my tvtuner work.
However it is very annoying that every ...
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HDD Password in Bios Gateway T-1628
So, I was trying to wipe my HDD on a Gateway T-1628 laptop. I was in a Fedora Linux 17 live disk and I found a command from the repository called hdparm. Here's an example similar to the tutorial I ...
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How do I install grub to a usb stick from linux?
I want to install GRUB (I don't care what version) to my 16 GB USB stick.
I'm running Fedora 17 (Beefy Miracle) GNOME.
I can't find any way to do it on YouTube or Google.
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Fonts Corrupted in Fedora
So I imported ubuntu-font-family folder using application Fontmatrix. It did so & integrated them well. However after that something bad happened.
Plus I can't see any documents containing ...
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How do I share a printer that is attached to a Fedora computer?
I have a computer running Fedora 17 with a Xerox Phaser 6360N attached to it.
I need to share that printer to a LAN computer running Windows 7. How do I do this? Preferably without Samba.
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Apache won't start after creating symbolic link
I'm installing Apache for the first time and trying to display some webpages on localhost.
Apache's default path for serving web pages is /var/www/html/ but I don't have permissions to write there. ...
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Connmand Equivalent
What's the connmand equivalent on Fedora 15? I'm trying to connect to the Internet with Fedora 15 but I'm having problems. It can't see my network connection and when I try to run ...
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When spliting MP4s with ffmpeg how do I include metadata?
I have a few MP4s that i want to upload to my flickr account but they have a maximum size of 500mb as mine is only about 550 i was planing to simply split them in half then upload them, but i want to ...
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GNU Screen prepending dollar signs to window titles
I recently copied my .screenrc from one computer (Mac OSX 10.4) to another computer (Fedora 16)
Now, on the Fedora computer, there is a $ prepended to all the window titles.
Here is my hardstatus ...
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IP Address of the systems in the Network In Linux
I am looking for a linux command that can be used to find the IP addresses of the different systems connected in the same network.
All the systems are running Fedora 14.
Thanks in Advance..
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How to enable autocompletion in Gnome 3 on Alt+F2?
Is there possibility to enable auto-completion on Tab as in shell for Alt+F2 RUN prompt?
When I press Tab it does nothing. When I press Tab after "gno" it extends to "gnom".
My distributive is ...
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How to install Emoji on linux?
I am using Fedora 17. I want to view Emoji icons on my computer. Currently I am seeing square tiles on most of the symbols in this Wikipedia page. Not sure if this has got to do with Character Map and ...
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Fedora Repository for older Linux Kernel versions
I'm using VMware Workstation 8 on Fedora. After every Kernel update, VMware can't rebuild its modules, so a patch is necessary. However, the last patch causes VMware to panic when a virtual machine is ...
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Hearing a clicking noise from soundcard all the time
I have installed Fedora 17 on my laptop. A few days ago I updated my fedora (but not upgraded). I shut down my computer and since the next time I turned it on I am hearing a clicking noise all the ...
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tcsd has failed, what next?
After upgrading my Fedora OS, I found two services managed by systemd failing to start. One of which is tcsd. As I know it from Linux Man page, tcsd is a daemon that manages Trusted Computing ...
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How to increase Disk Storage in fedora 17?
i am using fedora 17 and win7 , now i have about 70 G free space on win7 but just 1 G in linux , total storage for fedora 17 that i allocated was about 15 G , how can i increase it? is there any way ...
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How to create ramdisk block device on Fedora 17?
In Fedora 16 /dev/ram* got removed and replaced with tmpfs.
However tmpfs can't make block devices.
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How do I make a ramdisk block device in Fedora 17?
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Run Windows inside a virtual machine on Linux for gaming
Since making the full time move to using Linux (Fedora) from Windows, I've found the migration fairly easy and haven't had much disruption in how I do my work.
However, there are some games I like to ...
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How to resolve conflict in iptable rules
In Ubuntu 12.04 and above there are no iptable rules defined by default. I added the following rule and it works fine:(Update)
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -j QUEUE -m string --string xyz --algo bm
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Not able to log in as root in fedora 17
I am not able to log in as root in Fedora 17
Error is
su: cannot set groups: Operation not permitted
What to do to solve this error The permission has been changed to
-rwxrwxrwx
I want to ...
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Fedora 17 running java return no such file or directory
I have installed jdk 1.6 in fedora 17 and set the path and java home relatively ..
When i compile the code using javac it get compiled when i run it it returns
bash: /usr/bin/java: No such file or ...
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Fedora lower vesion not allowing php upgrade
I have php 5.2.9 installed on fedora6. Now I want to upgrade php on it's latest version. But lower version of fedora not allowing
I tried with yum and rpm commands.
Please help me how can I upgrade ...
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How to show all individual mailboxes on Evolution running in Fedora?
I use Evolution on my Fedora installation, and at the moment I have one unified mailbox that holds emails for all five mailboxes I have. This becomes problematic when I try to work out what emails in ...
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Jdk 1.6.37 installation and setting up in fedora 17
I have installed jdk 1.6.37 in fedora 17 which already has java 1.7 openjdk i want to set java 1.6 as my default java how can i do this...
When i check the following command in terminal
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Fedora 17 guest in Vmware WS 8 on WIndows 7 - Slow graphics
I have installed Fedora 17 as a guest in Vmware workstation 8 (8.0.5 build-893925) on a Windows 7 64 bit host. I have installed vmware tools and rebooted. However the display is painfully slow. Have I ...
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Fedora 17 auto login does not work
The Fedora 17 auto login feature does not work through the GUI in KDE:
System Settings -> Login Screen -> Convenience -> Enable Auto Login.
It accepts the changes, but when I reboot, I ...
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/etc/ld.so.preload Error, no such file or directory
I'm trying to start a binary but it is not opening,after stracing it, i found this problem:
/etc/ld.so.preload no such file or directory
can someone please help
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Linux: no space left on device error with 50% free space
After spending a day crushing my head on the desk I would appreciate some help.
I'm running a Squid-Proxy on Fedora 14. Even if I try to touch /tmp/foo I'll receive a "no space left on device" error. ...
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linux mount nfs based on wifi network name
I'm running fedora 17 with gnome3 and NetworkManager. I have a script "mountNFS.sh" which mounts the NFS exports from my NAS at home. I want know a way to automatically mount and umount my NFS ...
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Fedora 17 x86_64 Nvidia R310 Driver
EDIT: I updated the question to be more clear.
I am currently running Nvidia's proprietary driver (kmod-nvidia-3.6.7-4.fc17.x86_64-304.64-1.fc17.x86_64) on Fedora 17 x86_64. Apparently, there is a ...
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yum install failing with strange output
I am using below command to install gcc on my laptop running fedora 17.
yum install gcc
But I am getting strange output.
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
Resolving ...
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Unable to view users and groups
I am using Centos5 running on a VMWare but whenever I choose to open the User Manager menu from System->Administration, an error message always displays
The user database cannot be read. This ...
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Why am I unable to open any SSL-enabled web sites in Chrome?
I use fedora and cannot surf to SSL sites using Google Chrome.
The site is not loaded - no error message. I can surf to non-SSL sites in Chrome, and can surf to both SSL and non-SSL sites in ...
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How do you track which packages were installed on Fedora (Linux)?
(This question is very similar to 6338. It was suggested that it be split from it as Fedora and Ubuntu/Debian are different enough to warrant different answers.)
As I use any Fedora setup I ...
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amd clinfo (opencl) doesn't work on Fedora 17 when NFS is turned on
When NFS is turned off, clinfo works fine and shows the two installed devices.
When turning NFS on for a Netgear 2100 NAS, clinfo doesn't work anymore. It just hangs.
I have installed ...
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Apache issues with socks redirection
I have an issue with the socks configuration on my Fedora install and the LAMP environment.
I applied the solution to my question ...
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Setting up a hotspot with hostapd
I've been using the steps described here to set up a wireless hotspot:
How to turn my Linux netbook into WiFi AP
But when I type:
/etc/init.d/hostapd start
on the commande line, I get the reply
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Installing Fedora 17 on vmware workstation 9
I am trying to install Fedora 17 on a remote machine through VMWare Workstation 9.0.0. I can start the machine in recovery mode just fine, but when the desktop loads I get a message saying:
Oh no! ...
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Changing permissions for specific folder
i need some help. I'm using Fedora 15. I have 2 users: user1 and user2 and directory in /usr/local/example_directory. Now for this directory owner is user1 and other users can only read this. I need ...
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Linux NX Client won't switch to full screen or resize in a window
When establishing a remote desktop session from a Fedora multimonitor PC to a remote Centos 6 PC, the NX client will not switch to full screen mode and the remote desktop will not resize when the ...
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Triple boot on Macbook pro: Mac (Mountain Lion), Windows 7, Fedora 17
I'm now having windows 7 dual booted with Mac OSx (Mountain Lion), I want to install fedora 17 as well.
All the search results I found tells me that I can make the triple boot but the HDD must be ...
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Fedora yum repositories?
Greetings all,
I come from Debian world and I installed Fedora 12 in my Macbook Pro.
When I try to install software , I noticed that I cant find the huge software list which had in Debian. (first ...
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Linux suspend or sleep on lid close
How can Fedora 17 (LXDE spin, if it matters) be configured to sleep or suspend when the lid of a laptop (Lenovo S10 netbook) is closed? With a 'stock' installation (from the LXDE spin live CD), ...
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Bluetooth not seeing mouse (Fedora)
I have a Lenovo S10 'netbook' that I've installed Fedora 17 ("LXDE spin") on. So far pretty much everything works great, except, the on-board Bluetooth. lsusb shows the controller present (0a5c:2101 ...
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Having trouble connecting to wifi on Fedora 14
I'm relatively new to Linux and I've recently downloaded Fedora 14 to run as a dual boot with Windows 7. I've tried using a wired connection and it works fine, but when it comes to wifi, I'm getting ...
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Fedora 16 - LXDE - dual display (monitor/head/view) - automatic shutdown
I am experiencing troubles with two display in fedora 16 (LXDE). During boot time both display are working, but when system starts one display automatically shut down. It happened out of the blue. ...
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Making a bootable OSX USB from dmg on Linux
I have 2 machines - a MacBook Pro and a desktop running Fedora, I have a USB drive and a OSX 10.8 dmg. The MacBook won't boot into OSX unfortunately, I'm trying to make a bootable mac usb to recover ...
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Find out the name of a folder in a root directory inside .zip file
I'm using Fedora 17 and bash as my shell. I have a specific zip file, which has just one folder in it's root. I.e. upon unpacking the zip file i see the following:
> unzip myzip.zip> ...
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How to mount LVM Volume?
I'm trying to mount an LVM2 volume, but all the instructions I see online say to mount the Volume Group, such as 'mkdir -p /mnt/VolGroup00/LogVol00'
but I don't know how to figure out the name of it. ...
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Vlc how to output the audio to a second sound card by ignoring the default sound card of motherboard?
While playing in Vlc any file/music/film. Using VLC configuration file, how to permanently tell VLC when-ever it plays audio use the second sound card or assign the name of sound card?
Example:
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