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how to get beep working?
I have a laptop, I've installed the beep package. I turned every sound to full, and I do this:
$ beep
But I can't hear any beeping sound. What am I missing?
I just need to run the beep when a ...
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How to boot a Linux live USB on a Mac?
I have a USB stick with a Fedora 11 live environment on it.
It's booting fine on 3 PCs where I've tried it.
But I can't get it to boot on a Mac (Intel). When pressing the alt key (or command key, I ...
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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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How do I keep my bash history across sessions?
I am working on a x86 target running fedora 9.
Whenever I reboot it, my history returns to some state, and I do not have commands I did in the sessions before the reboot.
What I have to change to ...
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Permission Denied running python script from samba share
I'm trying to mount a samba share on a Ubuntu 12.04 desktop from a Fedora 17 desktop.
I can create, edit and delete files with no problem but when I try to run python scripts on the share i get a ...
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Write Fedora.iso to USB and boot it from a Macbook
I have an .iso image of the full Fedora 16 install (Downloaded from http://fedoraproject.org/en/get-fedora-options#formats as "Fedora 16 DVD")
and the question now is: How do I write it on a USB ...
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yum erase python = destruction
I'm sure this question will make many laugh, but certainly not me.
I were trying to install some packages for python earlier today and also trying to change pydev compiler in AptanaStudio, and ...
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how to dual boot fedora 18 and windows 8?
i just bought a new DELL Inspiron 15R laptop which comes with pre installed windows 8 64 bit. I got no cd or dvd for windows 8. i want to dual boot my laptop with fedora 18. Can anyone point me ...
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Unable to resolve dynamic IP for home web server
I have configured my home web server with Fedora. Now if I enter localhost or 192.168.0.1 in my address bar I can see the Apache test page. But if I enter my current dynamic ip on address bar then I ...
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How install older OpenJDK 1.6 in Fedora 17?
I want to install OpenJDK 1.6 in Fedora 17 however I only see OpenJDK 1.7 as an install option when I run yum search openjdk. How can I get OpenJDK 1.6 in Fedora 17?
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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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What (Fedora) Linux tool can I use to view my desktop on the same network from my laptop?
What I want is for my desktop to appear as a window from my laptop. Both are running on Fedora 12. Better if my desktop can appear as the other workspace.
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WLAN device on Dell Inspiron not detected by Fedora 11
I recently installed Fedora 11 on a Dell Inspiron 14. I think it uses a Dell 802.11b/g Wireless LAN. Windows Vista can detect it but Fedora 11 can't. How can I fix this?
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What is the point of system-autodeath?
In a previous question I found a "system autodeath cron job" which would shut down my default network route daily.
As I have never heard of such a thing before, I would like to know what it exactly ...
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Synergy Linux Keyboard '@' Problem
Im using Fedora 10 with Synergy from Windows 7
When ever i use my keyboard through synergy and type @ i get the Omega Sign
Any ideas, or someone had similar problems?
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/usr/local or /opt?
How do you generally proceed for your package installations on Linux, for packages that are not part of your distrib's repos?
On my side I am used to install in /opt. But since, I saw this doc on the ...
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How to turn my Linux netbook into WiFi AP
I'm trying find out how to make a linux (Fuduntu) netbook with two network interfaces a wireless access point and act as router and share internet connection for a WiFi tablet.
one interface is ...
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What is the simplest way to change the login background in Fedora (17)?
I want to change the login screen of my Fedora 17 box. I found some instructions on the web saying a lot about manually editing gconf settings:
$ su -
$ su - gdm -s /bin/bash
$ `dbus-launch | sed ...
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How do you add more space to a Fedora (LVM) partition?
In a nutshell, i have a VM that ran out of space. I increased the size of the VM's harddrive to be 4 times bigger but the OS partition is still only using 1x the space. I need to change the LVM ...
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SSH from host machine Win7 to guest Fedora Machine in VirtualBox
I'm using VirtualBox on Windows 7 to run Fedora 7. I seem to have my SSH on, as /sbin/service sshd status tells me. When I do an /sbin/ifconfig, I get this:
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr ...
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Keyboard shortcut for keyboard layout switch in fedora 16
I've just installed Fedora 16 x64 with Gnome 3.1 on my laptop and have some little but very annoying problem - I can't set keyboard shortcut for switching keyboard layouts(simply switching languages) ...
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Group permissions for apache
I've run into a problem with Joomla. . . it cant create new folders through the Admin UI. It's a standard permissions error. I've been told to chmod all of the folders in the site to 777.
Is ...
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Known problems with dual boot of Windows 8 and Fedora 17
Presently, I am using Windows 7 and Fedora 17 on my laptop. Both OSes work fine.
I am thinking of upgrading Windows 7 to Windows 8, while keeping Fedora where it is. Keeping Fedora 17 on my system is ...
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How can I restore grub for Fedora 17?
I have mistakenly deleted all the grub entries while customizing grub using "Grub Customizer". Now whenever Im trying to boot into Fedora Linux a black screen is coming up only with "grub>" prompt.
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Why auto mounting sshfs using autofs fails?
I'm desperetely trying to auto mount my distant folder using autofs & sshfs, but I can't make it work. (I'm under Fedora 16)
This works :
sshfs cx42net@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:/my/data ...
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Confusing Fedora partitions on fresh install
Apparently, Fedora implements the most complex partition scheme imaginable...
/proc on /proc type proc (rw,relatime)
/sys on /sys type sysfs (rw,relatime,seclabel)
udev on /dev type devtmpfs ...
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Is it safe to use the miredo-client?
This is how I can surf websites behind IPv6 networks under Fedora 14
before:
ping6 ipv6.google.com
connect: Network is unreachable
solution: with root just:
yum install -y miredo-client
sed -i ...
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Tutorial for setting up a Linux machine with 3 monitors?
Can you provide a link to an up-to-date tutorial for setting up Linux with 3 monitors? Specifically, I want to set up 2 different nvidia video cards with 3 monitors. I can already do 2 monitors on 1 ...
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How do I restore windows 8 / hard drive after hard drive overwrite?
So I have been a bit of an idiot... I was installing fedora and I clicked through the partitioning without much attention assuming that fedora would be installed in dual boot. It seems to have ...
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Fedora 18 severe overheating HP Envy 4 1002tx in Gnome shell
I recently installed Fedora 18 x86_64bit version in dual boot mode on my HP Envy 4 1002tx machine and whenever I log into the Gnome shell I am facing very sever overheating of my laptop base and the ...
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dmidecode and DDR3 memory [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to detect memory type under Linux?
I got NC9C-550-LF motherboard with 2 GiB DDR3 1033 MHz memory. but when I look at
dmidecode
the memory module is shown as ...
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How to install fedora 12 iso file?
i downloaded Fedora 12 iso file. how can i create a bookable disc from an iso file and install
Please suggest me how to install Fedora 12 in a machine ?
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How to recover a partition accidently deleted with fdisk (Linux)?
I am using FC6 in VMware, I accidently deleted my partition by using fdisk, it told me that after the restart, the partition will be deleted. Now I lost all my important data in that drive. What are ...
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Why doesn't my path update *now*?
I recently installed the newest Qt SDK and I went ahead and added it to my PATH inside of my ~/.bash_profile.
I don't see the change. I can source ~/.bash_profile but then my path is twice as long, ...
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Wireless Disabled:HardBlock
Really I don't know where can I solve my problem.....I'm searching for ages everyone has solved it but me not yet !
It's Wireless HardBlock problem...
I posted this question when I was using ubuntu ...
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Can I install fresh Linux accross partitions (LUKS & LVM) and preserve/use existing home user?
With an existing LUKS encrypted logical volume partitioned hard disk dual boot to Windoz and Linux (Fedora 15), is it necessary to "start over" with the LUKS setup when upgrading the system?
I ...
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Apache Web Server Works Locally Not Globally
I have been at this for a while tonight and thought I would seek some help before I hit the sack. I have successfully downloaded Apache and can run it without any issues on a fedora 16 box acting as ...
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How to connect HDMI camera to Linux?
In fedora or centos linux is it possible to connect HDMI camera to HDMI capture device ( http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/intensity/ ). And get the video for playback from Linux? Or still ...
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Decreasing free space on Fedora 12
I'm running Fedora 12. My free space is continously decreasing every time I restart my computer.
I haven't installed any software nor am I using the internet. Can somebody explain why? Also, do I ...
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Fedora CD versions vs DVD
Does the DVD version include all the interfaces (KDE/GNOME/LXDE/Xfce) witch can be fund on separate CD's?
CD's
DVD
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Fedora Autologin in runlvel 3 and Autostart application
I have a single kernel with 2 menu entries in grub like following:
Boot(gfx)
Boot(text)
First entry boot the fedora in graphical mode running the gnome.
Second entry boot the fedora in text mode.
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