Questions tagged [fedora]
Fedora is a Linux-based free operating system sponsored by Red Hat.
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Fedora Video Driver Problem
I have Fedora 14 installed on my laptop with an nvidia 8400M GT card. I installed the kmod-nvidia drivers, however, I could not adjust my screen brightness with via my keyboard, so I decided to ...
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How to downgrade and remove rpms in the same command?
I have a problem where in order to satisfy RPM dependencies, I need to remove packages and downgrade them in the same command.
Imagine the following situation
Before
A v2.0 depends on B,C
B v2.0 ...
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Log what time hibernation occurred?
Fedora 14 xfce
I am looking for the log messages where I can find out what time my netbook hibernated?
I have checked in the /var/log. And all I could see was pm-suspend.log and pm-powersave.log.
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Removing all traces of GNU java and openjdk and replacing with Sun JDK
I have installed latest Sun JDk. But when I do:
java -version
I still got OpenJDK version.
So I completely removed OpenJDK. But now when I do:
java -version
I get even older GNU java 1.5 something ...
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RHEL6 - disable the tiered-progress bar during boot
How do you get RHEL6 to display the "traditional" display of startup information instead of the tiered/stacked progress bar?
The standard info dump is displayed during shutdown.
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Less hotkeys not working, printing keycodes instead performing action
When I try something like
php -i | less
Less is not responding to hotkeys, but prints them like pressing "q" results in statusline
:q
PageDown
:^[[6~
Pressing ENTER like "executes" the keycode ...
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How to split registration and media?
I have a SIP project. Where i will have SIP server running.
Server will do following:
will only do routing and receive incoming calls
But the audio/video will be peer 2 peer
Can this be done with ...
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Is there a tool similar to microsoft system centre configuration manager available on in Linux?
I am looking out for a tool similar to microsoft system centre configuration manager on linux platform which is available with GNU license and that can be used for doing multiple tasks like to ...
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Fedora to Fedora remote desktop does not work (connection closed error, even after setting everything up)
I'm trying to use remote desktop on my laptop (running Fedora) to my desktop (also running Fedora) on the same local network.
I configured Remote Desktop on my desktop via System -> Preferences -> ...
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Getting Kopete to work with Google voice chat on GNOME - FC14 - x86_64
Kopete works great with Google Talk, but I have not been able to use Google voice chat either on Google Chrome or Kopete.
Skype works great.
Please advise.
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How to connect to OpenVPN with NetworkManager
I have installed an OpenVPN server on my OpenWrt 10.03 router [freshly flashed]:
echo "nameserver 8.8.8.8" > /etc/resolv.conf; opkg update; opkg install luci-app-openvpn openvpn openssl-util ...
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How to configure a Logitech USB headset on Fedora 14
I have a Logitech USB headset http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003NREDG4
but I can't hear anything nor input anything through it.
I am working on a Fedora 14 desktop.
cat /proc/asound/cards
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Host command and web browser's don't accept hosts.conf order
[root@MYPC etc]# lsb_release -a
LSB Version: :core-4.0-ia32:core-4.0-noarch
Distributor ID: Fedora
Description: Fedora release 14 (Laughlin)
Release: 14
Codename: Laughlin
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Fedora - what's the easiest solution for the in-place (without data loss) encryption of the (existing) /home partition?
I read that the installer can handle encryption easily, but I don't want to reinstall.
TrueCrypt apparently can't encrypt a partition in-place and will require a format.
I've looked around at some ...
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From where can I install Firefox with all other dependencies?
OS is Fedora Core 3 i368, yum repository is remi. When I try to install Firefox from the above repository, yum install firefox*, the error says that missing dependencies and provides a list of ...
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Display A Message If Filesize Is Smaller Than 30 KBytes
I have a Zenity message box in a script
zenity --info --text='done' > /dev/null 2>&1
I need to pop up a message, e.g.: "file is smaller then 30 KBytes!" when a file is smaller then 30 ...
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Determine which process belongs to which window in Linux System Monitor?
I have Fedora Linux 13 64bit system. I use System Monitor to check which process is taking how much memory and cpu. Normally I have dozens of Chrome and Firefox windows open. The Processes tab shows ...
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How can I disable Internet access for programs running in Wine?
How can I disable Internet access for programs running in Wine?
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Cannot enable wireless adapter in Fedora 14
I have a lenovo ThinkPad running Fedora 14, and am unable to enable wireless. Fn+F5 doesn't switch on the LED indicator light, and adding a network via System->Network Connections->Wireless doesn't do ...
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How to Recover files from a CDROM?
i have a mini cdrom, there are bluetooth drivers on it.
i wanted to copy the files from the cdrom, but it seems...one file [?] is corrupted
Can anyone help me? How could i recover the files from my ...
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Fedora sshmenu problem
When I run sshmenu and try to connect to a ssh server I get
$SSH_AUTH_SOCK is not set. Is the ssh-agent running?
If I run ssh-agent I see the $SSH_AUTH_SOCK variable.
How can I make it work ?
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How to edit .pub format files on fedora?
Is there an aplication/software that I can use to edit the Microsoft publisher (.pub) format files on fedora14.
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PHP and SQLite V2 extension for Fedora 14
How can I add support for the PHP SQLite V2 extension on Fedora 14?
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sudo in .desktop file when launching graphical app
Fedora 14
i can run a program with another user with:
(command before): xhost local:transmission-user
the command:
sudo -u transmission-user -- /usr/bin/transmission-gtk &
from the gnome-...
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Run application with other user
OS: Fedora 14
GUI: GNOME
I need to run an application with another user then the "default" (normally used).
Purpose: create a ".desktop" file on my desktop to run e.g.: Google Chrome with another ...
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Sync files between Mac, PC and Linux automatically
I have a MacBook Pro, a Windows 7 desktop, and a Fedora 13 netbook. I have been searching far and wide for an automatic solution to sync files (pictures, music, docs, etc...) between the three when ...
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Install GNU Emacs GUI in Fedora
I've installed the "emacs" package from yum, but typing emacs at the terminal doesn't launch the GUI version. I was under the impression it installed by default, and emacs -nw would be used for the ...
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Security - Run apps with other users
OS: Fedora 14 i386
It's used as a ""normal desktop laptop"".
"USER A" - it's the mainly used user, i log in with GDM with it, etc.
Goal: I need a little more security - separate a few apps!
How: ...
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how to disable these logs on the screen?
using Fedora 14:
echo 'while true; do sleep 5; if ifconfig | grep "inet addr:" | grep -vq "127.0.0.1"; then if ! mount | grep -q "/home/user/Desktop/Share"; then mount -vvv -t cifs -o ro,noexec,...
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disable automount in fedora
I have edited /etc/hal/fdi/policy/prefrences.fdi
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
<device>
<match key="storage.policy.should_mount" bool="true">
<merge key="storage.policy....
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Unable to bring back terminal launcher in fedora
Our office housing keeping guy sat on my linux (Fedora 7) system and somehow removed the main panel. By panel I mean where all the menus are there - Applications, Places, System etc. and contains a ...
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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 "s/...
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What does % mean in linux / how to install jmf
I am fairly new to linux and am using fedora 14 (64 bit). I have to install the java media framework for one of my projects. In the installation instructions on their website (http://www.oracle.com/...
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In GNOME is there a way to focus/activate a window on mouse over?
I recall a partner in a CS class who changed my setup to focus a window on mouse over and that was really handy for programming with a ton of terminals open.
I've seen Dwell Click under ...
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How to build Fedora automatically installation ISO
I want to install Fedora 12 on lots (>100) machines with the same system. These system is a little special:
Each has 4G to 12G memory, but no HD. So we need to install system into memory.
We want to:...
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How can I set a pattern that will output a filename equal to the original filename in SoundConverter?
$ uname -a
Linux a 2.6.35.10-74.fc14.i686.PAE #1 SMP Thu Dec 23 16:10:47 UTC 2010 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
$ lsb_release -a
LSB Version: :core-4.0-ia32:core-4.0-noarch
Distributor ID: Fedora
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How do I integrate VirusTotal with Nautilus?
Here's a great site: https://www.virustotal.com/index.html
Does anyone have a how to/link, how to integrate a menu in Nautilus?
Like: "send file to Nautilus" when right clicking a file?
Theres an ...
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delete only first hit /match with sed
$ echo -e "AsometAhingA\nsomethingA\nASomethiAng"
AsometAhingA
somethingA
ASomethiAng
$ echo -e "AsometAhingA\nsomethingA\nASomethiAng" | sed "s/A//"
sometAhingA
something
SomethiAng
$
I know that ...
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How can I import Gmail contacts into Thunderbird?
$ rpm -qa | grep -i "^thunderbird"
thunderbird-enigmail-1.1.2-1.fc14.i686
thunderbird-3.1.7-2.fc14.i686
$ lsb_release -a
LSB Version: :core-4.0-ia32:core-4.0-noarch
Distributor ID: Fedora
Description: ...
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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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convert a pdf/djvu file to png's under Linux how?
Imagemagick doesn't work (Fedora 14) on one PDF file:
$ convert -density 300 INPUT.PDF out.png
Error: /ioerror in --showpage--
Operand stack:
1 true
Execution stack:
%interp_exit .runexec2 ...
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How can I convert a PDF/djvu file to PNGs under Linux?
Imagemagick doesn't work (Fedora 14) on one PDF file:
$ convert -density 300 INPUT.PDF out.png
Error: /ioerror in --showpage--
Operand stack:
1 true
Execution stack:
%interp_exit .runexec2 ...
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how to import gmail contacts to enigmail?
$ rpm -qa | grep -i "^thunderbird"
thunderbird-enigmail-1.1.2-1.fc14.i686
thunderbird-3.1.7-2.fc14.i686
$ lsb_release -a
LSB Version: :core-4.0-ia32:core-4.0-noarch
Distributor ID: Fedora
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how to get beep working? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
how to get beep working?
I have a laptop, i installed the "beep" package. I turned every sound to full, and i:
$ beep
$
but i can't hear any "beeping" sound. What am I ...
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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 script ...
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how to get beep working? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
how to get beep working?
I have a laptop, i installed the "beep" package. I turned every sound to full, and i:
$ beep
$
but i can't hear any "beeping" sound. What am I ...
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How to prevent changing wallpaper/Desktop background on fedora 14?
Is there a way to avoid changing the wallpaper/Desktop background other the onces which come as default on fedora?
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OpenOffice.org 3 waits 25 seconds before opening
I'm on Fedora 14, and OpenOffice 3.3.0 takes a long time to open (about 30 seconds, sometimes less). It isn't a CPU or disk performance issue, it's just simply a very long delay before the program ...
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Connecting to Windows 7 from Fedora is slow
I am using the rdesktop command to connect from a Fedora 14 system to a Windows 7 Professional machine remotely but I get a very slow reponse when I try and connect to it. The command that I used to ...
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Unknown monitor in Lenovo laptop
I have set of two Lenovo laptops on which Fedora core 13 is installed. On one machine, the monitor is detected properly such that it is possible to connect another monitor. But on another laptop, the ...