How to make obsolete packages?
Hello! When I run yum check-update, I got: Code: #yum check-update <omited> Obsoleting Packages libjpeg-turbo.x86_64Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1.2.1-1.el6...
View ArticleMplayer font.o error
I am currently installing Mplayer1.1 from source in fedora 18 . I have already configured but when i use the make command i get the following error: [root@localhost MPlayer-1.1]# make cc -MD -MP...
View ArticleWhat happened to the modules.xxxmap files?
Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but here goes. I recently started using Fedora 17 with the 3.3.4 kernel and, much to my surprise, files like modules.pcimap and modules.usbmap are no longer...
View ArticleHow to install Fedora on VMWare Workstation 9
This seems like it should be so simple, but I'm failing over-and-over. I keep getting "Entering emergency mode" when installing Fedora under VMWare 9: Environment: Host OS: Windows 7 64bit VMWare...
View ArticleOnly GNOME loads correctly
When I log on, and try to select anything other than GNOME (eg. Cinnamon, KDE, XFCE). The screen goes black and I am dumped back at my display Manager. I've tried GDM, LXDM, and LightDM. None work. The...
View Articlestatic ip address on nic
I have been searching the www for information on setting a static ip address on fedora 18 What I found works for me was slightly different from the tutorials that I was able to find. it is assumed here...
View Articlekeyboard backlight
hi, im on fedora 18 64 bit, using a satellite p850 laptop. any idea how to get a backlit keyboard working? it worked for a couple of days after i booted a live iso of fedora 19. the boot hung and i had...
View ArticleAmarok not working correctly
Hi peeps... Really like what Amarok does, even used it in windows for a time and I have to say so far... it ran better in windows than it does on my fc18 xfce 64-bit... I have one album queued in my...
View ArticleKickstart install (via NFS) not seeing all packages
Hi all, I am having an odd problem here. The following kickstart script works on RHEL 6 & CentOS 6 This kickstart script works on RHEL 6 & CentOS 6 But for some reason during the install of...
View ArticleFedora 18 crashes randomly
Hi all, I have a fresh installed F18 (64-Bit) system, which crashes randomly. If i change to another display, and i kill gnome-session of the freezed user, its often going again, so the user just lost...
View ArticleRe-Installing Grub for Triple Boot System
Hey All - Just for the heck of it, I decided to set up a triple boot of my Ultrabook last night. I'm doing Windows 8, Windows 7, & Fedora 18. I currently have all 3 OS's installed, but after...
View ArticleCan't open my home folder
I'm using FC #17, and gnome has defaulted to the "classic" version of gnome. I can't open my home folder. Weird. I click on one of the places, say Downloads, and I get the spinning mouse thingy that...
View ArticleFirst Time & Looking for question
I came across Fedora and I been reading the website and find it very interesting and damn very well done ... I am wondering can Fedora be use as social community and if so , how would I set this up and...
View Articlefc18 xfce missing gparted -- oh no!
Oh No! FC18 XFCE live CD no longer has gparted. That is about 80% of what I use it for. Sure I can continue to use FC17 XFCE Live CD, but it won't keep up with chipsets. (I do "fondly" remember when I...
View ArticleATI Catalyst, Fedora 17, ATI Radeon HD 7730M Installation Help!!
Hi, I've been trying a lot to Install ATI catalyst on fedora 17, I have a Dell Inspiron SE 15 with ATI Radeon HD 7730M, my current kernel version is 3.3.4-5.fc17.x86_64 can someone please help??
View Articlefedora files in root of ESP partition
Hi just installed fedora 18 on a uefi system, dual booting with windows 8 and debian wheezy. fedora installed its boot loader into the ESP partition under /boot/efi/EFI/fedora. but also a System folder...
View Articleevernote owned.
https://evernote.com/corp/news/password_reset.php Quote: Security Notice: Service-wide Password Reset Evernote's Operations & Security team has discovered and blocked suspicious activity on the...
View Articleyum crashes system . . . how to fix?
Did a yum update just a few minutes ago and kernel 3.8.1.-201 and installed. Upon reboot my old kernel setting in grub2 menu was missing and just the new one was listed. The system booted partially...
View Article[SOLVED] Error: Cannot find a valid baseurl for repo: rpmfusion-free/18/x86_64
Hello. I installed Fedora 18 yesterday, and I'm currently having a problem with rpmfusion. Quote: Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit Could not retrieve mirrorlist...
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