yum search returns "Error: no such table: packagetags"
Until very recently, I able to do yum search as myself. but now when I do it, I get Error: no such table: packagetags If I do sudo yum search it still works. Also, System Tools > Add Remove...
View Article/etc/hosts problem !
Hi ! I have add some hosts in /etc/hosts file and I can not use hosts using TAB of keyboard. For example: HTML Code: 192.168.1.1 myrouter      127.0.0.1 mylocahost Now I want to ping my router...
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Can't get Fedora to install
When I run the live CD, it hangs as the F logo is almost finished filling up (the live OS is almost completed loading). I read it could have something to do with Nvidia drivers, so I tried running the...
View Articlekernel command line
After upgrading to F18 my computer wouldn't complete booting up. I posted my problen in Fedora Bugzilla and provided a picture of the terminal output at the point where it stopped. I was given the...
View Articlebasic assistance needed
Hi all I have decided to give linux a go and chose fedora. From thier web page I downloaded the default application and it seemed to install fine. Now what?! I am unable to follow the basic get started...
View Articleburn avi to cd with k3b
Is there a way to burn avi to cd with k3b? When I tried the disc became unusable. I tried to open the disc on 2 different computers with no luck.
View Articlemod_proxy_scgi
Hi everyone, trying to configure rutorrent on my newly installed F18 turns out to become harder. mod_scgi is no longer available but already build into mod_proxy_scgi Now instead of using my old setup...
View ArticleGraphics Test Week starts tomorrow (Tuesday)!
Yup, it's that time again - one of the bigger weeks of the Test Day cycle, as Graphics Test Week lands once more. Tomorrow, Tuesday 2013-04-23, is Intel graphics Test Day. Wednesday 2013-04-24 will be...
View Articlepackaging multilib and lang files
It has been a long time since I packaged for Fedora - but back then, libraries were suppose to be in their own sub-package so that multilib was possible. But the .mo files that go in /usr/share/locale...
View Articlehangs on splashscreen following nvidia install - fedora 18
Hi all, I have just tried to install Nvidia drivers on fedora 18, following the steps on this post: http://www.if-not-true-then-false.co...-nvidia-guide/ These instructions said that it was not...
View ArticleF18 runs Windows7 in VMware?
Anyone try running a F18 with Windows 7 in VMware for games? Can the dedicated graphics card be used in the Windows 7 VM? I am thinking about flipp'n Win7 to F18 OS as the main OS. Thanks! :cool:
View ArticleWifi dongle not working
Hi, I bought a TP-link TL-WN725N wifi dongle that I plugged into my desktop running fedora 18. Unfortunately it doesn't show in the network manager nor iwconfig and I don't have a clue what to do to...
View ArticleUnusual window sizing behaviour
Hello, Since moving to GNOME 3.8 when F19 moved to Alpha, I've noticed that some applications seem to randomly resize themselves. This seems to happens consistently for the applications I use when...
View Article[SOLVED] "Super Pi" benchmarking tool source code
Hi all, A great tool here for benchmarking ftp://pi.super-computing.org/Linux It performs a defined amount of iterations to solve Pi, printing the time taken per iteration as it goes. It's really nice...
View Articlelinux from scratch boots on raspberry pi
I have had my raspberry pi for a a few months? now and have been testing the fedora spin which works although I have yet to give a thorough test over several days. I ran across this project pilfs or...
View Article[SOLVED] rc.xml Syntax Error
I was editing my rc.xml file to input some keyboard bindings, but when I restarted the system a notification popped up saying there was a syntax error. Not only that, but my desktop screen is acting...
View ArticleTexting and Grammar: A Dilemma of the 21st Century
This is something that has been bugging me for a while. Now I know my writing isn't perfect, but at least I strive to write the clearest, cleanest, most error free English I can. My generation does not...
View ArticleMy challenge ahead
Posting this from my new HP ENVY dv7-7240us laptop while booted in F18-Xfce-Live from USB stick which was purchased just yesterday. This is this laptops "first light" with Linux. Wireless working "out...
View ArticleHorrible Print quality. network Epson, Fedora 18.
Epson Stylus NX420 (on wireless network) Fedora 18, 64 bit I am using Cups to print but the print quality is really bad when printing from my fedora machine. It prints normally on my windows7 laptop....
View ArticleOdd Gnome issue
First it may help to understand my reasoning behind this. I wanted to take the Mac4Lin packages and make one for Gnome 3. I don't think it would be that hard, I would have to snag some things from...
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