Installing OpenSuse semi-disaster
I decided to give OpenSuse a try last night after checking it out under VirtualBox. Here's what transpired over the next 2.5 hours .... Begin installation from DVD choosing /dev/sda11. After perusing...
View ArticleWhat's up with Fedora's apache ??
Trying to get a script to work on Fedora 18 - just using the default /var/www/html Seems Fedpora 18 apache is set up to not allow subdirectories by default or is something else going on? I about...
View Articlehaswell : Intel vPro
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_vPro http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=105206 if this is true, then i will stay with amd/parallella/arm long time.
View ArticleUEFI and Windows 8
I installed fedora 18 and Win8 successfully, but an update seems to have removed the UEFI boot entry for fedora. It is no longer listed in the bios, but the partitions are still there. Is it possible...
View Articlebumblebee with Fedora 19 beta
I'm trying to install bumblebee in Fedora 19, according to http://techies.ncsu.edu/wiki/bumblebee This should be possible, and fairly straight forward, but I'm realising now that Linux in general just...
View ArticleSingle sign-on for Windows/Linux/Mac OS X
I am in the process of trying to setup a single sign-on environment where I am at, and I have been trying to use Samba 4, but I keep running into issues with it, and it seems like Samba 4 at least...
View ArticleF18 Optimus SLI Secure-boot
I feel that i need to share this information, since there where no real information on this problem. At least not in the same context ;) Computer : Lenovo Y500 ideapad with i7 3630QM CPU and 2 x nvidia...
View ArticleCan't install phpunit.
Hi all, I am having trouble installing phpunit. Here's what happens when I try: [root@heigold1 ~]# pear install phpunit/PHPUnit phpunit/PHPUnit requires PHP extension "dom" No valid packages found...
View ArticleI cant use Serial.serial.read() on ubuntu12.04 but it is working fine on...
I was using ubuntu 10.04 and now updating to ubuntu 12.04 but one of my python code was working fine in ubuntu 10.04 but not in ubuntu 12.04.(Ubuntu 10.04: python version = 2.6.5, Ubuntu 12.04: python...
View ArticlePeaZip 5.0 [file and archive manager]
I'm glad to announce that PeaZip 5.0 was released yesterday. Downloads http://peazip.sourceforge.net/peazip-linux.html http://peazip.sourceforge.net/peazip-linux-x86_64.html Change log...
View ArticleAddresses not resolving on first try
I have been having a problem with network addresses not resolving on first attempt; If too much time passes, and I try again, it also fails. The errors I get are: Code: $ ssh user@server Could not...
View ArticleRed Hat Cuts Ribbon at New Digs
Red Hat cut the ribbon here on its new digs today. The governor showed up. More here. Me? I was out in the suburbs placating my car with a credit card.
View ArticleWill laptop Fn keys work in F18 actual if not working on 'Live USB'?
I've been bouncing around distros a bit lately on my Lenovo ThinkPad T530, dual-boot with Win7. Almost all the Fn keys (such as Fn+F3 for 'lock screen', Fn+F4 for 'sleep', Fn+F5 to disable wireless...
View ArticleFedora 18 Freezing and Black Screen before install
Hello im kinda getting frustrated with my custom desktop.....im trying to install fedora 18 on it. I burned the .iso to a flash drive and i tested it with my laptop which i am using to type this...
View ArticleCan't dual boot Macbook 5,1
Hi, I recently downloaded Fedora 18. De install went fine, but I can't seem to boot into F18. I've tried almost everything. I also have OS X 10.8.4 and I want to dual boot. If I hold the alt/option...
View ArticleHowto - Java JRE plugin on Firefox for Fedora
1. Check version numbers https://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp 2. Do a google search with the correct version numbers. Something similar to this. Replace the correct version numbers....
View Article"Open with VLC Media Player" no longer available when right-clicking network...
I recently upgraded to Fedora 18, and I'm trying to figure out how to restore a function I had prior to upgrading. I used to be able to right-click a network directory called Video - mapped to Windows...
View ArticleInstalling DOM
Hi all, When I try to install dom it says that the package is unavailable. Here is what happens when I try: [root@heigold1 pear]# yum install dom-xml Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto,...
View ArticlePort Forwarding Linksys E1000
Hi there, from the setup router http://192.168.1.1/ i open port 80. Unfortunately when i check using http://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/ - port forwarding tester- the port is closed. tx in...
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