F19: How to disable GDM user list?
Is there a way to disable the list of users at the login screen? For security reasons I really don't want the users displayed: I prefer to have the old-school form where you must type in the user name...
View ArticleGRUB 2 configuration auto-generation problems
Hello, I recently installed Fedora 19, and I needed to do some customizations to my GRUB options so it will boot my Windows 8 installation. I tried the usual approach, editing the files in /etc/grub.d....
View ArticleFedora 19 as Router
Hello, I need to configure Fedora 19 as router so that it forward traffic from one network connection to a VPN connection. This is my actual situation: I have a fisical network card connected to my...
View ArticleNeed to know how to change Themes in FC19!
I've looked on the Web... can't find it! I installed some Themes with "yum install" but I don't know how to actuate them. Any help?
View ArticlePlayOnLinux: no sound
Hi All, I'm new here so thanks for bearing with me. I've just swapped over from Ubuntu to Fedora. I've been trying to get Neverwinter Nights 1 and 2 working on POL. In fact they work out of the box,...
View ArticleInstalling Fedora 18/19 on G5 PowerMac fails!
Sadly Fedora utterly fails to install on my PowerMac dual CPU G5 (which I would like to liberate form that horrible, outdate, unsupported, impossible to work with, excuse of an OS that it came with)....
View ArticleInstalling F19 problems
Greetings, I have been using Fedora-Linux for several years. I really liked F17. Decided to upgrade to F19 and got the latest FedUp then with some guidance got it to download and begin the install...
View ArticleFedora rawhide "DimDisplay" what is that?
I installed my last LiveCD FC19 from 20130708 in VirtualBox-4.2.16. Then I updated the system to FC20 - no errors. But if I log in to KDE-Desktop I become an error-output: "The profile AC has tried to...
View ArticleWhy is SeLinux so integrated into fedora
just wondering seeing as most people seem to disable it.
View ArticleF19 File Server
Hi All... I love figuring out problems on my own, but I'm reaching out because my head is starting to hurt from beating it on my desk. :) Here's my problem... I'm trying to set up my F19 machine as a...
View Articlestarting ethernet network at boot
I want my ethernet network to start at boot-up. The network is 3 computers in a home network. I installed f19 on one computer but I have been unable to get that computer to start the ethernet at boot...
View Articlehow can i fix this? (yum issue)
hi, every time i try to do an update i gett this error. [root@localhost yum]# yum update Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit...
View ArticleXVnc Install freezes on connect f19
I boot the Net Install CD, and it goes into text mode, since I have an old video card. I go with XVnc install option. When I connect with either KRDC, or Remmina the "Select a language" screen comes...
View ArticleMouse freezes on return from sleep
FC18, KDE spin, Lenovo Thinkpad E520, all current patches. Using embedded mouse-pad, no external mouse. Sometimes, but not always, after returning from a time-out sleep, the mouse cursor is frozen. The...
View ArticleLVM Error
I get this at the boot. What is "Expecting device..." problem? Code: Starting udev Coldplug all Devices... [^[[32m OK ^[[0m] Reached target Encrypted Volumes. Mounting POSIX Message Queue...
View ArticleGnome Search Lag?
I recently got a laptop. It has an i7 processor and 8gb of ram, it runs very well. I haven't had any issues running any programs/ with GNOME 3.8 until I started using the search. EVERYTHING but search...
View ArticlePlaying with the thought of moving up to CentOS or SL
I've been recently playing with the thought of moving up to CentOS or SL once CentOS 7 and SL7 come out, as RHEL/CentOS/SL is in a way a step up from Fedora. As a home user, should I just stick to...
View ArticleFixing corrupted RPM database after F17 upgrade
Hi all, I finally upgraded to F17 recently (yeah I know, but better late than never), and Preupgrade died trying to upgrade VirtualBox. I had to uninstall it and restart the upgrade. This mostly...
View ArticleHow to modify default permissions of /run/media/username when an USB disk is...
Hi, I am using Fedora 18 and GNOME 3. When an USB disk is plugged, it is automounted into /run/media/<username>/<disk_label> with restricted permissions: # ls -adl...
View ArticleFedora 18 accidental speedup with nvidia
Hi there! Today I tried this guide: http://www.if-not-true-then-false.co...8-nvidia-guide Then my prop. nvidia driver wasn't working. Then I removed the nouveau with: Code: ## Backup old initramfs...
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