Unable to run Update
Running Fedora 17 x 64 bit . Intel Pentium motherboard. 1Gb RAM 80GB Hard Drive. When I run 'Update' it tells me I have 63 updates but after a few minutes a dropdown box appears and tells me: Failed to...
View ArticleFedora releases slipping more
Out of interest, why do Fedora releases slip later, and by more? It used to be unusual to slip, then it used to slip by a few weeks, now it's a slip by months. I was just wondering what had changed?
View ArticleVMware tools install for Fedora 17
I'm running Fedora 17 on VMware. I need to install the VMware tools. I have followed the instructions but get stuck. It asks for the folder with the includes. I have installed kernel-devel and...
View Articlef17 dropping wifi connection, realtek chipset
Hey folks, I've done my share of googling about this - I found some folks having some issues a few months ago with this chipset, but they seem to be resolved. Usually these issues are with slow speeds...
View ArticleC++ question
Hey guys and gals, hows it going? Hopefully a very quick and easy question. This code: Code: #include <iostream> #include <time.h> #include <cstdlib> using namespace std; struct Stat...
View ArticleF16 and boot problem
I suddenly popped into a problem booting F16, not too long after doing an upgrade from F15. Just the 1.99 grub prompt appears. I did the 'set root', 'linux', 'initrd' and 'boot' commands and it started...
View ArticleF17 missed gnome-open
I just installed F17 and found that the handy command 'gnome-open' is not there. I am wondering if I need to install some package to get it? Or it is replaced by something else. ---------- Post added...
View ArticleAdobe Flash gone screwy...
Ok, I go to watch a YouTube video, and it says that I need the Shockwave Flash plugin. No sweat. I go to Adobe and download the YUM version. Everything is up to date. I go to watch my YouTube video, it...
View ArticleAbout running chkconfig on sym link folder
Hi all, Fedora 17 I was following manual; http://wiki.ovirt.org/wiki/Building_...#Prerequisites building oVirt Ran following commands as root:- Installing JBoss AS Manually (From Zips) Code: Â Â $>...
View ArticleInternet Browser suggestions?
Yep, this thread again. Gotta be done every so often ^-^; Because Opera does not provide repository support it is extremely difficult to upgrade or maintain. Which, in this day and age is perhaps not...
View Articleinstall conflicts
[root@newYork ~]# yum install VirtualBox.x86_64 Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package VirtualBox.x86_64...
View Articlefind, grep, and white spaces
Hello, My objective is to make a tar file (a backup) of all files smaller then 5M. This file should exclude file in the backup/YY subdirectory and all hidden files. Some of the file name contain...
View Articlefallback mode
Quote: I'm writing to inform you that the release team discussed https://live.gnome.org/ThreePointSev...ixFallbackMode yesterday. We've come to the conclusion that we can't maintain fallback mode in...
View ArticleEight Years of Firefox
Happy Birthday, Firefox! https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2012/1...rs-of-firefox/ Quote: Eight years ago today, Mozilla launched the first version of Firefox. We had the audacity to believe that we could...
View ArticleSecond Core not detected on macbook 13
Hi all, I just installed F17 on a white macbook 13 for the most part everything works. I had to do some research to get everything working. The wireless did not work, the camera did not work and the...
View ArticleLast day at Red Hat
mjg59 to Leave Redhat Quote: After four and a half years at Red Hat, I'm about to take the three weeks of holiday I've built up and am then heading off to Nebula at the beginning of December. I'm still...
View ArticleF18 schedule - am I the only one worried?
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/18/Schedule makes for somewhat worrying reading to me. Every since (rashly, IMHO) Fedora tried to move to a 6-month dev cycle, they've failed every time to meet...
View Article[SOLVED] Bad shell script code??
Hi, I was making a shell script to install the RPM Fusion repository and install mp3/mp4 codecs when I ran into a problem. It says that "sudo yum install gstreamer-plugins bad;sudo yum install...
View ArticleScreen control question
I posted this in another thread, but thought it should be handled seperate. On a desktop system with Gnome, the screen being displayed before anyone logs on, or after logging off, was sized during the...
View ArticleBeer: The open source beverage of choice
Quote: Beer is truly the most democratic, egalitarian, and open source of all beverages. It is for both common folk and connoisseurs. It is for the masses. And, from my experience as a homebrewer and...
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