Default Monitor for Applications to Open in?
Yes, this is a strange one. Here is the scenario: - Two monitors side-by-side: HDMI2 and HDMI3 - Primary monitor is the monitor on the right (HDMI3)...think `xrandr --output HDMI3 --primary` Now, when...
View Articlethe custom wallpaper in F17 lxde
I wonder if there is a way to properly change wallpaper for initial login screen a not only for after login user desktop. tried to place my image in /usr/share/wallpaper and /usr/share/lxde/wallpaper...
View ArticleFC17 Sleep/Resume in FVWM on Lenovo W530
Hello all: The sleep/resume on my W530 functions correctly in Gnome3 as long as I use the onboard video chipset and not the nvidia one, this is fine. However, if I set the session in GDM to FVWM and...
View ArticleHow UPnP + firewall+NAT to replace Netgear firewall?
I'm confused on what I need, and how to configure a Fedora system (let's call it FGateway ) to replace the functionality of a standalone Netgear Router. I want this functionality: *From outside, only...
View Article-bash-4.2$ appears in my terminal.
Hi all, I have a small problem (not a really one). My terminal (GNOME, F17) looks like [1]. I want to be something like: marius@mariusmmg2$ (at the begining of any line). [1]...
View ArticleHow to play .wmv in Fedora 17 ?
Hi, please help me to play .wmv files in Fedora because I am not finding any solvation way. Thank you !
View ArticleSo ... How do you celebrate the coming of the New Year?
Or, if the case may be, snarling whilst shoving the old one unceremoniously out the door? Generally, unless there was something else afoot rudely keeping us awake, we tend to greet the new year in/with...
View ArticleACPI with fc17 kernel 3.6.10
Hi, I see the following messages during boot and wondered if there was something wrong: Code: [Â Â 5.882542] ACPI: Invalid Power Resource to register! [Â Â 8.620940] ACPI Warning:...
View Articlelong bootup time?
Is it reasonable for sendmail and client to take 2 minutes? Code: [root@f18v ~]# systemd-analyze Startup finished in 2977ms (kernel) + 1102ms (initramfs) + 125597ms (userspace) = 129678ms [root@f18v...
View Articleselinux and samba - Apparently I just don't get it
I've successfully shared some family photos on my server (Fedora 17) using Samba. This share works perfectly provided SeLinux is set to permissive. My wife can access the whole photos directory tree...
View ArticleHas anyone seen the installer on the Fedora 18 Beta?
i've never seen anything so boldly inefficient and profoundly screwed up :fp: Gnome 3...now this? ...i really hope this isn't the future. ...just cause Microsoft got away with publishing Windows 8...
View Articlesecure method for netinstall?
The "Security Considerations" note at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedUp lead me to https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=877623 and https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998 ......
View Articleyum install under live usb or livecd failed
I have burned a DVD for the Fedora 17 Live CD 64 bit boot from CD. The system boots up fine but when I tried to yum install google-chrome-stable, I have the following problem (my first yum install...
View ArticleSwitch lxde desktop to other locale
Hello all! Do you celebrate a new year fest? my question is how to change gui desktop localization\? I set locale Code: $locale LANG=en_US.utf8 LC_CTYPE="en_US.utf8" LC_NUMERIC="en_US.utf8"...
View Articlehow to use cut command on ps axl
I'm learning bash and just started playing with the cut command. I am curious about how I would use cut on the output of a command with non-uniform delimiters such as "ps axl" as an example. The...
View ArticleUpdates?
I do Yum Update very day, and there haven't been any updates for a few days now. I assume this is due to the Holiday period? Will they start again on Wednesday 2nd? Or later... Just wondering (no big...
View Articlefedora 17 iptables restart
Hi there I have been using fedora for 9 years i stuck with fedora 7 till now Iv just upgraded my server and thought I would give fedora 17 server a try i v got to editing the /etc/sysconfig/iptables...
View ArticleJava not working
Hi guys, I have been trawling the net in search of how to get my Java installation working. I am using Chrome as a browser and am on an x64 system. I have installed the JRE downloded from Oracle's...
View Articlehplip will not update or uninstall
I am running Fedora 17-64 on a desktop and have an HP Officejet 6500 multifunction printer. Today I tried to install xsane to enable the scanner. The Application Manager shows HPLIP 3.12.10-4 installed...
View ArticleReduced rpm list?
Hi all. I'm trying to find a way to generate a list of all RPMS on a system that are not dependencies of other rpms. Said another way, I want to generate the smallest possible list of RPMs that would...
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