The killer app
Everybody says that what Linux needs is a killer app that will make people want to switch over from Windows, or will make them understand what's so great about Linux. Well, as far as I'm concerned, we...
View Articlenixnote with F18
Trying to install nixnote from downloaded rpm produces the following error message: Test Transaction Errors: file / from install of nixnote-1.4-2.x86_64 conflicts with file from package...
View ArticleUpgrade to fedora 18, X does not start
I just finished updating my notebook to Fedora 18 (via yum). Things went reasonably well, without any install issues. But, after upgrading I come up multi-user without X running. I can log in as myself...
View ArticleAvidemux Scripting
Does anyone know how to join a number of .flv or .mp4 files using the command line version of Avidemux? I can do this with the GUI version of the software but can't figure out how to do this on the...
View ArticleBlacklist/quirk USB HID at boot
Greetings all! I have been experiencing longer-than-desired boot times due to a USB HID device timing out during boot. The device is a black-lit keyboard LED controller on my MSI GT780, which adds...
View Articleneed help on grub
Sir previously I have installed opensuse12.2X86-64 and Windows8 on AMD FX 4100 machine then I have installed fedora15 X86-64 on same machine. I am unable to see openSUSE entry in menu.lst so I have...
View Articleneed help about installing multimedia codecs on fedora15X 86-64
Sir I have installed fedora15X86-64 on AMD FX 4100 machine. I need help about installing multimedia codecs. I have followed instructions given in some sites but failed. I have downloaded fusion...
View ArticleLots of "Found ordering cycle"s after FC16 upgrade
I'm seeing a lot of weirdness after upgrading from FC15->FC16 (Trying to get to a non-EOL version) and I think it's mostly stemming from systemd dropping a number of services to resolve ordering...
View ArticleIs there a better way to pass arguments through g_signal_connect()?
I have been working with GTK and feel bad about the way I am passing arguments to callback functions. I will just post some of my code for something I was testing tonight. Code: #include...
View Articleneed help about installing multimedia codecs on fedora15X 86-64
Sir I have installed fedora15X86-64 on AMD FX 4100 machine. I need help about installing multimedia codecs. I have followed instructions given in some sites but failed. I have downloaded fusion...
View ArticleF18 New install, GUI doesn't load right
I just did a fresh install of F18 Desktop. Everything works fine on the live cd except that my dual monitors are reversed, but no big deal, right? Wrong! After rebooting the system boots but gets no...
View ArticleIs it possible? and where to find this?
Hello there. I'm a newbie. Have no relation with programming or etc. And I love fedora. Everything was fine until i had this incident. I just saw Imikimi as a great site and their plugin is must have...
View ArticleGNOME fallback mode only on for remote desktop connection?
After installing F18, we got problems with remote logins: To have a usable GNOME 3 desktop, fallback mode has to be enabled (System Settings > Details > Graphics > Forced Fallback Mode =>...
View ArticleNo Nvidia Problem Whats New in F18?
I have used Nvidia and Fedora since FC2. Nvidia always needs a little extra to get it going. F18 works without the extra effort. Why? I wonder if it will come later and surprise me. Thank you for any...
View Article[SOLVED] Where can I download Fedora 17 KDE?
I'm a newer Fedora user and so far I've been having better luck running F17 than F18 with the Gnome desktop. I'm interested in trying the KDE spin of F17, but I don't know where to find it. Any...
View ArticleF18 How to install on Bios Raid
I have a laptop with BiosRaid 1 and Windows 7 running. I do need this Windows, but most of my work I do on Ubuntu which is installed in dual boot. Now I want to replace Ubunto by Fedora. So I run the...
View Article[NO vmblock.ko] Installing VMware tools on Guest OS Fedora 18!?
Hello, I was able to download and unpack VMware tools for Fedora 18: root@localhost fs]# cd ~/tools/ [root@localhost tools]# ls -al total 69084 drwxrwxr-x. 5 nobody nobody 4096 Feb 4 14:25 ....
View ArticleUnigine-Heaven-3.0
Was able to install the run file from command line. Now I can't figure out how to run the program. Have looked in many forums/threads to no avail.
View ArticleProblem reading .so file!
I am using Fedora 18 (with the latest packages as fetched by "yum update") with a a standard "desktop" graphical install. I am trying to load a user defined function I have made (in the form of a...
View ArticleFedora 18 Impressions
After doing multiple FedUp upgrades and 2 Fresh installs of F18, I'm feeling a bit queezy! The fedup upgrades went fairly well, but when they didn't the fresh installs didn't seem to go any better....
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