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Install Fedora core 15 on HP Smart Array Controller HDD
I need to install "Fedora Core 15" Linux on to HP Smart Array Controller attached HDD.
Problem is Fedora Core 15 kernel do not has HPSA device driver. I tried to load (my own build) HPSA driver ...
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Fedora Upgrade Error
I was trying to upgrade to Fedora 16 (I had f14) using preupgrade. However,
it fails at the end (after saying: preparing transaction from installation source) and gives the following error:
A fatal ...
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How do I install Chromium on F17?
I just installed the Beefy Miracle on my box, but essentially being the first time I've used Linux I'm not sure how to perform even some of the most basic tasks.
I thought I would try to install ...
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How do I install packages with F17?
I just installed Fedora 17 on my box and I'm having trouble installing packages. I used to think that across all linux os'es all it took was sudo apt-get install packagae.
I don't think this is the ...
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“Couldn't resolve host” when installing/updating yum packages
Whenever I try to install or update a package using yum, after it updates its DB these messages are shown:
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit, tidy-cache google64
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Is there a way to install only the base Fedora system?
I'd like to install a base Fedora system meaning without all the other programs/applications that come when installing a Gnome/KDE/XFCE spins. How do I do this?
This is the first time I'd be ...
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dual booting centos5.5 and fedora
I already have centos5.5 on my system whose hard disk is ~500GB. I have tried to dual boot with fedora 16. while installing fedora 16 I have created a ~250GB and ~4GB partitions for "/" and swap. The ...
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Black screen when installing Fedora 16
I have read many other threads here and elsewhere but found no solution...
I'm trying to install Fedora 16 x86-64. At random points during installation I get black screens that do not go away.
I ...
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How to install windows 7 after fedora 16
I have Fedora 16, but I want to play games, and I´m considering installing Windows 7.
I need to be able to dual boot these two OS. Is there something special I´m supposed to do, or it will work like ...
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Installing GCC 4.5 on Fedora 16
The default GCC package available in the Fedora 16 repositories is gcc-4.6. I need to install gcc-4.5 on my system.
I downloaded the packages from the kijo repository, but when I try to install them ...
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Back up particular package and its dependencies
It may sound like a silly question, but I'm new to Linux and eager to know if there is any way to do this. Okay, my question is: can we take a backup of a particular package and its dependencies?
For ...
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How to fix this error? make: *** [obj/local/armeabi/libgstaudioflinger.so] Error 1
I am trying to install this following framework from my Linux Fedora box to Android using there SDK/NDK. But after following all instruction its getting still failed to get build. Any idea how to fix ...
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Cannot install Debian on QEmu-arm
I'm trying to run Debian 6 network install with this command:
sudo qemu-system-arm -M versatilepb -kernel ./vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-versatile -initrd ./initrd.gz -hda ./debianlxde.img -m 256 -append ...
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Installing Fedora from USB key
How do I load a Fedora DVD iso onto USB so I can install it from there.
I've tried dd as in here: Fedora instructions but for some reason this didn't work.
Here's what I've tried:
sudo dd ...
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How to install libXaw8.so.8()(64bit)?
I get an error while install xbrightness.
xbrightness-0.3-3.1.x86_64`
requires libXaw8.so.8()(64bit)
How can I install it?
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HP Laptop refused to boot Arch or Fedora CDs but boots Debian based fine
My Laptop a HP Probook 4510s refuses to boot Fedora or Arch Linux CD'S, But will boot and install Debian based stuff ie Debian, Ubuntu.
If it put a fedora or arch CD in it will just stick on BIOS ...
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Why is my Fedora 14 install failing?
While trying to install Amahi and Fedora 14 from 5 discs, I get this error:
It says:
A fatal error occurred when installing the module-init-tools package. This could indicate errors when ...
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I can't figure out how to install Firestarter Fedora
I am feeling stupid. I have been searching for 3 hours with no success.
I installed Fedora 14 and tried to do yum install firestarter but the package was not found.
I also tried from a GUI and found ...
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Reinstall Fedora, keep files?
Is it possible to reinstall Fedora (I have the DVD that I used to install it yesterday), and keep the files in my home directory?
I seem to have messed up my system while trying to get my monitor ...
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How to generate grub.conf from scratch in Fedora 14?
It seems that I hit following bug in Fedora 14 - I deselected installing grub into the MBR while using the graphical installer, because I want to use an existing grub instance.
Now, I want to look up ...
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Are packages cryptographically signed in Fedora 14?
I am installing Fedora 14 and I am wondering if
the Fedora packages are cryptographically signed
package signatures are checked by the installer by default
package signatures are checked by yum when ...
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Does the Fedora installer not include default URLs for installation mirrors?
I installed Fedora 14 using a slightly non-standard method, i.e. loading the install media vmlinuz/initrd.img files via an existing grub2 instance. (I fetched them from a mirror).
The installer works ...
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GUI for adding Fedora software source
Is there a GUI for adding additional software sources in Fedora (FC 13). I have a software repository that works fine when added manually (as a .repo file in /etc/yum.repos.d/), but I'd like to have ...
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Fedora vs. Ubuntu installation
I am using Fedora 13, and it was my friend who did the installation for me. I have used Ubuntu also and I found it more easy to install than fedora. Ubuntu uses a WUBI installer (if I am correct) and ...
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Duplicating a Linux installation (Yum-based)
Given an installation based on Yum (specifically in my case, a Scientific Linux 5.1 x86_64 installation), how would I duplicate the installed programs and utilities to a new machine based on Fedora ...
