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How I should load file with setkey -f
I would like to load a text on Fedora. I use this command:
setkey -f "name"
but the file cannot be found. I have the file on my desktop.
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Creating an Alias to Loopback Interface with an Arbitrary Name
I have an odd problem that seems simple enough but has evaded me thus far. I am attempting to support a legacy application that has a hard-coded ethernet device name ("eth0"). This hard-coding, I am ...
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issues booting Ubuntu [Firmware Bug ] : ACPI _BQC method, cannot determine initial brightness
I am running into an issue booting Linux on a new machine. I started with Ubuntu Server edition. I completed the initial setup via an ISO image, however when the machine restarted and went to load ...
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How do I install Fedora 18 without SELinux?
How can I install Fedora 18 without SELinux ever being part of the installation? I don't want to just disable SELinux after it's installed, I want to never install SELinux at all. Is there a way to do ...
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1answer
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luksOpen: No key available with this passphrase
I've created a encrypted volume with LUKS at home and was looking to use it at work too. Unfortunately, that's not possible. Whyever, I'm unable to access the encrypted data on any other computer than ...
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Reinstall XOrg with Yum - Fedora 18
Some how I messed up Xorg and need to reinstall it, with Yum. I can not find any Xorg packages, but it has to be out there right?
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How to list RPM packages installed in order of installation date
I'd like to see a list of software installed in the order of the date they were installed. The order doesn't matter (newest to oldest & vice-versa) as long as they're arranged by date.
I'm mainly ...
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1answer
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Can't launch minicom correctly: “Parameter port is private, but is marked public in global config file”
Im not sure if I have this setup right,
I get the following error
Can't launch minicom correctly: "Parameter port is private, but is marked public in global config file"
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1answer
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Linus and Fedora [closed]
My friend to me that Linus Torvalds uses fedora to compile the kernel. Why does he prefer fedora over any other distribution (ex. Ubuntu)?
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Do I need to install LIRC seperately in Fedora 18?
I just finished installing Fedora 18 and out of the box I noticed that it recognizes my IMON/MCE Remote control. I have had to make some changes to the rc_keymaps/imon_mce file to remap some of the ...
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1answer
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Everything works except Fedora
I'm taking an Operating Systems class online for college. It requires us to have a copy of Fedora 13, provided by our instructor, running on a virtual machine. On my machine, it boots to a message ...
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1answer
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NICE a process and set it to RT
I have a Fedora with sopcast running two streams. When i watch the stream locally it looks perfectly. But after being processed thry my Fedora-box its a bit choppy. I want to set the streams to ...
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2answers
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How to list all the installed package in fedora with the time of the installation
I can list them use
sudo yum list installed
but how to make them display when each were installed?
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1answer
121 views
How can I install rpmfusion to then install a video player in Fedora 12?
I have Fedora 12 and no wish to change. I want to play dvd videos, but these need VLC or mplayer, and they need rpmfusion.
There are many sets of instructions on installing rpmfusion, but they all ...
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2answers
546 views
disabling x server on Fedora 17
How can I disable x server from starting up on Fedora 17? In older versions the user should edit /etc/inittab but in this version (I don't checked this on previous versions) Fedora uses some other ...
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1answer
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how to allow different users of same group access/edit files/directories created a user of same group
here is my example,
here I am logged in as root
created a group using groupadd command called as devel.
created two users dev1 and dev2 using useradd command.
useradd -g devel dev1
useradd -g devel ...
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1answer
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Screen resolution problem in Fedora 17 on Oracle VirtualBox 4.2
I have HP Pavilion dv6 6119tx system which has a screen resolution of 1366X768. But after installing fedora 17 on VirtualBox with Guest additions, the default resolution is 1280X768. Whenever I switch ...
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Why isn't Fedora 17 discovering my bluetooth mouse?
(re-posted from ServerFault as someone thought it was more suited here)
I have an otherwise perfectly working install of Fedora 17 on my Macbook Pro 8,2. I paired my mouse successfully, and easily, ...
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1answer
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Difference between 3 commands which are used to execute shell script? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Different ways to execute a shell script
What are the specific differences between the commands listed below?
./<scriptname>
. <scriptname>
bash ...
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2answers
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Linux installation stops working after a few reboots
I'm trying to set up a dualboot Win8/Linux on my HP tablet (touchsmart tm2-1050ez).
However, when I'm finished setting it all up, after a few more reboots, I'm not able to boot to Linux anymore, as I ...
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2answers
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Kernel not detecting multicore cpu
Kernel Version
3.3.4-5.fc17.x86_64
CPU info:
sashan@dhcp-au-122 ~ $ cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 42
model name : Intel(R) Core(TM) ...
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0answers
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Screen flickers in Fedora 17
Screen flickers every 10 seconds. (I timed with a stopwatch, screen flickers every 10 seconds, 6 times a minute exactly.)
I've used Windows and I'm trying to use Linux. I don't know much about Linux. ...
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1answer
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Setting mobile broadband connection in Fedora 17
I am using a Dell Precision M4500. I've realized that there is a SIM slot underneath the battery slot, I suppose it is for using mobile broadband access.
I am usually connecting to the internet ...
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1answer
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Where to download Fedora 16
I am having a really hard time finding a place to download Fedora 16 64 bit distribution are there still places that have links up for 16th version instead of 17? A Virtual image for VirtualBox would ...
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2answers
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Copy files from source machine to LiveCD
I'm working on distributing a version of Fedora to our internal development team using Live CD. There are certain files I would like to copy to the live cd that are not:
part of an RPM or
going to ...
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0answers
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Boot linux bootloader from Mac OSX
Recently I was running Fedora 17 on my computer which was an HP windows based machine. Unfortunately my computer has a malfunctioning motherboard and will no longer turn on. I removed the hard drive ...
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RHN Satellite scout won't push
My RHN Satellite (Spacewalk) server is having issues with monitoring. The Spacewalk Monitor Scout will not push out successfully. It always stops with a Request Expired status. I can't seem to find ...
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1answer
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Error while compiling C source code [closed]
I'm trying to run heathusf_v1.1.0.tar.gz found here
I installed tcsh to make build_heathusf work. But, when I run ./build_heathusf, I get the following (I'm running that on a Fedora Linux system from ...
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1answer
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Fedora 17 : Nautilus, after mount manually, device will not see again in Device section
In Nautilus, I see left pane is useful. It contains shortcut to another place. Such as :
At device : I can see Windows Partition (although I does not mount yet) or at my computer, some shortcut to ...
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3answers
441 views
How to check a Fedora system if IPv6 is disabled or not?
I remember that some distribution installers asked in the past if IPv6 should be enabled or not. Perhaps the Fedora installer did (or does) it as well.
How do I easily check a Fedora system (>= 17) ...
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1answer
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Fedora 16 fails to boot after Win7 installed a GPT Drive
So, I have Windows 7 and Fedora 16 installed on my old HDD. Everything worked well and fine before I've had my new 3TB drive built in, which I initialized as GPT in Windows. Actually I initialized ...
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How to enable SSD TRIM support on Fedora 17?
I used to install Linux on HDD. It's easy. But now I have a SSD, and I want to install Fedora 17 on it.
What should I do to make Fedora 17 issue TRIM commands to the SSD?
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2answers
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Yum update/install to any package is giving me the following error. What actions do I need to take to overcome this?
Yum update/install to any package is giving me the following error. What actions do I need to take to overcome this?
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/yum", line 29, in ...
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Avoid very fast double clicks
I have a mouse with a strange problem. The left button sometimes fires a double click even if I click just one time.
I would like to know if there's a way to avoid fast double clicks, ignoring clicks ...
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1answer
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Changing linux distro remotely while preserving data
I have a headless Fedora 15 (without GUI) box. With the following partition structure:
$ df -T -h
Filesystem Type Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
rootfs rootfs 49G 2.8G 46G 6% /
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wireless is disabled by hardware switch even when not
I have a spartan computer. It has a built-in wireless module that up until recently I've had no issues with. The current problem is this. Everytime I shutdown the computer and it boots back up, I am ...
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Linux VPS Configuration
I just recently got my hands on a linux (Fedora) VPS and I would like to ask if there are special configurations that I have to be wary of. Do I still configure it like I would configure a normal ...
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1answer
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Bumblebee (Optimus) Service Won't Start w/ 3.4 Kernel on Fedora 16
I'm using an ASUS laptop (MUXless graphics) w/ a GT 630M (re-branded 540M) GPU and only Fedora 16 installed. I installed bumblebee and the NVIDIAdrivers using the instructions described here: ...
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Stuck on Fedora splash screen after OpenBox3/tint2 install
My system was bogged down by Gnome3 DE and so I made an install of OpenBox3 and tint2 on a Fedora 17 system yesterday. Both were working marvelously. After a system reboot this morning, my system is ...
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Build Chromium from source
I'm using Fedora 16 and I've successfully compiled Chromium from source (the first time I compiled something from source) a while back following these instructions:
...
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1answer
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dhcp: Host name lookup failure
I changed configuration of /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1 and used ifdown and ifup to reset it. Then used ifconfig eth1 dhcp start it does not work and say:dhcp: Host name lookup failure. ...
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Fedora 14 command line: assign folder permissions
How can I assign folder permissions in Fedora 14 using the command line?
I'd like to give read/write/execute permissions to :
2 users (tom, jim) to the folder /Home/Share
1 group (employees) to the ...
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1answer
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Execute a script as root at boot on Fedora 15/16
I try to run a script (tpfand) at startup, and it asked to be root to execute it.
This is a script to control the fans on Thinkpad computers.
Despite several attempts, I could not get ...
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1answer
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Fedora 7 server export in .bashrc not getting set
I'm trying to set the JAVA_HOME environment variable in my .bashrc but every time I log back in it gets unset again to its original value, below is my .bashrc file
# .bashrc
# User specific aliases ...
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Linux kernel 3.3 power regression
I am using Fedora 16 in my DELL n4110. I recently upgraded the kernel from 3.2 to 3.3. In contradiction to the official claim, my system still drains battery as hell. It only provides 1:30 to 2 hrs of ...
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How to set name to localhost in fedora15?
I want to set name to my localhost.for example I want mysite.com instead of localhost/mysite how to do that?
I have searched but couldn't get a solution for Linux.
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Fedora 16: run a binary after automatic login?
I want to automatically login as root, and then run an interactive script. I am using Fedora 16.
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2answers
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XFS vs Ext4 vs Others - which file system is stable, reliable, for long run such as 24/7 case
XFS and Ext4 file system which one is really stable and reliable for long run with heavy disk write and read?
the system will be used in a place where 24/7 is in service, and every second there is ...
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1answer
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How do I restore default owner of files in /var/ directory?
Accidentally in /var/ directory I ran chown root . -R;chgrp root . -R. Now services like mysql don't start. Is there a way to restore default owner and groups?
If there is no way, what is the default ...
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Build an Affordable Linux Tablet [closed]
I have 3 young children and my wife has asked that the girls get a tablet, for basic gaming, and online web tutorials (school work usually).
Has anyone created or built a good affordable Linux ...
