Fedora is a Linux distribution with a fast release cycle, maintained by a community and sponsored by Red Hat.
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Window buttons (minimize, maximaze, close) are not visible in Xfce
Everytime I start my laptop my GUI is "broken" - windows doesn't have the top border with close, minimize and maximize buttons. I know I can run xfwm4 --daemon but it is really bothering to do that on ...
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Shortcuts in Xfce are not working anymore
After few weeks of using Xfce I suddenly ran into following problem - my keyboard shortcuts are not working when I am using two monitors (actually one monitor and notebook itself).
When I unplug ...
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Fedora-GRUB in Mint
I want to install the GRUB2-Layout of Fedora in Mint.
(I'm a new user, so I can't upload images. :( The image is here: http://ryanlerch.fedorapeople.org/Selection_045.png)
Does anybody know, how I ...
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How to find the best monitor resolution and put it to work? Fedora
In this question I'm asking how to install a compatible driver to a Fedora machine, but, the main problem is a bad resolution.
So, how can I find the best resolution to my monitor and put it to work?
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Which is the default/prefered compiler in F18?
I am having trouble trouble finding an installed by default compiler on Fedora18. Where is it?
If strangely no compiler is included in the core distribution, is there a preferred compiler for casual ...
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Network has been disable after update on Fedora 17
I am having some technical problem on Fedora network. After I have done the update on my Fedora 17, I notice that the desktop GUI theme has been revert back to Gnome 2 (existing one is Gnome 3) and my ...
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Fedora 18 safe remove usb drive
How can I safe remove a usb drive from the Gnome 3.6.2 GUI? This feature used to be available in the past (up to 16, I haven't used 17) from the Desktop and Computer tab in nautilus.
The eject arrow ...
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How to run 32 bit programs on 64 bit Fedora 17?
Although the Android Development Tools (ADT) bundle is available as a zip package for 'Linux 64 Bit' it states following requirements:
64-bit distributions must be capable of running 32-bit ...
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Flash audio streams do not work on my Fedora 18
I have Fedora 18, where I've installed flash and youtube.com works right. I cannot listen though to audio streams available via flash players, like soundcloud for example. Some do not load at all, ...
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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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Running a Script as Soon as a Network Interface is Detected as Active
I was just wondering if it was possible to run a script as soon as a test to see if a network interface is up (like a ping or something)? I think it would be pretty awesome to update my yum when I ...
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Strange behavior in mv command - maybe open sys call issue?
I'm noticing very strange behavior from the "mv" command that may (or may not) be related to the "open" system call. We're running RedHat v5. There are two separate storage devices, one mounted to ...
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Bluestacks on Linux Fedora
I am trying to use Bluestacks for running Android application on my Linux Fedora using Wine.
I tried wine BlueStacks-SplitInstaller_native.exe from terminal. It gave me Install Mono for Windows to ...
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How to disable Nouveau on Fedora 18?
I want to install the proprietary Nvidia driver. Downloaded it from here. I have the 64-bit one.
However, when I try to install it, I can't because the Nouveau driver is already there. I have spend ...
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Automate modprobe command at boot time on Fedora
My distribution is Fedora 17 Gnome.
Every time I reboot/restart my computer I need to run this command as root:
modprobe rt2800usb
How can I make it permanent?
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About ncurses header file [closed]
I' running Fedora 15 (32-bit). But I can`t compile and run an ncurses program. Also, colours are not working in the terminal. What can I do to fix this?
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“Error getting identity: Forbidden” when trying to add Google account to fedora online-accounts
I am using fedora 18 32 bit and wanted to add my google account through its gnome online account.
I click on "Online Accounts" and then enter my Google username and password.
I have enabled 2 step ...
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How to set clang++ as the c++ compiler?
I'm trying to set clang++ as the system C++ compiler on Fedora 18. I have installed clang and added it to alternatives but it doesn't appear to be working.
[user@localhost ~]$ alternatives --display ...
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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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Gnome3.6.2 - empathy chats do not appear in the notification bar after a while in fedora 18
I am using fedora 18 with Gnome 3.6.2 and I've updated empathy to the latest version (Empathy 3.6.4) yesterday. it works fine at first, but after a while, the notification bar which is at the down ...
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How to boot on Fedora 18 (Grub2)
I have Fedora 18 and Windows 7 on my laptop.
I had grub2 bootloader and the default is been set to windows 7.
After I turn on my laptop it just automatically boots into windows 7.
Now I want to set ...
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Keyboard/mouse do not work when connected to USB hub, but only on Fedora - works on other distros
For the record, the same problem happens in openSUSE, too, and the solution is the same. It is fixed in both Fedora 18 (as far as I could tell: I just booted a live CD) and openSUSE 12.3.
I installed ...
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Fedora 18 : install input method
I'm using Fedora 18. I choose ibus in input method selector. In ibus, I choose preference to change input method. But I just see english-english method. I cannot choose input method for another ...
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Change window manager in Fedora 18
Fedora 17 would let me choose my window manager on login; now with Fedora 18 not only can I not choose it on login, but I can't find a way to change it anywhere.
Is there a way to easily switch ...
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Asus USB N10 wireless adapter works on Ubuntu but not Fedora
I could make it work in Ubuntu, due to this answer. But the same approach shows no result in Fedora 15 (64 bits).
The device is an Asus USB N10 (wireless-usb converter): Bus 001 Device 003: ID ...
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How can I configure Fedora to support scrolling with my ThinkPad TrackPoint?
On Ubuntu (and Windows), I'm able to scroll by using the trackpoint and the middle button.
How can I configure Fedora 16 to allow me to scroll with that? In Ubuntu, it just worked out of the box - I ...
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How to run Different congestion control algorithms in FEDORA 17 ..?
Earlier versions of Fedora has different loadable kernel modules which includes diffrent congestion control algorithms etc at (/lib/modules/"kernel-name"/kernel/ipv4).These are present in the form of ...
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How do I fix the “Cannot retrieve repository metadata” error in Fedora 14?
When I try to install anything on Fedora 14, I get the following output:
Repository base is listed more than once in the configuration
Could not retrieve mirrorlist
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Fedora 14 install Fedora 19 software?
I am using Fedora 14 right now and find some software in the fc14 repository is a little old.
I need some software in my machine to be updated, say, to the Fedora 19 version.
Without upgrading the ...
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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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Chromium run from within systemd on Fedora 18 does not start
Target is building a Linux box, using X, to display commercials (there is a movie in background played by mplayer) and applets (like newsticker, delivered as web apps working locally).
I have ...
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Samba 3.6 Configuration in Fedora 17
I need help configuring the Samba server so I can connect from a Windows (edit Windows 7) machine to my Fedora. I followed several tutorials because and non of them work for me. Here are two of them:
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Filezilla is not showing hidden files
I am using
Fedora 16 (client end)
CentOS 6 (server end)
I have no command line access to server
FileZilla 3.5.2
I have enabled "Force showing hidden files"
After enabling I have restarted ...
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Fedora 17 Freezes on Boot
I have been having issues with Fedora 17 not booting after the latest round of updates. I am able to enter the pass for my disk encryption, the boot logo acts normally but after the animation is ...
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Does Fedora 16 do automatic system updates?
I typically use KDE except when I have to do some things that are broken in KDE such as starting a new Eclipse workspace, due to some graphic components Eclipse uses upon that action that are present ...
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How can I share files between two Linux machines over LAN?
I am currently running Fedora 18 with Gnome on two computers which are connected to the same router. I have been using Samba to share files between the two, but I know there must be a better way.
On ...
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Own distro, own name? [closed]
There are lots of tools to modify the system of Linux distro.
I would like to start own OS. But I am not good at such programming.
If I take Linux Fedora... I would use this tools and install ...
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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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Why yum resolve dl.google.com to an IPv6 address?
I installed Google chrome browser on Fedora 18. Now when I try update softwares using yum upgrade, it report the following error and I can't get chrome updated.
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Brightness control Fedora 18
I'm using Fedora 18 and i've intel GPU, using intel_backlight to control the brightness, Is there any way i can set the brightness keys to work??
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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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How to mount multiple partitions
Is there a way to mount multiple partitions, or even all partitions, of a disk with a single command in Linux? Is there, perhaps, an option that the mount command accepts that would facilitate this? ...
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How to set open app icon to be the same as in App Launcher in KDE
I am using Fedora 16 with KDE and, for the most part, the icon associated with an app is the same in the open app bar in the bottom of the screen as it is in the Application Launcher in the lower left ...
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Updated Fedora 18 - no sound devices, just dummy output
So, yesterday I updated the recently released Fedora 18, this has been done:
Packages Altered:
Updated grubby-8.20-1.fc18.x86_64 @?fedora
Update 8.22-1.fc18.x86_64 ...
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GUI is blurred after yum update in fedora 15
Since last few days i was using fedora 15 without any issue. But after updating fedora 15 using yum update command.
Here is the screen shot
How to fix this issue, is there any missing package ?
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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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Remote access SSH problem
I have been asked to setup a lab with 1 PC (fedora 18 OS) and 4 SGI (IRIX 6.5 OLD OS).
I am using a switch to connect them to university's network, and I asked tech guys to assign static IPs to them. ...
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Graphical login of a local user remotely
I'm trying to automate a lab of computers running Fedora 17 (Gnome). I need to write a script that logs out the current local user on the system and logs in as a different user. The systems are ...
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Unable to connect to remote host using ssh
I have recently installed Fedora in my system. But I am facing some problem in ssh login from remote machine.
I am able to login in that system but every time its requires me to login using GUI in ...
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In Dolphin file manager Fedora 17, what is the shortcut to create folder?
In Dolphin file manager Fedora 17, what is the shortcut to create the new folder.
E.g. Ctrl + Shift + N creates new folder in Windows 7
