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What is the prefered way of updating all software in a Fedora installation?

When I install some system, I usually look for a bulk update method, one that will update my recently-installed software. For example, in Debian, that would be changing the sources.list to point 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 can I install Skype in Fedora 14 64 bits?

I would like to install Skype in Fedora 14 64 bits. However, I encounter this error during the install: $ yum install skype-4.1.0.20-fedora.i586.rpm [...] skype-4.1.0.20-fc16.i586 requires ...
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Installing GCC 4.6.3 on Fedora 18

I am trying to install GCC 4.6.3 on Fedora 18. I was following the instructions provided by Lars Rohrbach. When I run make, I get the error /usr/include/gnu/stubs.h:7:27: fatal error: ...
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Is there a way to find out when an OS instance was installed on a host?

I am currently using RHEL 5.8 and SunOS 5.10 at work and Fedora 16 at home. Is there any way to find out the date when any or all of those OS instances were installed on a host? The reason I want it ...
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Bootloader error installing Fedora [closed]

I need a dual boot in my computer, Windows 7 and Fedora 17. I first installed Windows 7 and created the partition scheme during Windows install: - Partition 1: is a small partition automatically ...
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MATLAB install fails: Error extracting tbx.signal.common!

I'm trying to run MATLAB R2008b student on my Fedora Linux machine, but get the following after I run /.install: Error extracting tbx.signal.common!!! How can I solve this issue?
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Are packages downloaded from multiple mirror sites?

I'm running F17 and inside of yum.repos.d. I see multiple repos listed like adobe-linux-1386.repo, fedora.repo, google-chrome.repo, etc. When I yum install are some files being downloaded from ...
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What is happening exactly when I install a package with yum?

I'm running F17 from Terminal. I was wondering what is happening in the background when I yum install packagename. Is that package being searched for on my browser? Where is it being downloaded from? ...
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How to install Rekonq 1.0 on Fedora 17?

I would like to install Rekonq 1.0 on Fedora 17, using KDE 4.8.5. At the moment, this version of Rekonq isn't available in the repositories, I have version 0.9.2. Anyone knows how can I update my ...
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How to use gtalk on fedora linux?

I use gmail account for chat, but i want gtalk standalone application just like in windows. can i install standalone gtalk client on linux ?
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How to install StackApplet on Fedora 16?

Is possible to install the StackApplet on my Fedora 16 (under KDE) ?
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Upgrade swig 2.0 or newer

I'm using Fedora 13 and I have swig 1.3 installed: $ swig -version SWIG Version 1.3.40 I need to upgrade it to swig 2.0. How is this done?.
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Can I install “development-tools” offline? Or, how to make my CD the yum repository?

I'm looking for the "development-tools" for Fedora, but I can't find information about how/where to download it to install offline (I have no internet connection in my Fedora). Attempt 1: There's a ...
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How to get files downloaded by yum?

I install a software package on Fedora from the terminal using the command like # yum install live-usb-creator Now at first it downloads some of the packages from online repository and then ...
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Loading 3rd-Party Drivers before Fedora 14 Installation

My server is equipped with a megaraid controller that cannot be identified by most linux installer. I have to load it's driver before installation can proceed. I know how to do it with CentOS that ...