Fedora

I did a yum update on my F10 x86-64 box at work today and discovered a minor bug in the packaging: Transaction Check Error: file /usr/lib64/libmarblewidget.so.4 conflicts between attempted installs of kdeedu-libs-4.1.2-2.fc10.x86_64 and kdeedu-marble-4.2.0-7.fc10.x86_64 A google for this found only one mention on a fedora forum, but it was in […]

F10 update bug: libmarble (kdeedu libs) conflicts on x86-64

 in Fedora / Linux  tagged bugzilla / conflicts / f10 / Fedora / fedora forum / google translation / kde / libmarblewidget / marble / minor bug / packaging / update / yum (updated 5560 days ago)
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I’ve been working with the various incarnations of Red Hat Linux, including Fedora, since before the company went public.  In that time I’ve done more than just a few upgrades from one release to another.  With each upgrade I learn just a little more about administering my own Linux system.   […]

The Everyday Guide to Fedora Upgrades

 in Fedora / Linux / Personal  tagged f10 / Fedora / GIMP / gnome / intel / intel driver / Linux / mysql / MythTV / nfs / nvidia / partition / red hat / sane / ssmtp / X11 / xorg / yum
I’ve been using the SANE backends with the XSane plugin for GIMP for many years now, but because of digital photography I don’t seem to need the scanner much these days.  When we got the senior photos for my daughter, however, I needed a way to make a few copies […]

Setting up scanners under Fedora 10

 in Art and Graphics / Fedora / GIMP / Linux / Scanners  tagged epson / Epson Perfection 1260 / Fedora / GIMP / graphics / Linux / rpm / sane / Scanners / xsane (updated 5570 days ago)
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I’ve noticed a lot of searches on xrandr in my blog stats and have been wondering what the problem is.  Xrandr is a command line tool for enabling or disabling multiple display ports on your system as well as setting display resolution and even rotation.  You would use it, for […]

Using xrandr with external display ports

 in Acer Aspire 1690i / Fedora / General / Hardware / Intel Driver / Linux / X11  tagged acer / aspire / f10 / Fedora / gdm / gnome / intel / intel driver / Linux / MythTV / vga port / Video / xorg / xrandr
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Back in late 2006 I bought an Aiptek 12000U drawing tablet to work with GIMP.  I had limited success back then and put the tablet back in the box.  I pulled it out again the other night to give it another try.  Without any additional configuration the wireless mouse worked […]

Using the Aiptek 12000U on Fedora 10

 in Aiptek Tablet / Art and Graphics / Fedora / General / GIMP / Hardware / Linux / Wacom  tagged aiptek 12000u / drawing tablets / Fedora / GIMP / graphics / input drivers / Wacom / wireless mouse
I use GNOME or XFce for my desktop environments at home and work.  In both places I tend to listen to movies while I work.  I have a large collection of DVDs and even a larger collection of VHS tapes.  The former are mostly ripped to disk now but the […]

Using Xine with your MythTV videos: small screens while you ...

 in Art and Graphics / Linux / Movies / MythTV / Open Source / TV / Video / X11  tagged desktop environments / f10 / Fedora / firefox / GIMP / gnome / livna / MythTV / nfs / rpm / vhs tapes / Video / xfce / xine
If you’re like me and log into work from home, you should probably be using the AllowUsers option in your sshd_config at work.  This option allows you to specify IP addresses that are allowed to login to your system.  So, for example, I might have an entry like this: myUserid@192.168.1.* […]

Cutting down sshd logs

 in Fedora / Linux / Security  tagged ddos attacks / dictionary searches / Fedora / Linux / logwatch / open ssh / script kiddies / ssh port / ssmtp / tcp wrappers
I was reading various web sites today when I came across an article on ComputerWorld discussion the 5 best features of Linux 2.6.28.  On of these items is GEM, the Graphics Execution Manager.  This is a new architecture of sorts that allows for better X performance (in a nutshell).  Why […]

F10 intel driver: a few more tidbits

 in Acer Aspire 1690i / Hardware / Intel Driver / Linux / X11  tagged aspire / computerworld / dual monitors / f10 / Fedora / graphics / intel / intel driver / kernel / laptop / Linux / lwn
My displeasure grows with my latest upgrade.  F10 on my laptop caused my firefox and evolution sessions to always start up in offline mode.  I’m never in offline mode – I have a cable modem and I’m always connected to the Internet.  So I wasn’t sure why things had changed.  […]

Fedora 10 and Firefox upgrade complaints

 in Fedora / Linux / Printing  tagged chkconfig / dual monitors / epson / evolution / f10 / f9 / Fedora / firefox / intel driver / laptop / Linux / multihead / networkmanager / Open Source / printing / printing issue / r280 / red hat / wifi
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Over the holidays I upgraded my laptop to Fedora 10 (previously I had only upgraded my MythTV server).  The upgrade went fairly smoothly following the information from my previous post on upgrading a MythTV server to F10.  However, my laptop supports dual monitors.  Of course, that didn’t work out of […]

Fedora 10 issues with intel driver and multihead

 in Acer Aspire 1690i / Fedora / Hardware / Linux / X11  tagged acer / aspire / dual monitors / Fedora / freedesktop / gdm / graphics / holiday / intel / intel driver / laptop / Linux / linux format / multihead / multimedia / MythTV / Open Source / red hat / rpm / sports / vga port / Video / video memory / virtual display / X11 / xorg / xrandr (updated 5610 days ago)
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Finding off the shelf supported hardware is a tough task for Linux.  The problem with such lists is that they often include hardware that you can no longer purchase from retails outlets.  So it’s easier to get a list of what the outlets have available and then search the list […]

Linux Hardware Compatibility – getting started with off the shelf ...

 in Fedora / Hardware / Linux / MythTV / Open Source / Video / X11  tagged epson / Fedora / games / GIMP / gnome / graphics / hauppauge / intel / ivtv / kde / Linux / multimedia / MythTV / nvidia / Open Source / printing / Video / wifi / xrandr (updated 5623 days ago)