Fedora FC6

From

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Fedora Core 6 Starter Guide

This guide now being maintained by the Linux Center of University of Latvia, and everyone else who is willing to contribute.

Contributors: orvils fedorajim Mehdi Tarcamion Leslie Satenstein Semi-retired Software Engineer phlo

Other Languages: Romanian in progress

Guide for Fedora Core 6 is here!
Much of what's explained in this guide can be done automatically using Fedora Frog


Contents


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General Notes

  • This is an Fedora Core 6 Starter Guide. It is not associated with Fedora and RedHat, inc.
  • Guide is tested on a default "Personal computer" installation of the Fedora Core 6 with default packages.
  • If you see a bluish box, this means you have to execute the commands in Terminal mode (Applications -> System Tools -> Terminal) or use the content of that box as mentioned in some other instructions.
  • To reduce typo mistakes, copy and paste the commands into Terminal mode (right click on the commands -> "Copy" or "Paste". You can also use Ctrl+C to copy and Shift+Insert to paste it)
Note: You must run these commands as root. Before you get to do anything you must type 
su -
And enter your root password.
or
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Getting Started

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What is Fedora

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Where to view Fedora screenshots

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Where to find a list of all the programs/libraries that comes with Fedora

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Where to download Fedora

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Where to find help for Fedora

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Where to look for new programs


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Where to look for style elements for your desktop

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Repositories

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How to add extra repositories 

cd /etc
mv -f yum.conf yum.conf.bak
wget http://www.fedorafaq.org/samples/yum.conf
rpm -Uvh http://www.fedorafaq.org/yum


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Adding RPMforge repos

Adding the RPM forge repo is a alternative to the repos that get installed from the fedorafaq website. Note: These two groups are mutually incompatible and can cause errors in your installation if used together for automatic updates.

  • freshrpms 
rpm -ivh http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrpms/fedora/linux/6/freshrpms-release/freshrpms-release-1.1-1.fc.noarch.rpm
  • dries 
gedit /etc/yum.repos.d/dries.repo
Add the following lines to the new file 
[dries]
name=Extra Fedora rpms dries - $releasever - $basearch
baseurl=http://ftp.belnet.be/packages/dries.ulyssis.org/fedora/linux/$releasever/$basearch/dries/RPMS/
http://apt.sw.be/dries/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/dries/RPMS/
failovermethod=priority
enabled=0
gpgcheck=1
  • newrpms 
gedit /etc/yum.repos.d/newrpms.repo
Add the following lines to the new file 
[newrpms.sunsite.dk]
name=Fedora Core 5 i386 NewRPMS.sunsite.dk
baseurl=http://newrpms.sunsite.dk/apt/redhat/en/$basearch/fc$releasever
http://newrpms.atrpms.net/apt/redhat/en/$basearch/fc$releasever
failovermethod=priority
enabled=0
gpgcheck=1
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How to import GPG Keys 

rpm --import http://freshrpms.net/packages/RPM-GPG-KEY.txt
rpm --import http://dries.ulyssis.org/rpm/RPM-GPG-KEY.dries.txt
rpm --import http://newrpms.sunsite.dk/gpg-pubkey-newrpms.txt
rpm --import /usr/share/doc/fedora-release-*/*GPG-KEY*
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Fedora Updates

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How to manually update Fedora 

yum check-update
yum update
  • Alternative is to use pup (Package Updater) 
pup
  • From the menu

Applications -> System Tools -> Software Updater

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Add-On Applications

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How To use Yum

Yum is a very powerfull package manager. yum will resolve dependencies for you and makes installing applications a breeze. yum also searches, removes, and lists packages for you. 

usage: yum [options] < update | install | info | remove | list |
clean | provides | search | check-update | groupinstall |
groupupdate | grouplist | groupinfo | groupremove |
makecache | localinstall | erase | upgrade | whatprovides |
localupdate | resolvedep | shell | deplist >
options:
-h, --help            show this help message and exit
-t, --tolerant        be tolerant of errors
-C                    run entirely from cache, don't update cache
-c  [config file]     config file location
-R  [minutes]         maximum command wait time
-d  [debug level]     debugging output level
-e  [error level]     error output level
-y                    answer yes for all questions
--version             show Yum version and exit
--installroot=[path]  set install root
--enablerepo=[repo]   enable one or more repositories (wildcards allowed)
--disablerepo=[repo]  disable one or more repositories (wildcards allowed)
--exclude=[package]   exclude package(s) by name or glob
--obsoletes           enable obsoletes processing during updates
--noplugins           disable Yum plugins

From a first look this can look rather intimidating, but this is rather easy.

Examples:
  • To seach for a application

Yum will search all your enabled repos and tell you where you can obtain the package from 

yum search application_name
  • Yum can list all available packages from your enabled repos and tell you where you can obtain the package from: 
yum list available
  • To find out more info about some package 
yum info application_name
  • Installing applications

Inastalling is as easy as 

yum install application_name
  • Listing rpms

yum can list installed rpms for you from the repos you have enabled 

yum list extras
  • Removing rpms

Yum can remove a application and the dependenciesit installed with tat application. it will not remove depenencies if another application installed needs them. 

yum remove application_name
  • Updating the system

Yum can update the system for you with out user interact if you want it to. 

yum update
  • Not sure if you have upates? 
yum check-update
  • Local install

downloaded a rpm and cannot install it with rpm because of dependencies? 

yum localinstall /path/to/the/rpm
Happy yumming...


Incase you are using yum from behind a http proxy server then just open /etc/yum.conf by using

vi /etc/yum.conf

and add the following line

proxy=http://username:password@your-servers-ip-address:portnumber

where username is your username and password is your accounts password,your-servers-ip-address is the IP of your server and port number is the port through which you access your proxy server

note: please make sure that you are logged in as root while making these changes...

--Manumehrotra 06:05, 25 December 2007 (EET)

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How to install Graphical User Interface for yum 

yum -y install yumex
  • Applications -> System Tools -> Yum Extender
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NetworkManager for Gnome

Start the services 

/sbin/chkconfig --level 345 NetworkManager on
/sbin/chkconfig --level 345 NetworkManagerDispatcher on
service NetworkManager start
service NetworkManagerDispatcher start


Click the Radar or connected icon in the system tray and choose "New wireless network". Enter your information

Screenshot

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How to install Menu Editor for GNOME 

yum -y install alacarte
  • Applications -> Accessories System Tools -> Alacarte Menu Editor
  • The menus can also be edited by right clicking "Applications" and selecting "Edit Menus" from the context menu
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How to install Clipboard Daemon for GNOME

  • Read #General Notes
  • first 5 commands are done as root the last is user your user ID. 
wget -c http://easylinux.info/uploads/gnome-clipboard-daemon-1.0.bin.tar.bz2
tar jxvf gnome-clipboard-daemon-1.0.bin.tar.bz2 -C /usr/bin/
rm -f gnome-clipboard-daemon-1.0.bin.tar.bz2
chown root:root /usr/bin/gnome-clipboard-daemon
chmod 755 /usr/bin/gnome-clipboard-daemon
gnome-clipboard-daemon &
exit
export EDITOR=gedit && crontab -e
  • Add the following line at the end of file 
@reboot gnome-clipboard-daemon
  • Save edited file
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How to install Java with Plug-in for Mozilla Firefox

  • Read #General Notes
  • Download Linux self-extracting file (jre-1_5_0_10-linux-i586.bin) from

Java's Site and save it to your home folder 

mv jre-1_5_0_10-linux-i586.bin /opt
cd /opt
chmod +x jre-1_5_0_10-linux-i586.bin
./jre-1_5_0_10-linux-i586.bin
 ln -s /opt/jre1.5.0_10/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so

The Java plugin is now installed Confirm with the command below that the sym links are green 

ls /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins


To run Java enabled applications like limewire continue below 

gedit /etc/profile.d/java.sh
  • Insert the following lines to the new file 
#!/bin/sh
JAVA_HOME=/opt/jre1.5.0_10
export JAVA_HOME
JAVA_BIN=$JAVA_HOME/bin
CLASSPATH=$CLASSPATH:$JAVA_HOME:$JAVA_HOME/lib
PATH=$JAVA_BIN:$PATH
export JAVA_BIN CLASSPATH PATH
  • Save edited file 
source /etc/profile.d/java.sh
/usr/sbin/alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /opt/jre1.5.0_10/bin/java 2
/usr/sbin/alternatives --config java
  • You will see the following screen 
There are 2 programs which provide 'java'.

  Selection    Command
-----------------------------------------------

*+ 1           /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.4.2-gcj/bin/java
   2           /opt/jre1.5.0_10/bin/java

Enter to keep the current selection[+], or type selection number:
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How to install Flash Player (Macromedia Flash) Plug-in for Mozilla Firefox 

yum --enablerepo=flash install flash-plugin
  • Restart Mozilla Firefox
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How to install PDF Reader (Adobe Reader) 

wget -c http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/unix/7x/7.0.5/enu/AdobeReader_enu-7.0.5-1.i386.rpm
yum -y install compat-libstdc++-33
rpm -i AdobeReader_enu-7.0.5-1.i386.rpm
rm -f AdobeReader_enu-7.0.5-1.i386.rpm
  • Applications -> Office -> Adobe Reader
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Link Adobe Acrobat to the mozilla plugins

Linking to the mozilla plugins folder will allow you to view the pdf in the browser instead of viewing with Acrobat Reader 

cd /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
ln -s /usr/local/Adobe/Acrobat7.0/Browser/intellinux/nppdf.so
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How to install Download Manager (Downloader for X) 

yum -y install d4x
  • Applications -> Internet -> Downloader for X
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How to install FTP Client (gFTP) 

yum -y install gftp
  • Applications -> Internet -> gFTP
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How to install File share utility (DC++)

The following is a precompiled package. Information on how to get the latest version of linuxdcpp from the official cvs here. 

wget -c http://easylinux.info/uploads/linuxdcpp.tar.gz 
tar zxvf linuxdcpp.tar.gz -C /opt
rm -f linuxdcpp.tar.gz
gedit /usr/share/applications/dcpp.desktop
  • Insert the following lines into the new file 
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=LinuxDC++
Exec=linuxdcpp
Terminal=false
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
Icon=/opt/linuxdcpp/pixmaps/linuxdcpp.png
Categories=Application;Network;
  • Applications -> Internet -> DC++
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How to install P2P BitTorrent Client (Azureus) 

wget -c http://heanet.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/azureus/Azureus_2.3.0.6_linux.tar.bz2
tar jxvf Azureus_2.3.0.6_linux.tar.bz2 -C /opt
gedit /usr/share/applications/azureus.desktop
  • Add the following to the new file: 
[Desktop Entry] 
Name=Azureus
Comment=A Bittorrent client
Exec=/opt/azureus/azureus
Icon=/opt/azureus/Azureus.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Application;Network;
  • Applications -> Internet -> Azureus
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How to install P2P eMule Client (aMule) 

yum -y install amule
  • Applications -> Internet -> aMule
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How to install P2P Gnutella Client (LimeWire) 

wget -c http://easylinux.info/uploads/LimeWireOther.zip
unzip -u LimeWireOther.zip -d /opt/
rm -f LimeWireOther.zip
gedit /usr/bin/runLime.sh
  • Insert the following lines into the new file 
cd /opt/LimeWire/
./runLime.sh
  • Save the edited file 
chmod +x /usr/bin/runLime.sh
gedit /usr/share/applications/LimeWire.desktop
  • Insert the following lines into the new file 
[Desktop Entry]
Name=LimeWire
Comment=LimeWire
Exec=runLime.sh
Icon=/opt/LimeWire/LimeWire.ico
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Application;Network;
  • Save the edited file
  • Applications -> Internet -> LimeWire
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How to install Messenger (Skype) 

wget -c http://download.skype.com/linux/skype_staticQT-1.2.0.18.tar.bz2
tar jxvf skype_staticQT-1.2.0.18.tar.bz2 -C /opt/
ln -s /opt/skype-1.2.0.18/skype /usr/bin/skype
cp /opt/skype-1.2.0.18/skype.desktop /usr/share/applications/skype.desktop
cp /opt/skype-1.2.0.18/icons/skype_32_32.png /usr/share/pixmaps/skype.png
rm -f skype_staticQT-1.2.0.18.tar.bz2
  • Applications -> Internet -> Skype
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How to install Multimedia Codecs 

yum -y install gstreamer-plugins*
yum -y install lame
yum -y install ffmpeg
yum -y install mjpegtools
yum --enablerepo=atrpms install w32codec
gst-register-0.8
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How to install mp3 codex for XMMS 

rpm -Uvh http://www.fedorafaq.org/yum http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-6.rpm
yum -y install xmms xmms-mp3 xmms-faad2 gstreamer-plugins-ugly libmad libid3tag
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How to install DVD playback capability 

wget -c http://download.videolan.org/pub/libdvdcss/1.2.9/rpm/libdvdcss2-1.2.9-1.i386.rpm
rpm -i libdvdcss2-1.2.9-1.i386.rpm
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How to install Multimedia Player (MPlayer) with Plug-in for Mozilla Firefox 

rpm -ivh http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-6.rpm
yum -y install mplayer-gui
yum -y install mplayerplug-in
  • Applications -> Sound & Video -> MPlayer
  • Restart Mozilla Firefox
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How to install Multimedia Player (VLC) 

yum -y install videolan-client
  • Applications -> Sound & Video -> VLC
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How to install Multimedia Player (XMMS) 

yum -y install xmms
yum -y install xmms-mp3
yum -y install xmms-skins
  • Applications -> Sound & Video -> XMMS
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How to install Multimedia Player (amaroK) 

yum -y install amarok
  • Applications -> Sound & Video -> amaroK
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How to install Multimedia Player (RealPlayer 10) 

yum -y install compat-libstdc++-33
  • Download RealPlayer Gold from here.
  • Install it.
Assumed that .rpm file has been downloaded to your Desktop, because Firefox by default downloads everything to your Desktop 
rpm -ivh Desktop/RealPlayer10GOLD.rpm
yum remove HelixPlayer
  • Applications -> Sound & Video -> RealPlayer 10
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How to install Stream Directory Browser (streamtuner) 

wget -c ftp://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/dag/dries/packages/streamtuner/fc5-i386/streamtuner-0.99.99-1.fc5.rf.i386.rpm

rpm -ivh streamtuner-0.99.99-1.fc5.rf.i386.rpm
rm -f streamtuner-0.99.99-1.fc5.rf.i386.rpm
  • Applications -> Sound & Video -> streamtuner
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How to install ID3 Tag Editor (EasyTAG) 

yum --enablerepo=freshrpms install easytag
  • Applications -> Sound & Video -> EasyTAG
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How to install Video Editor (Kino) 

yum -y install kino
  • Applications -> Sound & Video -> Kino
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How to install Audio Editor (Audacity) 

yum -y install audacity
  • Applications -> Sound & Video -> Audacity
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How to install K9copy

K9copy is the linux version of DVDshrink for windows. Since K9copy is a KDE application there may not be a menu opton for it in Gnome. See the above link for menu editing 

wget http://www.fedoraserver.org/files/k9/K9copy-1.0.4_LP-2-1.i386.rpm
yum -y --enablerepo=freshrpms install libdvdread libdvdread-devel
rpm -ivh K9copy-1.0.4_LP-2-1.i386.rpm


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How to install DVD Ripper (dvd::rip) 

yum -y install dvdrip
yum --enablerepo=freshrpms install vcdimager
yum -y install cdrdao
yum --enablerepo=freshrpms install subtitleripper
ln -fs /usr/bin/rar /usr/bin/rar-2.80
gedit /usr/share/applications/dvdrip.desktop
  • Insert the following lines into the new file 
[Desktop Entry]
Name=dvd::rip 
Comment=dvd::rip
Exec=dvdrip
Icon=/usr/share/perl5/Video/DVDRip/icon.xpm
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Application;AudioVideo;
  • Save the edited file
  • Applications -> Sound & Video -> dvd::rip
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How to install Image Viewer (Gwenview) 

yum -y install gwenview
yum -y install kipi-plugins
yum -y install ImageMagick
  • Applications -> Graphics -> Gwenview
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How to install Email Client (Mozilla Thunderbird) 

yum -y install thunderbird
  • Applications -> Internet -> Thunderbird Mail Client
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How to install Newsreader (Pan) 

yum -y install pan
  • Applications -> Internet -> Pan Newsreader
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How to install RSS/RDF/Atom Newsreader (RSSOwl) 

wget -c http://easylinux.info/uploads/rssowl_linux_1_1_3_bin.tar.gz
tar zxvf rssowl_linux_1_1_3_bin.tar.gz -C /opt/
chown -R root:root /opt/rssowl_linux_1_1_3_bin/
gedit /usr/bin/runRSSOwl.sh
  • Insert the following lines into the new file 
export MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME=/usr/lib/mozilla-firefox
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:${MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME}:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}
cd /opt/rssowl_linux_1_1_3_bin/
./run.sh
  • Save the edited file 
chmod +x /usr/bin/runRSSOwl.sh
gedit /usr/share/applications/RSSOwl.desktop
  • Insert the following lines into the new file 
[Desktop Entry]
Name=RSSOwl
Comment=RSSOwl
Exec=runRSSOwl.sh
Icon=/opt/rssowl_linux_1_1_3_bin/rssowl.xpm
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Application;Network;
  • Save the edited file
  • Applications -> Internet -> RSSOwl
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How to install CHM viewer (GnoCHM) 

yum -y --enablerepo=dries install gnochm
  • Applications -> Accessories -> CHM Viewer
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How to install Web Authoring System (Nvu) 

yum -y install xorg-x11-deprecated-libs
wget -c http://www.nvu.com/download/linux/1.0/nvu-1.0-RedHat_and_Fedora/nvu-1.0-1.rhel4.fs.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh nvu-1.0-1.rhel4.fs.i386.rpm
  • Applications -> Programming -> Nvu
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How to install Web Authoring System (bluefish) 

yum -y install bluefish

Applications --> Programming --> Bluefish Editor

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How to install KDE Web Development Environment (quanta plus) 

yum -y install kdewebdev
  • Applications -> Programming -> Quanta Plus
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How to install Accounting Application (GnuCash) 

yum -y install gnucash
rm -fr /usr/share/gnome/apps/Applications/
gedit /usr/share/applications/GnuCash.desktop
  • Insert the following lines into the new file 
[Desktop Entry]
Name=GnuCash
Comment=GnuCash Personal Finance
Exec=gnucash
Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/gnucash/gnucash-icon.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Application;Office;
  • Save the edited file
  • Applications -> Office -> GnuCash
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How to install Desktop Publishing Application (Scribus) 

yum -y install scribus
  • Applications -> Office -> Scribus
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How to install CD/DVD Burning Application (GnomeBaker) 

yum -y install gnomebaker
  • Applications -> Sound & Video -> GnomeBaker
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How to install CD/DVD Burning Application (k3b) 

yum -y install k3b
  • Applications -> Sound & Video -> K3b
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How to install Partition Editor (GParted) 

yum -y install gparted
  • Applications -> System Tools -> GParted
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How to install Firewall (Firestarter) 

yum -y install firestarter
  • Applications -> System Tools -> Firestarter
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How to install network traffic analyzer (Wireshark) 

yum -y install wireshark wireshark-gnome
  • Applications -> Internet -> Wireshark
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How to install RAR Archiver (rar) 

yum --enablerepo=freshrpms install rar unrar
  • Applications -> Accessories -> Archive Manager
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How to install Extra Fonts 

yum -y install xfonts-arabic
yum -y install xfonts-chinese
yum -y install xfonts-gujarati
yum -y install xfonts-hebrew
yum -y install xfonts-hindi
yum -y install xfonts-japanese
yum -y install xfonts-xorg-truetype
wget -c http://easylinux.info/uploads/msttcorefonts-1.3-4.noarch.rpm
rpm -ivh msttcorefonts-1.3-4.noarch.rpm
/etc/init.d/xfs restart
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How to install Desktop Applets (gDesklets) 

yum -y install gdesklets
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How to install Basic Compilers 

yum -y install gcc
yum -y install gcc-c++
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How to set up Development environment

  • Add development repo 
gedit /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-devel.repo
  • Add the following lines to the new file 
[development]
name=Fedora Core $releasever - Development Tree
#baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/development/$basearch/
mirrorlist=http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors/fedora-core-rawhide
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0
  • Save the edited file 
yum groupinstall "Development Tools"
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How to install Integrated Development Environment (Anjuta) 

rpm --import /usr/share/rhn/RPM-GPG-KEY
yum -y install anjuta
  • Applications -> Programming -> Anjuta IDE
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How to install 3D modeling tool (Blender 3d) 

yum -y install blender
  • Applications -> Graphics -> Blender 3D modeller
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How to install game Frozen-Bubble 

yum -y install frozen-bubble
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How to install virtual planetarium (Stellarium) 

yum -y install stellarium
  • Applications -> Graphics -> Stellarium nightsky renderer
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How to install KDE Edutainment applications 

yum -y install kdeedu
  • Applications -> Edutainment -> ...
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Other Desktop Environments

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How to install KDE

or 
yum -y groupinstall KDE
or 
yum -y install htdig
yum -y install kdebase
yum -y install arts
yum -y install desktop-printing
yum -y install kdegraphics
yum -y install kdenetwork
yum -y install kdemultimedia
yum -y install kdeaddons
yum -y install kdeutils
yum -y install kdeartwork
yum -y install autorun
  • Log out
  • In Sessions choose KDE
  • Log in
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How to install XFCE

or 
yum -y groupinstall XFCE
  • Log out
  • In Sessions choose XFCE
  • Log in
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Commercial Applications

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How to install Windows 9X/ME/2000/XP (Win4Lin)

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How to install Windows Applications (CrossOver Office)

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How to install Windows Games (Cedega)

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Users Administration


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How to set/change/enable root user password 

passwd root
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How to disable root user account 

passwd -l root
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How to add/edit/delete system users

  • Read #General Notes
  • Desktop -> System Settings -> Users and Groups
  • Users and Groups 
Users Tab -> Add User.../Properties/Delete
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How to add/edit/delete system groups

  • Read #General Notes
  • Desktop -> System Settings -> Users and Groups
  • Users and Groups 
Groups Tab -> Add Group.../Properties/Delete
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How to automatic login into GNOME (not secure)

  • Read #General Notes
  • Desktop -> System Settings -> Login Screen
  • Login Screen Setup 
General Tab -> Automatic Login ->
Login a user automatically on first bootup (Checked)
Automatic login username: Select "system_username"
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How to change files/folders permissions 

Right click on files/folders -> Properties

Permissions Tab -> Read/Write/Execute (Checked the permissions for Owner/Group/Others)
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How to change files/folders ownership 

chown system_username /location_of_files_or_folders
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How to change files/folders group ownership 

chgrp system_groupname /location_of_files_or_folders
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Hardware

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Activate side-mouse-buttons in FireFox

Just add two lines to xorg.conf will activate side-mouse-buttons in FireFox. This should work with most 5-button mouse. Here is a list of mice that worked with this instruction.

  • Logitech MX510
  • Logitech MX518
  • Logitech MX700
  • Intellimouse Explorer (first edition)

Backup Gnome configuration file 

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.bak

Modify the Gnome configuration file 

gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Find the Input Device section for your mouse and add two lines as shown below. You may also increase the number of buttons if your mouse has more than 7, just fix the rest of the section based upon the number of buttons (remember back/forward, wheel click & tilt left/right all count as buttons)

Change: 

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier "Configured Mouse"
	Driver "mouse"
	Option "CorePointer"
	...
	Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
	...
	Option "Emulate3Buttons"       "true"
EndSection

to: 

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier "Configured Mouse"
	Driver "mouse"
	Option "CorePointer"
	...
	Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
	...
	Option "Emulate3Buttons"       "true"
	Option "Buttons" "7"
 	Option "ButtonMapping" "1 2 3 6 7"
EndSection

At this point you can reboot your computer or reboot Gnome (Ctrl-Alt-BackSpace) to see if your forward/back buttons work in FireFox. They still won't work in Nautilus yet until you install the imwheel dameon.

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how to get wireless working Intel IPW2200 b,g

download [1] Agree to the licence and save the file to your desktop then open the terminal and copy & paste each line. 

mkdir tmp
mv ~/Desktop/*-2.4.tgz ~/tmp 
cd tmp
tar -zxvf ipw2200-fw-2.4.tgz
cp * /lib/firmware
rmmod ipw2200
modprobe ipw2200
iwconfig

you should now see a access point You can use NetworkManager to control your wireless actvity 

#NetworkManager_for_Gnome
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How to install Graphics Driver (NVIDIA) 

yum -y install nvidia-glx kernel-module-nvidia-$(uname -r)
or
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How to install Graphics Driver (ATI) 

yum -y install ati-fglrx kernel-module-fglrx-$(uname -r)
  • If you have an Intel motherboard, you will have to modify your xorg.conf file after installing the drivers: 
gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
  • Find the following line 
Driver "fglrx"
  • Add the following line below it 
Option "UseInternalAGPGART" "no"
  • Some users may experience problems with certain FIREGL cards (in my case an ibm t43p laptop with a v3200 ati firegl) whereby projects such as cedega and wine refuse to work with 3d graphics, but native binaries work fine. A possible workaround is to add the following line after those mentioned above 
Option "UseFastTLS" "2"
  • This option used to be configured with the older ati drivers when you ran "fglrxconfig". I have not yet found a way to get it to appear with "aticonfig", hence the manual insertion. This option is good for several linux distros I have tried, fedora core 5, ubuntu dapper and suse 10.1
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How to identify Modem chipset 

wget -c http://easylinux.info/uploads/scanModem.gz
gunzip -c scanModem.gz > scanModem
chmod +x scanModem
cp scanModem /usr/bin/
  • To identify Modem chipset 
scanModem
gedit Modem/ModemData.txt
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How to list partition tables 

fdisk -l
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How to list filesystem disk space usage 

df -T -h
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How to list mounted devices 

mount
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How to list PCI devices 

lspci or /sbin/lspci If the first does not work try the latter.
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How to list USB devices 

lsusb
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How to speed up CD/DVD-ROM

e.g. Assumed that /dev/cdrom is the location of CD/DVD-ROM 
/sbin/hdparm -d1 /dev/cdrom
gedit /etc/hdparm.conf
  • Insert the following lines in the new file 
/dev/cdrom {
    dma = on
}
  • Save the edited file
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How to mount/unmount CD/DVD-ROM manually, and show all hidden and associated files/folders

  • Read