How to find out which rpm package provides a file that you need.

How to find out what rpm package provides a file that you need. The yum provides command is useful for finding out this information. You may use wildcards to search for a file, this can make finding it easier. [homer@localhost jackhammer]$ yum provides */redhat**.jpg Loaded plugins: langpacks nagios-3.5.1-4.fc20.x86_64 : Nagios monitors hosts and services and … Read more

How to use the alien command to convert an RPM file to a Debian deb package.

The alien command is used to convert Linux packages from one format to another. Install this on Linux by typing this command: homer@lollinux-machina:~/Desktop$ sudo apt-get install alienhomer@lollinux-machina:~/Desktop$ sudo apt-get install alien Then you may convert a package using this command. Below is an example. homer@lollinux-machina:~/Desktop$ sudo alien me-tv-1.3.6-1.fc14.x86_64.rpm warning: me-tv-1.3.6-1.fc14.x86_64.rpm: Header V3 RSA/SHA256 Signature, key … Read more

How to fix an annoying dependency issue when updating Fedora 19.

I ran yum-update on my Fedora 19 installation today and I got this error. root@neo homer# yum update Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks, refresh-packagekit Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * rpmfusion-free: rpmfusion.mirror.uber.com.au * rpmfusion-free-debuginfo: rpmfusion.mirror.uber.com.au * rpmfusion-free-source: rpmfusion.mirror.uber.com.au * rpmfusion-free-updates: rpmfusion.mirror.uber.com.au * rpmfusion-free-updates-debuginfo: rpmfusion.mirror.uber.com.au * rpmfusion-free-updates-source: rpmfusion.mirror.uber.com.au * rpmfusion-nonfree: rpmfusion.mirror.uber.com.au * rpmfusion-nonfree-debuginfo: rpmfusion.mirror.uber.com.au * rpmfusion-nonfree-source: … Read more

Mageia Linux distribution. Rebirth of Mandriva.

The Mageia Linux distribution is a new distribution from the team that brought us the Mandriva Linux distribution. First impressions are very positive, the distribution I am reviewing came with a KDE 4.6.3 desktop that looks and behaves quite like the KDE 3.4 desktop instead of the KDE 4.5 desktop it is following. it has … Read more