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…
Read MoreI recently updated to a new kernel version and the ATI drivers were not loaded as they had not been built for that kernel. I had to re-compile the ATI drivers, so I switched to the root user and navigated to this folder. [root@localhost homer]# cd /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/[root@localhost homer]# cd /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/…
Read MoreThe libdvdcss library is used to playback encrypted DVD disks on a Linux operating system. Download the tarball here: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/svn/multimedia/libdvdcss.html. Then we need to unpack the tarball. [homer@localhost libdvdcss-1.2.13]$ tar -xvf libdvdcss-1.2.13.tar.bz2[homer@localhost libdvdcss-1.2.13]$ tar -xvf libdvdcss-1.2.13.tar.bz2 Then enter the directory. [homer@localhost libdvdcss-1.2.13]$ cd libdvdcss-1.2.13/[homer@localhost libdvdcss-1.2.13]$ cd libdvdcss-1.2.13/ Then begin the…
Read MoreThe Gpredict software for Linux is able to view the position of satellites over the surface of the earth. This is fascinating software, you can see the position of the International Space Station and other interesting satellites in orbit. Type this command on a Fedora system to install this software….
Read MoreThe old E16 window manager is available for Fedora 19. I just discovered this when installing some new software to try out. Install it using this command. yum install e16 e16-themes.noarch e16-epplets.x86_64 This is a very old but good looking window manager. There are some awesome themes available for this…
Read MoreA website that will explain the workings of any Linux command in plain english. http://explainshell.com/. This website allows you to type in a Linux command that you are unsure of and it will be explained to you in plain english. I just found this website linked in a Reddit posting…
Read MoreIf the ATI drivers for Linux have the Testing Only watermark; you may remove it by performing this small edit. echo “9777c589791007f4aeef06c922ad54a2:ae59f5b9572136d99fdd36f0109d358fa643f2bd4a2644d9efbb4fe91a9f6590a145:f612f0b01f2565cd9bd834f8119b309bae11a1ed4a2661c49fdf3fad11986cc4f641f1ba1f2265909a8e34ff1699309bf211a7eb4d7662cd9f8e3faf14986d92f646f1bc” > /etc/ati/signature Just run this command to add this long line to the /etc/ati/signature file; removing the UNSIGNED text. This works perfectly if you want to get rid…
Read MoreThe CentOS Linux distribution is a free version of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux distribution that is intended for datacenter deployments. This free operating system allows someone to setup a Linux server easily with a free and reliable operating system. CentOS comes with an older kernel version; 2.6.32. [homer@neo ~]$…
Read MoreTo install Virtualbox 4.3 on Fedora 19; firstly navigate to the directory that contains the *.repo files. cd /etc/yum.repos.d/cd /etc/yum.repos.d/ Then retrieve the file for the Virtualbox repository. wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/virtualbox.repowget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/virtualbox.repo And update the repository files. yum updateyum update Now you should be able to install Virtualbox. yum install VirtualBox-4.3yum…
Read MoreTo install the old xmms mp3 player on Fedora 19 just use this command. root@neo homer# yum install xmms.x86_64 xmms-mp3.x86_64 xmms-pulse.x86_64 xmms-flac.x86_64root@neo homer# yum install xmms.x86_64 xmms-mp3.x86_64 xmms-pulse.x86_64 xmms-flac.x86_64 This will install xmms as well as support for the Pulseaudio sound system and the FLAC sound codec. I thought that…
Read MoreI have just updated my Fedora 19 installation to the 3.11 kernel. I installed this and removed the fglrx ATI drivers leaving me only with open source Linux drivers and my Linux desktop is just as fast. Having only open-source code on my system makes updating the system easier. I…
Read MoreThis Linux command will copy the text file given, “myfile.txt” and send it to the sprunge.us website. This allows you to share a text file with others without too much fuss. curl -F ‘sprunge=<myfile.txt’ http://sprunge.uscurl -F ‘sprunge=<myfile.txt’ http://sprunge.us You may also install the PastebinCL utility on Fedora 19, this allows…
Read MoreTo install some awesome GTK themes for Fedora 19 MATE; type this command. yum install gtk-equinox-engine.x86_64 gtk-nimbus-engine.x86_64 gtk-nodoka-engine.x86_64yum install gtk-equinox-engine.x86_64 gtk-nimbus-engine.x86_64 gtk-nodoka-engine.x86_64 To install some extra wallpapers and a couple of extra themes for Fedora, use this command. yum install gnome-themes-legacy.noarch gnome-theme-curvylooks.noarch desktop-backgrounds-waves.noarchyum install gnome-themes-legacy.noarch gnome-theme-curvylooks.noarch desktop-backgrounds-waves.noarch There is a…
Read MoreI had a problem on my Fedora Core 19 system where the Fedora & Livna repositories where not enabled. I found out that I had to edit the /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora.repo file and uncomment the baseurl string for the repo I wanted to use. And then change the enabled=0 value to enabled=1….
Read MoreI 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…
Read MoreThis is how you query the package database to see if a package is installed or not. root@neo homer# yum list installed | grep xterm xterm.x86_64 293-1.fc19 @anacondaroot@neo homer# yum list installed | grep xterm xterm.x86_64 293-1.fc19 @anaconda This is a more verbose way of doing this. root@neo homer# yum…
Read Morehttp://www.apple.com/opensource/. There is a good selection of open-source code here that Apple is using on their machines. I downloaded the tarball of the zsh shell here: http://www.opensource.apple.com/source/zsh/zsh-55/zsh-4.3.11.tar.bz2. This was compiled very easily after I installed the ncurses-devel RPM from this location for Fedora 19: ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/linux/releases/19/Everything/x86_64/os/Packages/n/ncurses-devel-5.9-11.20130511.fc19.x86_64.rpm. Then I was able to…
Read MoreThe Fedora 19 Linux distribution is working very well now, I have added the restricted codecs support with the help of the Fedora Utils package available on this page: http://satya164.github.io/fedorautils/. This is a GUI utility for adding support for Xvid and MP3 on Fedora 19. You just click checkboxes to…
Read MoreHow to install the ATI proprietary drivers on Fedora 19. I have just installed the DVD release of the Fedora 19 x86_64 Linux distribution, this took quite a while, but I installed the MATE desktop instead of the default. gnome 3.8 desktop environment. That is why downloading the 4.3 gigabyte…
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