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How to configure nautilus to open new window in same folder in Fedora

Richard — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:24:19 +0000

Open System->Preferences->File Management
Check the box that marked “Always open in browser windows.”

How to install Compiz Fusion in Fedora 11

Richard — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:38:58 +0000

This guide assumes that you have video card that supports 3d acceleration installed in your system.
To install compiz fusion, open up your terminal and type this command:

 yum install ccsm compiz-manager compiz-fusion-extras compiz-fusion-extras-gnome fusion-icon-gtk compizconfig-backend-gconf

Then go to System->Preferences->Startup Applications.

How to install NVIDIA proprietary graphics driver in Fedora 11 using yum

Richard — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:33:35 +0000

Why install this driver?

Your NVIDIA video card will work on your Fedora 11 box without this driver, however if you want to enable the 3D acceleration (if you want to use Compiz Fsuion) you need to install it.

Which driver to use?

The latest nvidia driver: This is a proprietary driver that works with newer nvidia cards.
The legacy nvidia driver: This is also a proprietary driver, but it works with older nvidia cards.
Current list of Legacy NVIDIA drivers:

Legacy version (173.xx series)
Legacy version (96.xx series)
Legacy version (71.xx series) Note: This driver is not available in RPM Fusion repository.

More from this website.
You need to identify which nvidia driver is ideal for your video card. Open up your terminal and type this command:

How to make totem media player play wma, mp3 and real audio in Fedora 11

Richard — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:02:49 +0000

Install xine backend.

yum install xine-lib xine-lib-extras xine-lib-extras-freeworld xine-plugin totem-xine

Since totem uses gstreamer as its default backend, we need to change its backend to use xine. To do it, just type the command:

totem-backend -b xine

You can now play mp3, wma and real audio using totem media player. To know more about xine, please click this link.

How to install latest flash plugin for firefox in Fedora 11

Richard — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:56:46 +0000

Adobe flash player is available via yum. To download flash player, enable adobe yum repo using this command:

rpm -Uvh http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/adobe-release/adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch.rpm

After enabling the repo, install the flash player plugin. Type this command:

yum install flash-plugin

Flash player is now installed in your system, just restart your firefox if is currently running and you can now watch flash content in your browser.

How to install Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Fedora 11

Richard — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:16:30 +0000

This is a straightforward tutorial on how to install Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Fedora 11.
1. Go to the site below and grab the latest version of Java Runtime Environment.
http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp
2. After downloading the file, make the file executable

chmod ug+x jre-6u16-linux-i586-rpm.bin

and install.

./jre-6u16-linux-i586-rpm.bin

3. After the installation, you need to configure your system to use the newly installed Java Runtime Environment.

alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/java/default/bin/java 5

alternatives --config java

During the installation of your Fedora 11 CD or DVD, the OpenJDK 6 development and runtime packages are installed by default.

There are 3 programs which provide 'java'.

  Selection    Command
-----------------------------------------------
*+ 1           /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.6.0-openjdk/bin/java
   2           /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.5.0-gcj/bin/java
   3           /usr/java/default/bin/java

Enter to keep the current selection[+], or type selection number: 3

Enter "3" to change it to your newly installed Java Runtime Environment.
Verify your version of java using this command:

RPM Fusion's Kdenlive error

Richard — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:13:32 +0000

I've got this strange error below when I upgraded my Kdenlive 0.7.4 to 0.7.5 from "RPM Fusion repository".

To fix the problem, you have to delete the file "~/.kde/share/config/kdenliverc" because of wrong MLT binary name in it.

How to show MySQL table details?

Richard — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:17:51 +0000

Issue this command in your MySQL prompt to show table column detail.

desc user;

describe user;

The display would be as follows:

How display database tables in MySQL?

Richard — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:13:56 +0000

Switch to a database you want to use using this command:

mysql> use mysql;
Reading table information for completion of table and column names
You can turn off this feature to get a quicker startup with -A

Database changed

Once you have selected the database, just type this command to show all the tables inside it.

mysql> show tables;

The database tables are shown below.

How to delete MySQL database?

Richard — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:09:09 +0000

To delete MySQL database, just simply type this command inside MySQL terminal.

mysql> drop database test_db;

Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.07 sec)

How to create MySQL database using mysqladmin command?

Richard — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:04:54 +0000

To create MySQL database using mysqladmin command, type this command in your terminal.

mysqladmin create database_name

How to create MySQL database?

Richard — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:01:21 +0000

mysql -u root -p

and type this command:

mysql> create database test_db;

Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

To check your newly created database, type this command:

mysql> show databases;

+--------------------+

| Database           |

+--------------------+

| information_schema |

| mysql              |

| test               |

| test_db            |

+--------------------+

4 rows in set (0.00 sec)

Preventing KDE4 applications to start in fullscreen mode on opening in Fedora 11

Richard — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:46:21 +0000

I am experiencing problems with most of my KDE4 applications installed in my Fedora 11 box. I've recently installed digikam, konqueror, konversation, ktorrent etc. and everytime I open each of these applications, its always opening in full screen mode.

How to fix this problem?

After googling, I found out that Compiz Fusion is the one causing this problem. To fix it, open Compizconfig Settings Manager and go "Utility Section" and click "Workarounds" then untick the "Legacy Fullscreen Support". Cheers!

Password less ssh login using RSA/DSA authentication in Fedora 11

Richard — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:01:56 +0000

The Goal of this tutorial

Get a secure, encrypted connection to a remote machine without typing in a password.

What is OpenSSH ?

OpenSSH is a secure way of connecting to remote computers and transfering files. The OpenSSH suite includes the following programs (among others)

How to install tftp server in fedora 11

Richard — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:40:36 +0000

What is TFTP?

Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) is a file transfer protocol, with the functionality of a very basic form of File Transfer Protocol (FTP). TFTP server is commonly used to upload and download executable images and configurations of routers and switches. To install tftp server, type this command in the console:

I've finally finished updating my blog to Drupal 6

Richard — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:17:18 +0000

It took a few days, but my blog is finally back online after several days of inactivity. Enjoy the site.

PS: The images that I posted in the past will be back soon.

Check your hardware details in Fedora 11

Richard — Thu, 07 May 2009 22:42:07 +0000

lshw (Hardware Lister) is a small tool to provide detailed information about all hardware in your system.

To install lshw, type this command:

yum -y install lshw lshw-gui

By default lshw command generates a long lists of information about your hardware and you don't even need some of its information. To generate a compact report use "-short" option.

lshw -short

This will give you summarize information about your hardware devices as shown below:

Ubuntu 9.04 on my HP Pavilion dv5-1153ei Notebook

Richard — Thu, 07 May 2009 22:38:00 +0000

I am very disappointed in Ubuntu 9.04 performance on my laptop. I had Ubuntu 9.04 installed in my HP Pavillion dv5-115ei laptop with the following specs:

2GHZ Intel Core 2 Dou processor T5800
2GB RAM
512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT video card

How to find the fastest CentOS/Fedora mirrors

Richard — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:39:00 +0000

To speed-up your yum download, you need to install the yum-fastestmirror package. Its a yum plugin which chooses fastest repository from a mirrorlist. This plugin sorts each repository's mirrorlist by connection speed prior to downloading packages.

To install, simply type:

yum install yum-fastestmirror

Have fun...

Reset CISCO router to factory defaults

Richard — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:42:46 +0000

CAUTION: This procedure will erase all your router's configuration.

To reset your CISCO router password, you need to access the ROM Monitor mode. To access the ROM Monitor mode, start your minicom and reboot your CISCO router. Upon booting send the CTR+BREAK sequence by pressing CTRL-A F on your keyboard.

System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(8r) [cmong 8r], RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)               
Copyright (c) 2003 by cisco Systems, Inc.                                           
C2600 platform with 98304 Kbytes of main memory

program load complete, entry point: 0x80008000, size: 0xacc0f0
Self decompressing the image : ########################
monitor: command "boot" aborted due to user interrupt
rommon 1 > 
rommon 1 >

Then type this command to change the router's configuration register to 0x2142.