Sep 10, 2015 Posted by newlife007

How To Create an Auto-start file aka: rc.local for Fedora 21

As with many things there always is a script, service restart or something that needs to be run to resolve and issue or to add a feature. You could create and init.d script or systemd script to address this, but you can also create a bash script called rc.local and use it for your purposes. One of the nice things is this can be used to run multiple commands in one file that are applied system wide. For... read more

Jul 30, 2015 Posted by newlife007

How To Disable IPv6 In Fedora 21

Today we’ll learn how to disable IPv6 on Fedora 21. The steps will work on Fedora 19 – 22. Currently our network configuration these days does not require IPv6 support. Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is the latest version of the Internet Protocol (IP), the communications protocol that provides an identification and location system for computers on networks and routes traffic across the... read more

Jul 25, 2014 Posted by newlife007

How To Update Dell Firmware on Fedora 20

After a recent build on a Dell Laptop to Fedora 20 I found the need to update the BIOS on the laptop. With Windows this is a simple solution of downloading and installing. With Linux it is a bit more to do. First we must install firmware-addon-dell. $ sudo yum -y install firmware-addon-dell Next we need to get the SystemID for the system to be able to download the correct update. $ sudo... read more

Apr 23, 2014 Posted by newlife007

How To Install Nvidia Drivers on Fedora 20 Dell M1530

This post covers how to install the latest nvidia drivers on a Dell M1530 laptop running Fedora 20. Find out what chipset you are running. $ lspci | grep VGA 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G84M [GeForce 8600M GT] (rev a1) Update to the latest kernel and SELinux and reboot $ sudo yum update kernel* selinux-policy* $ reboot Install RPMFusion $ su -c ‘yum localinstall... read more

Apr 22, 2014 Posted by newlife007

How to Install TLP on Fedora 20 for Battery Management

You can use the default battery management with Fedora or can use TLP which is better at managing battery life on laptops. TLP brings you the benefits of advanced power management for Linux without the need to understand every technical detail. TLP comes with a default configuration already optimized for battery life, so you may just install and forget it. You will need to have rpmfusion installed and... read more