Mar 20, 2013
How To setup FreeNX-Server on Fedora 18 x64
Admit it, sometimes you need to have the GUI when accessing your Linux system, most times SSH access is all you need. A good option is NoMachine’s NX server with FreeNX running on your Fedora system. Here is a way to successfully install. Become root $ sudo su – Now install freenx-server # yum install freenx-server This will install any dependent programs it needs. After the installation has... read more
Feb 10, 2013
How To Install Skype on Fedora 18 x64
Skype is a widely used application and running Skype is easy to do on Fedora 18 x64, so how do we install it? First we need to install the 32 bit libraries. $ sudo yum -y install libXv.i686 libXScrnSaver.i686 qt.i686 qt-x11.i686 pulseaudio-libs.i686 pulseaudio-libs-glib2.i686 alsa-plugins-pulseaudio.i686 qtwebkit.i686 Download the Skype rpm from the website http://www.skype.com/go/linux. The current... read more
Feb 8, 2013
How To Install LibreOffice 4.0 on Fedora 18
Today is the big day, LibreOffice 4.0 has been released and there many new features. We are going to show how to install LibreOffice 4.0 on Fedora 18. Ever since the fork I have been using LibreOffice and it has never disappointed me, so I had to see what 4.0 has and get it on Fedora 18. So here is how it is done. First we need to remove the LibreOffice install and remove them. Using the handy rpm command... read more
Jan 24, 2013
How To Disable ipv6 Fedora 17/18
IPV6 is coming, but it is not here yet, so say you want to disable it on your Fedora 18 system. Pretty simple to do. First let’s edit the /etc/sysctl.conf file. $ sudo vi /etc/sysctl.conf Add and save the changes net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=1 net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6=1 To eliminate the default ipv6 addresses still appear on the interfaces open a terminal and type Type ifconfig to get... read more
Jan 23, 2013
How To Connect to a Local Directory on a Windows Host with a Linux Guest in VirtualBox
Recently I felt the need to retrieve files from my Windows host on my Linux guest in VirtualBox 4.2.6. This is an easy task with the VBoxAdditions installed on the guest OS and a simple change in the shared folders in VirtualBox. If VBoxAdditions are not installed on the guest host you must first get them installed. If you are running Fedora 17 or 18 look here for the instructions. Next make sure to power... read more
