Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-26 Thread Roger
are unrepresentative of Fedora quality. The main things, Download and more info, were there. Roger On 05/27/2010 02:25 AM, Rahul Sundaram wrote: > On 05/26/2010 09:51 PM, Kanwar Ranbir Sandhu wrote: > >> On Tue, 2010-05-25 at 17:24 -0500, Michael Cronenworth wrote: >> >>

Re: Is this the Linux list for beginners

2010-05-28 Thread Roger
to discuss and/or get general help for issues > related to Fedora. > Welcome Elwin Yep right list. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines

Re: USB Printer Install help needed

2010-06-21 Thread Roger
st it in the printers If you go to printer properties you should see the printer listed in the Device URI as something like this usb://FUJI%20XEROX/DocuPrint%20C2100 which is my Device URI The printer should work Unfortunately Fedora do not provide a usb printer selection option so its gotta be don

Re: Help with a printer

2010-06-21 Thread Roger
others use that printer ok. 4 updates ago in Fedora 11 it changed my FX C2100 DocuPrint ppd to the HP LaserJet 4 ppd driver and it still worked but then a subsequent update made it fail and I had to resort to manual install of the appropriate ppd

Re: Help with a printer

2010-06-22 Thread Roger
> Thank you ROger. > A few minutes ago I decided to do a full update. > Lo and behold, there were just newly released packages > for foomatic, and foomatic ppd's, cups and among others > related to printing. Some required a reboot. > So I rebooted and ran system -> A

Re: USB Printer Install help needed

2010-06-23 Thread Roger
Hi Tim Many thanks for your email On 06/22/2010 09:52 PM, Tim Waugh wrote: > On Tue, 2010-06-22 at 12:39 +1000, Roger wrote: >> This seems to be a problem with USB Xerox printers in Fedora. >> I too have had the same problems since Fedora 9/10. >> Ubuntu just installed it

Re: orbit

2010-06-29 Thread Roger
> rpm -qa | grep -i orbit ??? > > try rpm -qi orbit instead of capitalising When I run into similar reports I also sudo updatedb locate abc whereis abc ls -aFl /sbin abc and search throught /sbin, /usr/bin, /usr/sbin and any other directory and yumlist abc, just in case. Hope t

Re: USB Printer Problem (still...)

2010-07-02 Thread Roger
best for you then delete the others. Deleting is as simple as click on the printer icon and right click and choose Delete Printer from the drop down. I hope this helps in some way Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://

Re: Why are .thunderbird and .evolution hidden ?

2010-02-25 Thread Roger
; Andrew. > I have found over the years that the .thunderbird files have saved me a number of times and also use the .file protocol to "put away" files I don't need to have displayed. it's a good concept Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedo

Re: Installing Fedora Core 12 on a system with a IT8212 SATA Controller

2010-02-28 Thread Roger
rocess works. > > Thanks, > > Iain > Iain I had that problem and found that it was searching for a floppy drive and another drive that had been removed from the system. I went into the bios at start up and made sure the floppy and drives were set to none except for th

Re: Using f13 rpms in f12?

2010-03-01 Thread Roger
all kernel kernel-devel etc >> > On one of my recent Fedora 12 installations, yum update pulledin > Fedora 13 rpms and the system refused to boot. Be careful Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.f

Re: (OT) Generate Graphical Tree (SVG / PNG) of Directory Structure

2010-03-02 Thread Roger
it too. > > Any help ? > > Thanks in advance. > AC > why not find a way to represent a tree with branchess and leaves for each file in blender3d Then you could rotate it 360 degrees in each direction. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.or

Re: this table in html how

2010-03-07 Thread Roger
> 6 columns, top row each block spanning 3 columns, bottom each block spanning > 2. > Why not do it as css and forget tables Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/

Re: this table in html how

2010-03-07 Thread Roger
e- otherwise google and learn css. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines

Re: [OT] Deafening silence

2010-03-14 Thread Roger
uch, if not more to blame than the operating system. Anyway that's my seriously off topic $5.50c worth. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines

Re: [OT] Deafening silence

2010-03-15 Thread Roger
but get denials. I have no understanding of contexts - its another thing I have to get to grips with. Thanks Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines

Re: Sorbet (Sherbet) no longer on Fedora's future but on bios merits

2010-03-24 Thread Roger
On 03/24/2010 05:45 PM, charles zeitler wrote: > how's this for a hypothetical: > > some person (let's call him 'Marcel') enters his BIOS, (maybe makes > some changes), invokes password protection& reboots. > > some time later, he installs a fresh operating system. then he re-enters > his BIOS (un

Re: F12 crash

2010-04-02 Thread Roger
mend disabling selinux because the warnings produced in my system display things that need attention. Permissive is useable because one still gets the warnings. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/

Re: Printer IDs in Fedora 13: your help is neeeded!

2010-04-07 Thread Roger
ps://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Day:2010-03-25_Printing > [3] http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/nightly-composes/desktop/ > [4] http://cyberelk.net/tim/2010/04/01/printer-device-ids-wanted/ > > I have Fuji Xerox C2100 color laser and running sudo python check-device-ids.py

Re: Printer IDs in Fedora 13: your help is neeeded!

2010-04-07 Thread Roger
ps://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Day:2010-03-25_Printing > [3] http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/nightly-composes/desktop/ > [4] http://cyberelk.net/tim/2010/04/01/printer-device-ids-wanted/ > > I run Fedora 11, have Fuji Xerox C2100 color laser and running sudo python check-device-

Re: slow installing software

2010-04-11 Thread Roger
> I gave up using . Where yum takes a few minute at most, Add/Remove can frequently take 15-20 minutes then fail. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guide

Re: Scanning broken in Fedora ?

2010-04-13 Thread Roger
On 04/13/2010 04:16 PM, Valent Turkovic wrote: > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=556218 > > Is scanning working for you? Looks like it's broken. Any news of a fix > anytime soon? > > My scanjet3500c works ok in Fedora 11 Roger -- users mailing list users@lis

Re: after upgrade to f12

2010-04-19 Thread Roger
t reported python script errors but after updating python last thing, that seems to have gone away. With F13 but there is a printing problem with some printers but otherwise it's fine, it runs Scribus, Blender, gimp and other apps More testing as time permits. Roger -- users mailing list

Re: root passwd

2010-04-25 Thread Roger
any commands anywhere root ALL=(ALL) ALL under that enter your username All=(ALL) ALL where is the tab key. esc wq! to save and quit When you need root access from a terminal type sudo and it will ask for your user password. type exit or close the terminal to exit sudo. There are probabl

Re: Adobe Flash Player

2010-04-25 Thread Roger
On 04/25/2010 11:14 AM, Henry Wyatt wrote: > Is there a flash player plugin for firefox x86_64 running on fc12 > > Yes but I cant get it to work Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.or

Re: root passwd

2010-04-25 Thread Roger
ignore what I said. :) > > Just thinking about it After install did you complete the user set up procedure which normally follows without requiring root password after reboot while completing the installation. If you have user access then set up sudo to get most root p

Re: Adobe Flash Player

2010-04-25 Thread Roger
On 04/26/2010 05:52 AM, Robert G. (Doc) Savage wrote: > On Sun, 2010-04-25 at 17:22 +1000, Roger wrote: > >> On 04/25/2010 11:14 AM, Henry Wyatt wrote: >> >>> Is there a flash player plugin for firefox x86_64 running on fc12 >>> >>> >>

Re: Installing Fedora 12

2010-04-26 Thread Roger
cess from the signon screen. You have to sign in using a user id > other than root, and then su - to get to the root login. > During the installation it asks for a root password. After installation and rebooting it asks you to provide a user name and password. Complete this information with

Re: Preupgrade??

2010-04-26 Thread Roger
e using the system a reinstall kills that registration and I can't reregister or log in under the same details. 2. bugzilla has rejected several of my reports because I cannot include appropriate debug information so I no longer bother. I use the apps, I 'm not technical expert. Roger

Re: Where is everything?

2010-05-02 Thread Roger
there are probably some. My exploration was mainly /etc, /var, /sbin, /user/sbin, /usr/bin /dev and others and I did explore /boot. I never needed to explore /root ls -aFl is also my friend. for instance ls -aFl /etc or ls -aFl /var Hope this helps Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.f

Re: OT gmail alert -- spam or real?

2010-05-06 Thread Roger
elped me on many occasions. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines

Re: This page crashes konqueror ?

2010-05-06 Thread Roger
On 05/07/2010 12:15 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: > On 05/06/2010 09:47 PM, Linuxguy123 wrote: > >> I'm finding that this page crashes konqueror. >> http://jeffhoogland.blogspot.com/2010/05/pandora-radio-on-n900-pypianobar.html >> >> Can anyone confirm this ? >> >> >> > No crash here on F11fu

was :What did I do wrong? -----

2011-06-05 Thread Roger
has an reply then you get none. I found, with Fedora 14 if you go to: there is an option to make the pointer different sizes. It's the same sort of thing in Ubuntu 11.04 which has the unity interface. I have no idea if this is helpful. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedora

Another 5-star Fedora experience

2011-06-19 Thread Roger
. Within 3 days all had changed to Linux, they use Gimp, Blender, LibreOffice, etc instead of proprietary applications. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http

Re: Laptop Graphics

2011-07-03 Thread Roger
he > advantage that you don't have to worry about binary blob drivers, like > you do with ATI and nVidida. My daughters both use Dell laptops with ubuntu11.04 / nvidia and have great results One does fairly intensive Blender 3D with her students Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fed

Ubuntu11 putty not working

2011-07-07 Thread Roger
may be a file missing but have no idea what to look for. Has anyone had this and how is it solved. Alternatively is there a puTTY alternative for ubuntu 11 Using Fedora 14 and puTTY it shows login and requests user and password and grants server access. help would be appreciated, thanks Roger

Re: Time sync is foobar

2011-08-15 Thread Roger
; OT - I have a problem between ubuntu 11 and Fedora 14, Fedora never shows correct time, it's system time is 10 hours wrong because it will not select the correct time zone. Ubuntu is correct. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription

Re: Time sync is foobar

2011-08-15 Thread Roger
a timezone is Melbourne Victoria and DateTime shows 4:27:40 seconds and correct date. Synchronise System Time is off for both installations UTC is off in both systems. PC system time is correct for Ubuntu. Changing Fedora time and saving resets Ubuntu time to +10 hours When I first noted this issue

Re: GGoogle chat vs Skype

2011-09-23 Thread Roger
there are lists of skype users that you can choose from. If yo want to telephone people using skype that's another matter. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guide

Re: GGoogle chat vs Skype

2011-09-24 Thread Roger
On 25/09/11 00:16, Aaron Konstam wrote: > On Sat, 2011-09-24 at 09:23 +1000, Roger wrote: >>> How are Skype users addressed? I suppose I am OK if I know their >>> telephone number. >> Skype, for me on Unbuntu and Fedora took about a few seconds to install. >> Read

Re: Developers responsibillity to Fedora Users

2011-09-26 Thread Roger
olerant of >> the strange direction that RedHat is taking. > This is all too vague for me to understand. What are you talking about? > > Andrew. > Some say that the new Fedora GUI is unhelpful and difficult to use, preferring a simpler desktop. This resulted in a discus

Re: Developers responsibillity to Fedora Users

2011-09-26 Thread Roger
sion touching on the developers responsibility to users, if any. Ubuntu and Fedora 14 offers the choice of new or classic. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines

Re: Developers responsibillity to Fedora Users

2011-09-28 Thread Roger
uld >> recall the story about end of XFree86 project. >> >> This is not the way how we can attract more young people who will >> use/make/change OpenSource software. >> Regardless of all these current events about Gnome, I will continue to >> teach my studen

Re: Anything for home user and not the technical one??

2010-07-21 Thread Roger
you about diskfree the disk check application man du will tell you about disk usage. man rm will tell you about removing files, use with great care. To know about Gnome or KDE read the instruction manuals already installed. May I suggest getting a book about Fedora, it would provi

Re: Anything for home user and not the technical one??

2010-07-21 Thread Roger
ication start up icons on the top bar. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines

Re: Anything for home user and not the technical one??

2010-07-23 Thread Roger
Fedora 11. It is a very usable OS and everything just works. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines

Re: OT: Cloud Computing is coming to ...

2010-07-23 Thread Roger
On 07/24/2010 01:32 PM, Nathan W wrote: > *snip* > >> I don't pretend to know what's coming, but I do know that >> when stuff is outside my house it can be priced annually, it can be >> arbitrarily withheld, it can be surveiled, it can be compromised by >> those who have direct physical acces

was: Still no kmod for new nvidia- now: so Move On

2010-08-02 Thread Roger
stioning whether Open source people are genuine because they are forced into untidy concessions doesn't help. We are. my 2c worth Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines

Re: Hey, I a new to Linux

2010-08-04 Thread Roger
On 08/04/2010 04:15 PM, La perte wrote: > hello everybody there using linux, I am new here and hope we enjoying using > and talking about linux and fedora together... Hello We hope you enjoy Linux as much as we do. roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscr

Re: was: Still no kmod for new nvidia- now: so Move On

2010-08-11 Thread Roger
ith openoffice, gimp, inkscape, audacity and so many other early version apps. Do you need compatibility with late version apps? What are the fears/problems with running an OS that is only 1-2 years old? Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscri

Re: Scrub free disk blocks

2010-08-29 Thread Roger
There is NO truly secure method, other than complete pulverization, to destroy disk data. Format the hd with DOS 3.1 or 5 that'll get rid of everything. And if unsure after that format to ext2.. everything gone. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or c

Blacklist

2010-09-18 Thread Roger
Can we have Vinu Moses name blacklisted and contact details removed from list please, his/her adverts have little to do with Linux discussion. thanks Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman

Re: kernel update breaks virtualbox

2010-09-25 Thread Roger
edom," in this case, from various restrictions, or not quite so free > from them. > I'm late in on this subject but can say that the last 3 kernel updates always broke Virtualbox in Ubuntu 10.4 on my daughter's laptop. She has to reinstall Vbox and windows if she updates a

Re: How to install Apache web server in Fedora 14? Can yum be used for installing?

2011-04-13 Thread Roger
l see: Stopping httpd: [ OK ] Starting httpd: [ OK ] If unsuccessful it will give an error message which may mean there is a fault in the config file. regards Roger On Wed, 2011-04-13 at 08:38 +0530, Varuna Seneviratna wrote: > When I give the command > > yum info httpd > > The Ou

Re: Reasons for choosing Fedora over Debian

2011-04-17 Thread Roger
l new enough to be avoided unless one knows what one is doing and has strong reasons for using it, I don't. Roger > > > > 2011/4/17 Nikolaus Rath > > Hello, > > I have been using Ubuntu for a couple of years, and I am > incr

Re: Best FOSS alternative for skype?

2011-05-10 Thread Roger
kes or dislikes. Remember nothing in life is free it all has some strings attached and I believe user tracking is usually attached to most "free" internet things. The only problem with Ekiga and similar solutions is that everyone you know also has to install it and most skype users won&#x

Re: Best FOSS alternative for skype?

2011-05-11 Thread Roger
e And that Microsoft has lost so many devices because no one wants windows 7 but Microsoft will be providing skype with windows 7 in an effort to entice users back. I did not catch all the interview but decided to look into Ekiga or alternatives asap. Roger -- users mailing list

Re: F15 doesn't believe my hardware clock uses local time

2011-05-31 Thread Roger
d 2 minutes past 10 am same day. neither use UTC and it's only happened since installing Fedora 14. It has me puzzled. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guide

Re: OT: website issues

2010-10-25 Thread Roger
I'm sending from or > to my work email, jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com > > Thanks and apologies to the list. No, It doesn't work here in Victoria Australia. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/

Re: Update failes

2010-10-25 Thread Roger
e already. Summer is Yuck! Gasp! Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines

Re: I want OO.o support, not Go-OO from Novell - Any statement from Fedora or RedHat?

2010-11-05 Thread Roger
one that suits and use it - or not. Open office does the job for me if and when I need a WP app and if LibreOffice does the job, is light weight and not over burdened with bells and whistles I'll use it with not a moment's thought about who should or could maintain it. Roger --

Re: Sound card does not work

2010-11-21 Thread Roger
network and no way to set up a usb printer. Fedora's been like this since 2001. Ubuntu sees our usb printers and connects them with no input from us. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman

Re:

2010-11-21 Thread Roger
t; Currently i'm using F13. Wish me that i could have a great start >> here.. > > Forgot to mention that the usual list for users is > users@lists.fedoraproject.org > You can subscribe to the users list instead of test list at > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/m

Re: nouveau and 3d performance in f14?

2010-11-21 Thread Roger
r other cards. I installed Fedora 14 on Saturday and blender 2.5 - 3D works fairly well but render animation crashed, I won't use the nvidia driver unless something goes wrong now. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://adm

Re: OT: Math Teacher Tools worksheet generator

2010-12-23 Thread Roger
heir own work sheet with individual critique and help. She wrote a series of help pages that students work through to gain understanding while working on each assignment. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http

Re: Thoughts of a user

2010-12-26 Thread Roger
en at once and that's a normal day one that is unimaginable in Windows or mac. Couldn't imagine anything worse than seeing what's underneath while concentrating on work at hand. I love the look of Fedora and ubuntu. The "Oh! Wow" effect, I would say could be from windows and mac us

Re: Yum vs. PackageKit

2010-12-30 Thread Roger
is in Fedora 14 and routinely do yum update and yum upgrade. With Ubuntu I also do apt-get update then apt-get upgrade to obtain latest files. It's probably the wrong thing to do but I do not know! Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription o

Re: I'm asking help for my project - If you're interested get contacted with me

2011-01-05 Thread Roger
x27;re interested please get contacted me, and I put together >>> to FOSDEM if everything goes well. >> >> You managed to say all that without explaining clearly what your project >> actually is, which might limit the number of people who respond. >> >>

Re: Let's talk about HTTPS Everywhere

2011-01-19 Thread Roger
Are Linux users lemmings collectively jumping off of the cliff of reliable, well-engineered commercial software? -- Matt Welsh Nup! We use a reliable,well-engineered, reliable, non commercial operating system instead. R -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe

Re: Removing Lists from Thunderbird

2010-01-11 Thread Roger
ne for each personal address book listing, of the same address. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines

Re: Fedora 12 update causing SELinux alerts [SOLVED]

2010-01-20 Thread Roger
ode. After 16 hours use it produced several screens fulls of alerts. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines

Re: Where ffmux_mp4 comes from?

2010-01-23 Thread Roger
ed to install that yesterday and get errors that an already installed app conflicts with the install and it shuts down, trouble is I cant find the offending app. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guid

Re: Blacklisting Nouveau

2010-01-27 Thread Roger
So many people having trouble With respect, it's sheer stupidity that this issue remains unresolved some 12 months later. Please Fedora get rid of nouveau until it's the same quality as Fedora. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change su

Re: Between F11 and F12, which would you choose?

2010-01-29 Thread Roger
me a while ago, new releases are test beds not intended for production. The question remains: Do you just want to experiment and incur the problems that require expertise to fix, or do you want to use the os to drive applications which achieve results, if the latter then stick with Fedora 11

Re: Between F11 and F12, which would you choose?

2010-01-30 Thread Roger
On 01/30/2010 10:14 AM, Alan Cox wrote: >> The question remains: Do you just want to experiment and incur the >> problems that require expertise to fix, or do you want to use the os to >> drive applications which achieve results, if the latter then stick with >> Fedora 11. >> > 12 is visually

Re: which version of fedora to install

2010-01-31 Thread Roger
ld be nice if u tell me how to install various media players and >> all in it coz i find pretty difficult installing them !! >> >> thanks >> prab >> >> -- >> >> Fedora 8 is old technology go to Fedora 11, it is stable, tested and >> reliable an

Re: which version of fedora to install

2010-01-31 Thread Roger
On 02/01/2010 06:03 AM, Bill Davidsen wrote: > Prabhakar Pandey wrote: > >> i used fedora 8 but later some of you told that fedora 8 is not that >> good and i should try f12 or f11 . >> so can anybody tell me which one should i install f11 or f12 ?? >> and it would be nice if u tell me how to

Re: help with... F9

2010-01-31 Thread Roger
On 01/31/2010 09:33 PM, Erik P. Olsen wrote: > On 31/01/10 11:14, Ed Greshko wrote: > >> Kevin Kofler wrote: >> >>> Jake Peavy wrote: >>> >>> ...I know I should upgrade to F12 (or whatever) but I don't have time... >>> Then we "don't have time" to answer y

Re: Blacklisting Nouveau

2010-02-01 Thread Roger
oice and I for one will embrace it when it is capable. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines

Re: Blacklisting Nouveau

2010-02-02 Thread Roger
w and I'll be among the first to move. I need both apps so please keep me informed of progress. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedorapro

Re: Blacklisting Nouveau

2010-02-02 Thread Roger
Personally, I consider ATI to be nothing more than scrap metal waiting > for a rubbish bin, and you couldn't pay me enough money to ditch nVidia > for ATI. > Agreed For my needs Nvidia works fairly well, the others do not. Roger PS Usability of 3D drivers is what we need an

Re: Blacklisting Nouveau

2010-02-03 Thread Roger
leased as fully functional before this discussion eventuated. To sumarise: In the interim, Use Fedora and distributions with Nouveau for 2D. Use Windows, Sun or Apple for 3D modelling, design and rendering. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or chang

Re: OpenOffice and password protected encrypted .docx files?

2010-02-04 Thread Roger
; I can open the file at all? > > Can anyone suggest a solution? > > Thanks > Had the same problem a month ago researched and googled for days, the only solution I found was to request the password. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change s

Re: How do I use the drupal installed via yum?

2010-02-05 Thread Roger
to the new release. > > All Drupal sites on my system use the same DocumentRoot, > /var/www/drupal/drupal > > hth > > Yes thats how I did it Works a treat. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines

Error: Multilib version problems found

2014-01-16 Thread Roger
rsion installed. I suspect it may be something skype needs because skype is still 386 technology. Is there a yum command to determine which packages depend on the i686 version and whether the i686 version can be erased with no damage? Thank you in advance Roger -- users mailing list

Re: Error: Multilib version problems found

2014-01-16 Thread Roger
On 01/17/2014 02:42 PM, Richard Shaw wrote: On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 9:37 PM, Roger <mailto:are...@bigpond.com>> wrote: I run x86-64 bit Fedora 19. Have used sudo yum update for years all versions of Fedora, but since a couple of days ago I get an error: --You have a

Entirely off Topic php, angularJS

2014-01-22 Thread Roger
rated simply run using the server's javascript. Thanks for any assistance Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-

Apache problems

2014-01-24 Thread Roger
i Jan 24 22:22:43.448619 2014] [:error] [pid 3761] [client 127.0.0.1:47205] script '/var/www/html/index.php' not found or unable to stat Do not understand why it's looking for index.php this could be something in /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf - but what? Can someone please ad

Convert a pdf

2014-01-25 Thread Roger
tool in Fedora 19? Thanks for any pointers Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http

Re: Playing commercial DVDs in Fedora 20 [SOLVED]

2014-02-03 Thread Roger
your essential plugin is crap doesn't help. My 0.2c worth. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidel

Re: why would using "sftp" require disabling "vsftpd"?

2014-02-07 Thread Roger
man command in a terminal displays manual pages in Linux. in a terminal type man sshd_config read the file, then man sftp and read that file and so on. Roger On 07.02.2014 02:04, Marko Vojinovic wrote: On Fri, 07 Feb 2014 01:14:05 +0100 poma wrote: Secure File Transfer Protocol /etc/ssh

CentOS on home machine HD

2014-02-07 Thread Roger
I've not experimented with server systems for many many years so would like to understand a few points. On my home machine I have 2 hard drives one has 2 partitions, Ubuntu on the first and Fedora which I use most on the second partition. the pc boots through the Ubuntu grub. I have Fedora 1

Installing Linux on a windows hd

2014-02-12 Thread Roger
so she doesn't have to update the OS. Can someone direct me on the best approach for this as I would have to set aside 3-4 hours on the phone to walk her through a basic install before the file system updates, which can also take hours. Help is most gratefully appreciated. Thanks in

Re: Installing Linux on a windows hd

2014-02-12 Thread Roger
ill find the windows partition. The windows mbr is what has me troubled so a fresh linux install will be the best option. Thanks again Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinf

Very Off Topic

2014-02-19 Thread Roger
other laser and worked out what caused the failure. Thanks, and apologies in advance for a non Linux issue. Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct:

Re: Very Off Topic

2014-02-19 Thread Roger
Has anyone in Linuxland who is also using w7pro experienced printing issues, particularly with Brother laser and worked out what caused the failure. Thanks, and apologies in advance for a non Linux issue. Roger No, not me. however I have 2 brother printers at home, and my experience is that

Re: OT: Win 7 -- Brother Printer Re: Very Off Topic -

2014-02-19 Thread Roger
Has anyone in Linuxland who is also using w7pro experienced printing issues, particularly with Brother laser and worked out what caused the failure. Thanks, and apologies in advance for a non Linux issue. Roger Thanks to all who responded. The owner managed to get to a Brother service tech

Re: Very Off Topic

2014-02-19 Thread Roger
Allegedly, on or about 20 February 2014, Roger sent: He says that windows has been updating itself very often, which seems suspicious. Suspicious that it's full of bugs? But how often is often? Perhaps there's been a slew of recent updates made available. Perhaps Windows has got

Brosix

2014-02-20 Thread Roger
clear reception and transmission. thank you in advance Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http

Re: OT: Win 7 -- Brother Printer Re: Very Off Topic -

2014-02-20 Thread Roger
Has anyone in Linuxland who is also using w7pro experienced printing issues, particularly with Brother laser and worked out what caused the failure. Thanks, and apologies in advance for a non Linux issue. Roger Thanks to all who responded. The owner managed to get to a Brother service tech and

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