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Fedora 32 installation and post installation
A new laptop ! Great, let’s install a new Linux Fedora version. Insteresting to see that from 4 years ago, the version number has jumped from 23 to 32. 10 version in 4 years. Anyway. This is surely for the … Continue reading
format USB key under fedora
I created a bootable USB key and needed to format the key so that others could use it again. Using the format option (see image below) in the KDE file environment, I got this error: This partition cannot be modified … Continue reading
fedora aeroplane mode always on
Under Fedora 23, somehow the aeroplane mode went on (plane icon shown in top right corner). I tried to switch it off but could not. After a reboot, the aeroplane is still switch on and there is no way to … Continue reading
lost your linux root password ?
Lost your root password ? Under Fedora, at boot time, press e, select the kernel and add 1 (run level), which will let you enter into a shell session, where you can edit the /etc/passwd file to reset the password. … Continue reading
yumex-dnf is locked
Under Fedora 23, starting yumex-dnf, I got a message that yumex-dnf was locked. I could not find any lock file in /var/cache/dnf and therefore was stuck. Finally, running yumex-dnf –exityumex-dnf –exit did kill the faulty process and could start yumex-dnf … Continue reading
Installing Fedora 23 in dual-boot and post-installation
I’ve just installed Fedora 23 from scratch in dualboot (with an existing windows partition). The installation is better and better and you do not need to create the partition under windows. Just downloaded the iso file from fedora website and … Continue reading
Fedora 19 post installation
Another failed upgrade from Fedora… This time while upgrading from release 15 to 16. Although, I followed the instructions from Fedora web site, I ultimately end up (after a reboot) with a grub prompt. Quite dreadful. After a few hours … Continue reading
How to mount Sony NWZ walkman under Fedora
I recently bought a mp3/video SONY NWZ walkman (one of B172F or B173F). I plugged in the USB into the computer but it was not detected. It does not appear on the desktop and cannot be seen in a shell … Continue reading
Setup a server on your raspberryPi
This is a summary of what I did to setup a server on my raspberry Pi. This is based on previous post on the same topic and this link: http://www.instructables.com/id/Raspberry-Pi-Web-Server/ Before starting, make sure that your raspberry software are updated … Continue reading
yum update failure: Cannot retrieve repository metadata
Sometimes, using “yum update”, the process fails with an error message similar to:: Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: rpmfusion-free-updates. Please verify its path and try again Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: rpmfusion-free-updates. Please verify … Continue reading
