After yum upgrade from Fedora 10 to Fedora 11, my Samsung ML-1630W refused to work. Examining the proprietor’s drivers control panel showed that printer support is deeply down. Please note that I have never needed wireless support for this printer…
Change Fedora 9 Login Screen to KDM (GDM does not login)
Some parts borrowed from http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/change-fedora-login-screen-to-kde-login-screen-217900/?s=24175b6f7ea704d822e9eed0d2d48f4d Needed that because somehow could not log in with gdm. Entering login and password makes X reload with no result. Ctrl+Alt+[number] switching to another console did not work either. Googling did not to help a…
True type fonts in Linux
Installing true type fonts for system-wide use in Gnome, KDE, etc.: Become root: su – As root, create the fonts directory: mkdir /usr/share/fonts/ttf Copy the font files in, cd into the fonts directory: cp [fontfiles] /usr/share/fonts/ttf cd /usr/share/fonts/ttf Make fonts.dir:…
Numlock / numpad not working in Gnome / KDE
You accidentally pressed <CTRL><SHIFT><NUMLOCK> and did not notice it. Press it again (you should hear a BEEP). If it does not work, try these solutions.