YUM is the default package manager provided with most RPM distros, especially Fedora and Redhat based distros. It is similar to APT of the Debian based distros. Admittedly, it is not the best package manager in term of performance, I…
Fax and Faxing in Linux
You will obviously need a modem, in most cases you laptop’s internal software modem will not work, so get an external one. Become root: su – Install the necessary fax software: yum install efax Prepare: chmod 0666 /dev/ttyS0 chmod 777…
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.
Setting Up Samba
Objective: create a rather simplistic samba share for a small office or home network. I started from these articles: http://www.howtoforge.com/samba-fileserver-with-swat-fedora8 http://www.reallylinux.com/docs/sambaserver.shtml
