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Gimp Gap?
by Dan Thurman 05 Apr '09

05 Apr '09

[OFF TOPIC]: Gimp I was reading Gimp on Gimp's website and discovered that there was something called Gap. It was not clear to me if this was already built in, is a plugin, or a separate application to be downloaded and installed. If Gap is already built-in, how does one invoke it? Thanks! Dan

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pf packet filter on F9
by Dave Feustel 13 Mar '09

13 Mar '09

Can pf be used on F9? Would there be any advantage or disadvantage in doing so? Thanks.

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Setting gnome-terminal default size
by Jonathan Ryshpan 04 Mar '09

04 Mar '09

Is there any way to make gnome-terminal have a default size of (say) 90 wide x 30 high, rather than the system default of 80x24? I am getting tired of setting the size every time I start the system. Thanks - jon

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Flash plugin - no sound
by potat0 28 Feb '09

28 Feb '09

Hello, I have F9. I installed flash plugin from adobe yum distro. But there's no sound when I run "youtube" or some page like that. Maybe someone knows where can be a problem? Thanks -- This is an email sent via The Fedora Community Portal https://fcp.surfsite.org https://fcp.surfsite.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=290823&topic_i… If you think, this is spam, please report this to webmaster(a)fcp.surfsite.org and/or blame mkas(a)tux.lt.

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grub install failed with latest F10 update
by LPM 27 Feb '09

27 Feb '09

I have Googled this problem and tried everything I can think of to fix it, but no luck. I hope someone can help. I have a Nvidia based motherboard, two SATA drives running with NVRaid 1. I upgraded to F10 from F8 and used the scsi_mod.scan=sync kernel option to get around the RAID problem, then did the mkinitrd update, then updates including kernel 2.6.27.9-159. All was well, and I have been using and updating since Jan 12 until today. With today's update, I finished the updates and rebooted and got the GRUB prompt. OK, no problem, I booted from the F10 DVD, entered rescue mode, and ran: chroot /mnt/sysimage grub grub> find /grub/grub.conf (hd0,2) (hd1,2) [note that it is NVRaid1, so found both drives] grub> root (hd0,2) Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83 grub> setup (hd0) checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... no checking if "/grub/stage1" exists... yes checking if "/grub/stage2" exists... yes checking if "/grub/e2fs_stage1_5"exists... yes running "embed /grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0)... 23 sectors are embedded succeeded running "install /grub/stage1 (hd0) (hd0)1+23 p (hd0,2)/grub/stage2 /grub/grub.conf"... failed error 22t: no such partition OK, I also tried (hd1,2), and got the same exact messages except for the substitution of (hd1) I exited grub shell and tried grub-install /dev/sda got: /dev/sda does not have any corresponding BIOS drive my device.map file is: (hd0) /dev/mapper/nvidia_adgbjghc The device.map file is the same as it has always been, no change. This is a Linux only machine, no dual boot. Partitions are: /dev/mapper/nvidia_adgbjghcp1 vfat /dev/mapper/nvidia_adgbjghcp2 ext3 /dev/mapper/nvidia_adgbjghcp3 ext3 /boot /dev/mapper/nvidia_adgbjghcp4 extended /dev/mapper/nvidia_adgbjghcp5 ext3 / /dev/mapper/nvidia_adgbjghcp6 swap I also tried booting the rescue with and without the scsi_mod.scan=sync with no difference in the outcome. I have done this grub reinsall on many different systems and never had this problem. Although they were not RAID systems of any kind. I have never had to do a grub install on this system until today. I don't know if it is related to NVRaid, RAID in general, or something else. Any suggestions would be appreciated, other than telling me to use Linux software RAID. I want to get this configuration running. Thank you in advance, Lloyd

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has K3B been abandoned?
by Fred Silsbee 26 Feb '09

26 Feb '09

K3b is a piece of work... I have 2 CD/DVD burner drives Plextor $120+ Sony $50 Fedora doesn't like the Plextor...I guess after downloading F10 for 9.5 hours, I tried to burn a ISO-DVD. The simplest operation? I wasted 4 blanks making 3 final copies that haved been checked to be good!. The Plextor would get an error and then hang K3B I'd kill it with kill -9 and then the drive would be locked up and even hung the eject command. I had to reboot to open the drive. Sometimes I have to reboot to do a second operation! and even once the "bring things back" facility had the #$%& thing running again. OH YES! an old error reported forever When making an ISO DVD, the verify write facility still doesn't work even on the Sony drive. It says "couldn't find a DVD to verify. Make things easy: if there is an error: (1) release the drive announcing ithat the DVD is no longer blank! (2) eject the DVD (3) terminate all processes and subprocesses that stay running(i.e. die and go away) (4) work on the program some more.

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Re: Windowmaker and NetworkManager
by steve 26 Feb '09

26 Feb '09

Hi Suvayu, On Wed 28/01/09 3:51 PM , suvayu ali fatkasuvayu+linux(a)gmail.com sent: > Hi, > > How do I manage my networks when I am using windowmaker as my desktop > manager? I can connect to my wifi network using NM on Gnome, but in > wmaker, I don't have any Internet connection. I tried running > NetworkManager from terminal, but that didn't help. Any ideas? I use 'docker'[1]. This tool has been the sole reason i switched back to using WindowMaker after having to compromise on using Gnome with all it's bells and whistles, for a long time. After starting docker (and docking the app), you can start off any of the gnome-panel applets and they will appear in docker. I prefer starting off: pidgin -n gnome-power-manager network-manager If you are a regular user of WindowMaker, you might already know about the file ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/autostart, where you can start up network-manager on login. (note, i am not on my laptop right now, so can't confirm the exact commandline, if you have trouble, please let me know and I'll send you my configs when I can) HTH - steve [1] https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/packages/name/docker http://icculus.org/openbox/2/docker/ -- Linux Centric Marketplace: http://www.tuxcompatible.com

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Fedora 10 and UK keyboard layout
by Marcelo Garcia 20 Feb '09

20 Feb '09

Hi During the installation of Fedora 10 I choose UK for the keyboard layout, but I when I log in gnome is using American layout. If I add the UK in System->Preferences->Hardware->Keyboard it seems to not make difference. I make it the default, but again, the layout is american. Thanks Marcelo

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X with neither KDE nor Gnome
by Dave Feustel 19 Feb '09

19 Feb '09

I am experimenting with various niche window managers. I have removed all KDE software and XFCE still runs ok. Can I also delete all of gnome software without impacting XFCE? Usually I run only Xterm and Firefox. Thanks.

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A reminder of EOL for F8
by Aaron Konstam 19 Feb '09

19 Feb '09

>From last I heard Wednesday, Jan 7 is EOL for F8. So be warned. -- ======================================================================= "One day I woke up and discovered that I was in love with tripe." -- Tom Anderson ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam(a)sbcglobal.net

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