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Re: [EXT] Linux USB monitor? Or an HDMI Splitter - looking for options for a second external monitor
by Taylor, Tim 25 Mar '20

25 Mar '20

I use two external monitors connected to a USB-C dock with Fedora 31. However, the monitors are connected to the dock via HDMI and DisplayPort. - Tim On 3/25/20, 5:26 PM, "S.Bob" <sbob(a)quadratum-braccas.com> wrote: All; I recently updated my laptop to this: ASUS VivoBook Pro 17 N705FD (https://www.asus.com/Laptops/ASUS-VivoBook-Pro-17-N705FD/) Unfortunately the usb-c port on this laptop does not support a monitor. It does have an HDMI port so I can add a second monitor but I want 2 external monitors. Does Fedora 31 support any USB monitors? Will a USB->HDMI adapter work? Any other valid options? Thanks in advance -- `When you say "I wrote a program that crashed Windows", people just stare at you blankly and say "Hey, I got those with the system, *for free*".' (By Linus Torvalds) _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave(a)lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org

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Installing another DE.
by Christopher Marlow 25 Mar '20

25 Mar '20

When installing another DE on top of Fedora Workstation I am getting an error and I don't know how to fix it. I am using Fedora workstation which game with Gnome, but I installed XFCE on top of it because I don't use gnome for anything. I am trying to install Mate and I am getting these errors and don't know what its wanting.. How do I fix this? Problem: problem with installed package fedora-release-workstation-31- 2.noarch - package fedora-release-workstation-31-2.noarch conflicts with system-release provided by fedora-release-matecompiz-31-1.noarch - package fedora-release-matecompiz-31-1.noarch conflicts with system-release provided by fedora-release-workstation-31-2.noarch - package fedora-release-matecompiz-31-1.noarch conflicts with system-release provided by fedora-release-workstation-31-1.noarch - package fedora-release-workstation-31-1.noarch conflicts with system-release provided by fedora-release-matecompiz-31-1.noarch - conflicting requests - package fedora-release-workstation-31-2.noarch conflicts with system-release provided by fedora-release-matecompiz-31-2.noarch - package fedora-release-matecompiz-31-2.noarch conflicts with system-release provided by fedora-release-workstation-31-2.noarch - package fedora-release-matecompiz-31-2.noarch conflicts with system-release provided by fedora-release-workstation-31-1.noarch - package fedora-release-workstation-31-1.noarch conflicts with system-release provided by fedora-release-matecompiz-31-2.noarch (try to add '--allowerasing' to command line to replace conflicting packages or '--skip-broken' to skip uninstallable packages) [chris@localhost ~]$ -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thanks, Chris Chris(a)CWM030.com Fedora 31 Workstation With XFCE as my preferred desktop ( installed on top of gnome 3)

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bootable live system ??
by bruce 25 Mar '20

25 Mar '20

Hi. Looking at a process for digitalocean to repartition a VM. The docs I'm looking at discuss the process for debian. Anyone have steps/docs for doing this with centos/fedora? In particular, the docs I'm looking at require the grml-rescueboot, and the grml.iso which in the site/url are debian related. Are there similar centos/fed items?? The url I'm looking at: https://www.ismay.ca/2015/10/repartition-a-debian-digital-ocean-droplet/ thanks for any help! package, then download the grml iso to /boot/grml/ with wget:

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/usr/ permissions ??
by David 25 Mar '20

25 Mar '20

I logged in as root just for the fun of it to mess around with my permission settings in the /usr/ directory not having any idea what the heck I was doing. I am the only user of the computer ( so I am the admin ). But now, I get a sudo error message when logged in the normal way as admin or sole user. * sudo: /usr/bin/sudo must be owned by uid 0 and have the setuid bit set* What do I need to do to fix that ?

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problem setting the PATH variable.
by Angelo Moreschini 25 Mar '20

25 Mar '20

hi I have a strange problem ... On my computer "maven" (an IDE for developent in java language) is installed in the directory: "/ opt / netbeans / java / maven / bin / mvn". And I can run it (maven) by giving its full path from the command line. I wanted to modify the PATH variable to use the simple name of the program "mvn". I did it and actually I get this output for the command : ------- angelo_dev @ pluto: echo $ PATH: / Usr / share / Modules / bin: / usr / local / bin: / usr / local / sbin: / usr / bin: / usr / sbin: / opt / netbeans / java / maven / bin / mvn. ------- However when I use of the mvn command (without specifying its complete value) it does not work, I get this output; ------- angelo_dev @ pluto: ~ $ mvn bash: mvn: command not found ... Install package 'maven' to provide command 'mvn'? [N / y] -------- I cannot understand... Can anyone help me understand this problem Thanks Angelo.

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domain/url -- sort of offtopic!
by bruce 24 Mar '20

24 Mar '20

Hi. Given that the list appears to be slow today, I'm posting an offtopic issue. I can create a test website, running centos/apache: http://1.2.3.4/cat.php i'm trying to get to http://test.com/cat.php where I use something like cloudflare to implement the domain/url/DNS process. Anyone have any pointers/docs that have step-by-step actions to do this. .. instead of http://1.2.3.4/cat.php i'm trying for http://test.com/cat.php thanks

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OT: delaying postfix until/unless VPN is up/connected
by Ranjan Maitra 24 Mar '20

24 Mar '20

Dear friends, I am using postfix to deliver my work mail from a remote location. This works fine when I am on VPN (the postfix traffic goes through VPN then). However, it gets identified as spam when VPN is not up. Since most people do not routinely check their spam folders especially when the e-mail is not expected from a recipient, this presents a problem. So, I am wondering if I could please set up my services for postfix to be delayed unless/until VPN is up and running. If so, how do I go about doing this? I am running a fully updated F31 but this is likely really a OT question. Many thanks and best wishes, Ranjan -- Important Notice: This mailbox is ignored: e-mails are set to be deleted on receipt. Please respond to the mailing list if appropriate. For those needing to send personal or professional e-mail, please use appropriate addresses.

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Jabber client for Fedora30
by Robert Moskowitz 23 Mar '20

23 Mar '20

This week is IETF107, but no in-person meeting only virtual. So for the first time I would benefit from a Jabber client on my Fedora30 system (Webex on Fedora is pretty bad, I will probably have to use my Win10 system for the video). I see that there is pidgen, but what else? The Jabber for IETF announce is found at: https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/107all/sb8GQn0x4p4_MmvSCzJ_qWtZE78/ Thanks!

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Swift IM client?
by Robert Moskowitz 23 Mar '20

23 Mar '20

One of my colleagues is using Swift (on a Mac) and recommend it. I see a swift program in the repo so tried: dnf install swift I got: Error: Problem: conflicting requests - nothing provides libboost_filesystem.so.1.64.0()(64bit) needed by swift-3.0-0.12.rc2.fc27.x86_64 - nothing provides libboost_program_options.so.1.64.0()(64bit) needed by swift-3.0-0.12.rc2.fc27.x86_64 - nothing provides libboost_regex.so.1.64.0()(64bit) needed by swift-3.0-0.12.rc2.fc27.x86_64 - nothing provides libboost_signals.so.1.64.0()(64bit) needed by swift-3.0-0.12.rc2.fc27.x86_64 - nothing provides libboost_system.so.1.64.0()(64bit) needed by swift-3.0-0.12.rc2.fc27.x86_64 - nothing provides libboost_thread.so.1.64.0()(64bit) needed by swift-3.0-0.12.rc2.fc27.x86_64 - nothing provides libboost_date_time.so.1.64.0()(64bit) needed by swift-3.0-0.12.rc2.fc27.x86_64 - nothing provides libboost_serialization.so.1.64.0()(64bit) needed by swift-3.0-0.12.rc2.fc27.x86_64 (try to add '--skip-broken' to skip uninstallable packages)

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Xfce Rawhide related
by David 23 Mar '20

23 Mar '20

This is a personal usage report. This is my first post here, although I have been regularly posting on the test listserve for about a month. Mr. Ed Greshko and others on that list recommended I post my rants here. I use Rawhide in the real world on hardware as my only operating system. My motto is, "Live in Rawhide, Live on the Edge." For the past month, Xfce has been my only weapon of choice, and I just last night learned how to install the whisker menu. I own a one-person business, driving a car about 300 miles per day in awful congested city traffic delivering documents. ( Until about 6 days ago, as I have been unemployed due to the hysteria or concern of the COVID-19 paranoia ). I use my computer only for household things, like surfing the web, sending email, watching YouTube. My computer is a ASUS mini-ITX about 5 years old with Intel i5-3470 and 16 GB of DDR3 at around 1,000 MHz. I should have a slightly better computer in a month or so. Anyways, I update my Rawhide install everyday. My non-Xfce software is currently all flatpaks. I did my install with an iso on the Fedora Nightly Compose Finder page, back around January 24th, ( I think ). And it has performed well, ever since. I do have an issue with wi-fi due to my Broadcom on my motherboard. I just have not had an opportunity to look into it, as I have a nice ethernet connection at around 100 Mbps. There was no update today, except to my flatpaks. Normally there is a large update on almost a weekly basis, but that might be postponed due to the displaced volunteers, and Fedorans who normally do all that dedicated work. I live near Arcola, Texas USA. I have 3 years of Linux experience, but only at the novice level doing household average stuff, like play Gnome games. Here is a screenshot showing my custom background, the whisker icon, and a terminal window with some stats: https://www.dropbox.com/s/46skvbon2n8d1zd/Xfce_Rawhide_March_2020.png?dl=0 Thank you, and good day. David Locklear

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