Fedora Linux

Software compatibility between Fedora and Red Hat

If a piece of software is tested and verified to run successfully in Fedora, can we safely say (unconditionally) that it will also run successfully on a Red Hat-installed machine?

VMware benchmarks for popular Linux distros

Can anyone point me to benchmarks or performance tests comparing the major flavors of Linux/OS with VMware? Thank you. Moderator Note: This is a user submitted question

Fedora 9 in a window

Is there anyway to cause my fedora 9 vmware appliance to display in a "full" window as opposed to a small one that is apparently the default?

Fedora 9 Sulphure System Time Incorrect

I recently installed Fedora 9 Sulphur. Up until about 2 days ago, the system time has been correct. I ran a system update and suddenly the time is wrong, being exactly 5 hours behind. I have tried all methods i know to get it to sync, but nothing is working. HPnw8440 mobile workstation running...

Linux newbie question

Here's the deal. As an experienced PC and Macintosh technician, I find myself very much at a disadvantage when it comes to using Linux. I've been able to install various flavors from Fedora to CentOS to Ubuntu ( the process is rather straightforward), but once installed, other than using the OS,...

dual-boot with linux

I am running Windows XP Home on my laptop and want to install a linux OS (Fedora Core 7)on the 4GB of unpartitioned space on my hard drive. Would this cause any conflicts with my Windows OS?

PPP

I'm trying to connect my system with another system via the serial cable using ppp, but my ppp0 interface is not up. How can i bring my ppp0 interface up?? Also, If i use ifconfig command I get the following error , root@LinuxWS2:~# ifconfig ppp0 192.168.2.2 dstaddr 192.168.2.1 SIOCSIFADDR: No...

Squid filtering with FC8

I am trying to setup a squid proxy server. Squid 2.6.stable 17 .I have looked through various documentations but have not managed to get it work. I can start it up but it wont filter on the localhost (all web sites open up, even if I’ve set an acl to clowck it). if I try a remote computer on the...

WindowsXP and Linux dual run, anyone?

Hello, I saw a post on linuxforums.com asking for help with a problem installing Fedora 7 on Windows XP MC to dual-run the programs on the same computer. Has anyone else here tried this? Any inconclusion, dead-ends....or SUCCESS? I look forward to your answers. In the meantime, I found these...

cannot auth win 2003 domain with squid ldap_auth

Hi, I was trying to setup squid on fc7. Version 2.6.STABLE16. I have a domain setup in win 2003 server with about 20 users (abcgroup.local), the IP address of the domain controller being 192.168.10.3. I have a group(abcgroup), which has 3 companys.(Cmp1, Cmp2, Cmp3) Now, I am setting all this...

Why would one VM shutdown by itself and the other two remain up?

I have VMware running on a Dell Poweredge 1800. The VM that shuts down several times a day. The VM supports a web server. The other two are for exchange server and a test platform. All three are on a Win 2003 SP2 platform . The VMs are built on Fedora Linux (Other Linux 2.6.X). Any "sage" out...