Fedora Linux Questions

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Converting old computers with Linux
[title][/title] [style type="text/css"> <!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> [/style] I have 34 computers. In which 16 are P3 1.10 Ghz, Foxconn MB with various mb of ram viz. 128Mb, 256mb even 64mb are also there..And rest r Intel P4 2.80 Ghz, original MB with 512 [...]

Answer Question   |  February 5, 2011  6:11 AM
Fedora, Fedora Linux, Linux, Linux servers
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22,035 pts.

A Practical Guide to Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Free IT Book!
This week’s free IT book giveaway is A Practical Guide to Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, 5th ed. Mark Sobell shares his 25+ years of Linux and UNIX experience in this great resource, which includes a DVD with the full version of the Fedora 12 release. All you need to do is answer one [...]

Answer Question   |  October 1, 2010  2:01 PM
Fedora, Fedora Linux, Giveaways, IT Books, Red Hat, Red Hat Enteprise Linux
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6,315 pts.

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?

Answer Question   |  October 27, 2009  8:00 PM
Fedora Linux, Linux, Red Hat Linux
270 pts.

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

Answer Question   |  March 10, 2009  7:31 PM
CentOS, Fedora Linux, Linux, Linux benchmarks, Linux interoperability, Linux performance, Red Hat Linux, Ubuntu Linux, VMware, VMware performance
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6,565 pts.

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?

Answer Question   |  September 23, 2008  11:26 PM
Fedora Linux, VMware
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135 pts.

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 Fedora [...]

Answer Question   |  July 28, 2008  2:16 AM
Fedora Linux, Linux, Sulphur
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11,205 pts.

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, I’m pretty much at [...]

Answer Question   |  January 1, 2010  3:28 PM
CentOS, Fedora Linux, Linux, Linux Distributions, Ubuntu Linux
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2,175 pts.

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?

Answer Question   |  May 14, 2008  4:36 PM
Dual booting, Fedora Core, Fedora Linux, Linux
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75 pts.

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 such device ppp0: ERROR while [...]

Answer Question   |  May 2, 2008  5:06 AM
Fedora Linux, PPP
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10 pts.

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 [...]

Answer Question   |  April 14, 2008  9:24 PM
ACL, FC8, Fedora Linux, Proxy, Squid
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140 pts.

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 relevant resources on SearchEnterpriseLinux.com: 1. [...]

Answer Question   |  April 14, 2008  9:31 PM
Dual booting, Fedora Linux, OS installation/upgrades, Windows XP
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110 pts.

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 up assuming I could use [...]

Answer Question   |  February 22, 2008  12:59 AM
Fedora Linux, LDAP, Proxy servers, Squid, Windows Server 2003
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140 pts.

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). [...]

Answer Question   |  March 5, 2008  4:52 PM
Fedora Linux, Virtual machine monitor, VMware
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15 pts.

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