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Converting old computers with Linux

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Software compatibility between Fedora and Red Hat

Linux - Ask the Expert — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:00:15 +0000

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

BrentSheets — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:31:38 +0000

Can anyone point me to benchmarks or performance tests comparing the major flavors of Linux/OS with VMware? Thank you.

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Fedora 9 in a window

brentmossberger — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:26:28 +0000

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

Schmidtw — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:16:31 +0000

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 9 Sulphur from USB hard drive are system specs.

Linux newbie question

Pressler2904 — Thu, 29 May 2008 15:28:07 +0000

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 a loss….

I am aware that the various devices resident on a given system are controlled by config files (correct me if I’m wrong), but what I’m wondering is if there is a way (built in or add-on) to view the system hardware components in a way similar to Windows’ Device Manager or the System Information panel in MacOS.

I currently have an Ubuntu 8.x (8.04???) installation on a HP nc6400 system but the TPM module and fingerprint reader do not work. I’m not tied to any given flavor of Linux, so if one might be more appropriate to learn on, please share your thoughts….

Thanks in advance,

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dual-boot with linux

Cessna384 — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:36:44 +0000

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

B.Tech — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:06:36 +0000

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 getting interface flags: No such device
SIOCSIFDSTADDR: No such device

I’m using FC7 Linux kernel version is 2.6 and PPP driver version is 2.4.2
The other system that I’m conneting to serially is Ubuntu with kernel version 2.6

Can anyone tell me , why do i get that error???

Thanks in advance !!!

Squid filtering with FC8

Sheldon.sc — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:24:56 +0000

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 same domain it gives me an error Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage. Ping from another computer works to the fedora server. I have port 3128 open.

This is the squid.conf file that I have.
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http_port 3128

maximum_object_size 32768 KB
maximum_object_size_in_memory 128 KB

cache_mem 256 MB
cache_dir ufs /var/spool/squid 70000 32 512

cache_access_log /var/log/squid/access.log
cache_log /var/log/squid/cache.log

acl all src 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0
acl manager proto cache_object
acl localhost src 127.0.0.1/255.255.255.255
acl our_network src 192.168.10.0/24
acl to_localhost dst 127.0.0.0/8

acl SSL_ports port 443 # SSL
acl Safe_ports port 80 # http
acl Safe_ports port 21 # ftp
acl Safe_ports port 443 # https
acl Safe_ports port 70 # gopher
acl Safe_ports port 210 # wais
acl Safe_ports port 1025-65535 # unregistered ports
acl Safe_ports port 280 # http-mgmt
acl Safe_ports port 488 # gss-http
acl Safe_ports port 591 # filemaker
acl Safe_ports port 777 # multiling http
acl Safe_ports port 563 70
acl CONNECT method CONNECT

acl custom_allowed_domains dstdomain “/etc/squid/allowed_domains.acl”
acl custom_denied_domains dstdomain “/etc/squid/denied_domains.acl”

http_access allow manager localhost
http_access deny manager
http_access deny !Safe_ports
http_access deny CONNECT !SSL_ports
http_access allow our_network
http_access deny all
icp_access allow all
#miss_access allow all

http_access allow custom_allowed_domains
http_access deny custom_denied_domains
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Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.