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Fedora 9: Was it worth the wait?
Jack Wallen installs Fedora 9 to see if it has improved enough to lure him away from the Debian-based Ubuntu distribution. by Jack Wallen
Tags: Ubuntu, Fedora Project, Fedora 9, SELinux, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Jack Wallen
Blog posts 2008-07-06
How long will it be before Linux is on your desktop (if it isn't already)?
Two of the world's largest Linux distributions, Ubuntu and Fedora, have put out new versions that are drawing some positive feedback. Ubuntu has been hailed as extremely user friendly, even for novice Linux users, and Fedora is said to be extremely configurable, though its flexibility comes at a price. ...
Tags: Desktop, Ubuntu, Fedora Project, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Andy Moon
Blog posts 2008-06-03
A cure for NVidia drivers in Ubuntu
Over the weekend I finally upgraded my main machine. This was not just an upgrade but also a migration to another distro. After about ten years with Red Hat/Fedora I finally jumped over to Ubuntu. There's a reason: NVidia. I figured that jumping from Fedora Core 6...
Tags: Ubuntu, Card, Fedora Project, NVidia Corp., Video Cards, Hardware, Components, Jack Wallen
Blog posts 2008-03-10
If it "ain't" broke...
Since this last summer I have been promising myself I would upgrade my main PC. You see, I am still running Fedora 6 with e16 Enlightenment. Let's put that into perspective. Fedora "Core" 6 was released in October 2006 and e16 was released sometime in 2000. So that's a two-year...
Tags: Ubuntu, Fedora Project, KDE4, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Open Source, Construction, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Jack Wallen
Blog posts 2008-01-28
New leader for Fedora Project
Paul Frields will be taking over leadership of Red Hat's Fedora Project from Max Spevack. An excerpt from Redhat archives: I am very pleased to announce that Paul Frields has accepted a job with Red Hat, and he will be taking over as Fedora Project Leader...
Tags: Red Hat Inc., Fedora Project, Leader, Paul Frields, Open Source, Arun Radhakrishnan
Blog posts 2008-01-13
My open source Christmas wish list
I figured since the holiday was fast approaching I should probably pull my old OSCWL out and see what it has to offer this year. So, without further ado... 1) Please Steve Jobs - just open up the SDK for the iPhone. I know, I know...you're worried...
Tags: Apple iPhone, Fedora Project, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Jack Wallen
Blog posts 2007-12-17
From XP to Fedora 7 with ease
The day after Thanksgiving my boss asked me if I would be willing to go to his house and do something about his computer. He had been told by Insight that his XP-based computer had a spambot placed on it and had sent out over 364,000 spams in one day....
Tags: Boss, Microsoft Windows XP, Fedora Project, Computer, Productivity, Linux, Spyware, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Operating Systems, Software, Security, Jack Wallen
Blog posts 2007-11-25
From XP to Fedora 7 With Ease
Wow! Sounds like a success story.I use Linux as my main system. I run CenOS 4.5 and it basically runs like a champ. I also don't do nearly enough tweaking to cause harm so in effect it's very stable. But I do now this: Install An Antivirus Application. As secure...
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Cyberthreats, UNIX, Viruses and worms, adambrown29@..., YES IT IS, Linux, LINUX IS, Microsoft Windows XP, Fedora Project
Discussion threads 2007-11-25
RTFM: I did
PacketFence SupportJack,I'm sorry you weren't pleased with your PacketFence support experience. To start, I feel it's important to disclose to your readers that "never", as used in your article, means "three business days". Admittedly, three days is a bit long to wait for a response. However, as...
Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, david@..., Fedora Project, PacketFence Wiki, PF ZEN, Ubuntu
Discussion threads 2007-11-19
(Screenshots: A peek at Red Hat's Fedora 8 Linux)
looks nice but...will it play nice with ATI's proprietary graphics card driver with multiple monitors? I'll let you know in a week or two.
Tags: OPEN SOURCE, kandyass@..., Fedora Project, Red Hat Inc., Linux
Discussion threads 2007-11-13
Screenshots: A peek at Red Hat's Fedora 8 Linux
Set to debut Thursday, latest version offers a taste of what's to come in the supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux. by CNET News.com
Tags: news, red hat, fedora 8, linux, TechRepublic Inc., Red Hat Inc., Fedora Project, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, CNET News.com
Image galleries 2007-11-08
SATA hdd on ASUS mother board
Dear Sir / MadamI have configured my PC as follows: ASUS Motherboard A8V-VM, Athlon 64x 3000+ processor, Samsung 250GBSATA hard disk. I am unable to install Linux (RedhatEnterprise version4, Fedora core1, Redhat 9).I got an error message Hard Drive not found.Please suggest any remedy.Waiting for your reply ...
Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Processors, jithu001100@..., Fedora Project, ASUS, Serial ATA
Discussion threads 2007-10-22
Uninstalling Fedora 7
Hi Experts......... I accedently installed Fedora 7 and now i want to switch to windows xp.........so when i put window xp cd it ask for the boot for cd and screen goes black........Now how could i uninstall fedora and install windows XP..........Now how could i uninstall fedora and install...
Tags: tomysenoritas@..., Microsoft Windows XP, Fedora 7, Fedora Project
Discussion threads 2007-10-04
SolutionBase: Integrating Fedora Core 5 with a Windows network
Connecting a Linux desktop workstation to a Windows-based network can be a challenge. In this article, Scott Lowe shows you how to make Fedora Core 5 play nice in a Windows environment. by Scott Lowe MCSE
Tags: screenshots, TechRepublic Inc., Network, Fedora Project, Fedora Core, Microsoft Windows, Scott Lowe MCSE
Image galleries 2007-09-17
SolutionBase: Create custom versions of Fedora by 'respinning' it with Revisor
Advantages over Ghost?When you'd you want to do this as opposed to using Ghost to make an image?Yes, I know, this is free and Ghost costs money. Since most shops that will be deploying 50 computers already have Ghost, what are some other advantages?Not advantages per se...I'm not sure...
Tags: Fedora Project, Palmetto
Discussion threads 2007-08-21
SolutionBase: Create custom versions of Fedora by 'respinning' it with Revisor
With the introduction of Fedora Core 7, you have more options than ever to create your own custom versions of the distributions, called respins. In this article, Jack Wallen shows how to quickly and easily respin Fedora Core 7 using Revisor.
Tags: Fedora Core 7, Repository, Desktop, Developer, Linux, OpenOffice, Hard Drive, Mozilla Firefox, Administrator, Password, BitTorrent, CD, Open Source, Information Technology, Operating System, Window, Media, Fedora Project, Disc, GNOME, ISO, Open-source Community, GUI, Web Site, GIMP, KDE, Tool, DVD, Productivity, Construction
Technical articles 2007-08-20
Fedora Updates vs Windows Updates
I've got Fedora 7 running in a virtual machine. I started it up today and got a popup saying 41 updates were ready. I clicked for the updates to install and let them run. I then got a window saying I should reboot due to the updates,...
Tags: Palmetto, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows, Fedora Project, reboot, kernel, Mandriva
Discussion threads 2007-08-14
Multiple Harddrive on Linux?
Okay, I'm an old Windows user, but like this week is the first time I ever used Linux. I installed on a brand-new system I built Fedora. Now the problem is. I put the computer together with 2 Raided Harddrives to store my data, and 1 to...
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, dr.llvll@..., hard drive, Raided Harddrives, Linux, Fedora Project, computer
Discussion threads 2007-08-11
View Harddrives on Fedora (Linux)
Okay, here's my problem. (I posted this elsewhere but I just reposted this because I cleaned up the description of the problem and added more information more concisely.) I have a computer with 2 Raid0 Harddrives and 1 non-raided harddrives. All my harddrives are SATA. I'm...
Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Linux, dr.llvll@..., hard drive, computer, Fedora Project
Discussion threads 2007-08-11
SolutionBase: Cook up a quick and rich Web site with Website Baker
Implementing a content management system for your network doesn't have to be an expensive or complicated undertaking. Jack Wallen shows how to cook up a powerful Web site using Website Baker.
Tags: Content Management System, Web site, Web site creation, HTTP Server, Developer, Web Server, TechRepublic Inc., Linux, Database, Administrator, Password, Permission, Page, Microsoft Access, Group, Network, MySQL, Operating System, Window, Fedora Project, PHP, Fedora Core, Search Technology, Web Browser, E-mail, Tool, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet
Technical articles 2007-08-08


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