Fedora
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Desktop
List RPMs by size
rpm -q -a --qf '%10{SIZE}\t%{NAME}\n' | sort -k1,1n
(thanks to http://www.pixelbeat.org/docs/packaging.html)
Pinnacle USV PCTV Dual DVB-T Diversity Stick
Installed quite a lot of packages before thinking of looking ad dmesg and noticing that the firware was missing. They are probbaly not all necessary:
sudo yum install dvb-apps xine-lib-extras-freeworld
Get the firmware
wget http://www.wi-bw.tfh-wildau.de/~pboettch/home/files/dvb-usb-dib0700-1.20.fw sudo cp ~/Downloads/dvb-usb-dib0700-1.20.fw /lib/firmware/
(thanks to http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=215092)
Install Microsoft Fonts (Fedora 10)
As root:
cd /tmp/ wget http://corefonts.sourceforge.net/msttcorefonts-2.0-1.spec yum -y install rpm-build cabextract ttmkfdir rpmbuild -bb msttcorefonts-2.0-1.spec rpm -ivh /root/rpmbuild/RPMS/noarch/msttcorefonts-2.0-1.noarch.rpm --nodeps
(thanks to http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-fedora9-gnome-p5)
Scanner Epson Stylus Photo RX500
Problem: since upgrade to Fedora 10 (or even 9, not sure anymore), the scanner is not automatically recognized anymore. Apparently an issu with the standard epson / epson2 drivers.
- Install epkowa driver / isane from http://www.avasys.jp/lx-bin2/linux_e/spc/DL1.do (found with Sane search engine: http://www.sane-project.org/cgi-bin/driver.pl)
- uncomment epson and epson2 from /etc/sane.d/dll.conf
(thanks to http://forums.fedoraforum.org/archive/index.php/t-29581.html)
Add Garmin GPS support
You need to rebuild the kernel: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/CustomKernel
Use kernel option CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_GARMIN (I use it as module, since it seems that there are plenty of conflicts with other GPS tools).
In the graphical kernel config editor it can be found under: Drivers/USB support/USB Serial Converter support/USB Garmin GPS driver
In order to have the kernel-firmware RPM: Modify kernel.spec
%define with_firmware %{?_with_firmware: 0} %{?!_with_firmware: 1}
instead of
%define with_firmware %{?_with_firmware: 1} %{?!_with_firmware: 0}
(thanks to http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=209989)
(Mbaudier 23:14, 27 January 2009 (CET) The more I think of it, the more the hack above feels wrong, but it did not work with --with firmware. Should look further sometime. In between it works.)
Execute
rpmbuild -ba kernel.spec --target=i686
Tested with gpsd and xgps (yum install gpsd-clients):
gpsd -n -N -D 2 /dev/ttyUSB0 (as root)
Fedora 12 tweaks
Get back windows preferences
sudo yum install control-center-extra
Fedora on x86_64
Adobe Flash player
Download Flash Player 10 for 64-bit Linux from http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10_64bit.html, and unpack it.
sudo mv ~/Download/libflashplayer.so /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/
GoogleEarth crash on Fedora 11 x86_64
Install 32 bit nvdia driver (from RPMForge repo):
sudo yum install xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.i586
(thanks to: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/earth/thread?tid=0cdfa8c77f8b15cb&hl=en)
OpenGL on Fedora 10 x86_64 with Nvidia proprietary drivers
in /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Section "Files" ModulePath "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia" ModulePath "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers" ModulePath "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules" EndSection
Skype on Fedora x86_64
After installing the RPM from http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-beta-fc10:
http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-beta-fc10
You get the following error when starting skype:
bash: /usr/bin/skype: /lib/ld-linux.so.2: bad ELF interpreter: No such file or directory
That's because the provided skype is for 32 bits architecture. So some additional 32 bits libs need to be installed.
Fedora 12:
sudo yum install pulseaudio-libs.i686 alsa-plugins-pulseaudio.i686 libXv.i686 libXScrnSaver.i686 dbus-qt.i686 qt.i686 qt-x11.i686
Fedora 11:
yum install pulseaudio-libs.i586 alsa-plugins-pulseaudio.i586 libXv.i586 libXScrnSaver.i586 dbus-qt.i586 qt.i586 qt-x11.i586
(thanks to http://www.wbitt.com/my-howtos/139-skype-on-fedora-11-64-bit-x8664.html)
Fedora on PPC
PowerBook G4 12"
http://yavin4.anshul.info/2006/09/19/fedora-core-5-on-apple-powerbook-g4/
