Re: please help! -- F12: login disallowed upon changing shell from bash to tcsh

2009-12-19 Thread Globe Trotter
, December 18, 2009, 2:43 PM On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 10:56 AM, Globe Trotter itsme_...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi, I installed F12 from the LXDE spin and it came up all right. However, upon changing my login shell from bash to tcsh, I can no longer log in using the graphical desktop

please help! -- F12: login disallowed upon changing shell from bash to tcsh

2009-12-18 Thread Globe Trotter
Hi, I installed F12 from the LXDE spin and it came up all right. However, upon changing my login shell from bash to tcsh, I can no longer log in using the graphical desktop. Specifically I get the message: Failed to execute login command After a day's worth of troubleshooting, I have tracked

mounting ext3 partition as ext4 without formatting Fedora 12/LXDE spin

2009-12-17 Thread Globe Trotter
Hi, I have been trying to mount my home directory which is in a separate partition containing data and that I do not want to format upon install. However, the LXDE spin seems to want to mount it as ext3 unless i format it upon installation. Is there a way to get around this problem? Best, T

backspace on epdfview F11/12

2009-12-16 Thread Globe Trotter
Hi, I recently started using epdfview which comes with the XFCE and LXDE spins on Fedora. However the backspace key seems (to me) to have a counter-intuitive action which is that it makes the document page forward. I have tried this on F11 and F12 (only). Both with the same results. Any

epdfview and backspace

2009-12-16 Thread Globe Trotter
Hi, Just tried epdfview on xubuntu. It appears that backspace does not have the strange behavior that i reported earlier on F11/12 i.e. the pages move forward rather than backward, rather counter-intuitively. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what to do? T -- fedora-list

Re: Daily Kernel Panics

2009-12-13 Thread Globe Trotter
--- On Sun, 12/13/09, Hiisi very-c...@rambler.ru wrote: From: Hiisi very-c...@rambler.ru Subject: Re: Daily Kernel Panics To: Community assistance, encouragement, and advice for using Fedora. fedora-list@redhat.com Date: Sunday, December 13, 2009, 2:34 AM 2009/12/12 Steven Stern

lxde spin for F12

2009-11-27 Thread Globe Trotter
hi, does anyone know where the lxde spin for f12 is? i thought it would be available for download two days ago, but i can not find it yet best, t -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines:

lxde spin for F12

2009-11-21 Thread Globe Trotter
Hi, Does anyone know where the LXDE spin is for F12? I could not find it anywhere here: http://spins.fedoraproject.org/#alphaorder which is what leads to from the main website. Trying this was no good either: I could not locate the download file:

Re: strange issue with XFCE spin LiveCD

2009-10-11 Thread Globe Trotter
--- On Fri, 10/9/09, Kevin Fenzi ke...@scrye.com wrote: From: Kevin Fenzi ke...@scrye.com Subject: Re: strange issue with XFCE spin LiveCD To: fedora-list@redhat.com Date: Friday, October 9, 2009, 2:33 PM On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 06:31:29 -0700 (PDT) Globe Trotter itsme_...@yahoo.com wrote

Re: strange issue with XFCE spin LiveCD

2009-10-08 Thread Globe Trotter
Hi, --- On Sun, 10/4/09, Kevin Fenzi ke...@scrye.com wrote: From: Kevin Fenzi ke...@scrye.com Subject: Re: strange issue with XFCE spin LiveCD To: fedora-list@redhat.com Date: Sunday, October 4, 2009, 2:46 PM On Sun, 4 Oct 2009 16:25:37 + (GMT) Globe Trotter itsme_...@yahoo.com wrote

strange issue with XFCE spin LiveCD

2009-10-04 Thread Globe Trotter
Hi, I have been trying to install the 64-bit version of the XFCE spin from the live install on my shiny new Dell Precision using the T7700 processor (dual quad-core, 16GB RAM) and have been running into one strange problem. The LiveCD cranks up, and after numerous statements on sector errors,

Re: strange issue with XFCE spin LiveCD

2009-10-04 Thread Globe Trotter
--- On Sun, 10/4/09, Kevin Fenzi ke...@scrye.com wrote: From: Kevin Fenzi ke...@scrye.com Subject: Re: strange issue with XFCE spin LiveCD To: fedora-list@redhat.com Date: Sunday, October 4, 2009, 2:46 PM On Sun, 4 Oct 2009 16:25:37 + (GMT) Globe Trotter itsme_...@yahoo.com wrote

Re: fribidi error with abiword on F11

2009-10-02 Thread Globe Trotter
--- On Thu, 10/1/09, Michael Schwendt mschwe...@gmail.com wrote: From: Michael Schwendt mschwe...@gmail.com Subject: Re: fribidi error with abiword on F11 To: fedora-list@redhat.com Date: Thursday, October 1, 2009, 2:35 AM On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:47:43 -0700 (PDT), Globe wrote:

Re: Presto, a comment -

2009-10-02 Thread Globe Trotter
--- On Fri, 10/2/09, Bob Goodwin bobgood...@wildblue.net wrote: From: Bob Goodwin bobgood...@wildblue.net Subject: Presto, a comment - To: Community assistance, encouragement, and advice for using Fedora. fedora-list@redhat.com Date: Friday, October 2, 2009, 3:54 PM That certainly

Re: fribidi error with abiword on F11

2009-09-30 Thread Globe Trotter
Hi, Thanks very much for your detailed help and instructions!! $ repoquery --whatprovides libfribidi.so.0  fribidi-0:0.19.2-1.fc11.i586 # repoquery --whatprovides libfribidi.so.0 fribidi-0:0.19.2-1.fc11.i586 $ rpm --query --provides fribidi|grep so libfribidi.so.0  # rpm --query

Re: fribidi error with abiword on F11

2009-09-30 Thread Globe Trotter
, September 30, 2009, 2:56 PM 2009/9/30 Globe Trotter itsme_...@yahoo.com: 2) Can you show that the libfribidi.so.0 library is found and linked with /usr/lib/libabiword-2.6.so? Run: ldd -r /usr/lib/libabiword-2.6.so|grep frib ldd -r /usr/lib/libabiword-2.6.so|grep frib

Re: fribidi error with abiword on F11

2009-09-29 Thread Globe Trotter
--- On Tue, 9/29/09, Michael Schwendt mschwe...@gmail.com wrote: From: Michael Schwendt mschwe...@gmail.com Subject: Re: fribidi error with abiword on F11 To: fedora-list@redhat.com Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2009, 5:15 AM On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:54:32 -0700 (PDT), Globe wrote: Hi,

Re: fribidi error with abiword on F11

2009-09-29 Thread Globe Trotter
fribidi-0.19.2-1.fc11 contains libfribidi.so.0 with the symbol you refer to. Clearly this is installed. But yum provides */libfribidi0* libfribidi.so.0 == libfribidi0* Since when? But that was my point! The responder indicated it was. So, how does one get

fribidi error with abiword on F11

2009-09-28 Thread Globe Trotter
Hi, I have been having the following error when I use abiword on a Word .doc on F11. Specifically, I get the following: abiword: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libabiword-2.6.so: undefined symbol: fribidi_get_type Looking around the web, it appears that I am missing libfribidi0. But this is

Re: gToDo RPM for F11?

2009-09-24 Thread Globe Trotter
assistance, encouragement, and advice for using Fedora. fedora-list@redhat.com Date: Sunday, September 20, 2009, 1:19 PM On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 5:27 PM, Globe Trotter itsme_...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi, Does anyone know if there is a gToDo RPM for F11? anjuta seems to have a plugin

sound on Fedora 11 XFCE spin (all machines)

2009-09-24 Thread Globe Trotter
Hi, I have installed the official Fedora 11 XFCE spin on three machines (IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad T61, Dell Precision 650, Dell GPX 270) but sound works on none of them. I have looked around quite a bit using release notes to no avail. I have also gone into alsamixer and unmuted and increased the

gToDo RPM for F11?

2009-09-19 Thread Globe Trotter
Hi, Does anyone know if there is a gToDo RPM for F11? anjuta seems to have a plugin for it, but I was wondering if I could get away without installing the whole jig: of course, I do not know if it has the program bundled in there also. I note that there is a phpToDo in F11. T --

Re: discovering network printers on F11

2009-09-17 Thread Globe Trotter
p, #yiv1983320074 li {white-space:pre-wrap;} On Wednesday 16 September 2009 22:40:09 Globe Trotter wrote: --- On Tue, 9/15/09, Anne Wilson an...@kde.org wrote: From: Anne Wilson an...@kde.org Subject: Re: discovering network printers on F11 To: Community assistance

Re: Fedora 11 - Kernel 2.6.29 to 2.6.31

2009-09-17 Thread Globe Trotter
--- On Thu, 9/17/09, Ramesh.R ramesh@gmail.com wrote: From: Ramesh.R ramesh@gmail.com Subject: Fedora 11 - Kernel 2.6.29 to 2.6.31 To: fedora-list@redhat.com Cc: ram...@arasan.com, thangave...@arasan.com Date: Thursday, September 17, 2009, 1:14 PM Hi Everybody, We are having

Re: discovering network printers on F11

2009-09-17 Thread Globe Trotter
On Thu, 2009-09-17 at 09:35 -0700, Globe Trotter wrote: had mis-remembered.  What it actually said (page 10, if you have LXF 124, November) was that the firewall by default turns of multicasting.  The 'comment' is a bit of a rant, saying that if something as vital

Re: discovering network printers on F11

2009-09-16 Thread Globe Trotter
--- On Mon, 9/14/09, Richard England rlengl...@verizon.net wrote: From: Richard England rlengl...@verizon.net Subject: Re: discovering network printers on F11 To: fedora-list@redhat.com Date: Monday, September 14, 2009, 9:41 PM On 09/14/2009 03:35 PM, Globe Trotter wrote: --- On Mon

Re: discovering network printers on F11

2009-09-16 Thread Globe Trotter
--- On Tue, 9/15/09, Anne Wilson an...@kde.org wrote: From: Anne Wilson an...@kde.org Subject: Re: discovering network printers on F11 To: Community assistance, encouragement, and advice for using Fedora. fedora-list@redhat.com Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 7:20 AM On Tuesday 15

discovering network printers on F11

2009-09-14 Thread Globe Trotter
Hi, I am trying to discover network printers on F11: I fire up system-config-printer and ask for this to be searched but nothing is found. However, system-config-printer when run on ubuntu is able to find the printers without a hitch at all. What is the setting that is not set right on F11,

Re: discovering network printers on F11

2009-09-14 Thread Globe Trotter
--- On Mon, 9/14/09, Stefano stef...@darchino.ch wrote: From: Stefano stef...@darchino.ch Subject: Re: discovering network printers on F11 To: fedora-list@redhat.com Date: Monday, September 14, 2009, 4:46 PM On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:35:05 -0700 (PDT) Globe Trotter itsme_...@yahoo.com

A puff piece on the Snow Leopard

2009-08-27 Thread Globe Trotter
However, I do agree that upgrade should not mean more bloat! http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/27/technology/personaltech/27pogue.html?_r=1ref=global-home -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines:

emacs fonts (my stupid mistake, perhaps)

2009-07-18 Thread Globe Trotter
Hi, I like using the 10x20 font for emacs, and do so using emacs -fn10x20 However, when I do this on my F11 installation, I get: No fonts match '10x20' . I think I must have done something stupid to get here, but I don't recall doing anything strange and out of the ordinary over the past

Re: emacs fonts (my stupid mistake, perhaps)

2009-07-18 Thread Globe Trotter
--- On Sat, 7/18/09, stan gr...@q.com wrote: From: stan gr...@q.com Subject: Re: emacs fonts (my stupid mistake, perhaps) To: fedora-list@redhat.com Date: Saturday, July 18, 2009, 12:52 PM On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 09:33:41 -0700 (PDT) Globe Trotter itsme_...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi

missing audio after F11 install on IBM T61 Thinkpad

2009-07-16 Thread Globe Trotter
Hi, I have been missing audio after installing F11 (from the XFCE spin) on my IBM Thinkpad T61. I looked around and even tried the following: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=206868highlight=problems+sound but this did nothing. alsamixer -c0 brought in a while lot of stuff and I

Re: 64-bit LXDE spin/remix

2009-07-15 Thread Globe Trotter
On 07/11/2009 11:54 PM, Globe Trotter wrote: What is not clear? http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_create_and_use_a_Live_CD If you have specific questions, feel free to ask. 1. I guess I need F11 running to use your ks? Yes. That would be the easiest way to do it. 2. Do I

Re: 64-bit LXDE spin/remix

2009-07-15 Thread Globe Trotter
--- On Wed, 7/15/09, Rahul Sundaram sunda...@fedoraproject.org wrote: From: Rahul Sundaram sunda...@fedoraproject.org Subject: Re: 64-bit LXDE spin/remix To: Globe Trotter itsme_...@yahoo.com Cc: encouragement and advice for using Fedora.Community assistance fedora-list@redhat.com Date

Re: 64-bit LXDE spin/remix

2009-07-15 Thread Globe Trotter
of the burger-man while Fedora boots? T --- On Wed, 7/15/09, Rahul Sundaram sunda...@fedoraproject.org wrote: From: Rahul Sundaram sunda...@fedoraproject.org Subject: Re: 64-bit LXDE spin/remix To: Globe Trotter itsme_...@yahoo.com Cc: encouragement and advice for using Fedora.Community assistance

Re: 64-bit LXDE spin/remix

2009-07-15 Thread Globe Trotter
--- On Wed, 7/15/09, Globe Trotter itsme_...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Globe Trotter itsme_...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: 64-bit LXDE spin/remix To: sunda...@fedoraproject.org, fedora-list@redhat.com Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2009, 5:59 PM OK, rebooting did clear out stuff and I was able to get

Re: 64-bit LXDE spin/remix

2009-07-15 Thread Globe Trotter
, encouragement, and advice for using Fedora. fedora-list@redhat.com Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2009, 6:33 PM On 07/16/2009 03:52 AM, Globe Trotter wrote: Thanks very much! Btw, is there any issue with using the F bubble, since this is not a real F spin, instead of the burger man? For private

Re: question on using febootstrap

2009-07-13 Thread Globe Trotter
--- On Mon, 7/13/09, Richard W.M. Jones rjo...@redhat.com wrote: From: Richard W.M. Jones rjo...@redhat.com Subject: Re: question on using febootstrap To: Globe Trotter itsme_...@yahoo.com, fedora-list@redhat.com Date: Monday, July 13, 2009, 9:07 AM On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 06:00:59AM

[Fedora-livecd-list] possible to make F11 LiveCD while running F10?

2009-07-13 Thread Globe Trotter
Hi, I am trying to make a LXDE-based live CD using the kickstart file given in http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/remixes/LXDE/lxde-fedora-remix-11.ks. However, I am currently running Fedora 10. I was wondering: is it possible to make the LiveCD for Fedora 11 while running Fedora 10. If so,

Re: 64-bit LXDE spin/remix

2009-07-11 Thread Globe Trotter
--- On Sat, 7/11/09, Rahul Sundaram sunda...@fedoraproject.org wrote: From: Rahul Sundaram sunda...@fedoraproject.org Subject: Re: 64-bit LXDE spin/remix To: Globe Trotter itsme_...@yahoo.com Cc: encouragement and advice for using Fedora.Community assistance fedora-list@redhat.com Date

Taking a beating with Windoze 7 pricing

2009-07-11 Thread Globe Trotter
I liked this article, so thought I would share http://blogs.computerworld.com/taking_a_beating_with_windows_7_pricing#comment-149481 Meanwhile, there is an older article which I had not seen before: http://blogs.computerworld.com/macs_windows_7_and_linux Enjoy! -- fedora-list

Re: 64-bit LXDE spin/remix

2009-07-11 Thread Globe Trotter
What is so indefensible about saying that I don't have a 64-bit system to create a 64-bit variant for you nor do I have the time to test more variants?  As far as I can see, you want a 64-bit variant and you seem upset that I didn't volunteer my time to create that for you. Actually, I

Re: 64-bit LXDE spin/remix

2009-07-11 Thread Globe Trotter
Yes, but the step-by-step instructions are far from clear. Also, I would perhaps add some of my own rpms that i believe should be in... What is not clear? http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_create_and_use_a_Live_CD If you have specific questions, feel free to ask. 1. I guess I

Re: 64-bit LXDE spin/remix

2009-07-11 Thread Globe Trotter
On 07/11/2009 11:54 PM, Globe Trotter wrote: What is not clear? http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_create_and_use_a_Live_CD If you have specific questions, feel free to ask. 1. I guess I need F11 running to use your ks? Yes. That would be the easiest way to do it. So

Re: 64-bit LXDE spin/remix

2009-07-11 Thread Globe Trotter
--- On Sat, 7/11/09, Rahul Sundaram sunda...@fedoraproject.org wrote: From: Rahul Sundaram sunda...@fedoraproject.org Subject: Re: 64-bit LXDE spin/remix To: Globe Trotter itsme_...@yahoo.com Cc: encouragement and advice for using Fedora.Community assistance fedora-list@redhat.com Date

Fw: Re: 64-bit LXDE spin/remix

2009-07-11 Thread Globe Trotter
--- On Sat, 7/11/09, Rahul Sundaram sunda...@fedoraproject.org wrote: From: Rahul Sundaram sunda...@fedoraproject.org Subject: Re: 64-bit LXDE spin/remix To: Globe Trotter itsme_...@yahoo.com Cc: encouragement and advice for using Fedora.Community assistance fedora-list@redhat.com

Re: 64-bit LXDE spin/remix

2009-07-11 Thread Globe Trotter
OK, So i did the following: $ febootstrap --groupinstall=LXDE fedora-11 ./f11 and got the following: ... zlib.x86_64 0:1.2.3-22.fc11 Failed: filesystem.x86_64 0:2.4.21-1.fc11

Re: 64-bit LXDE spin/remix

2009-07-10 Thread Globe Trotter
--- On Fri, 7/10/09, Frank Murphy frankl...@gmail.com wrote: From: Frank Murphy frankl...@gmail.com Subject: Re: 64-bit LXDE spin/remix To: fedora-list@redhat.com Date: Friday, July 10, 2009, 3:10 AM On 10/07/09 06:48, Globe Trotter wrote: Hi, Does anyone know where I could

Re: 64-bit LXDE spin/remix

2009-07-10 Thread Globe Trotter
--- On Fri, 7/10/09, Frank Murphy frankl...@gmail.com wrote: From: Frank Murphy frankl...@gmail.com Subject: Re: 64-bit LXDE spin/remix To: fedora-list@redhat.com Date: Friday, July 10, 2009, 11:41 AM On 10/07/09 16:34, Globe Trotter wrote: Thanks! I do not understand why the 64

Re: 64-bit LXDE spin/remix

2009-07-10 Thread Globe Trotter
/10/2009 10:01 PM, Globe Trotter wrote: --- On Fri, 7/10/09, Frank Murphy frankl...@gmail.com wrote: Not for me to speculate on that. Neither for me. It just does not make sense at all It does for me. I choose to build it only for x86_32 since that's what I had

64-bit LXDE spin/remix

2009-07-09 Thread Globe Trotter
Hi, Does anyone know where I could download a 64-bit LXDE spin/remix for Fedora? Sort of like the one created by Rahul for 386-based processors? Many thanks, T -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list

increasing time spent on grub during pm-hibernate

2009-07-01 Thread Globe Trotter
Dear all, When my machine wakes up from pm-hibernate, I spend less than a second on the grub bootloader. I am wondering if and how this can be increased to (say) 5 seconds? Many thanks and best wishes, T -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe:

Re: using a phone modem on F10 on a Thinkpad T61

2009-06-25 Thread Globe Trotter
24, 2009, 4:52 PM --- On Wed, 6/24/09, Globe Trotter itsme_...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Globe Trotter itsme_...@yahoo.com Subject: using a phone modem on F10 on a Thinkpad T61 To: fedora-list@redhat.com Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 1:21 PM So, I know this is kind of ancient, but I

using a phone modem on F10 on a Thinkpad T61

2009-06-24 Thread Globe Trotter
So, I know this is kind of ancient, but I am behind a phone line on a IBM Thinkpad T61 and was wondering if anyone could please help me with how to set it up for Fedora 10. Best, T -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe:

Re: Live XFCE spin freezes at the Fedora f (F11)

2009-06-18 Thread Globe Trotter
, Suvayu Ali fatkasuvayu+li...@gmail.com wrote: From: Suvayu Ali fatkasuvayu+li...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Live XFCE spin freezes at the Fedora f (F11) To: Community assistance, encouragement, and advice for using Fedora. fedora-list@redhat.com Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2009, 5:32 PM Globe Trotter

howto disable the screensaver in F10 XFCE spin

2009-06-18 Thread Globe Trotter
Would yum removing gnome-screensaver be the way? T -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines

ot: How to disable extended keyboard in Thinkpad T61?

2009-06-18 Thread Globe Trotter
Hi, I wonder if someone can tell me how to get rid of the extended keyboard on the T61. These are the keys usually to the right side of laptop keyboards which take off on their own once in a while ? :-( Any help? T -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe:

Re: laptop battery died while upgrading using Pre-upgrade

2009-06-17 Thread Globe Trotter
, Globe Trotter wrote: Hi, Does anyone know how to address this problem? My laptop battery died while upgrading using Pre-upgrade. It was not connected. So what should I do when I switch it on? Any suggestions? Many thanks, T If you have the DVD, see if it can recover

Re: Announcing LXDE Fedora Remix 11

2009-06-17 Thread Globe Trotter
Hi Rahul et al, Any chance you will be releasing a x86_64 version soon to get more feedback? T --- On Wed, 6/17/09, Rahul Sundaram methe...@gmail.com wrote: From: Rahul Sundaram methe...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Announcing LXDE Fedora Remix 11 To: Community assistance, encouragement, and

Live XFCE spin freezes at the Fedora f (F11)

2009-06-17 Thread Globe Trotter
Hi, Just trying out the F11 XFCE spin on a IBM Thinkpad T61: what I get is a beautiful blue screen with a f in the middle. The cd cranks and does nothing. Checksum reported ok so I am presuming it is fine. sha1sum Fedora-11-x86_64-Live-XFCE.iso /tmp/sh1.sum sha1sum -c /tmp/sh1.sum

Re: Live XFCE spin freezes at the Fedora f (F11)

2009-06-17 Thread Globe Trotter
assistance, encouragement, and advice for using Fedora. fedora-list@redhat.com Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2009, 3:50 PM On 06/18/2009 01:05 AM, Globe Trotter wrote: Hi, Just trying out the F11 XFCE spin on a IBM Thinkpad T61: what I get is a beautiful blue screen with a f in the middle

laptop battery died while upgrading using Pre-upgrade

2009-06-16 Thread Globe Trotter
Hi, Does anyone know how to address this problem? My laptop battery died while upgrading using Pre-upgrade. It was not connected. So what should I do when I switch it on? Any suggestions? Many thanks, T -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe:

Re: laptop battery died while upgrading using Pre-upgrade

2009-06-16 Thread Globe Trotter
Thanks very much, all! So here Does anyone know how to address this problem? My laptop battery died while upgrading using Pre-upgrade. It was not connected. So what should I do when I switch it on? Cross your fingers, and hope that your RPM database isn't fscked. Any suggestions?

Re: laptop battery died while upgrading using Pre-upgrade

2009-06-16 Thread Globe Trotter
...@courier-mta.com Subject: Re: laptop battery died while upgrading using Pre-upgrade To: Community assistance, encouragement, and advice for using Fedora. fedora-list@redhat.com Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 7:16 PM Globe Trotter writes: Hi, Does anyone know how to address

Re: Announcing LXDE Fedora Remix 11

2009-06-15 Thread Globe Trotter
Hi, Thanks very much! Will there be something for x86_64? Best wishes, T --- On Mon, 6/15/09, Rahul Sundaram sunda...@fedoraproject.org wrote: From: Rahul Sundaram sunda...@fedoraproject.org Subject: Re: Announcing LXDE Fedora Remix 11 To: Community assistance, encouragement, and advice for

Re: Announcing LXDE Fedora Remix 11

2009-06-15 Thread Globe Trotter
--- On Mon, 6/15/09, Rahul Sundaram sunda...@fedoraproject.org wrote: From: Rahul Sundaram sunda...@fedoraproject.org Subject: Re: Announcing LXDE Fedora Remix 11 To: Globe Trotter itsme_...@yahoo.com Cc: encouragement and advice for using Fedora.Community assistance fedora-list

Re: Announcing LXDE Fedora Remix 11

2009-06-15 Thread Globe Trotter
Btw, what is the difference between a remix and a spin? T -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines

Re: Announcing LXDE Fedora Remix 11

2009-06-15 Thread Globe Trotter
--- On Mon, 6/15/09, Aldo Foot luni...@gmail.com wrote: From: Aldo Foot luni...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Announcing LXDE Fedora Remix 11 To: fedora-list@redhat.com Date: Monday, June 15, 2009, 7:47 PM On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Rahul Sundarammethe...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I am

Re: Announcing LXDE Fedora Remix 11

2009-06-15 Thread Globe Trotter
So, will there be a spin for LXDE? T -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines

Re: Announcing LXDE Fedora Remix 11

2009-06-15 Thread Globe Trotter
PM On 06/16/2009 07:23 AM, Globe Trotter wrote: So, will there be a spin for LXDE? For Fedora 12, potentially. It depends on the feedback I get and the LXDE maintainer. Rahul Thanks very much! You did very good job with the XFCE which I use currently. I wonder if we will have

Re: Announcing LXDE Fedora Remix 11

2009-06-15 Thread Globe Trotter
--- On Mon, 6/15/09, Rahul Sundaram sunda...@fedoraproject.org wrote: From: Rahul Sundaram sunda...@fedoraproject.org Subject: Re: Announcing LXDE Fedora Remix 11 To: Globe Trotter itsme_...@yahoo.com Cc: encouragement and advice for using Fedora.Community assistance fedora-list

Re: F11 with LXDE

2009-06-12 Thread Globe Trotter
On 06/09/2009 09:00 PM, Globe Trotter wrote: Just wondering what was decided on a LXDE spin for F11? Haven't decided yet. Might work on it if I find time. # yum install @lxde-desktop meanwhile. Rahul -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https

F11 with LXDE

2009-06-09 Thread Globe Trotter
Just wondering what was decided on a LXDE spin for F11? Best, T -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines

Re: Are you using LXDE?

2009-06-06 Thread Globe Trotter
Hi, Thanks for your requesting for feedback. Sorry if I missed the bus, but I would find it very useful to have a standalone LXDE Live CD for Fedora. It could use stuff from the XFCE packages but I think it would be a good alternative to have standalone without having to install all the

Re: nVidia vs. ATI graphics card for fedora

2009-04-29 Thread Globe Trotter
--- On Tue, 4/28/09, Kevin Kofler kevin.kof...@chello.at wrote: From: Kevin Kofler kevin.kof...@chello.at Subject: Re: nVidia vs. ATI graphics card for fedora To: fedora-list@redhat.com Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2009, 7:55 PM Bruno Wolff III wrote: I am using a FireGL 3400 at work and

nVidia vs. ATI graphics card for fedora

2009-04-28 Thread Globe Trotter
Hi, I am ordering a souped-up workstation and I was wondering which graphics card is preferable for running fedora: a 256 MB PCIe x16 nVidia NVS 290, Dual Monitor capable or a ATI Fire GL V3600 256MB, Dual Monitor DVI Capable ATI3600 What would you suggest?

Re: nVidia vs. ATI graphics card for fedora

2009-04-28 Thread Globe Trotter
28, 2009, 10:43 AM Globe Trotter wrote: Hi, I am ordering a souped-up workstation and I was wondering which graphics card is preferable for running fedora: a 256 MB PCIe x16 nVidia NVS 290, Dual Monitor capable or a ATI Fire GL V3600 256MB, Dual Monitor DVI Capable

Re: thoughts on how to write a linux virus in 5 easy steps

2009-04-06 Thread Globe Trotter
, 2009, 5:16 AM On Sat, 2009-04-04 at 18:49 -0700, Globe Trotter wrote: Hi, The following article has created quite some discussion, so I wanted to hear what all the real experts (here) thought about it. http://www.geekzone.co.nz/foobar/6229 The article raises quite a few good

thoughts on how to write a linux virus in 5 easy steps

2009-04-04 Thread Globe Trotter
Hi, The following article has created quite some discussion, so I wanted to hear what all the real experts (here) thought about it. http://www.geekzone.co.nz/foobar/6229 The article raises quite a few good points. Whether they have merit, and whether remedies are in-built is what I am

Re: XFCE depends on GNOME, why?

2009-02-05 Thread Globe Trotter
--- On Thu, 2/5/09, Rahul Sundaram sunda...@fedoraproject.org wrote: From: Rahul Sundaram sunda...@fedoraproject.org Subject: Re: XFCE depends on GNOME, why? To: Community assistance, encouragement, and advice for using Fedora. fedora-list@redhat.com Date: Thursday, February 5, 2009,

Re: XFCE depends on GNOME, why?

2009-02-05 Thread Globe Trotter
I have tried this a number of times and over time, gnome elements still get pulled in. Be specific and show the output of the command I have given. Xfce does have GNOME elements in it depending on what you consider part of GNOME. Hi, All I was trying to say was that over time, gnome

Re: XFCE depends on GNOME, why?

2009-02-05 Thread Globe Trotter
Hi, All I was trying to say was that over time, gnome elements got pulled in, despite trying things like this or similar. I started with the XFCE Fedora 8 Live CD and then stripped it of gnome-related RPMS and over time, and upgrades, I still have all those gnome\* rpms which have

Re: Omega 10 release

2009-02-04 Thread Globe Trotter
--- On Wed, 2/4/09, Kevin Kofler kevin.kof...@chello.at wrote: From: Kevin Kofler kevin.kof...@chello.at Subject: Re: Omega 10 release To: fedora-list@redhat.com Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 10:56 AM Globe Trotter wrote: I noticed that there was a bunch of iso's. How do we decide

Re: Omega 10 release

2009-02-03 Thread Globe Trotter
, Globe Trotter itsme_...@yahoo.com wrote: Is there an Omega 10 release out? A google search only provides me with the beta iso. ftp://ftp.infradead.org/pub/spins/ ? -- -jp I noticed that there was a bunch of iso's. How do we decide which is for a 64-bit system or a 32-bit system

Omega 10 release

2009-02-02 Thread Globe Trotter
Is there an Omega 10 release out? A google search only provides me with the beta iso. Many thanks, Trotter -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines:

Re: how to get username use another home directory

2009-01-16 Thread Globe Trotter
I'm curious, why not just have /home be on a different partition? That seems more elegant to me (and would work better with SELinux as well, though you might not care if you disable SELinux or run in permissive mode :). Thanks! I wonder that myself, sometimes, but it is for historical

LaTeX wrapfigure.sty in F10

2008-12-22 Thread Globe Trotter
Hi, I was wondering which RPM, if any, would have this LaTeX style file? Can someone please suggest? Many thanks, Trotter -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines:

Re: LaTeX wrapfigure.sty in F10 [SOLVED]

2008-12-22 Thread Globe Trotter
Please ignore my previous message: I should have looked for wrapfig.sty: it is very much there Cold Monday blues! Trotter --- On Mon, 12/22/08, Globe Trotter itsme_...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Globe Trotter itsme_...@yahoo.com Subject: LaTeX wrapfigure.sty in F10 To: fedora-list

Re: Experience with x86_64-only (no i386) in F10?

2008-12-08 Thread Globe Trotter
Hi, I have this experience: I installed using a live F8 xfce spin cd and yum erased all 386/586/686 RPMs as you suggest. Thus, all my rpms are either x86_64 or noarch. Btw, I may be wrong on this, but I thought the F10 xfce spin cd (x86_64) did not have any ?86 RPMS. The only functionality

Re: esc and rhgb

2008-12-07 Thread Globe Trotter
, 2008-12-05 at 13:20 -0800, Globe Trotter wrote: Similar with some of the graphical messages that come out of PackageKit: this morning, it said resolving dependencies and got stuck with an error Could not resolve dependencies. I prefer yum anyday. PackageKit uses yum to do the depsolve

Re: Fedora 10 freezes after a while

2008-12-06 Thread Globe Trotter
, replace Driver radeon with Driver radeonhd see what happens!! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Globe Trotter Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 10:00 AM To: Community assistance, encouragement,and advice

wicd RPM on F10?

2008-12-06 Thread Globe Trotter
Btw, is there a F10 RPM for wicd? Thanks, T -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines

gnome dependencies

2008-12-06 Thread Globe Trotter
I am running the XFCE spin of Fedora, and have watched with horror as gnome has taken over my system. So, I decided to try a yum erase gnome\* and got the following: gnome-desktop x86_64 2.24.1-5.fc10 installed 2.7 M gnome-icon-theme noarch 2.24.0-1.fc10

Re: F10 freezes when running glxgears

2008-12-06 Thread Globe Trotter
--- On Sat, 12/6/08, Linuxguy123 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Linuxguy123 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: F10 freezes when running glxgears To: Community assistance, encouragement, and advice for using Fedora. fedora-list@redhat.com Date: Saturday, December 6, 2008, 9:07 AM On Sat,

Re: esc and rhgb

2008-12-05 Thread Globe Trotter
--- On Fri, 12/5/08, Aaron Konstam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Aaron Konstam [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: esc and rhgb To: fedora-list fedora-list@redhat.com Date: Friday, December 5, 2008, 10:40 AM Several people have suggested that you can switch to the details when rhgb is running by

RE: Fedora 10 freezes after a while

2008-12-05 Thread Globe Trotter
--- On Thu, 12/4/08, bruce [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: bruce [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Fedora 10 freezes after a while To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Community assistance, encouragement, and advice for using Fedora.' fedora-list@redhat.com Date: Thursday, December 4, 2008, 10:51 PM hey

RE: Fedora 10 freezes after a while

2008-12-05 Thread Globe Trotter
--- On Fri, 12/5/08, bruce [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: bruce [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Fedora 10 freezes after a while To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Community assistance, encouragement, and advice for using Fedora.' fedora-list@redhat.com Date: Friday, December 5, 2008, 1:19 PM hi

Re: esc and rhgb

2008-12-05 Thread Globe Trotter
--- On Fri, 12/5/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: esc and rhgb To: fedora-list@redhat.com Date: Friday, December 5, 2008, 12:02 PM On Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:40:05 -0600 Aaron Konstam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Several

Fedora Lite Spin?

2008-12-04 Thread Globe Trotter
There has been some talk on a Fedora Lite: is there a spin planned or available? Many thanks, Trotter -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines:

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