Re: Things are getting really messed up on Fedora 14

2011-02-08 Thread Tim
Joe Zeff >> If you really want to make sure this can't happen again. create your own >> user.js file containing the home page location you want. Then use this >> to make sure it never gets changed: >> >> chmod a-w user.js >> >> and Bob's your uncle. g: > or maybe "bob's your goat". And gee's

Re: No mic with Skype on netbook

2011-02-08 Thread Temlakos
On 02/08/2011 08:32 PM, Paolo Galtieri wrote: > On 02/08/11 18:20, Wade Hampton wrote: >> I have a netbook with Fedora 14 + updates, pluseaudio enabled >> by default. This is on a netbook, Gateway LT2104u (really an ASUS AFIK). >> I am using the internal mic and skype-2.1.0.81-fc10.i586. Audio out,

Re: No mic with Skype on netbook

2011-02-08 Thread Paolo Galtieri
On 02/08/11 18:20, Wade Hampton wrote: > I have a netbook with Fedora 14 + updates, pluseaudio enabled > by default. This is on a netbook, Gateway LT2104u (really an ASUS AFIK). > I am using the internal mic and skype-2.1.0.81-fc10.i586. Audio out, > video, etc. all work fine. > > With no changes t

No mic with Skype on netbook

2011-02-08 Thread Wade Hampton
I have a netbook with Fedora 14 + updates, pluseaudio enabled by default. This is on a netbook, Gateway LT2104u (really an ASUS AFIK). I am using the internal mic and skype-2.1.0.81-fc10.i586. Audio out, video, etc. all work fine. With no changes to modprobe.d/dist-alsa.conf, the following works:

Re: sudo in .desktop file when launching graphical app

2011-02-08 Thread Chris Smart
On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 5:14 AM, Steven Stern wrote: > http://fedoranews.org/contributors/matt_hansen/nautilus/ Ahhh, so _that's_ how it works.. thanks! -c -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/

Re: installation Joomla

2011-02-08 Thread Hiisi
ti, 2011-02-08 kello 12:02 -0700, Paolo Galtieri kirjoitti: > Anybody have any ideas why I'm not seeing the mail messages sent by > httpd? I did have to update my SELinux policy to allow httpd to send > email. The answer is in /var/log/maillog -- By golly, I'm beginning to think Linux really *

Re: Installation Impressions

2011-02-08 Thread Tomas Hajek
>From one that has used SuSE, OpenSuSE, Mandrake, Mandriva, Ubuntu, Debian, >Redhat before fedora, Fedora, RedHat, CentOS, Scientific Linux, Knoppix, DSL, Unbreakable Linux, EEEbuntu, and a dozen other distros over that last 12 years I: For Home use CentOS for a server and Fedora for my desktop a

Re: perl on fedora?

2011-02-08 Thread Mike Wright
Chris Adams wrote: > Once upon a time, Mike Wright said: >> I'm trying to install a perl module without any luck. Isn't this stuff >> supposed to work out of the gate? Is there some sort of fedora / yum >> way to to this? Basic instructions for perl either return nothing or a >> failure mess

Re: perl on fedora?

2011-02-08 Thread Chris Adams
Once upon a time, Mike Wright said: > I'm trying to install a perl module without any luck. Isn't this stuff > supposed to work out of the gate? Is there some sort of fedora / yum > way to to this? Basic instructions for perl either return nothing or a > failure message. > > perl -Mcpan -e

Re: perl on fedora?

2011-02-08 Thread Kevin Fenzi
On Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:55:52 -0800 Mike Wright wrote: > Hi all, > > Very confused here. > > I'm trying to install a perl module without any luck. Isn't this > stuff supposed to work out of the gate? Is there some sort of > fedora / yum way to to this? Basic instructions for perl either > ret

Re: Autorun is VERY bad

2011-02-08 Thread Tim
Way back on Fedora 9, my Nautilus preferences has an option for when "software" media is inserted to "open auto-run prompt". Since I don't have anything to test it, and it doesn't appear to be documented in the Gnome help. What does it actually do? -- [tim@localhost ~]$ uname -r 2.6.27.25-78.2.

perl on fedora?

2011-02-08 Thread Mike Wright
Hi all, Very confused here. I'm trying to install a perl module without any luck. Isn't this stuff supposed to work out of the gate? Is there some sort of fedora / yum way to to this? Basic instructions for perl either return nothing or a failure message. perl -Mcpan -e shell Can't locate

Re: F14: sync iPod Touch w/ Evolution [solved]

2011-02-08 Thread Craig Goodyear
On 02/03/2011 02:56 PM, Craig Goodyear wrote: > I have an iPod Touch running iOS 4.2.1. I would like to be able to sync > the iPod directly with the calendar and address book in Evolution. Is > this possible? If so, what are the requirements? > > Craig I was able to successfully sync Evolution'

Re: Things are getting really messed up on Fedora 14

2011-02-08 Thread g
On 02/08/2011 07:26 PM, Joe Zeff wrote: <> > If you really want to make sure this can't happen again. create your own > user.js file containing the home page location you want. Then use this > to make sure it never gets changed: > > chmod a-w user.js > > and Bob's your uncle. or maybe "bob's

Re: Things are getting really messed up on Fedora 14

2011-02-08 Thread g
On 02/08/2011 10:39 AM, les wrote: > On Mon, 2011-02-07 at 23:25 +, g wrote: <> >> did your your 'user.js' get picked up by 'prefs.js'? > > Yes, apparently it did. Not just that, but it appeared to reset the > selection in prefs.js. reset in 'prefs.js' or reset in 'user.js'? excuse my laz

slightly wonky 2nd display settings in F14

2011-02-08 Thread Dave Stevens
Hi, I've been meaning for some time to add a second monitor to my F14 setup. I did so today and found the monitor detected and the display size correctly set as soon as it powered on. Very nice. The second screen is physically to the right of the original and is so configured in the system sett

Re: Things are getting really messed up on Fedora 14

2011-02-08 Thread Joe Zeff
On 02/08/2011 02:39 AM, les wrote: > Yes, apparently it did. Not just that, but it appeared to reset the > selection in prefs.js. If you really want to make sure this can't happen again. create your own user.js file containing the home page location you want. Then use this to make sure it neve

Re: Things are getting really messed up on Fedora 14

2011-02-08 Thread les
On Mon, 2011-02-07 at 23:25 +, g wrote: > On 02/07/2011 11:46 AM, les wrote: > > On Mon, 2011-02-07 at 17:07 +, g wrote: > <> > >> on a curious side, if not deleted, what is in user.js? > > > > I use Southern California Bell, so originally it pointed to > > sbc.yahoo.com i.e. "http://www.s

Re: installation Joomla

2011-02-08 Thread Paolo Galtieri
On 02/08/11 11:07, Alain Roger wrote: > Hi, > > i'm facing an interesting issue. The whole day i read psots about joomla > installation issue with file configuration.php which is not writtable > and another issue with directory permissions. > However, everything i tried was unsuccessful and therefo

Re: sudo in .desktop file when launching graphical app

2011-02-08 Thread Steven Stern
On 02/08/2011 11:47 AM, kellyremo wrote: > Fedora 14 > > i can run a program with another user with: > > (command before): xhost local:transmission-user > > the command: > sudo -u transmission-user -- /usr/bin/transmission-gtk & > > from the gnome-terminal. > > But: > > echo -e '#!/usr/bin/en

[389-users] Announcing 389 Directory Server version 1.2.8 Alpha 2

2011-02-08 Thread Rich Megginson
The 389 Project team is pleased to announce the release of 389-ds-base-1.2.8 Alpha 2. This release has fixes for bugs found in 1.2.8 alpha 1 testing and earlier releases. Installation yum install 389-ds # or for EPEL yum install 389-ds setup-ds-admin.pl Upgrade yum upgrade 389-ds-b

installation Joomla

2011-02-08 Thread Alain Roger
Hi, i'm facing an interesting issue. The whole day i read psots about joomla installation issue with file configuration.php which is not writtable and another issue with directory permissions. However, everything i tried was unsuccessful and therefore i've decided to write a message in this list t

sudo in .desktop file when launching graphical app

2011-02-08 Thread kellyremo
Fedora 14 i can run a program with another user with: (command before): xhost local:transmission-user the command: sudo -u transmission-user -- /usr/bin/transmission-gtk & from the gnome-terminal. But: echo -e '#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open\n\n[Desktop Entry]\nVersion=1.0\nType=Application\nTermi

Re: yum error creating exported file system for diskless client

2011-02-08 Thread Frederick N. Brier
I went through the files in the yum.repos.d directory including fedora.repo, fedora-updates.rep and fedora-updates-testing.repo, and swapped out the baseurl lines with macro variables with an absolute repo's URL, ie: #baseurl=http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/$releasev

SOLVED! - Re: sudo a graphical app? still not working - SOLVED!

2011-02-08 Thread kellyremo
Question: THE SOLUTION: $ xhost local:transmission-user $ sudo -u transmission-user -- /usr/bin/transmission-gtk YUP!! :) On Tue, 08 Feb 2011 06:25:39 -0800 kellyremo wrote Fedora 14: i cleared all the firewall rules, then:

Re: Autorun is VERY bad

2011-02-08 Thread Rodolfo Alcazar Portillo
On Mon, 2011-02-07 at 10:21 -0800, kellyremo wrote: > How to disable autorun? Are there any hidden autorun features on a > standard Fedora install?? > http://securitytube.net/USB-Autorun-attacks-against-Linux-at-Shmoocon-2011-video.aspx FUD: "Lots of code executes when a new mass storage device is

sudo a graphical app? still not working

2011-02-08 Thread kellyremo
Fedora 14: i cleared all the firewall rules, then: visudo: Defaultsenv_keep += "DISPLAY XAUTHORITY" MYTRUEUSER ALL=(transmission-user) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/transmission-gtk $ sudo -u transmission-user -- /usr/bin/transmission-gtk No protocol specified Cannot open display: $ if i ps | grep

Re: Run application with other user

2011-02-08 Thread Ed Greshko
On 02/08/2011 07:06 PM, kellyremo wrote: > > > I need to run an application with another user then the "default" > (normally used). > Purpose: create a ".desktop" file on my desktop to run e.g.: Google > Chrome with another user (NOT ROOT! - so beesu doesn't count.) > There aren't any gksu, or kdes

Run application with other user

2011-02-08 Thread kellyremo
OS: Fedora 14 GUI: GNOME I need to run an application with another user then the "default" (normally used). Purpose: create a ".desktop" file on my desktop to run e.g.: Google Chrome with another user (NOT ROOT! - so beesu doesn't count.) There aren't any gksu, or kdesu packages in Fedora 14. W