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Pew at 20:28, 3 January 2019

2019-01-03T20:28:32Z

Pew: Undo revision 2357 by imported>Pew (talk)

2019-01-03T20:27:17Z

Undo revision 2357 by [[Special:Contributions/imported>Pew|imported>Pew]] ([[User talk:imported>Pew|talk]])

imported>Pew: Replaced content with "Category:Pending deletion"

2018-01-03T23:56:38Z

Replaced content with "Category:Pending deletion"

imported>Pew at 09:03, 2 January 2018

2018-01-02T09:03:38Z

2001:468:C80:4240:A288:B4FF:FE91:6CA4: /* Wacom Driver */

2012-10-03T16:02:18Z

‎Wacom Driver

198.82.206.169: /* Wacom Driver */

2012-09-12T19:59:33Z

‎Wacom Driver

imported>Mutantmonkey: Interwiki links

2011-04-22T05:02:17Z

Interwiki links

imported>Mutantmonkey at 05:01, 22 April 2011

2011-04-22T05:01:03Z

198.82.9.237: /* Restricted Repos */

2010-09-16T05:41:07Z

‎Restricted Repos

198.82.9.237: /* Fedora at Virginia Tech */

2010-09-16T05:40:16Z

‎Fedora at Virginia Tech

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	[[Category:Software]]		[[Category:Software]]
	[[Category:Needs restoration]]		[[Category:Needs restoration]]
		+	[[Category:Linux Distributions]]

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−	[[Category:~~Pending deletion~~]]	+	=About Fedora=
		+
		+
		+	=Fedora at Virginia Tech=
		+	==Mirrors==
		+	[[gp:Campus Computing\|Campus Computing]] [http://mirror.cc.vt.edu/pub/fedora/ mirrors Fedora]. Recent versions of Fedora can use the following pre-written files.
		+	* [http://mirror.cc.vt.edu/yum.repo.d/fedora.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora.repo]
		+	* [http://mirror.cc.vt.edu/yum.repo.d/fedora-updates.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-updates.repo]
		+
		+	==Edit Hosts file==
		+	A [[w:Hosts file\|hosts file]] is an easy way to block a wide range of domains (ads, malware, etc). This works in Windows and Mac as well, but the file is in a different location. I found the [http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm MVPS hosts file] to be nice, but there are others available. You can also edit the file to add domains to block individually.
		+
		+	In Fedora, the hosts file is located in '/etc/hosts'. To edit or replace the file, you must be logged in as root. SELinux will not allow you to do this, so once you've moved your new hosts file, you have to restore the default security context.
		+
		+	<pre>
		+	su -
		+	(your password here)
		+	mv /home/(username)/hosts /etc/hosts
		+	restorecon -v '/etc/hosts'
		+	</pre>
		+
		+	==Wacom Driver==
		+	The Wacom driver "xorg-x11-drv-wacom" works well under Fedora. On a Fujitsu T4215, I have the pen functions working great, including all of the buttons. In case it isn't installed, here's the code to install it:
		+
		+	<pre>
		+	su -
		+	yum install xorg-x11-drv-wacom
		+	</pre>
		+
		+	On the Fujitsu T731, all 3.5.x kernels up to 3.5.5 prevents the Wacom tablet from being recognized. Use previous kernels through the GRUB selection menu if the tablet functions are needed. Be warned though: this can lead to some security vulnerabilities.
		+	This may affect other Wacom tablets and touchscreens.
		+
		+	==Restricted Repos==
		+	The restricted repos in Fedora have been more or less combined into one source called RPMFusion. There are versions for stable, testing, and rawhide. Below is the code to set up the stable versions of the free and non-free versions.
		+
		+	<pre>
		+	su -
		+	rpm -ivh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm
		+	rpm -ivh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm
		+	</pre>
		+
		+	The only notable exception to the non-free repo is libdvdcss, which is available at www.videolan.org
		+
		+	==VT Wireless==
		+	To get wireless configured, follow the NetworkManager instructions in the [[VT-Wireless]] article.
		+
		+	==Annoying padding in Gnome==
		+	With the initial install, there's a lot of empty space between icons in the Gnome panels. While it's good for user interface design by increasing the amount of space around icons to prevent mistakes, it drives me nuts. Here's the code to restore it back to normal (no padding).
		+
		+	<pre>
		+	gconftool-2 --type boolean --set /desktop/gnome/interface/buttons_have_icons true
		+	gconftool-2 --type boolean --set /desktop/gnome/interface/menus_have_icons true
		+	gconftool-2 --type int --set /apps/panel/toplevels/top_panel/padding 0
		+	gconftool-2 --type int --set /apps/panel/toplevels/bottom_panel/padding 0
		+	gconftool-2 --type int --set /apps/panel/applets/systray/prefs/padding 0
		+	</pre>
		+
		+	[[Category:Software]]
		+	[[Category:Needs restoration]]

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−	~~TODO: THe part relating to VT is good, but there's a lot unnecessary info~~	+	[[Category:Pending deletion]]
−
−	~~=About Fedora=~~
−
−
−	~~=Fedora at Virginia Tech=~~
−	~~==Mirrors==~~
−	~~[[gp:Campus Computing\|Campus Computing]] [http://mirror.cc.vt.edu/pub/fedora/ mirrors Fedora]. Recent versions of Fedora can use the following pre-written files.~~
−	* [http://mirror.cc.vt.edu/yum.repo.d/fedora.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora.repo]
−	* [http://mirror.cc.vt.edu/yum.repo.d/fedora-updates.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-updates.repo]
−
−	~~==Edit Hosts file==~~
−	A [[w:Hosts file\|hosts file]] is an easy way to block a wide range of domains (ads, malware, etc). This works in Windows and Mac as well, but the file is in a different location. I found the [http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm MVPS hosts file] to be nice, but there are others available. You can also edit the file to add domains to block individually.
−
−	In Fedora, the hosts file is located in '/etc/hosts'. To edit or replace the file, you must be logged in as root. SELinux will not allow you to do this, so once you've moved your new hosts file, you have to restore the default security context.
−
−	~~<pre>~~
−	~~su -~~
−	~~(your password here)~~
−	~~mv /home/(username)/hosts /etc/hosts~~
−	~~restorecon -v '/etc/hosts'~~
−	~~</pre>~~
−
−	~~==Wacom Driver==~~
−	The Wacom driver "xorg-x11-drv-wacom" works well under Fedora. On a Fujitsu T4215, I have the pen functions working great, including all of the buttons. In case it isn't installed, here's the code to install it:
−
−	~~<pre>~~
−	~~su -~~
−	~~yum install xorg-x11-drv-wacom~~
−	~~</pre>~~
−
−	On the Fujitsu T731, all 3.5.x kernels up to 3.5.5 prevents the Wacom tablet from being recognized. Use previous kernels through the GRUB selection menu if the tablet functions are needed. Be warned though: this can lead to some security vulnerabilities.
−	~~This may affect other Wacom tablets and touchscreens.~~
−
−	~~==Restricted Repos==~~
−	The restricted repos in Fedora have been more or less combined into one source called RPMFusion. There are versions for stable, testing, and rawhide. Below is the code to set up the stable versions of the free and non-free versions.
−
−	~~<pre>~~
−	~~su -~~
−	~~rpm -ivh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm~~
−	~~rpm -ivh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm~~
−	~~</pre>~~
−
−	~~The only notable exception to the non-free repo is libdvdcss, which is available at www.videolan.org~~
−
−	~~==VT Wireless==~~
−	~~To get wireless configured, follow the NetworkManager instructions in the [[VT-Wireless]] article.~~
−
−	~~==Annoying padding in Gnome==~~
−	With the initial install, there's a lot of empty space between icons in the Gnome panels. While it's good for user interface design by increasing the amount of space around icons to prevent mistakes, it drives me nuts. Here's the code to restore it back to normal (no padding).
−
−	~~<pre>~~
−	~~gconftool-2 --type boolean --set /desktop/gnome/interface/buttons_have_icons true~~
−	~~gconftool-2 --type boolean --set /desktop/gnome/interface/menus_have_icons true~~
−	~~gconftool-2 --type int --set /apps/panel/toplevels/top_panel/padding 0~~
−	~~gconftool-2 --type int --set /apps/panel/toplevels/bottom_panel/padding 0~~
−	~~gconftool-2 --type int --set /apps/panel/applets/systray/prefs/padding 0~~
−	~~</pre>~~
−
−	~~[[Category:Linux distributions]]~~
−	[[Category:~~Needs restoration~~]]

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		+
	=About Fedora=		=About Fedora=

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	[[Category:Linux distributions]]		[[Category:Linux distributions]]
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 </pre>
-On the Fujitsu T731, the 3.5.x kernel series prevents the Wacom tablet from being recognized. Use previous kernels throught the GRUB selection menue if the tablet functions are needed. Be warned though: this can lead to some security vulnerabilities.
+On the Fujitsu T731, all 3.5.x kernels up to 3.5.5 prevents the Wacom tablet from being recognized. Use previous kernels through the GRUB selection menu if the tablet functions are needed. Be warned though: this can lead to some security vulnerabilities.
 ==Restricted Repos==

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 yum install xorg-x11-drv-wacom
 </pre>
 ==Restricted Repos==

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 ==Edit Hosts file==
-A hosts file[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosts_file] is an easy way to block a wide range of domains (ads, malware, etc).  This works in Windows and Mac as well, but the file is in a different location.  I found the MVPS hosts file[http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm] to be nice, but there are others available.  You can also edit the file to add domains to block individually.
+A [[w:Hosts file|hosts file]] is an easy way to block a wide range of domains (ads, malware, etc).  This works in Windows and Mac as well, but the file is in a different location.  I found the [http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm MVPS hosts file] to be nice, but there are others available.  You can also edit the file to add domains to block individually.
 In Fedora, the hosts file is located in '/etc/hosts'.  To edit or replace the file, you must be logged in as root.  SELinux will not allow you to do this, so once you've moved your new hosts file, you have to restore the default security context.

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 =Fedora at Virginia Tech=
 ==Mirrors==
-[[Campus computing]] [http://mirror.cc.vt.edu/pub/fedora/ mirrors Fedora]. Recent versions of Fedora can use the following pre-written files.
+[[gp:Campus Computing|Campus Computing]] [http://mirror.cc.vt.edu/pub/fedora/ mirrors Fedora]. Recent versions of Fedora can use the following pre-written files.
 * [http://mirror.cc.vt.edu/yum.repo.d/fedora.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora.repo]
 * [http://mirror.cc.vt.edu/yum.repo.d/fedora-updates.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-updates.repo]

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 <pre>
 su -
-rpm -ivh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm
+rpm -ivh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm
 </pre>

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 ==Wacom Driver==
 ==VT Wireless==
 To get wireless configured, follow the NetworkManager instructions in the [[VT-Wireless]] article.
-==Flash x64==
+==Annoying padding in Gnome==
 [[Category:Linux distributions]]