Fedora

Tips and Tricks

Edit Hosts file

In general, I replace the hosts file[1] on my computers 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 use the MVPS hosts file[2] with a few additions I have made, but there are others available.

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.

su -
(your password here)
mv /home/(username)/hosts /etc/hosts
restorecon -v '/etc/hosts'