December 31, 2006
From the DVD, install Basic Desktop for Fedora Core 6. However, much more is required (and the dependencies will be pulled in automatically).
yum install yum-fastestmirrorrpm -ivh http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-6.rpmrpm –import http://rpm.livna.org/RPM-LIVNA-GPG-KEYyum update
Programming :
yum install joe scite
Japanese :
yum install scim-anthyyum install VLGothic-fonts fonts-japanese.noarchyum install gnome-sudoku
Graphics :
yum install inkscapeyum install koffice-kritayum install xscreensaver-gl-extras-gss rss-glx-gnome-screensaver
Music :
yum update kernel alsa-lib alsa-utilsyum [...]
December 31, 2006
Speedtouch driver now part of Fedora Core 6 (FC6).
http://www.linux-usb.org/SpeedTouch/fedora/index.html
awk ‘/4061/ { print $5 }’ /proc/bus/usb/devices
http://www.speedtouch.com/download/drivers/USB/SpeedTouch330_firmware_3012.zip
unzip SpeedTouch330_firmware_3012.zip &&chmod +x firmware-extractor &&./firmware-extractor ZZZL_3.012
When ppp calls up your ISP it will need to know your username and password. Open a text editor (On the top Panel, Applications > Accessories > Text Editor) and enter one line in this [...]
December 31, 2006
Bought from WWW.PC-RACK.COM via e-bay. Sweet deal. Well put together machine (80Gb PATA HD, 512Mb of DDR2 DRAM).
Problem areas :
Read that choice of Apperture size (64Mb) is important.
Getting correct screen resolution (using only LCD display for set-up).
Disappearing network interface:
Software Shutdown has no effect.
Front panel power-off (held down until power-down) has [...]