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Fan speeds in Fedora on HP Core i7 system
My main Fedora workstation is an HP desktop. It’s got a Core i7 quad CPU (Q9300), 8GB RAM, and dual boots Windows 7 and Fedora 13. Dear lazyweb, how can I make this system as quite on Fedora as it is on Windows? It’s absolutely silent when Win7 is running, but when Fedora is running [...]
Linux Magazine: Vote for the Linux distro you use the most
Linux Magazine is having a vote where the results will be published in an upcoming magazine: the poll. Currently Fedora is third at 8% with Ubuntu leading at 35%, and Debian in second at 10%. Show these people some Fedora pride!
Use Live USB Creator to install Fedora 12 from a USB stick
This weeks’s techmail was Use Live USB Creator to install Fedora 12 from a USB stick which looks at using the Live USB Creator tool to build a bootable USB stick that can be used to run or install Fedora (or any other Live CD Linux distro). Very slick stuff. Worked great for me to [...]
Fedora 12 boasts enhanced performance, improved reporting, better graphics
This week’s TechMail is Fedora 12 boasts enhanced performance, improved reporting, better graphics which is a great big gushy welcome to Constantine! The tip highlights some of my favourite new features in Fedora 12. I’ve been running the beta on my new HP machine for about a month now and I love it. Can’t wait [...]
Setting up a Cisco VPN connection with Network Manager
This week’s TechMail is Setting up a Cisco VPN connection with Network Manager which shows just how easy it is to setup Fedora to connect to a Cisco VPN using Network Manager (other distros too, I suppose). Also mentions OpenVPN as well. At any rate, this is an introduction to Network Manager relating to VPN [...]
Save time on downloads with delta RPMs in Fedora 11
This week’s TechMail is Save time on downloads with delta RPMs in Fedora 11 which discusses the delta RPM feature in Fedora, how to set it up and use it, and why you would want to. Delta RPMs don’t make sense for everyone, but they will for quite a few people (i.e. low bandwidth situations [...]