Fedora has not put the vlc media player in it's official repos. To install it and various other such applications not available in the Fedora repos, add the rpmfusion repository to the package manager and use it to download vlc. To add the rpmfusion repos, open a terminal window and enter the following commands: $ … Continue reading How to install vlc and other applications not available in the Fedora repositories via rpmfusion
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How to enable fastestmirror and deltarpms in Fedora
Fastestmirror and deltarpm are perhaps the best features of Fedora, but they are not available by default on the Fedora 32 workstation. To enable these fastestmirror and deltarpm, open a terminal window and do the following: $ sudo vi /etc/dnf/dnf.conf <enter>Add the following two lines to the end of the filefastestmirror=truedeltarpm=true:wq Once the above has … Continue reading How to enable fastestmirror and deltarpms in Fedora
How to speed up boot time performance on Linux if it boots slowly
My Linux computer was very slow to start up. It took approximately 4 minutes to get to the login prompt. Before performing any of the steps below, take a backup of the data on the computer. Also, you follow the steps below at your own risk. No one is responsible for whatever you do with … Continue reading How to speed up boot time performance on Linux if it boots slowly
Remove a broken package on Ubuntu
To remove a broken package, open a terminal window and enter following command: $ sudo dpkg --remove package-name <enter> where package-name is the broken package to be removed.
How to install and run Turbo C 2.01 for DOS in DOSBOX in linux
After sooo many years, discovered that students in India were asked to do projects in Turbo C 2.01 in DOS. Amazing, but true! That being the case, you can download Turbo C 2.01 for MS DOS from http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/20841 for free. It is antique software and embarcadero acquired it way back. They offer it as a … Continue reading How to install and run Turbo C 2.01 for DOS in DOSBOX in linux
apt-get dist-upgrade freezes at reading package lists due to appstreamcli in Ubuntu
Today, when I attempted to update the Ubuntu system to install the latest patches, the system hanged infinitely at the sudo apt-get update command. This appears to be a bug, but nonetheless, system patching is our priority and this is the workaround, till it gets fixed. To type the commands below, open a linux terminal … Continue reading apt-get dist-upgrade freezes at reading package lists due to appstreamcli in Ubuntu
How to install a Ubuntu package file using gdebi with dependencies
If you download a Debian package file, .deb file from the internet, you can install it with any dependencies using gdebi. dpkg will not install the dependencies. If you do not have gdebi installed on your computer, see Step 1. 1. Install gdebi in Linux $ sudo apt-get install gdebi-core <enter> This installs the gdebi … Continue reading How to install a Ubuntu package file using gdebi with dependencies
Where to find the Ubuntu Linux repositories or packages (14.04 LTS)
Ubuntu Linux 14.04 LTS packages and Repositories are available at http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Trusty_Packages_and_Repositories
Some dpkg useful commands
Below are some useful parameters that can be used with dpkg to work with .deb packages. $ sudo dpkg --get-selections Lists all installed packages $ sudo dpkg -l true* Lists all packages starting with true $ sudo dpkg -L truecrypt Lists all files installed by truecrypt $ sudo dpkg -i timeout.deb Install the timeout.deb package … Continue reading Some dpkg useful commands
Install kernels in Ubuntu from mainline
Use with caution. Although kernel updates or upgrades work well using the package manager in Ubuntu, there are times when you may need to try out the newer kernels although they are not available in the repository. To try out a kernel not in the repository, you can do the following steps: Visit http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline and … Continue reading Install kernels in Ubuntu from mainline
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