How to install Google Earth on Fedora 17

How to install Google Earth on Fedora 17 Google Earth for Linux is now reached version 7.2 which is more stable and more powerful. On this tutorial, I want to share how to install the latest Google Earth on Fedora 17. I am using Fedora 18 64bit edition (x86_64). A. Download Google Earth binary (RPM) package for 64 bit Fedora wget http://dl.google.com/dl/earth/client/current/google-earth-stable_current_x86_64.rpm Or...

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How to install Virtualbox on Fedora 17 Server

If you are running a Fedora 17 in server mode (without GUI or Desktop environment such as Gnome or KDE), you still can install and run Virtualbox in headless mode. This means, there is no GUI for the Virtualbox as well. In advanced we can install phpvirtualbox that will help us to manage and admnister the Virtualbox via web browser remotely. This tutorial is going to show you how to install Virtualbox 4.2 on Fedora 17. A. Create admin user on Fedora Open Terminal and paste this command to add new admin group and admin user. Do this command...

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How to install Skype 4 on Fedora 18

The latest version of Skype for Linux is 4.1.0.20. On this tutorial I am going to show you how to install Skype on Fedora 18. Fedora 18 is the most recent version but it still in Beta version. This tutorial will install Skype on Fedora 18 via command line. Steps to install Skype on Fedora 18 Open Terminal and type the following command wget http://download.skype.com/linux/skype-4.1.0.20-fedora.i586.rpm yum install alsa-lib.i686 libXv.i686 libXScrnSaver.i686 qt.i686 qt-x11.i686 rpm -ivh  skype-4.1.0.20-fedora.i586.rpm Now you can start...

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Tutorial How to install nVidia Driver on Fedora 17

I have been looking around to find a simple and straight forward tutorial on how to install and enable the nVidia graphic card driver on my Fedora 17. Finally I found it on Unixmen, thanks to you buddy. When I tried to boot my Fedora 17 on a nVidia powered computer, it won't start smoothly. There are many weird habit on my screen and at the end, I...

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How to install Cairo Dock on Fedora 17

How to install Cairo Dock on Fedora 17 Cairo Dock is my favorite docking system that makes my Fedora 17 looks like a Mac. This tutorial will show you how to install Cairo Dock on Fedora 17. Its pretty easy to get Cairo Dock installed on Fedora 17 since Cairo Dock is integrated with RPM Fusion Repository. Steps to install Cairo Dock on Fedora 17 1. Add the RPM Fusion repository to Fedora 17. Read our previous tutorial on how to enable RPM Fusion repository on Fedora 17. 2. Install Cairo Dock with this command yum install cairo-dock Once finished,...

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Fedora 17-How to enable RPM Fusion repository

This tutorial is going to show you how to enable the RPM Fusion repository on Fedora 17. RPM Fusion repository provides many applications and packages for RPM based Linux including Fedora 17. In order to enable the RPM Fusion repository, you can simply paste the following command on Terminal as root. su -c 'yum localinstall --nogpgcheck http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm...

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How to start ssh service on Fedora 18

How to start ssh service on Fedora 18 By default, ssh server is not enabled on Fedora 18. But we can easily enable the service using command line. SSH server is required to enable the secure remote connection to the Fedora 18 machine. Do the following to start the sshd service on Fedora 18. Open Terminal and do this command as root service sshd start...

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Fedora 17 Xfce Installation tutorial part 2

Please read our previous tutorial on Fedora 17 Xfce Installation tutorial at: http://fedora18tutorial.blogspot.com/2012/10/fedora-17-xfce-installation-tutorial.html. After we specify root password, the next step is select the installation type. In this tutorial I use the first option to use all space. This means, the entire hard disk will be used for...

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Fedora 17 XFCE Installation Tutorial

This tutorial will show you hot to install Fedora 17 Xfce edition. I am installing this Fedora 17 Xfce on my Virtualbox. Fedora 17 installation steps is quite fast. With a few steps we can get Fedora 17 installed on our system. Check these out. Please notice that we split this tutorial into several posts. Requirements: Fedora 17 Xfce ISO...

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Fedora 17 XFCE Screenshots

Fedora 17 is available in several flavors including XFCE Desktop. Here we have some Fedora 17 screenshots. Fedora 17 XFCE features a lightweight Linux distribution with the simplicity of XFCE on board. See some Fedora 17 XFCE screenshots below. ...

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How to Install Cinnamon Themes

After installing Cinnamon on my Fedora Linux, we can optionally install additional Cinnamon themes. Cinnamon developer and its community provide many themes available for download. You can check new Cinnamon themes here. This tutorial will show you how to download and install Cinnamon theme on Fedora. Before you go any further, make sure you already...

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How to install VLC on Fedora 16

In a few moments, you can get vlc installed on your Fedora 16. This tutorial is going to show you how to install VLC on Fedora 16. VLC is a simple and handy video and multimedia player for Linux. It can play almost any video file formats on Linux including 3GP, FLV, AVI, MPEG, MPG and many more. Steps to install VLC on Fedora 16 Open Terminal and paste the following command to install VLC on Fedora 16. But first, make sure you have enabled the RPM Fusion Repository on Fedora 16. su yum install vlc Fedora will solve the dependency files...

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Install Cinnamon on Fedora 18

This tutorial is going to show you how to install Cinnamon on Fedora 18. This tutorial is using Fedora 18 Alpha 1 as the base since the stable version of Fedora 18 is still in development stage. Its a good news for Cinnamon lovers because now Fedora 18 supports Cinnamon. We can install Cinnamon on Fedora 18 using YUM directly. Steps to install...

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Install Guest Additions on Fedora 18 Alpha 1

Install Guest Additions on Fedora 18 Alpha 1 I was successfully installed the Virtualbox Guest Additions on my Fedora 18 Alpha 1. But after restart I cannot get better screen resolution. I still find out why this happened. I got an error message telling that cannot create Xorg.conf on my Fedora 18 guest etc. Is there any chance to get Guest Additions working and get better resolution on Fedora 18 Alpha 1 guest machin...

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How to install Google Chrome on Fedora 18

This tutorial will show you how to install Google Chrome on Fedora 18 using YUM repository. Previously, I ‘ve been written a similar post on how to install Google Chrome on Fedora 17. With the similar method we can install Google Chrome on Fedora 18. Google Chrome is a fast web browser available for Linux. I’ve been using this Google Chrome for my...

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Fedora 18 Screenshots

Fedora 18 Screenshots Here we have some nice Fedora 18 Screenshots. I just boot up my Fedora 18 Alpha on a VirtualBox 4.2 and here I want to share some screenshots of the upcoming Fedora 18. Fedora 18 is a pretty cool Linux Distribution and I can say it much better than Fedora 17 in term of appearances.  Fedora 18 Login Screen ...

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How to install Google Chrome on Fedora 17 using repository

How to install Google Chrome on Fedora 17 using repository This Fedora tutorial will show you How to install Google Chrome on Fedora 17 using repository. Actually you can download the rpm installer for Google Chrome for your Fedora but you cannot get future update automatically. The better idea is to install Google Chrome on Fedora 17 using...

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Install Yumex on Fedora 17

Install Yumex on Fedora 17 This tutorial is going to show you how to Install Yumex on Fedora 17. Yumex is YUM Extension which has capability like Synaptic Package Manager on Debian based Linux. We can search for package we want to install using Yumex with ease.  How to install Install Yumex on Fedora 17...

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Fedora 18 Release Schedule

The latest version of Fedora 18 is currently under development. Fedora 18 promises a variety of updates, and many new features. For you fans of Fedora Linux, Fedora 18 has many advantages such as: a better interface display of Fedora 17, the installation process easier, clean and clear desktop and many more. Fedora 18 will use Spherical Cow as its...

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