Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
HOW TO CHANGE TIME AND DATE IN LINUX
To change system date in linux, type:-
[root@akwal]# date MMDDhhmmYYYY.ss
For example: i want to change my system date to April 10 2012, 3.30pm, i will type:-
[root@akwal]# date 041015302012
As Clearly
[root@akwal]# date 041015302012.00
It’s simple
Note:
MM – month
DD – day
hh – hour is based on 24 hour
mm – minutes
YYYY – year
ss – seconds
Monday, April 9, 2012
HOW TO INSTALL SKYPE IN FEDORA 16
Installing Skype on Fedora 16 64bit
Fedora 16 was released on 8th of November. After it was released, i downloaded the 64bit KDE spin iso and install it into my laptop immediately. All went well during the process of installation and configuration. The system is fast and it boots super fast thanks to the systemd.
I ran into problem when i try to install Skype for Fedora 16 64bit. I found out that there is not 64bit rpm available for download on Skype’s site. I thought that it is a noarch rpm hence i downloaded it and install it. When lauch it for the first time, i get an error message stating that my ld.so is not found. After searching on the internet, i found that i need to install i686 (32bit) libraries to fulfill Skype’s dependencies. Here’s the step-by-step guide on how to do it:
- First, download the RPM for Fedora on Skype website.
- Launch the terminal and type the following command to install the required libraries:
# sudo yum -y install libXv.i686 libXScrnSaver.i686 qt.i686 qt-x11.i686 pulseaudio-libs.i686 pulseaudio-libs-glib2.i686 alsa-plugins-pulseaudio.i686
- Install the Skype RPM.
It’s done!! Just as easy as it looks
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012
how to install flash plugin in fedora 16
[root@akwal]# rpm -ivh http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/adobe-release/adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch.rpm
This post will cover a simple installation guide to yum install Adobe Flash Player 11 on Fedora 16. Please make sure you login as root.
1. RPM Install Adobe Yum Repository (choose either 32-bit or 64-bit)
# Adobe Repository x86 32-bit
[root@akwal]# rpm -ivh http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/adobe-release/adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch.rpm
[root@akwal]# rpm --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-adobe-linux
# Adobe Repository x86_64 64-bit
[root@akwal]# rpm -ivh http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/adobe-release/adobe-release-x86_64-1.0-1.noarch.rpm
[root@akwal]# rpm --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-adobe-linux
2. Yum Install Adobe Flash Player 11
[root@akwal]# yum instal flash-plugin
3. Verify Adobe Flash Player version
Run Mozilla Firefox and enter about:plugins in address bar. You should look for the similar result as below: -
Shockwave Flash
File: libflashplayer.so
Version: Shockwave Flash 11.1 r102
Then, you can browse to www.ipvee.com and verify Adobe Flash Player version by clicking Web Browser.
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This post will cover a simple installation guide to yum install Adobe Flash Player 11 on Fedora 16. Please make sure you login as root.
1. RPM Install Adobe Yum Repository (choose either 32-bit or 64-bit)
# Adobe Repository x86 32-bit
[root@akwal]# rpm -ivh http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/adobe-release/adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch.rpm
[root@akwal]# rpm --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-adobe-linux
# Adobe Repository x86_64 64-bit
[root@akwal]# rpm -ivh http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/adobe-release/adobe-release-x86_64-1.0-1.noarch.rpm
[root@akwal]# rpm --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-adobe-linux
2. Yum Install Adobe Flash Player 11
[root@akwal]# yum instal flash-plugin
3. Verify Adobe Flash Player version
Run Mozilla Firefox and enter about:plugins in address bar. You should look for the similar result as below: -
Shockwave Flash
File: libflashplayer.so
Version: Shockwave Flash 11.1 r102
Then, you can browse to www.ipvee.com and verify Adobe Flash Player version by clicking Web Browser.
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HOWTO Use Broadcom Wireless Cards in Fedora 14/15/16
Step 1: Identify the chipset of the wireless device
[root@akwal]# lspci
Step 2: Choose the right driver
[root@akwal]# lsmod | sort
Step 3: Install the driver
History and background
The b43 Linux driver is the current descendant of the now obsolete bcm43xx driver. The bcm43xx driver was the result of reverse engineering of proprietary Broadcom drivers. The process involved manually translating machine code back into C from which a guide to writing drivers for the Broadcom chipsets could be written. The bcm43xx driver module began shipping with Fedora Core 5 kernels in 2006, but it required firmware that had to be extracted from proprietary drivers using a software application for that purpose. That application was named bcm43xx-fwcutter and was also available in the Fedora Core 5 Extras repository. During the life cycle of Fedora 7 in 2007, the bcm43xx driver module was replaced by two new driver modules: b43 and b43legacy. They both still required the installation of firmware. The b43legacy module was for use with some older cards which also have to use an older version of firmware. The b43 and b43legacy driver modules and b43-fwcutter to extract their firmware are still included in Fedora today. They are known to work with the following Broadcom wireless chipsets:
Firmware installation
The firmware required by b43 and b43legacy is extracted from proprietary Broadcom drivers. The best results nowadays are obtained by extracting the firmware from source object files of Broadcom drivers available from a legal distribution point such as OpenWrt.org. The firmware is copyrighted and cannot be redistributed. The b43 module requires so-called version 4 firmware which can be extracted from a broadcom-wl tarball from OpenWrt, and probably any of the version 4 broadcom-wl tarballs can used as a firmware source for the b43 driver in the latest Fedoras. But if the wireless card must use the b43legacy driver, then it must use older version 3 firmware extracted from an older driver file. The version 3 firmware is maintained at OpenWrt not as a broadcom driver tarball but as a single object file named wl_apsta-3.130.20.0.o. In both cases, as explained next, the firmware is extracted from the driver file with b43-fwcutter which is a software package available from the Fedora repository.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The following steps are ones often used successfully around here. If they don't work for a particular Broadcom wireless card, then go to linuxwireless.org for more complex explanations and specialized instructions for the various chipsets and versions. These steps assume that the Fedora system has a wired NIC connection to the Internet for the download steps. If the Fedora system does not have an Internet connection, then all of the packages and files mentioned can be downloaded using another computer or operating system and transferred to the Fedora filesystem. Modify the steps accordingly for that scenario.
Install b43-fwcutter. This is the software package that does the extraction of the firmware from the proprietary driver.
[root@akwal]# su
[root@akwal]# yum install b43-fwcutter
Determine which native driver is being used by the wireless card (b43 or b43legacy). The kernel is generally good about detecting a Broadcom wireless card and loading the correct driver module for it. The following terminal command will list the loaded kernel modules in alphabetical order. Look for b43 or b43legacy.
[root@akwal]# lsmod | sort
Do this step only if you need to install version 4 firmware for the b43 driver module. Copy and execute the following command lines one after the other in a Fedora terminal.
[root@akwal]# wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2
[root@akwal]# tar xjf broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2
[root@akwal]# cd broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5/driver
[root@akwal]# su
[root@akwal]# b43-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware wl_apsta_mimo.o
Now reboot or restart NetworkManager and look in the NetworkManager panel icon for available networks (left-click the icon).
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[root@akwal]# lspci
Step 2: Choose the right driver
[root@akwal]# lsmod | sort
Step 3: Install the driver
History and background
The b43 Linux driver is the current descendant of the now obsolete bcm43xx driver. The bcm43xx driver was the result of reverse engineering of proprietary Broadcom drivers. The process involved manually translating machine code back into C from which a guide to writing drivers for the Broadcom chipsets could be written. The bcm43xx driver module began shipping with Fedora Core 5 kernels in 2006, but it required firmware that had to be extracted from proprietary drivers using a software application for that purpose. That application was named bcm43xx-fwcutter and was also available in the Fedora Core 5 Extras repository. During the life cycle of Fedora 7 in 2007, the bcm43xx driver module was replaced by two new driver modules: b43 and b43legacy. They both still required the installation of firmware. The b43legacy module was for use with some older cards which also have to use an older version of firmware. The b43 and b43legacy driver modules and b43-fwcutter to extract their firmware are still included in Fedora today. They are known to work with the following Broadcom wireless chipsets:
BCM4301
BCM4303
BCM4306
BCM4309
BCM4311
BCM4312
BCM4318
IMPORTANT NOTE: Not all wireless modes are supported for all of those chipsets. And some chipsets in that list may exist in more than one version that may each require a different driver or driver method or firmware. The official "home" of the b43 and b43legacy drivers is now Linux Wireless. Go there for additional details about the current status of support and the driver/firmware requirements for Broadcom chipsets. If you do not have success trying b43 for one of those listed chipsets, then it's reasonable to try an alternate driver or driver method known to work with your chipset. Firmware installation
The firmware required by b43 and b43legacy is extracted from proprietary Broadcom drivers. The best results nowadays are obtained by extracting the firmware from source object files of Broadcom drivers available from a legal distribution point such as OpenWrt.org. The firmware is copyrighted and cannot be redistributed. The b43 module requires so-called version 4 firmware which can be extracted from a broadcom-wl tarball from OpenWrt, and probably any of the version 4 broadcom-wl tarballs can used as a firmware source for the b43 driver in the latest Fedoras. But if the wireless card must use the b43legacy driver, then it must use older version 3 firmware extracted from an older driver file. The version 3 firmware is maintained at OpenWrt not as a broadcom driver tarball but as a single object file named wl_apsta-3.130.20.0.o. In both cases, as explained next, the firmware is extracted from the driver file with b43-fwcutter which is a software package available from the Fedora repository.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The following steps are ones often used successfully around here. If they don't work for a particular Broadcom wireless card, then go to linuxwireless.org for more complex explanations and specialized instructions for the various chipsets and versions. These steps assume that the Fedora system has a wired NIC connection to the Internet for the download steps. If the Fedora system does not have an Internet connection, then all of the packages and files mentioned can be downloaded using another computer or operating system and transferred to the Fedora filesystem. Modify the steps accordingly for that scenario.
Install b43-fwcutter. This is the software package that does the extraction of the firmware from the proprietary driver.
[root@akwal]# su
[root@akwal]# yum install b43-fwcutter
Determine which native driver is being used by the wireless card (b43 or b43legacy). The kernel is generally good about detecting a Broadcom wireless card and loading the correct driver module for it. The following terminal command will list the loaded kernel modules in alphabetical order. Look for b43 or b43legacy.
[root@akwal]# lsmod | sort
Do this step only if you need to install version 4 firmware for the b43 driver module. Copy and execute the following command lines one after the other in a Fedora terminal.
[root@akwal]# wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2
[root@akwal]# tar xjf broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2
[root@akwal]# cd broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5/driver
[root@akwal]# su
[root@akwal]# b43-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware wl_apsta_mimo.o
Now reboot or restart NetworkManager and look in the NetworkManager panel icon for available networks (left-click the icon).
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