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BaoFeng UV-5R Programming on Linux
About a year ago I purchased a Baofeng UV-5R as my first dual-band handheld radio. Being a newbie to the ham radio hobby, I didn’t want to invest several hundred (or even thousands) of dollars just...
View ArticleHow To Install Google Chrome on Ubuntu 13.10
Google Chrome is not in any of the Ubuntu repositories, but luckily it is not too hard to install it on Ubuntu. First we will need to download the latest stable versions. Download 32 bit version using...
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How To Convert M4A to MP3 on Linux
There are many different formats out there for music and many different players out there, one of the most popular on Windows and MAC OSX is iTunes due to the iPod. The issue that we run into is being...
View ArticleHow to Install TLP on Fedora 20 for Battery Management
You can use the default battery management with Fedora or can use TLP which is better at managing battery life on laptops. TLP brings you the benefits of advanced power management for Linux without the...
View ArticleHow To Install Nvidia Drivers on Fedora 20 Dell M1530
This post covers how to install the latest nvidia drivers on a Dell M1530 laptop running Fedora 20. Find out what chipset you are running. $ lspci | grep VGA 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA...
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Editing and Viewing RAW images in GIMP 2.8
Introduction In this post I have decided to post some fun items on Linux. When I was in high school I was very much into art and that has continued on through out my adult life. DSLR cameras bring us...
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How To Disable IPv6 In Fedora 21
Today we’ll learn how to disable IPv6 on Fedora 21. The steps will work on Fedora 19 – 22. Currently our network configuration these days does not require IPv6 support. Internet Protocol version 6...
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How To Install VirtualBox 5 on Fedora 21
The latest VirtualBox has been released and available for use! Now it is time to get VirtualBox 5.0 installed on Fedora 21. In this post we will cover installing dependencies needed on Fedora, creating...
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How To Create a Bootable Disk to Update BIOS and Firmware Using Dell...
Recently came upon an issue during upgrading ESXi that required updated firmware and bios on Dell hardware. This posed a problem as ESXi was set to boot fron USB and there was no operating system...
View ArticleHow To Install LibreOffice 5 on Fedora 21
So the latest LibreOffice is out and you want to know how to get it installed on Fedora 21 and it is not available from RedHat. No problem! In this post we will cover how to get and install LibreOffice...
View ArticleHow To Create an Auto-start file aka: rc.local for Fedora 21
As with many things there always is a script, service restart or something that needs to be run to resolve and issue or to add a feature. You could create and init.d script or systemd script to address...
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How To Create Business Cards and Labels Using gLabels
So you have a business or you have a need to print labels and you are running Linux. Windows users have many options and so do Linux users, one being gLabels that is a GNOME based application and is...
View ArticleConfiguring Remote Access to Fedora 21
In this post we will cover how to configure SSH access and GUI access to your Fedora 21 system. On Fedora 21 system this is easy with sshd and tightvnc. SSH SSH is the way most of Linux administrators...
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How To Build Media Server with Emby on Fedora 21
Now for a fun post, we are going to build a Media Server on Fedora 21 using Emby (aka Media Browser) to serve up all those movies and music to your systems and all your devices (iPad’s, iPhones,...
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How To Install Additional Desktop Managers on Fedora 21
So you have Fedora 21 / 22 Workstation running and you would like to see what other Desktop Managers are available besides GNOME 3 and KDE but do not know how to go about getting them installed. Well,...
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How to Install and Use HandBrake on Fedora 21 / 22
Introduction The situation is you have a great DVD and you want to view this on your Fedora installation but not by playing the the DVD, but to have it on the drive so you can play it when you are...
View ArticleFFmpeg Basic Audio and Video Commands
Introduction FFmpeg is a very powerful and great command line tool used for performing various conversion operations on audio and video files. FFmpeg is absolutely free to use. It is available for...
View ArticleHow To Install and Config PowerPath on RHEL
Introduction PowerPath is EMC licensed software for managing SAN attached storage on your systems. In this post we will cover how to install, license and scan for newly attached storage. Prerequisites...
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How To Convert M2TS to MKV Using MKVtoolNIX
Introduction So you are in process of building a Media Server in your home to move your collection from DVD / Blu-Ray to your drive to stream to your TV’s and other devices. While transferring and you...
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Managing Your Collections with DataCrow Server
Introduction Let’s face it, we collect things, many different things. One issue we have is keeping track of them, but with technology and many computers we have options at our disposal. One of many...
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