Month: April 2007

Compiling a 2.6 Linux kernel

Get the latest Kernel from kernel.org Get a default .config file cp /boot/config-`uname -r` ./.config OR make defconfig Then configure…

Sharing an Internet Connection from A Linux System using IPTables

To setup internet connection sharing in Linux system using IPTables Enable IP forwarding Run as root sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1 To…

Installing MS Core Fonts on Linux(Fedora)

Download the MS Core Fonts Smart Package File wget http://corefonts.sourceforge.net/msttcorefonts-2.0-1.spec Make sure that the rpm-build and cabextract packages are installed:…

Yum Options

Using yum command usage: yum [options] < upgrade, install, update, info, search > Use the -y option to bypass the…

yum install

Stuff I had to install after doing a Fedora Core 6 Install from DVD Libraries qca-tls Multimedia mplayer vlc xine…