I’ve used Fedora as my primary OS since it’s earliest days when I found Fedora Core 1 installed on analysis … More
Category: Linux
I’ve been known to dabble with Linux for sixteen years or so…
NVIDIA CUDA 7.5 on Fedora 23 with NVIDIA Optimus Technology
I have a Dell XPS 15 that has both Intel and NVIDIA graphics using NVIDIA’s Optimus Technology: 00:02.0 VGA compatible … More
Renaming a volume group on Linux without a reboot
It is possible to rename a volume group on Linux without rebooting the system and loading up a rescue image. … More
My xterm Configuration
Here’s the configuration that I use for xterm: xterm -bg black -fg green -sbĀ -font -*-fixed-medium-r-*-*-18-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-*
Mounting LVM volumes on Linux
To mount an LVM volume on Linux, first set the volume to the “active” state: vgchange -ay Mount the drive … More
Fitting data to a function with Gnuplot
Put your x,y data in a file that Gnuplot can read, like a simple text file with an x,y pair … More
Dumping detailed hardware info on Linux
There’s a nifty tool called “dmidecode” that will dump detailed hardware information about a Linux system. You must be root … More
Fixing annoying MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME errors
If you are having problems with SWT crashing because it can’t find MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME on Linux, make sure that you have … More
Connecting to WPA-Enterprise Systems with the KDE-Live Version of Fedora 14
I ran into a rather obscure problem a few weeks ago with the KDE-Live Version of Fedora14. I was unable … More
Installing IBM Installation Manager on the KDE Live Version of Fedora 14
Installing the IBM Installation Manager on the KDE Live Version of Fedora 14 requires a lot of extra packages that … More
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