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Problem compiling programs
by Joe Zeff 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

I've tried downloading some tarballs and compiling them, without success. In each case, ./configure complains that it can't find one or more libraries that I have installed. Checking, it turns out that PKG_CONFIG_PATH isn't set. This leads to two questions: what should it be set to and why isn't it set?

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Announcing the release of Fedora 16
by Mike Chambers 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

Case hadn't heard or not seen the announcment yet as didn't see it sent to this list, although may have missed it. If I did, I apologize for the extra email. -------- Forwarded Message -------- From: Robyn Bergeron <rbergero(a)redhat.com> Reply-to: devel(a)lists.fedoraproject.org To: announce(a)lists.fedoraproject.org, test-announce(a)lists.fedoraproject.org, devel-announce(a)lists.fedoraproject.org Subject: Announcing the release of Fedora 16. Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:01:02 -0700 The Fedora Project is pleased to announce the release of Fedora 16 ("Verne"). Fedora is a leading-edge, free and open source operating system that continues to deliver innovative features to many users, with a new release about every six months. Fedora 16 brings exciting new features for desktop users, for system administrators, and for developers. Highlights of these features can be found below. If the mere mention of Fedora 16 is all you need, download options can be found at: http://fedoraproject.org/get-fedora For detailed information, see the release notes: http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/16/html/Release_Notes/ == Dedication== During the preparation of Fedora 16, the computing world lost one of its great contributors: Dennis Ritchie. Ritchie co-invented Unix and the C language. He also co-authored The C Programming Language, a book that taught many programmers just at the time personal computing was exploding. Without Ritchie computing would be nothing like it is today. A humble man, not well-known outside his field, Dennis will always be remembered by those of us who practice the craft. Thank you, Dennis. == What's New in Fedora 16? == For desktop users: a journey to the center of the desktop... * GNOME 3.2, the latest update to the most popular desktop environment, brings new features, including: o System Settings gains an "Online Accounts" panel, which provides a central point for managing online accounts like Google, Facebook, etc. o A new contact management application is integrated with Empathy, Evolution and the new "Online Accounts" settings panel o A new document management application provides a simpler alternative to traditional file management for both local and "in-cloud" documents. * KDE 4.7, the most recent version of this feature-rich desktop environment, brings substantial updates, including: o DigiKam 2.0 adds face detection and recognition, geotagging and more. o An updated Plasma Workspaces window manager (KWin) makes KDE better suited for mobile devices, and also adds improvements for desktop users. o A new shutdown dialog allows users with multiple operating systems to select the OS to boot next. For developers: Twenty thousand lines in C... * Perl 5.14, a new version of Perl, brings many enhancements, including Unicode 6.0 support. * GCC Python Plugins extend GCC with Python 2 and 3, without dealing with the C internals of GCC. * D2: Fedora 16 is the first Linux distribution to include the newest version of D, a systems programming language combining the power and high performance of C and C++ with the programmer productivity of modern languages such as Ruby and Python. For system administrators: around the world in eighty columns... * GRUB2: This leap forward allows better configuration options and better support for non-x86 architectures. * New system account ID numbering: Fedora 16 starts user IDs at 1000, providing more room for system accounts and making it easier for administrators not have services run as root. This improves interoperability with other Linux distributions that start user IDs at 1000. * Chrony: Chrony provides network time protocol (NTP) client and server pieces which are more tolerant of unstable clocks and Internet connections which are not always on. * ext4 driver mounts ext2 and ext3: Fedora 16 uses the ext4 driver to mount ext2 and ext3 file systems, reducing the size of the kernel code. * Improved virtualization tools: o Fedora 16 provides improvements to virtual networking, making large deployments easier. o Virt-manager guest inspection is a unique-to-Fedora tool allowing read-only access to guest file systems, applications, and Windows registry. o Fedora 16 provides locking of virtual disks to prevent a disk being used by multiple virtual machines simultaneously. * Cloud goodies galore: o Aeolus, a cross-cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) platform, which consists of a web-based user interface and tools for managing cloud instances across heterogenous clouds. o OpenStack, another IaaS platform, which takes form as a collection of services for setting up and running a cloud compute and storage infrastructure. o Pacemaker-cloud, which provides application service high availability for cloud environments. o HekaFS, a cloud-ready version of GlusterFS, which extends the filesystem to be suitable for deployment by a cloud provider by adding in stronger authentication and authorization, encryption, and multi-tenancy. This is only a taste of what is included in Fedora 16. A more detailed list can be found at: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/16/FeatureList == Download and Upgrade == Fedora 16 is not science fiction. It is here right now: http://get.fedoraproject.org To launch Fedora 16 instances in the cloud, refer to: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Cloud_images If you are upgrading from a previous release of Fedora, refer to: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Upgrading Fedora 16 full release notes and guides for several languages are available at: http://docs.fedoraproject.org/ Fedora 16 common bugs are documented at: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F16_bugs == Fedora Spins == Fedora spins are alternate version of Fedora, tailored for various types of users via hand-picked application set or customizations. They can be found at: http://spins.fedoraproject.org == Contributing == There are many ways to contribute beyond bug reporting. You can help translate software and content, test and give feedback on software updates, write and edit documentation, design and do artwork, help with all sorts of promotional activities, and package free software for use by millions of Fedora users worldwide. To get started, visit http://join.fedoraproject.org today! == Contact information == Journalists and reporters can find additional information at: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Press _______________________________________________ devel-announce mailing list devel-announce(a)lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel-announce -- devel mailing list devel(a)lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel

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Stuff that works: F16
by SternData 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

1) Got solitaire back via yum install aisleriot 2) Media keys work for Rhythmbox and XFCE 3) So far, nothing seems broken update via preupgrade went absolutely smoothly. -- -- Steve

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key repeats
by Tim 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

Just wondering, whether it's possible to have more fine-grained control over key repeats when held down. Such as, it's rarely useful to have something like the A key repeat when held down (unless it's a control for a game), likewise with *most* other typeable characters. Yet it's frequently useful that delete and cursor keys do repeat. -- [tim@localhost ~]$ uname -r 2.6.27.25-78.2.56.fc9.i686 Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.

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Where is pygtkconsole.py?
by Aaron Konstam 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

There is supposed to be a program called pygtkconsole.py to help in programming pygtk, but it is not supplied with the Fedora distribution of pygtk. Now I can download the program from the web but that program when run freezes the terminal. Not only is the console program locked to input, but when you exit the program the terminal itself is locked to input. I noticed on the web that this program does not run under Ubuntu either. Does anyone know where one can get a copy of this program that works? -- ======================================================================= Famous last words: ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam(a)sbcglobal.net

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NFS issues -- fixed but not solved
by Gerhard Magnus 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

Restating the problem: On the server, running FC15 (192.168.1.14): (1) My /etc/exports file looks like this: /home/magnusg/Music 192.168.1.12,192.168.1.13(rw,insecure,sync,nohide) (2) Using the system-config-nfs "General Options tab" I have "Allow connections from port 1024 and higher" checked. (3) I have services nfs and nfslock running on levels 3,4,5. (4) In /etc/sysconfig/nfs I've set these ports: RQUOTAD_PORT=4000 LOCKD_TCPPORT=4001 LOCKD_UDPPORT=4001 MOUNTD_PORT=4002 STATD_PORT=4003 (5) In the firewall I have these ports open: NFSV4 2049 (tcp) 4000-4003 (tcp and udp) 111 (tcp and udp) on the client, running FC13 (192.168.1.13): (1) I added this to /etc/fstab: 192.168.1.14:/home/magnusg/Music /home/magnusg/Music nfs rw,auto,hard,intr,bg 0 0 (no change by adding option "nfsvers=3" which has made this work in the past.) (2) Services netfs, nfslock and rpcbind are running on levels 3,4,5. ...but /home/magnusg/Music won't mount on the client, either during the boot or when I use the mount command later: mount.nfs: access denied by server while mounting PuteF:/home/magnusg/Music -------------------- I fixed the problem by installing FC14 on the server. It's amazing the linux problems that simply disappear by avoiding all use of the disaster that is FC15! I can understand the rationale for making users go through a big song and dance in order to play mp3 files, but stuff like scp and nfs should be as simple to set up on a LAN as they are easy to use.

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F15_64: missing iptable_filter
by Michael D. Berger 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

On my new F15_64, modprobe cannot find "iptable_filter". Also, find /lib -iname "*iptables*filter*" finds nothing. Thanks for your help. Mike. -- Michael D. Berger m.d.berger(a)ieee.org http://www.rosemike.net/

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F16 bridge configuration
by Pavel Lisy 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

Hello Is there any suggestion how to config bridge for libvirtd? I made it in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ before (f14), but it doesn't work anymore and NetworkManager says it doesn't support bridge yet. Pavel -- Pavel Lisy <pali(a)tmapy.cz> T-MAPY spol. s r.o.

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Request for Recommendations on Linux compatible eReaders
by Max Pyziur 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

Greetings, Would anyone have recommendations on Linux compatible eReaders, Much thanks, Max Pyziur

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Kontact and birthdays SNAFU
by Gary Baribault 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

I have noticed that since a little while, the calendar in Kontact dows not display birthdays .. I checked the data is present, and I have checked the box saying display birthdays, but it wont!! Any suggestions? -- Gary Baribault Courriel: gary(a)baribault.net GPG Key: 0x685430d1 Signature: 9E4D 1B7C CB9F 9239 11D9 71C3 6C35 C6B7 6854 30D1

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