users March 2020

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by gmspro

Hi, http://www.sysresccd.org/Download With the SystemRescueCd I backed up the /dev/sda6 partition in /mnt/backup/ naming "diskimage" After backing up operation the file has the automatic extension like "diskimage.000". Is this file ok to restore? If I name it "diskimage.gz" then it is automatically renamed with this extension "diskimage.gz.000" But here below http://www.sysresccd.org/Screenshots the file is name like this: "diskimage.pimg" Do I have to name with the .pimg extension during backup to restore correctly? And how can I restore it?

2 months, 2 weeks

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Missing MiscFixed 16 font in Fedora 31

by Ranjan Maitra

Hi, I upgraded to F31 late last week and I am missing the MiscFixed 16 font that I prefer using. Where would I find it? Many thanks, Ranjan -- Important Notice: This mailbox is ignored: e-mails are set to be deleted on receipt. Please respond to the mailing list if appropriate. For those needing to send personal or professional e-mail, please use appropriate addresses.

2 months, 2 weeks

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The (bad) state of Qt on GNOME / Wayland

by mario futire

I am developing a Qt app in Fedora 31 using the default GNOME wayland session and I am very sorry to see the state of Qt in this configuration. 1) qt creator crashes often (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1773356) the crash report tool does not seem to help 2) drag & drop does not work in Qt creator (and in no other Qt app) (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1774762 and https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-80303) 3) main window geometry cannot be restored when the application restarts (https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-80612) I think GNOME / Wayland / Qt it is just not ready and should not be offered as the default desktop session for Fedora. If I force Qt to use X11 emulations, things are much better. Probably Qt is responsible (but in the bug reports someone says that KDE / Wayland works well), and GNOME is not Qt, but there are so many Qt apps, that sending new users to a non working environment re-enforces the fact that "just works" is not true in Linux. Regards

5 months, 1 week

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how to install zoom client.

by home user

Good morning, (f-29) (background) Last week, I was to participate in a "Zoom" meeting for a charity that I'm involved in. I have the needed software on my rarely-used windows-7 box. But I could not complete the windows-7 login (some problem with a windows-7 service). I've since found there is a "Zoom" client for Fedora. "dnfdragora" does not find anything for it. But I found a web page that I hope has what I need. I've downloaded the package ("zoom_x86_64.rpm"), and I've downloaded a "Public Key" ("package-signing-key.pub"). The web site from which I've downloaded these also has a line: Key fingerprint: [some 40 hex digit number] (4 questions) 1. Do the 2 files need to be in a specific place to do the install? If yes, where? 2. Do I need to be "root" to do the install? 3. What do I do with the "Key fingerprint"? 4. How do I do the install (preferably using "dnf")? thanks, Bill.

5 months, 2 weeks

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VideoConference Package?

by John Mellor

In this extended period of Covid-19 isolation, is there a videoconference package available? Hosted systems like Zoom are not opensource, do not use a browser as a client, feed connection data to Facebook, only allow 2 participants for free, and not available for a local install. I thought of Webex, but its Cisco. Maybe its just me :-) I took a quick look at Jitsi, but users say it has a fatal extreme processor utilization bug, the rpm packages are 3 years out-of-date, and does not seem to be present in the normal rpm repos. I also took a quick look at BigBlueButtion, which looks pretty good. However, it only runs on an ancient version of Ubuntu, and uses a shell installer for some unknown reason. This seems like a major application type that appears to be completely missing from the repos. Is anyone building one, and just hasn't announced it yet?

7 months, 3 weeks

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Is an encrypted Fedora Live CD possible?

by Earl Terwilliger

Hi, I've managed to use the kickstart files to create a Fedora 31 KDE live CD without any problems. Actually I have a simple python script which conglomerates all the KS files together to make it easier to deal with. Then I customize it and have it copy some files into the /var/www/html directory. I am now trying to see what is necessary to have it encrypted (with Luks) so it prompts for the password at boot time. part /boot --size=512 --fstype=ext4 part / --encrypted --cipher=aes-xts-plain64 --size=8200 --fstype=ext4 Those commands don't seem to make it encrypted.. Is encryption ignored for the livecd? Am I not doing something correctly, or is this not possible? Thanks, Earl

1 year

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System becomes unusable when copying a large file via USB into HDD

by Sreyan Chakravarty

I have just installed the latest version of Fedora Gnome on my HP laptop. I had to import a 50 GB OVA file from my USB HDD to my hard drive via USB 3.0. When the copying was taking place through VirtualBox, the system hung almost completely, I was not able to even move my mouse. Why does this happen ? Reading this: https://askubuntu.com/q/397249/628460 It seems to be the case for Debian based OSes, but then why is it happening in Fedora ? I just formatted from Windows 10, and while I hate a lot of things about it, it never made the system unusable during heavy I/O operations. I had multiple tabs in Chrome open without any lag whatsoever. I say this, not to criticize Fedora but to point out this should be the case in modern OSes. So why am I facing this issue? Let me know what you think and if any further information is needed. Thanks. -- Regards, Sreyan Chakravarty

1 year

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how to solve this error any solution available ??? on rhel 8 system

by VISHAL DHANURE

[root@localhost ~]# ./netbeans-8.2-linux.sh Configuring the installer... Searching for JVM on the system... Extracting installation data... Running the installer wizard... Can`t initialize UI Running in headless mode Exception: java.awt.HeadlessException thrown from the UncaughtExceptionHandler in thread "main"

1 year

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What do you open .mobi files with??

by Beartooth

Something on sourceforge has been recommended to me, but I try to stick to things that dnf can install. Surely there must be some Fedora- native ebook reader! -- Beartooth Staffwright, Not Quite Clueless Power User Remember I know little (precious little!) of where up is.

1 year

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RE: VideoConference Package?

by J.Witvliet＠mindef.nl

Jitsi’s VOIP/XMPP-client RPM are outdated, but their src is kept up-to-date ( jitsi-src-2.11.5633.zip 2020-03-26 21:49 58M ) Most of their time is now given to their video-meeting application ( jitsi-meet_1.0.4353-1_all.deb 2020-03-31 17:18 2.8K) Alas, they are UB@#$%^&-addicts, but perhaps a decent guru can make ends-meet From: George N. White III <gnwiii(a)gmail.com> Sent: Monday, March 30, 2020 5:48 PM To: Community support for Fedora users <users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org> Subject: Re: VideoConference Package? On Mon, 30 Mar 2020 at 09:57, John Mellor <john.mellor(a)gmail.com<mailto:john.mellor@gmail.com>> wrote: In this extended period of Covid-19 isolation, is there a videoconference package available? Ekiga<https://www.ekiga.org/> was previous Gnome Meetings: Available Packages Name : ekiga Version : 4.0.1 Release : 46.fc31 Architecture : x86_64 Size : 8.5 M Source : ekiga-4.0.1-46.fc31.src.rpm Repository : fedora Summary : A Gnome based SIP/H323 teleconferencing application URL : https://www.ekiga.org/ License : GPLv2+ Description : Ekiga is a tool to communicate with video and audio over the : internet. It uses the standard SIP and H323 protocols. I've never used Ekiga as my video conferences have all had macOS or Windows participants. Hosted systems like Zoom are not opensource, do not use a browser as a client, feed connection data to Facebook, only allow 2 participants for free, and not available for a local install. Zoom says they have fixed the Facebook data leak.<https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/z3b745/zoom-removes-code-that-sends-da...> I thought of Webex, but its Cisco. Maybe its just me :-) I took a quick look at Jitsi, but users say it has a fatal extreme processor utilization bug, the rpm packages are 3 years out-of-date, and does not seem to be present in the normal rpm repos. I also took a quick look at BigBlueButtion, which looks pretty good. However, it only runs on an ancient version of Ubuntu, and uses a shell installer for some unknown reason. This seems like a major application type that appears to be completely missing from the repos. Is anyone building one, and just hasn't announced it yet? Skype now has a linux version. -- George N. White III Dit bericht kan informatie bevatten die niet voor u is bestemd. Indien u niet de geadresseerde bent of dit bericht abusievelijk aan u is toegezonden, wordt u verzocht dat aan de afzender te melden en het bericht te verwijderen. De Staat aanvaardt geen aansprakelijkheid voor schade, van welke aard ook, die verband houdt met risico's verbonden aan het elektronisch verzenden van berichten. This message may contain information that is not intended for you. If you are not the addressee or if this message was sent to you by mistake, you are requested to inform the sender and delete the message. The State accepts no liability for damage of any kind resulting from the risks inherent in the electronic transmission of messages.

1 year

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