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skype
by Patrick Dupre 02 Mar '21

02 Mar '21

Hello, When I try to update skype to version 8.69.0.77-1.x86_64.rpm I get: Error: Problem: conflicting requests - nothing provides libatomic1 needed by skypeforlinux-8.69.0.77-1.x86_64 (try to add '--skip-broken' to skip uninstallable packages) dnf install libatomic1 Last metadata expiration check: 0:03:15 ago on Tue 02 Mar 2021 09:33:24 AM CET. No match for argument: libatomic1 Error: Unable to find a match: libatomic1 What is the option ? Thanks =========================================================================== Patrick DUPRÉ | | email: pdupre(a)gmx.com Laboratoire interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne 9 Avenue Alain Savary, BP 47870, 21078 DIJON Cedex FRANCE Tel: +33 (0)380395988 ===========================================================================

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Using a Windoze application
by Geoffrey Leach 01 Mar '21

01 Mar '21

I have a Windows 10 application on a USB stick. I need to run it occasionally on a laptop that does not have Windows, but does have fedora 32. I could, of course, install Windows, fiddle the partitions, then install Fedora. Lots of work for something that would be used occasionally. To say nothing of the annoying rebooting. Any suggestions on a better approach would be appreciated. Thanks.

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can't upgrade from fedora 31 to Fedora 32
by Paolo Galtieri 01 Mar '21

01 Mar '21

Folks, I was trying to upgrade my Fedora 31 system to F32, but it failed due to conflicts. Here's the output: sudo dnf system-upgrade download --skip-broken --refresh --releasever=32 Before you continue ensure that your system is fully upgraded by running "dnf --refresh upgrade". Do you want to continue [y/N]: y Adobe Systems Incorporated 27 kB/s | 2.9 kB 00:00 Fedora Modular 32 - x86_64 60 kB/s | 14 kB 00:00 negativo17 - Nvidia 4.9 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00 Fedora Modular 32 - x86_64 - Updates 30 kB/s | 8.1 kB 00:00 Fedora 32 - x86_64 - Updates 34 kB/s | 9.9 kB 00:00 Fedora 32 - x86_64 - Updates 841 kB/s | 3.3 MB 00:03 Fedora 32 - x86_64 35 kB/s | 14 kB 00:00 google-chrome 12 kB/s | 1.3 kB 00:00 google-earth-pro 28 kB/s | 1.3 kB 00:00 google-earth 29 kB/s | 1.3 kB 00:00 RPM Fusion for Fedora 32 - Free - Updates 13 kB/s | 3.4 kB 00:00 RPM Fusion for Fedora 32 - Free 5.8 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00 RPM Fusion for Fedora 32 - Nonfree - Updates 12 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00 RPM Fusion for Fedora 32 - Nonfree 4.6 kB/s | 2.6 kB 00:00 skype (stable) 3.9 kB/s | 2.9 kB 00:00 Fedora 32 - x86_64 - VirtualBox 62 kB/s | 2.9 kB 00:00 Visual Studio Code 24 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00 Modular dependency problem: Problem: conflicting requests - nothing provides module(platform:f31) needed by module gimp:2.10:3120191106095052:f636be4b-0.x86_64 Error: Problem 1: package erlang-libguestfs-1:1.40.2-8.fc31.x86_64 requires libguestfs(x86-64) = 1:1.40.2-8.fc31, but none of the providers can be installed - libguestfs-1:1.40.2-8.fc31.x86_64 does not belong to a distupgrade repository - problem with installed package erlang-libguestfs-1:1.40.2-8.fc31.x86_64 Problem 2: package php-recode-7.3.24-1.fc31.x86_64 requires php-common(x86-64) = 7.3.24-1.fc31, but none of the providers can be installed - php-common-7.3.24-1.fc31.x86_64 does not belong to a distupgrade repository - problem with installed package php-recode-7.3.24-1.fc31.x86_64 Problem 3: package pyorbit-devel-2.24.0-29.fc31.x86_64 requires pyorbit = 2.24.0-29.fc31, but none of the providers can be installed - pyorbit-2.24.0-29.fc31.x86_64 does not belong to a distupgrade repository - problem with installed package pyorbit-devel-2.24.0-29.fc31.x86_64 Note that packages erlang-libguestfs, php-recode, and pyorbit-devel do not exist in F32. So how do I go about upgrading to F32? Paolo

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dependency question
by Andras Simon 01 Mar '21

01 Mar '21

Just out of curiosity: if package B depends on A, shown by the that removing A removes B, too, how come that after removing both, B can be installed without installing A? Here's what happened: # dnf erase kernel-debug-* Dependencies resolved. ================================================================================ Package Arch Version Repository Size ================================================================================ Removing: kernel-debug-core x86_64 5.10.8-100.fc32 @updates 77 M kernel-debug-core x86_64 5.10.17-100.fc32 @updates 77 M kernel-debug-core x86_64 5.10.18-100.fc32 @updates 77 M kernel-debug-modules x86_64 5.10.8-100.fc32 @updates 31 M kernel-debug-modules x86_64 5.10.17-100.fc32 @updates 31 M kernel-debug-modules x86_64 5.10.18-100.fc32 @updates 31 M kernel-debug-modules-extra x86_64 5.10.8-100.fc32 @updates 2.0 M kernel-debug-modules-extra x86_64 5.10.17-100.fc32 @updates 2.0 M kernel-debug-modules-extra x86_64 5.10.18-100.fc32 @updates 2.0 M Removing dependent packages: NetworkManager-l2tp x86_64 1.8.2-1.fc32 @fedora 579 k Removing unused dependencies: ldns x86_64 1.7.0-29.fc32 @fedora 425 k libreswan x86_64 4.2-1.fc32 @updates 4.3 M nss-tools x86_64 3.60.1-1.fc32 @updates 2.3 M xl2tpd x86_64 1.3.14-2.fc32 @fedora 205 k Transaction Summary ================================================================================ Remove 14 Packages Freed space: 335 M Is this ok [y/N]: y [...] dnf install NetworkManager-l2tp Last metadata expiration check: 1:08:42 ago on Mon 01 Mar 2021 12:48:36 PM CET. Dependencies resolved. ================================================================================ Package Arch Version Repository Size ================================================================================ Installing: NetworkManager-l2tp x86_64 1.8.2-1.fc32 fedora 174 k Installing dependencies: kernel-modules-extra x86_64 5.10.18-100.fc32 updates 2.0 M ldns x86_64 1.7.0-29.fc32 fedora 165 k nss-tools x86_64 3.60.1-1.fc32 updates 529 k xl2tpd x86_64 1.3.14-2.fc32 fedora 95 k Installing weak dependencies: libreswan x86_64 4.2-1.fc32 updates 1.2 M Transaction Summary ================================================================================ Install 6 Packages Total download size: 4.1 M Installed size: 9.8 M Is this ok [y/N]: y Andras

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FAS login issue
by alan＠clueserver.org 01 Mar '21

01 Mar '21

I created a Fedora FAS account a long while back. I cannot find the account name I used and there seems to be no way to find it. The password reset assumes you know what account name you used. Who do I talk to to get this fixed? --- Q: Why do programmers confuse Halloween and Christmas? A: Because OCT 31 == DEC 25.

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no middle click paste with F33
by Frederic Muller 01 Mar '21

01 Mar '21

Hi! Just installed F33 on my laptop (fresh install, not an upgrade) and middle click no longer paste in any application (tried gedit, terminal mainly). I install gnome tweaks and the option is enable. I disabled and re-enabled it (who knows...) and I even did a restart after all that (I heard this process tend to make things work under other operating systems). I also search the web but didn't find anything special. It used to work fine on my F32 version which was an upgrade from many Fedora version ago. Any idea how I could get that working again please? Thank you. Fred

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Erratic startup of sound with F33
by Steve Underwood 01 Mar '21

01 Mar '21

Hi, Since I upgraded my desktop machine from F32 to F33 a couple of weeks ago I have been having problems with my sound devices. I never had any trouble before the upgrade. Every time I start my machine I can see all the sound devices in /dev, and I used use them OK by connecting directly to the ALSA devices. However, in pulseaudio (e.g. using its volume control app) I sometimes see all my sound devices, and sometimes I see none. If I shut down pulseaudio when I see none, and restart it a couple of times, the devices usually appear. I either see all of them (motherboard audio, HDMI audio from my nVidia 1050Ti board, and and EMU 0404USB audio interface box) or none of them. The only one that is easy to remove is the EMU box, so I tried unplugging that. It did not stop the problem. I have yet to see pulseaudio start up with just one or two of these devices visible. Its always all or nothing. Is anyone else seeing this? Regards, Steve

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Fedora 33 vs Mageia 8
by David 01 Mar '21

01 Mar '21

I am curious what the similarities are between Fedora 33 and the newly released Mageia 8, and what the differences are. Today's release announcment of Mageia 8, alleges that it ships with three repositories, one of which is disabled. One of their repos contains non-free stuff, and can be disabled. The disabled one contains the controversial codecs which may be illegal in your country. I recall someone suggesting that Mageia can ship their iso that way because tjey are in France. I do believe that the developmemt team at Mageia is only about 30 volunteers. From my perspective, they do not use third-party repos. Right ? I assume Mageia's core repo is not as up-to-date as Fedoras. I assume Mageia 8 is way behind Fedora 34 Beta. It would seem to me, that if a user prefers LXDE, or LXQt, or Mate or Xfce or a window-manager, that it would not matter what distro you choose. I do not think Mageia has Budgie DE. Mageia only offers one iso, where as Fedora has custom isos. Right ? Meaning, in order to get Mageia 8 LXQt, you must first install Mageia 8. I think a newbie could learn on Mageia 8 and then later on learn to prefer Fedora. Right ? I assume they do not use anaconda as their instllaler, but have something that the old Mandriva had. Feel free to enlightmemt me. Cheers, David Locklear

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