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rsync problems after update
by Jon LaBadie 25 Feb '25

25 Feb '25

On Fedora 40: For years I've nightly updated copies of three home directories using rsync. In yesterday's update, rsync updated to 3.4.0-1 and the nightly run failed on all three directories with the following error message: sending incremental file list Internal hashtable error: illegal key supplied! rsync error: errors with program diagnostics (code 13) at \ hashtable.c(88) [generator=3.4.0] Reboot (not done after update) did not change things. I downgraded rsync to 3.2.7-7 and the copy program ran normally. Anyone else seeing problems with rsync 3.4.0-1? -- Jon H. LaBadie jonfu(a)jgcomp.com

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Does Red Hat have any plans for Win 10 EOL ?
by Lee Thomas Stephen 12 Feb '25

12 Feb '25

Hi All and RedHatters, Windows 10 is going to be End of Life soon. Canonical is promoting Ubuntu Pro. Does IBM have any plans for Red Hat to take advantage of this opportunity? I post this here as I see many people with @redhat.com frequenting here. Thanks, ----- Lee

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After F41 waydroid System Update, no longer runs
by Andre Robatino 11 Feb '25

11 Feb '25

After applying a System Update (can't remember if that's the correct term) Waydroid no longer starts, dmesg is filled with constant messages like [ 3427.920971] binder: 6467:6323 cannot find target node [ 3427.920984] binder: 6323:6467 transaction call to 0:0 failed 5324/29189/-22, size 0-0 line 3151 [ 3428.718964] binder: 952:952 cannot find target node [ 3428.718977] binder: 952:952 transaction call to 0:0 failed 5325/29189/-22, size 0-0 line 3151 [ 3431.721986] binder_debug: 10 callbacks suppressed [ 3431.721992] binder: 952:952 cannot find target node [ 3431.722001] binder: 952:952 transaction call to 0:0 failed 5331/29189/-22, size 0-0 line 3151 [ 3431.925081] binder: 6467:6323 cannot find target node [ 3431.925092] binder: 6323:6467 transaction call to 0:0 failed 5332/29189/-22, size 0-0 line 3151 Rebooting didn't help. Any ideas? I'm not sure if this is even a Waydroid bug since it wasn't an update in the waydroid package that triggered it.

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sound problem on f40
by François Patte 09 Feb '25

09 Feb '25

Bonjour, I have some sound problems on my f40: 1- sound works with some applications like audacious or vlc or kaffeine but it does not work from sources via firefox or chromium 2- I have an usb camera with a mic and this mic is not detected by skype for instance... All this was working "before" (sound-web, mic) what stupidity could I have done? And how can I correct this? Thank you. -- François Patte UFR de mathématiques et informatique Laboratoire CNRS MAP5, UMR 8145 Université Paris Descartes 45, rue des Saints Pères F-75270 Paris Cedex 06 Tél. +33 (0)6 7892 5822 http://www.math-info.univ-paris5.fr/~patte

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Update failure in Fedora 40
by Robert Nichols 03 Feb '25

03 Feb '25

I am trying to upgrade my laptop to Fedora 41, but I cannot get a clean update state in the current Fedora 40. I ran "dnf update" successfully and it installed many updates including a new kernel. After a reboot, much to my surprise dnfdragora reported 18 updates available. Running "dnf update" again resulted in installation of most of these, but also reported: Problem 1: package qgnomeplatform-qt5-0.9.2-18.fc40.x86_64 from @System requires qgnomeplatform-common = 0.9.2-18.fc40, but none of the providers can be installed - package qt6-qtbase-common-6.8.1-11.fc40.noarch from updates obsoletes qgnomeplatform-common <= 0.9.3 provided by qgnomeplatform-common-0.9.2-18.fc40.noarch from @System - package qt6-qtbase-common-6.8.1-11.fc40.noarch from updates obsoletes qgnomeplatform-common <= 0.9.3 provided by qgnomeplatform-common-0.9.2-18.fc40.noarch from updates - cannot install the best update candidate for package qgnomeplatform-qt5-0.9.2-18.fc40.x86_64 - cannot install the best update candidate for package qgnomeplatform-common-0.9.2-18.fc40.noarch Problem 2: problem with installed package qgnomeplatform-qt5-0.9.2-18.fc40.x86_64 - package qgnomeplatform-qt5-0.9.2-18.fc40.x86_64 from @System requires qgnomeplatform-common = 0.9.2-18.fc40, but none of the providers can be installed - package qgnomeplatform-qt5-0.9.2-18.fc40.x86_64 from updates requires qgnomeplatform-common = 0.9.2-18.fc40, but none of the providers can be installed - package qt6-qtbase-common-6.8.1-11.fc40.noarch from updates obsoletes qgnomeplatform-common <= 0.9.3 provided by qgnomeplatform-common-0.9.2-18.fc40.noarch from @System - package qt6-qtbase-common-6.8.1-11.fc40.noarch from updates obsoletes qgnomeplatform-common <= 0.9.3 provided by qgnomeplatform-common-0.9.2-18.fc40.noarch from updates - cannot install the best update candidate for package qt6-qtbase-common-6.7.2-6.fc40.noarch I have tried "dnf update --allowerasing", "dnf update --obsoletes", and even "dnf autoremove", but nothing gets rid of these problems. I have made no changes to any of the config files in fedora-repos-40-2.noarch. I am very reluctant to attempt an upgrade to Fedora 41 with the system not in a cleanly updated state. What to do?? -- Bob Nichols "NOSPAM" is really part of my email address. Do NOT delete it.

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LibreOffice scaling with mixed DPI on KDE
by Sijmen J. Mulder 31 Jan '25

31 Jan '25

Hi, While I'm at it, here's another issue I'm seeing: with mixed-DPI setups using KDE, LibreOffice's scaling is completely out of whack on secondary monitors. This is my setup: - Fedora KDE spin - Laptop is using 1.75x scaling - External monitor is using 1x scaling LibreOffice is fine on the laptop screen. When I move it to the external monitor, the UI elements become gigantic - it's as if it's correcting the scaling the wrong way around. Mabye someone else has seen this and knows a fix like an environment variable tweak. Sijmen J. Mulder

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Two UI glitches with Sylpheed on KDE
by Sijmen J. Mulder 31 Jan '25

31 Jan '25

Hi, I have two UI issues with Sylpheed on KDE: 1. When I click a menu, the text becomes white-on-light-grey. The items in the menu render fine, black on light grey, or white on blue when hovering. 2. Dragging and dropping emails always gives me the 'forbidden' cursor (red circle with a diagonal stripe), even through functionally it's all good. Both of these I've noticed in other apps as well, but I don't remember where. Perhaps it's to do with the GTK versions these use. I'm using the Fedora KDE spin. Anyone else have this? Tips? Sijmen J. Mulder

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Kernel 6.13 Test Week 2025-02-02
by Sumantro Mukherjee 31 Jan '25

31 Jan '25

Hey All, I would like to invite all of you to participate in the Kernel 6.13 Test week is happening from 2025-02-02 to 2025-02-09. It's fairly simple, head over to the wiki [0] and read in detail about the test week and simply run the test case mentioned in[1] and enter your results. As usual, the Fedora QA team will hangout at #fedora-test-day(a)libera.chat for questions and discussion. [0] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Day:2025-02-02_Kernel_6.13_Test_Week [1] https://testdays.fedoraproject.org/events/207 -- //sumantro Fedora QE TRIED AND PERSONALLY TESTED, ERGO TRUSTED <https://redhat.com/trusted>

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Is VP9 hardware-accelerated in any of our web browsers?
by lejeczek 30 Jan '25

30 Jan '25

Hi guys. All the browser I could try - minus those which HW accelerate AV1, for those I don't know how to check VP9 because those default to AV1 for playback - seem to ignore/skip HW acceleration for VP9. One browser I love to use HW is "Brave" - AV1 I am unable to get at all, every YT video which elsewhere I can play AV1, in Brave plays in VP9 and that runs off CPU only, so it seems. thanks, L.

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OT: cheap hardware for video editing
by Frederic Muller 27 Jan '25

27 Jan '25

Hi! I use a Thinkpad X1 carbon gen9 i7 with integrated intel video chip as my daily driver. Unfortunately I've been limited for extra-work activities such as video editing (was thinking of DaVinci Resolve) due to the lack of proper GPU, or flight simulator lagging (have to set to lowest possible video setting to get ok smoothness). I'm on a budget and was wondering what reasonable hardware you would recommend for such a task? I do have external monitors so it can be anything for that matter, as long as it doesn't cost too much. Thank you for your recommendations. Fred

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Fedora F41 Hard Disk Performance
by Stephen Morris 27 Jan '25

27 Jan '25

Hi, To test my hard disk performance I have run Kdiskmark and used the Real World Performance Profile. For its sequential read performance it is showing around 156 MB/s on my ST3000DM007-1WY1 (3TB Seagate Barracuda), which given that device support 1/3/6 Gb/s I/O speeds and the device is plugged into a 6Mb/s Sata port on the motherboard, is very poor performance. Doing some research on disk performance I found a reference to bad disk performance be attributable to BTRFS and that the disk should be formatted as EXT4, is this sentiment reasonable and if so why is Fedora pushing the use of BTRFS. regards, Steve

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compile package
by Patrick Dupre 27 Jan '25

27 Jan '25

Hello, I wish to compile this package https://github.com/emsr/quadrature But there is no instruction I guess that it is more or less standard. Do I need to run a configure ? Thank for your help. =========================================================================== Patrick DUPRÉ | | email: pdupre(a)gmx.com ===========================================================================

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OT: How to select a new port number for ssh
by Lester Petrie 24 Jan '25

24 Jan '25

I have a NAS I wish to change the ssh port from 22 to something else. How do I go about selecting a good port number? Thanks. -- Lester Petrie

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Webcam with LVFS ?
by lejeczek 24 Jan '25

24 Jan '25

Hi guys. I think I read on Phoronix about Poly Studio webcams being supported by LVFS but searching through there I failed to find any specific which would confirm that. Does anybody here use Poly Studio P5 - or any webcam for that matter - which can confirm is LVFS-supported? btw. https://fwupd.org/ - although they/maintainers naturally do good job already I wished, that catalog of hardware was organized to be looked up by type/category of hardware - perhaps it is but I miss it? many thanks, L.

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questions: file systems (was: /var/lib/flatpak/repo/objects...)
by home user 21 Jan '25

21 Jan '25

On 1/20/25 12:35 AM, Robin Laing wrote: > ... > I have lost data with LVM's and btrfs at different times in the past and have to regain my trust. > ... > The Btrfs file system received numerous updates from the upstream in Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 6.0 through 6.6 > and 7.0 through 7.4. It will remain available in Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 6 and 7, however there will be no > further updates to this feature, and it has been fully removed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. > ... What is the current default file system in Fedora (40 and 41)? What is the current default file system in Red Hat Enterprise?

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where does dnf5 stores it's history ?
by old sixpack13 21 Jan '25

21 Jan '25

with dnf4 the dnf history was stored somewhere under /var/cache or /var/lib and was clearable by removing store files therein how does one nowerdays with dnf5 clear the dnf history ?

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How do I fix my EUFI boot from USB stick?
by ToddAndMargo 20 Jan '25

20 Jan '25

Hi All, I am officially confused. Search.brave.com give tons of stuff I either can't use or can't figure out. I AM NOT DUAL BOOTING WITH WINDOWS!!! (That is dumb to do. Use qemu-kvm) I have a USB flash drive I have installed Fedroa 41 on. I somehow goofed my EUFI boot. Yes it was definitely my doing. How do I fix my EUFI boot on the USB drive from my main fc41 computer? The flash drive is completely readable from my main computer including the flash drive's boot folder I am concerned that I my goof my main computer EUFI boot in the process. Yours in confusion, -T If it helps (from my main computer): Gparted /dev/sdc: https://ibb.co/YB431Yn # gdisk -l /dev/sdc GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 1.0.10 Partition table scan: MBR: protective BSD: not present APM: not present GPT: present Found valid GPT with protective MBR; using GPT. Disk /dev/sdc: 121145344 sectors, 57.8 GiB Model: FlashBlu Sector size (logical/physical): 512/512 bytes Disk identifier (GUID): 8CEE4F90-5B41-4F0B-909D-E604C7AD0CF0 Partition table holds up to 128 entries Main partition table begins at sector 2 and ends at sector 33 First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 121145310 Partitions will be aligned on 2048-sector boundaries Total free space is 4029 sectors (2.0 MiB) Number Start (sector) End (sector) Size Code Name 1 2048 4095 1024.0 KiB EF02 2 4096 2101247 1024.0 MiB EA00 3 2101248 121143295 56.8 GiB 8304

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Codecs for DJI O3 air unit
by Frederic Muller 20 Jan '25

20 Jan '25

Hi! I'm trying to pay my recorded videos from the DJI O3 Air unit (4k/60fps) and mplayer tells me meta/x-gst-fourcc-dbgi decoder, meta/x-gst-fourcc-djmd decoder are required to play the file. Unfortunately I can't find them. VLC plays the file ok. Any idea where I can find them? Web search didn't help me so far. I did the |sudo dnf install libavcodec-freeworld --allowerasing sudo dnf swap ffmpeg-free ffmpeg --allowerasing sudo dnf update @multimedia --setopt="install_weak_deps=False" --exclude=PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin sudo dnf update @sound-and-video| |sudo dnf install intel-media-driver which fix gyroflow not exporting yesterday. Only libavcodec-freeworld had something installing. Let me know if you need more info, or if you know how to get those codecs. Thank you. Fred |

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Unable to Access Samba Shared Folder from Windows 10 Guest in virt-manager/QEMU Setup
by Paul Smith 20 Jan '25

20 Jan '25

Dear Fedora Users, I’m encountering an issue where I cannot access a Samba shared folder from a Windows 10 guest running on a host configured with virt-manager + QEMU/KVM. Here are the details of the situation: --> Host Configuration and Status The Samba shared folder is accessible from the host itself: $ smbclient //192.168.122.1/intercambio -U x Password for [SAMBA\x]: Try "help" to get a list of possible commands. smb: \> ls . D 0 Mon May 31 22:30:19 2021 .. D 0 Mon May 31 22:30:19 2021 This confirms that Samba is running and the share is functional locally. SELinux is set to permissive mode using: sudo setenforce 0 However, the problem persists. The host firewall has the Samba service and port 445 explicitly allowed: sudo firewall-cmd --add-service=samba --permanent sudo firewall-cmd --reload --> Guest Configuration and Symptoms The guest Windows 10 machine can successfully ping the host: ping 192.168.122.1 However, attempts to connect to the shared folder fail. For example: Test-NetConnection -ComputerName 192.168.122.1 -Port 445 Output: WARNING: TCP connect to (192.168.122.1 : 445) failed ComputerName : 192.168.122.1 RemoteAddress : 192.168.122.1 RemotePort : 445 InterfaceAlias : Ethernet Instance 0 SourceAddress : 192.168.122.155 PingSucceeded : True PingReplyDetails (RTT) : 0 ms TcpTestSucceeded : False Disabling the Windows Firewall on the guest did not resolve the issue. --> What I've Tried So Far Verified Samba functionality locally on the host (smbclient works). Set SELinux to permissive mode (setenforce 0). Ensured the host’s firewall allows Samba traffic. Tested guest-host connectivity (successful ping but failed Test-NetConnection to port 445). --> Additional Information Host: Fedora Guest: Windows 10 Virtualization: virt-manager + QEMU/KVM Virtual network: NAT (default virbr0, host IP 192.168.122.1) --> Request for Assistance What could be causing the failure to access the Samba shared folder from the Windows guest? Are there specific configurations or troubleshooting steps I should try in this setup? Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! Paul

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mate terminal -e halt?
by ToddAndMargo 20 Jan '25

20 Jan '25

Hi All, In the following command, how do I put a press any key command at the end of it /usr/bin/mate-terminal -e "your_application_command" Many thanks, -T

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/var/lib/flatpak/repo/objects using up /var partition
by Michael Hennebry 20 Jan '25

20 Jan '25

After my most recent sudo dnf upgrade , /var/lib/flatpak/repo/objects is using up most of my /var partition. sudo dnf clean all did not help. Previously when my /var ran low, the problem was a directory named cache that I could just remove. Not this time. What can I do to reclaim somme room for my /var partition? I've never used flatpak intentionally or directly. -- Michael hennebry(a)mail.cs.ndsu.NoDak.edu "SCSI is NOT magic. There are *fundamental technical reasons* why it is necessary to sacrifice a young goat to your SCSI chain now and then." -- John Woods

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selectively restarting named automatically
by Tim 19 Jan '25

19 Jan '25

Hi, Have I done anything fundamentally wrong with this script (below)? It's working as expected. I can't think of anything that's going to blow up because of it, maybe someone else can. I don't think it needs to be any more complicated than it is. Perhaps a small wait delay? I've been using my mobile phone for my desktop computer's internet access, lately, and pop.mail.yahoo.com.au DNS records were expiring when off-line. Then, when going back on-line, fetchmail would fail to get mail from yahoo, needing named to be manually reloaded to refresh its DNS records. Surprisingly, named wasn't trying to reload the records upon demand. And this has only been a recent problem, so I'm guessing Yahoo may have changed TTL lengths in the last few weeks. Fetchmail isn't running constantly, just run once when I want to check for mail. I wanted to restart named when a new network connection comes up, but not do anything when it went down (so the LAN still carries on working as expected). I don't think it matters if named is restarted when *any* network connection comes up, not just my internet gateway. #!/bin/sh ## /etc/NeworkManager/dispatcher.d/20-named ## added by me 19 Jan 2025 ## ## Idea copied from 20-squid, to restart a service if a network goes up, if ## that service was already running. But do nothing if that service was ## stopped. case "$2" in up) if [ -f /var/run/named/named.pid ]; then /bin/systemctl reload named.service || : fi ;; esac -- uname -rsvp Linux 3.10.0-1160.119.1.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Jun 4 14:43:51 UTC 2024 x86_64 Boilerplate: All unexpected mail to my mailbox is automatically deleted. I will only get to see the messages that are posted to the mailing list.

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default printer
by Patrick Dupre 17 Jan '25

17 Jan '25

Hello, I cannot change my default printer. It may be a bug. I tried gnome-control-center system-config-printer I set cat ${HOME}/.cups/lpoptions Dest XP-4200 Where it is fine Actually, it must be Default XP-4200 in /etc/cups/printers.conf </Printer> <DefaultPrinter XP-4200> PrinterId 9 UUID urn:uuid:7cc7a97b-0232-3d49-4cca-12994ccdb510 Info EPSON XP-4200 Series MakeModel EPSON XP-4200 Series , Epson Inkjet Printer Driver (ESC/P-R) for Linux DeviceURI usb://EPSON/XP-4200%20Series?serial=5842374A3134333728&interface=1 State Idle StateTime 1735644923 ConfigTime 1735651795 Type 4124 Accepting Yes Shared Yes JobSheets none none QuotaPeriod 0 PageLimit 0 KLimit 0 OpPolicy default ErrorPolicy stop-printer </DefaultPrinter> But still another printer is used as default printer Thanks =========================================================================== Patrick DUPRÉ | | email: pdupre(a)gmx.com ===========================================================================

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Intermittent Webcam Functionality on Skype
by Paul Smith 16 Jan '25

16 Jan '25

Dear All, I am encountering an issue with my webcam: it intermittently turns off and on when in use. Has anyone experienced a similar problem or can suggest a solution? Thank you in advance for your assistance! Best regards, Paul

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Implementing Secure Boot
by Robert McBroom 14 Jan '25

14 Jan '25

I have a system with two installations of F41 and a Windows 10 installation. Interested in moving it to secure boot which is not currently enabled in the bios. It is an HP Z440

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rclone on F41: mounting proton drive
by Ranjan Maitra 13 Jan '25

13 Jan '25

Dear friends, According to the manpage for Rclone, it seems to me that I an option with a number for mounting Proton drive using rclone on F41 (when we get to Storage). However, I tried both v1.67.0 and v1.68.2 (that is on updates-testing) but I can not find this option. Is there something special that needs to be done? Many thanks and best wishes, Ranjan

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Firefox not rendering Unicode private use area characters
by Ian Pilcher 13 Jan '25

13 Jan '25

I'm working on documenting some Python code with Sphinx and the Read the Docs theme. This theme uses a couple of Unicode "private use area" characters - U+F015 (house) and U+F06a (exclamation mark in circle). These characters are not rendering when I use Firefox to view my locally generated documentation (although they *are* rendered when I view RTD documentation online). These characters render just fine in Google Chrome, LibreOffice Writer, and KCharSelect, so I don't believe that I'm missing a font. Anyone have any idea what might be going on? -- ======================================================================== If your user interface is intuitive in retrospect ... it isn't intuitive ========================================================================

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tracker-miner Dragging Down System
by Tim Evans 12 Jan '25

12 Jan '25

Have noticed very heavy sluggishness in my F-41 system response over the past week or so. Totally idle system showing steady 1.0+ system load average; lightly used system showing 2.0+. Some apps' response delayed 30 seconds or longer. Top shows tracker-miner-fs-3 steady at 18-35% CPU systemctl status shows: tkevans@osprey:/home/tkevans$ systemctl status | grep track │ │ │ └─77161 grep track │ ├─tracker-miner-fs-3.service │ │ └─77151 /usr/libexec/tracker-miner-fs-3 But: tkevans@osprey:/home/tkevans$ systemctl stop tracker-miner-fs-3.service Failed to stop tracker-miner-fs-3.service: Unit tracker-miner-fs-3.service not loaded I've killed the process for now, and system load back to normal, but wonder why this is happening and how to adjust it. # uname -a Linux osprey 6.12.8-200.fc41.x86_64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu Jan 2 19:26:03 UTC 2025 x86_64 GNU/Linux Standard Gnome desktop. Thanks.

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no disks detected
by Paolo Galtieri 12 Jan '25

12 Jan '25

Folks, I have an HP laptop running Windows that I want to re-install with F41. I boot from the dvd and start the installer. However when I try to select the disk the installer says "No disks detected". However, I start up a terminal and run fdisk -l and it shows there is a device /dev/nvme1n1 which is a 953 GiB drive with a disklabel type as dos. What do I need to do to allow the installer to see the drive? Paolo

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experimental jit support in python 3.13?
by Neal Becker 11 Jan '25

11 Jan '25

I believe experimental jit support in python 3.13 needs to be enabled both at compile time and at runtime. Does Fedora's python3.13 have this enabled? Thanks, Neal -- *Those who don't understand recursion are doomed to repeat it*

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Fedora 40 and 41 frustration
by Paolo Galtieri 11 Jan '25

11 Jan '25

Folks, I'm running F40 and one system and F41 on another. Both systems are running MATE desktop. I have MATE desktop configured to remember running applications on logout. However, when I log into my system previous mate-terminals are not restored to their previous sizes. On login all mate-terminals are restored to 44x7 regardless of what they were previously. This problem only shows up on the MATE desktop + mater-terminal combination. Other terminal programs such as xfce-terminal are restored correctly. Also running Xfce desktop with mate-terminal results in mate-terminal sessions restored correctly. So as I said the problem only occurs with MATE desktop + mate-terminal. I want to file a bug since this is annoying as hell, but I don't know what package I should file it against. This started happening after I upgraded one system from F39 to F40, and the other from F39 to F40 to F41. Which package should I file the bug against? Paolo

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bugzilla dying?
by ToddAndMargo 10 Jan '25

10 Jan '25

Hi All, Rumor has it that Red Hat is moving to Jira for bug reporting. Is bugzilla dead? Or will we still ave access to it with Fedora? Also, is Bugzilla available for sale to other companies to use as their bug reporting utility? Many thanks, -T

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DNF Upgrade Error
by Stephen Morris 10 Jan '25

10 Jan '25

Hi, With this mornings update, when DNF tried to download dnsmasq-0:2.90-4.fc41.x86_64 and firefox-0:134.0-1.fc41.x86_64, DNF got a 404 error from the mirror that looks to by my ISP's mirror, and after getting that error it did not appear to try to download those packages from any other mirror as the update of those two did not happen. I am assuming a subsequent update will update those packages, although I don't particularly care about the firefox package as I don't use that version anyway. What is disconcerting about these errors is, was the 404 error produced because no mirror contained the packages and the url in the error message is the last mirror it tried, or is it that because I believe I have DNF configured to use the fastest mirror, and the mirror in the error message is the mirror I believe is the fastest mirror relative to where I am, that DNF did not try any other mirror which in my view would be a DNF defect. I have listed below my dnf.conf and snippet of the DNF output showing what it actually did. I'm resending this message with the information as attachments as embedding the messages in the mail caused the mail to be moderator held because it was longer than 60KB. regards, Steve

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Colorized vtty text...
by Felix Miata 09 Jan '25

09 Jan '25

...annoys me greatly. There's simply not enough contrast for the comfort I expect from vtty use. e.g., dnf5 command output. In general, I'd like to limit vttys to 4 colors: FG & BG as specified in .bashrc by setterm, plus red for errors (e.g. dead symlinks), and suitable contrast color for red, like it used to be. Is this possible? If so, how? If not possible globally, how about specifically for dnf5? -- Evolution as taught in public schools is, like religion, based on faith, not based on science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata

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Problem with a Fedora 40 VM After Upgrading
by Charlie McVeigh 09 Jan '25

09 Jan '25

I have a Fedora virtual machine running on VMware Fusion where VMware Fusion is running on my work MacBook Pro. I believe my problem is not related to VMware Fusion or the fact that I am running Fedora as a VM. Here is my issue: i) I upgraded my vm from Fedora 38 to Fedora 40 using the DNF System Plugin method ii) The upgrade was normal, and all packages downloaded, I rebooted, and the new Fedora 40 packages installed without complaint. iii) After the upgrade and rebooting into Fedora 40, I get the following error dialog after typing in my encrypted disk password. “The VMware Tools power-on script did not run successfully in this virtual machine” iv) If I press “Ok” to the message dialog the machine just hangs on the black Fedora logo screen. No mouse, no keyboard. I can boot into my old Fedora 38 rescue partition from the boot menu. I can get to a shell. If I attempt any file operation, I get the message “No space left on device” If I run a df -h command none of my disks indicate more than 65% usage. What am I missing? Any thoughts on steps to troubleshoot? I do have some data on this VM that I need, and I neglected to back up the VM or take a snapshot before I did the upgrade. Since this is a work computer, USB thumb drives are prohibited and are disabled from functioning. I am stuck. Charlie McVeigh

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Opengl Access
by Stephen Morris 08 Jan '25

08 Jan '25

When an application is run and it says it can't access Opengl, when I issue the command "sudo dnf provides */opengl", how do I determine what needs to be installed when that command returns a whole host of different packages which include documentation packages? Unfortunately I don't remember which application it was I was trying to run and I don't remember whether it did what I was trying to do or whether I went looking for something else. regards, Steve

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No audio for Pixel Buds in Fedora 40
by Sreyan Chakravarty 08 Jan '25

08 Jan '25

Hi, I have a strange problem where I am successfully connecting my Pixel Earbuds to my laptop via bluetooth. The audio is also shown to be outputted in the Speaker System tray icon and the microphone also works. But there is no output of any audio in reality to the Earbuds. I can't hear anything. I have also checked in pavucontrol, the earbuds are all detected. Please help me as to how I can troubleshoot this issue.

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Intermittent LVM errors after reboot - F41
by Frank Bures 08 Jan '25

08 Jan '25

Hi, I have an LVM over two USB external disks that I use as a rolling backup. Sometimes, not every time, after reboot I see the following error: PV /dev/sdj online, VG vgroup incomplete (need 1).: 1 Time(s) However, everything is working as it should. Relevant info: root@ryzen:~# pvscan PV /dev/sdi VG vgroup lvm2 [<2.73 TiB / 0 free] PV /dev/sdj VG vgroup lvm2 [<2.73 TiB / 8.23 GiB free] Total: 2 [<5.46 TiB] / in use: 2 [<5.46 TiB] / in no VG: 0 [0 ] root@ryzen:~# vgscan Found volume group "vgroup" using metadata type lvm2 root@ryzen:~# lvscan ACTIVE '/dev/vgroup/lvmback' [5.45 TiB] inherit I could not find any info pertaining to the error above. Question: Is this something to worry about or is it just a timing problem during reboot that takes care of itself? Thanks Frank -- <listfrank1(a)gmail.com>

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'comm' and 'sort' incompatible?
by Dave Close 08 Jan '25

08 Jan '25

Given two plain text files, I get this result: $ comm -3 <(sort file1) <(sort file2) >/dev/null comm: file 1 is not in sorted order comm: file 2 is not in sorted order comm: input is not in sorted order But if I make a slight modification, the result is: $ LANG=C comm -3 <(sort file1) <(sort file2) >/dev/null This appears to be due to both of the files containing a few non-ASCII characters (UTF-8). Either 'comm' or 'sort' (or both) don't seem to handle them properly. Fedora 41 x86_64, but I've seen the same thing previously. My searches don't reveal any previous complaints. Trying the same thing on my Raspberry Pi (bookworm) does not exhibit the problem. -- Dave Close, Compata, Irvine CA +1 714 434 7359 dave(a)compata.com dhclose(a)alumni.caltech.edu "The Swiss Army coudn't open a wine bottle with Occam's razor." -- Jef Mallett (Frazz)

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How to add a SNAT rule with firewalld and firewall-cmd
by Dario Lesca 07 Jan '25

07 Jan '25

I can't use MASQUERADE because I must go out with a specific additional external IP, then I must use a SNAT rule in the place of MASQUERADE Do as indicated in the object with nft found here: https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/se… But I would like to be able to activate a SNAT via firewall-cmd. Can anyone kindly tell me which command line I should use? Many thanks -- Dario Lesca (Inviato dal mio Linux Fedora 40 Workstation)

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OT: videos in Quora
by Patrick O'Callaghan 06 Jan '25

06 Jan '25

Apologies in advance for this off-topic question. I'm a frequent user of the Quota question and answer site (https://quora.com) and for a long time have noticed a problem when trying to play embedded videos, to wit: they simply don't play but just show a blank space. This happens with Firefox, Chrome and Chromium on Fedora, and even with the Quora app on Android (15). I've reported it as a bug to Quora, but there are multiple similar reports dating back years and I've little confidence of a fix. Can anyone suggest a workaround? poc

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Re: qemu/kvm startup
by Jonathan Billings 02 Jan '25

02 Jan '25

On Dec 28, 2024, at 14:00, Robert McBroom via users <users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org> wrote: > > Have two installations of f41 setup to run virtual machines. On one, all that is required to get started is to execute "virt-manager" in a terminal with privilege. On the other, I have to use "systemctl start libvirtd" first or "virt-manager" doesn't find any of the installed machines. Nothing has been changed in "/etc/libvirt" configuration files. > > What needs to be set to get the virtual machines to initialize on the second installation? If one is upgraded from a prior release that already had libvirtd.service started on boot, it probably still does so you don’t need to start it every boot. In F41 (maybe 40, my memory is foggy with holiday cheer), libvirtd was changed to use socket activation, so it *should* start if the libvirtd.socket is enabled and activated. But I believe there’s service can be started/enabled as well, which is what I do since I have some VMs that start on boot. -- Jonathan Billings

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qemu/kvm startup
by Robert McBroom 02 Jan '25

02 Jan '25

Have two installations of f41 setup to run virtual machines. On one, all that is required to get started is to execute "virt-manager" in a terminal with privilege. On the other, I have to use "systemctl start libvirtd" first or "virt-manager" doesn't find any of the installed machines. Nothing has been changed in "/etc/libvirt" configuration files. What needs to be set to get the virtual machines to initialize on the second installation?

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