Re: KVM x VirtualBox
by Fernando Lozano
Hi,
I was hoping someone with actual experience running a recent VirtualBox on Fedora would step in and either tell "it's ok to use the Oracle repos" or "using the Oracle repos causes X, you have to do Y do workaround or use the repos from Y as they already solve X".
[]s, Fernando Lozano
>---- Original Message ----
>From: Fernando Cassia <fcassia(a)gmail.com>
>To: "Community support for Fedora users" <users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org>
>Sent: Seg, Mai 30, 2011, 15:07 PM
>Subject: Re: Re: Re: KVM x VirtualBox
>
>On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 13:58, <fernando(a)lozano.eti.br> wrote:
>> Hi Fernando,
>>
>> I'm used to not trust proprietary software vendor repos and packages
>
>Virtualbox is Free Software, with a GPL license. "Proprietary software
>vendors" also applies to lots of other firms that also sponsor open
>source projects. You need to cool down your preconceptions.
>
>In fact, Virtualbox got even more free under Oracle than it was under
>Sun... with the full product available under a GPL license and the
>propietary (freeware) stuff moved to the extensions package.
>
>While in the past, Virtualbox was available under two licenses, the
>full was "freeware" and the OSS version lacked certain features.
>
>It seems to me that you´ve already made your judgement, so use the
>repo that you please.
>
>FC
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12 years, 11 months
F15: How to set up an xDSL connection?
by Marco Guazzone
Hello,
Until F14, I used to create a ADSL connectiont with system-config-network.
Now in F15:
* The system-config-network application seems to have lost its
"power": no GUI and not able to create such a connection
* I've looked at the GNOME3 default "network settings" but the only
connections that I can create are: Wired, Wireless, Mobile broadband,
Network proxy-
Finally, I found the application 'pppoe-setup' which did the work...
even if now when I do "ifup ppp0" I get the error:
'./network-functions: line 94:
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-Alice: Permission denied'
So, what is the right tool to use?
Thank you very much!
Best,
-- Marco
12 years, 11 months
BCM4312
by Jim Bennett
IS anyone running Fedora 15 on laptop with BCM4312 wireless adapter. I
am trying to find driver for my G550 Lenovo laptop.
Thank you
Jim Bennett
12 years, 11 months
Re: Re: Re: KVM x VirtualBox
by Fernando Lozano
Hi Fernando,
I'm used to not trust proprietary software vendor repos and packages. Usually they do not declare dependecies correctly and require several manual steps so the software installed from them works properly. So if someone had the trouble of creating a new repo for something the vendor already has packages I wonder if there's something wrong with the vendor packages or if the commnity repo has something else that will make my life easier.
Thanks for the link.
[]s, Fernando Lozano
>---- Original Message ----
>From: Fernando Cassia <fcassia(a)gmail.com>
>To: "Community support for Fedora users" <users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org>
>Sent: Seg, Mai 30, 2011, 13:49 PM
>Subject: Re: Re: KVM x VirtualBox
>
>On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 13:27, <fernando(a)lozano.eti.br> wrote:
>> I wonder if there's some reson it would be better not to use Oracle repos.
>
>Well, I think your logic is reversed: Oracle repos will have always
>the latest builds. Can you say the same about the others?.
>
>> But the main question is: will VirtualBox and KVM work in parallel? Or will one conflict with the other?
>
>See here
>http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/virtualbox-and-k...
>
>Notice it speaks about 3.x, not sure if that still applies to 4.x.
>Maybe some of the Oracle devs can comment.
>
>FC
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12 years, 11 months
Re: Fastest shutdown or what? thanks - that did the trick.
by Genes MailLists
On 05/30/2011 01:51 PM, Joe Feely wrote:
>
> I removed the 2 offending lines and, guess what, problem solved.
>
> I'm not sure that you might think you solved this, but I am quite
> certain that I wouldn't have done what I did without your questions, so
> just to be clear you're to blame for solving this for me.
>
> Thanks very much, now I can move on to break bigger and better things!!
> Joe
>
Ok glad things are ok for you now ..
I accept some appropriate amount of blame too :-)
12 years, 11 months
Battery power alert level
by Sam Varshavchik
In gnome2 there was a setting for me to adjust the level where I'd get
alerted that my battery is running down, as a percentage of battery power or
minutes left. There was also a similar setting I could adjust for initiating
a shutdown.
In system settings/power all I see is a single setting to shut down or
hibernate when I'm "critically low". Where do I get to define what
"critically low" means, as I could do in gnome2?
12 years, 11 months
DVD boot sector(s)
by JD
How many 2k sectors of a bootable Live DVD comprise the boot?
I used to think it is only the first 2k sector. But wanted to get more
info.
Thanx,
JD
12 years, 11 months
Re: Fastest shutdown or what?
by Genes MailLists
On 05/30/2011 01:01 PM, Joe Feely wrote:
> On 05/30/2011 05:35 PM, Genes MailLists wrote:
>> On 05/30/2011 11:58 AM, Joe Feely wrote:
>
> which looks a lot like I have autologin set up.
>
> I don't recall intending to set this up!
>
>
> Can I simple rename a copy of this file, and delete the 2 Auto...
> lines? Or will that have unwanted surprises in store for me?
>
> Thanks again,
> Joe
>
>
Yes you can indeed just edit that out ... I assume there is no magic
[gd]conf registry somewhere -- there wasn't for f14 anyway ... the error
you mention - did you google the phrase ? it could have to do with lvm
or raid ... which you may not have.
I assume when you shutdown you press escape key to watch the individual
messages as it shuts down ...
12 years, 11 months
Turn off screensaver in Gnome3
by Vikram Goyal
Hello,
Is there a way to disable screensaver in Gnome 3 in F15 or to set it to
not ask password, if it gets activated after some period of inactivity.
I couldn't find any way to do it. Basically it is set to some time of
inactivity and locks the terminal. One has to put in the password to
unlock it. It is good as a default security measure but should be
configurable if required.
Thanks
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