Pages with tag workstation
Configuring X Window System using the xorg.conf file
About xorg.conf Traditionally, the xorg.conf file is used to configure an Xorg display server. In Fedora (where an Xorg display server is configured instead of the default Wayland) the X…
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Configuring Xorg as the default GNOME session
Wayland is the default GNOME display server, and has been the default in Fedora since Fedora 25. However, users may still need to use the older Xorg display server for…
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Creating and using a live installation image
Downloading Fedora You can download Fedora from https://fedoraproject.org/. There are multiple desktops available for use with Fedora. Each has a slightly different look and feel and offers varying levels of…
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CUPS – Known Issues
Here are several known issues, which arise with certain circumstances, and there isn’t general solution or upstream didn’t want to add the solution to its project: cups-browsed Cannot print due…
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CUPS – Printing and Scanning Terminology
Printing Print queue Abstraction unit in CUPS for a printer - it has a device uri, which represents connection to the device, and can exist with classic driver (PPD file…
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CUPS – Useful Tricks
How to install a print queue The fact whether you have to install a printer or not depends on several things: what is the device you want to install -…
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Disabling the GNOME automatic screen locking
In the interest of safety and privacy, the GNOME automatic screen lock is enabled by default. When the screen locks after a period of inactivity, you must enter your password…
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Displaying a User Prompt on the GNOME Login Screen
To show a user prompt instead of a list of users on the GNOME login screen, open a terminal and perform the following steps: Create a file for the GNOME…
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How to enable touchpad click
Scope Fedora tries to make various desktop environments available to its users. Since Fedora tries to stay as close to upstream as possible, we follow the various defaults selected by…
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Finding and installing Linux applications
If you are looking for software to run on Fedora Linux, you will discover Fedora-packaged software, EPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) and Flatpak apps. Here is an overview of…
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Adding New Fonts in Fedora
Fedora pre-installs several basic fonts by default. This page explains how to add new fonts to a Fedora installation. Packaged fonts Did you know Fedora packages several freely-licensed fonts? There…
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Erste Schritte mit Fedora
Das Fedora-Projekt ist eine Gemeinschaft von Menschen, die zusammenarbeiten, um eine freie und quelloffene Software-Plattform zu entwickeln und um gemeinsam an benutzerorientierten Lösungen zu arbeiten, die auf dieser Plattform aufbauen.…
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Setting a key shortcut to run an application in GNOME
If you frequently use a certain application, you can set a keyboard shortcut to quickly launch that application on GNOME. This example shows how to set a key shortcut to…
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GNOME Shell extensions
From the website: "GNOME Shell extensions are small pieces of code written by third party developers that modify the way GNOME works. (If you are familiar with Chrome Extensions or…
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Switching desktop environments
Different Fedora Linux variants (Spins/Labs) have different default environments. For example, the Fedora workstation uses GNOME as its default desktop environment, while the KDE spin will use KDE. Irrespective of…
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Troubleshooting Wayland Problems
Wayland is intended as a simpler replacement for X11. Wayland changes the design of a Linux desktop architecture considerably. Unlike X11, there is no dedicated standalone server in Wayland. What…
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How to enable nested virtualization in KVM
Nested virtualization allows you to run a virtual machine (VM) inside another VM while still using hardware acceleration from the host. Checking if nested virtualization is supported For Intel processors,…
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