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this is tutorial how to install desktop environment on base server configuration installation of enterprise linux installation desktop environment (gnome) install several group packages below : # yum groupinstall “Base” # yum groupinstall “X Window System” # yum groupinstall “Desktop” # yum groupinstall “General Purpose Desktop” to install web browser application (mozilla firefox)  : # yum groupinstall “Internet Browser” to install office and mail client applications (openoffice.org, evolution)  : # yum groupinstall “Office Suite and Productivity” notes : *enterprise linux distribution on the example is Oracle Linux Server 6.0. *group package 'Office Suite and Productivity' is not available on DVD repository OLS 6.0.  *for fedora install group package “X Window System” and “GNOME Desktop Environment” only.

on several gigabyte motherboard, onboard network interface card  will not be detected on enterprise linux distribution (e.g. scientific linux, oracle linux server, etc). alternatively you must supply add-on card. or if you insist to use the onboard card, you must install the unofficial nic driver. this is tutorial how to install driver for onboard network interface card GIGABYTE first of all prepare your system. make sure it has package group "Development Tools" installed. if it has not, install it # yum groupinstall “Development Tools” download the source code : https://www.dropbox.com/s/na91bu4az4p9827/AR81Family-linux-v1.0.1.14.tar.gz extract the source code : # tar zxvf AR81Family-linux1.0.1.14.tar.gz the extraction process will make the new directory "AR81Family*", change to the directory # cd AR81Family* compile the source by type on terminal : # make then, # make install wait until the compiling process finish. next make the new scrip...

this is tutorial to install and uninstall vmware player first install group package called Development Tools to your linux system # yum groupinstall “Development Tools” then obtain a copy vmware bundle package from  www.vmware.com   change the permission of the package # chmod 755 VMware-Player-4.0.2-591240.i386.bundle to install it simply type on terminal # ./VMware-Player-4.0.2-591240.i386.bundle or if you decide to uninstall it, simply  type # vmware-installer -u vmware-player

Install VirtualBox 4.0.8 on Fedora 15/14, CentOS/Red Hat (RHEL) 5.6/6 Virtualbox-logo-smallOracle VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware. Targeted at server, desktop and embedded use, it is now the only professional-quality virtualization solution that is also Open Source Software. VirtualBox supports a large number of guest operating systems: Windows 3.x, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 7, DOS, Linux (2.4 and 2.6), Solaris, OpenSolaris, OpenBSD. This guide shows howto install VirtualBox 4.0 (currently 4.1.2) on Fedora 15, Fedora 14, Fedora 13, Fedora 12, CentOS 5.6, Red Hat (RHEL) 5.6 and Red Hat (RHEL) 6. This howto uses Virtual Box yum repositories. 1. Change to root User su - ## OR ## sudo -i 2. Install Fedora or RHEL Repo Files cd /etc/yum.repos.d/ ## Fedora 15/14/13/12 and RHE...

this is tutorial to remove old kernel 1. check kernel version installed : # uname -r 2. check old installed kernels : # rpm -q kernel 3. to remove specific kernel : # rpm -e kernelname ex. # rpm -e kernel-2.6.3-1.fc14.i686

this is tutorial how to create local repository using dvd-iso file   first, create mount point directory where iso file to be mounted ex. # mkdir /mnt/iso/ then mounting your iso file to mount point directory using the syntax # mount -o loop file.iso mountdir ex. # mount -o loop linux.iso /mnt/iso/ create configuration file for yum # vim /etc/yum.repos.d/local.repo [local-repo] name=local-repo baseurl=file:///mnt/iso/ gpgcheck=0 enabled=1 check the yum configuration by typing # yum clean all # yum list packagename ex. # yum list nmap

Reminder: Fedora 16 end of life on 2013-02-12 Fedora 16 will reach end of life on 2013-02-12, and no further updates will be pushed out after that time. Additionally, with the recent release of Fedora 18, no new packages will be added to the Fedora 16 collection. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/2013-January/003138.html