PROBLEM
The task bar panel is gone, disappeared or has been removed/unconfigured part of some configuration change as a result of an upgrade or update.  This is one issue I had when upgrading from Fedora 8 to Fedora 9 and was mostly due to extensive overhaul of the KDE 4.1/4.0 over it’s predecessor KDE 3.5.  [...]

PROBLEM
How do I change my screen resolution?  Changes made in the GUI control panel option in KDE 4.0 are just not sticking or are not becoming permanent / saved.
SOLUTION

PROBLEM
With the latest rollout of adobe / pdf software to the latest linux distributions, there was a rather basic bug introduced causing an infinite number of ‘expr: syntax error” messages being displayed. Fortunately this was a simple script bug frmo the provider that thankfully can be fixed by anyone. The error pops up [...]

What to do with scriptlet failed, exit status 1 that can pop up uninstalling some RPM's.
PROBLEM
$ rpm -e avahi-0.6.17-1.fc7.i386
error: %postun(avahi-0.6.17-1.fc7.i386) scriptlet failed, exit status 1
$ rpm -e openmpi-libs-1.1-8.fc7.i386
error: %preun(openmpi-libs-1.1-8.fc7.i386) scriptlet failed, exit status 2
SOLUTION

Because Fedora 9, like any new software, had a number of issues, logging into it and using it didn’t prove usefull at all having been used to my own configuration in KDE 3.X.  So much so I initially wasn’t too happy  upgrading from Fedora 8 to Fedora 9 entirely.  That is until I started [...]

Problems with Fedora 9 and above and KDE. 
PROBLEM
When initially logging in to the new Fedora 9 following the upgrade, KDE 4.0 GUI started but all my settings were gone.  Except for my documents that I had in various places, the settings and configuration like KDE themes I had installed earlier, were now gone.  After [...]

The Fedora 8 to Fedora 9 upgrade follows the general procedure outlined on the very first Fedora Core upgrade page:
RedHat Fedora: Fedora Core 1 to Fedora Core 2 Upgrade .  If you have not already upgraded to F8 please visit  RedHat Fedora: Fedora 7 to Fedora 8 upgrade. page first before going up to [...]

The Fedora 7 to Fedora 8 upgrade follows the general procedure outlined on the first Fedora Core upgrade page: RedHat Fedora: Fedora Core 1 to Fedora Core 2 Upgrade .  If you have not already upgraded to F7 please visit  RedHat Fedora: Fedora Core 6 to Fedora 7 upgrade. page first before going up [...]

The Fedora Core 6 to Fedora 7 upgrade follows the general procedure outlined on the first Fedora Core upgrade page: RedHat Fedora: Fedora Core 1 to Fedora Core 2 Upgrade .  If you have not already upgraded to FC6 please visit  RedHat Fedora: Fedora Core 5 to Fedora Core 6 upgrade. page first before [...]

The Fedora Core 5 to Fedora Core 6 upgrade follows the general procedure outlined on the first Fedora Core upgrade page: RedHat Fedora: Fedora Core 1 to Fedora Core 2 Upgrade .  If you have not already upgraded to FC5 please visit  RedHat Fedora: Fedora Core 4 to Fedora Core 5 upgrade. page [...]