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 to use and get used to some of it’s new features, which, to an extend made up for problems in KDE 4.X. There is a huge number of changes in KDE 4.X that one needs to contend with and resolve. One of the issues you may see when using KDE 4.X is that your applications no longer start. Some other issues you may see with Fedora 9 and KDE 4.X is that all your settings have gone that you had in KDE 3.X. First however, we will resolve the applications not starting problem: Read the rest of this entry »
July 13th, 2008 | Posted in NIX Posts | 2 Comments
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 about two reboots where after I played with KDE settings for display resolution, KDE refused to start and I had to press:
SOLUTION
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July 13th, 2008 | Posted in NIX Posts | No Comments
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 FC9.
You will only need to replace step 8 ) with the below step:
8 ) Install fedora-relese either using the RPM’s in step 2) below or use another mirror from the fedora.redhat.com site. You can also use the mirrors from fedoralegacy.org if your distribution is too old.
Upgrading to Fedora 9 is straightforward, in theory, and follows only a few basic steps below however there are some considerations which you may wish to review. If you're feeling lucky, you can just skip to THE BASIC STEPS further down.
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July 13th, 2008 | Posted in NIX Posts | No Comments
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 to FC8.
You will only need to replace step #8 with the below step:
8 ) Install fedora-relese either using the RPM’s in step 2) below or use another mirror from the fedora.redhat.com site. You can also use the mirrors from fedoralegacy.org if your distribution is too old.
[ THE UPGRADE PROCESS ]
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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 going up to FC7.
You will only need to replace step #8 with the below step: 8 ) Install fedora-relese either using http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/releases/7/Fedora/i386/os/Fedora/fedora-release-7-3.noarch.rpm or use another mirror from the fedora.redhat.com site. You can also use the mirrors from fedoralegacy.org if your distribution is too old.
THE UPGRADE PROCESS
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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 first before going up to FC6.
You will only need to replace step #8 with the below step:
8 ) Install fedora-relese either using http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/6/i386/os/Fedora/RPMS/fedora-release-6-4.noarch.rpm or use another mirror from the fedora.redhat.com site. You can also use the mirrors from fedoralegacy.org if your distribution is too old.
THE UPGRADE PROCESS
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July 13th, 2008 | Posted in NIX Posts | No Comments
The upgrade here really hasn’t changed from the previous ones all that much and the Fedora Core 4 to Fedora Core 5 upgrade is nearly identical to the first upgrade outlined in: RedHat Fedora: Fedora Core 1 to Fedora Core 2 Upgrade . If you have not already upgraded to FC4 please visit RedHat Fedora: Fedora Core 3 to Fedora Core 4 upgrade. page first before going up to FC5.
You will only need to replace step #8 with the below step: 8 ) Install fedora-relese either using http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/4/i386/os/Fedora/RPMS/fedora-release-4-2.noarch.rpm or use another mirror from the fedora.redhat.com site. You can also use the mirrors from fedoralegacy.org if your distribution is too old.
We are also going to save the output of the upgrade process into a log file in case we need to analyze for more details.
THE UPGRADE PROCESS
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July 7th, 2008 | Posted in NIX Posts | No Comments
The procedure for this upgrade follows the same steps outlined in: RedHat Fedora: Fedora Core 1 to Fedora Core 2 Upgrade with the exception of the below step. If you have not already upgraded to FC3 please visit RedHat Fedora: Fedora Core 2 to Fedora Core 3 upgrade. page first before going up to FC4.
You will only need to replace step #8 with the below step: 8 ) Install fedora-relese either using http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/4/i386/os/Fedora/RPMS/fedora-release-4-2.noarch.rpm or http://fedora.osmirror.nl/core/4/ppc/os/Fedora/RPMS/fedora-release-4-2.noarch.rpm or use another mirror from the fedora.redhat.com site. For more legacy mirrors, use the instructions on the Fedora Core 1 to Fedora Core 2 upgrade above.
BASIC STEPS
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July 6th, 2008 | Posted in NIX Posts | No Comments
Now that you are at Fedora Core 2 you can jump to Fedora Core 3 as the next step. For those of you who have been using Fedora Core 2 and have not read Fedora Core 1 to Fedora Core 2 Upgrade please take a look. The procedures here are identical except for some minor changes.
You should pay attention to the versions in the article replacing 2 for 3 and 1 for 2 (In that order). Otherwise the general procedure on the above link is the same except for the following item:
8 ) Install fedora-relese either using http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/3/i386/os/Fedora/RPMS/fedora-release-3-8.i386.rpm or use another mirror from the fedora.redhat.com site. You can also use the mirrors from fedoralegacy.org if your distribution is too old as well as refer to the first upgrade from Fedora Core 1 to Fedora Core 2 above for more in legacy links.
July 4th, 2008 | Posted in NIX Posts | No Comments
For those of you still stuck in the old archeic version of Fedora Core 4 or older, perhaps because you have lot’s of files stored and documents and do not wish to reinstall the entire OS: it may be time to consider an upgrade. Thankfully there is a way to do this from Fedora Core 1 to the latest Fedora available. The only drawback it that it may take a while. You would need to upgrade through each version to the latest Fedora which can take a very long time.
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July 4th, 2008 | Posted in NIX Posts | No Comments
