Category Archives: Fedora

Signal Desktop Open Build Service (OBS) from OpenSuse For Fedora

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Signal Desktop has been removed from the Fedora Copr repository, but, you can use the OBS version from OpenSuse create /etc/yum.repos.d/network-im-signal.repo [network_im_signal] name=Signal Messaging Devel Project (Fedora) type=rpm-md baseurl=https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/network:/im:/signal/Fedora_$releasever/ gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/network:/im:/signal/Fedora_$releasever/repodata/repomd.xml.key enabled=1 Then execute dnf -y install signal-desktop

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Upgrade Fedora

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First, open the terminal and run the following command to update your system by getting the latest software packages for current version of Fedora you have installed $ sudo dnf upgrade –refresh Second, install the special DNF plugin for system … Continue reading →

Add IP Address to /etc/issue

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Applies to Fedora 32 and higher Execute : systemctl edit getty@ and add the following lines: [Service] ExecStartPre=echo “\\S” > /etc/issue ; echo “Kernel \\r on an \\m (\\l)” >> /etc/issue ; /usr/sbin/ifconfig | /usr/bin/grep inet | /usr/bin/head -n 1 … Continue reading →

Replacement for rc.local

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rc.local is a very convenient method of firing off a process when the system is booted. It is being phased out.   To replace it you can do the following: create a file named /usr/lib/systemd/system/StartupService.service  [Service] Type=forking TimeoutSec=0 RemainAfterExit=yes ExecStart=/usr/local/sbin/StartupScript … Continue reading →