Where are the certificates / known hosts forRemmina RDP stored
~/.config/freerdp/known_hsots2 Confirmed for Fedora 34
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Add IP Address to /etc/issue
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 →
Change default editor to vim
It appears that the default editor in Fedora comes up as nano. For those of y’all that prefer vim – here is how to switch that: For systemctl edit For a single user: echo “export SYSTEMD_EDITOR=vim” >> ~/.bashrc Systemwide: echo … Continue reading →
Upgrade Fedora
Upgrading Fedora 41 to Fedora 42 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 … Continue reading →
Replacement for rc.local
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 →
Could not apply stored configuration to monitors
You log onto your linux system and you get the message “Could not apply the sotred configuration to monitors” Start a bash prompt cd ~/.config mv monitors.xml monitors.xml.zzz Log off and log back on again
Continue reading →Install Signal Private Messager On Fedora
Use these instructions instead here su – dnf copr enable luminoso/Signal-Desktop yum -y install signal-desktop Tested on Fedora 31 and 32 Reference: https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/luminoso/Signal-Desktop/
Continue reading →RDesktop on Fedora Mate Compiz
I installed Fedora Mate Compiz on my desktop machine – but I wanted to also be able to access the desktop remotely using RDP To do so – yum -y install xrdp firewall-cmd –permanent –zone=public –add-port=3389/tcp firewall-cmd –reload systemctl start … Continue reading →
3 command-line file conversion tools for Linux
Pandoc Everyone I know who works with markup languages says Pandoc is the go-to utility for converting between those languages. And for good reason: Pandoc not only does some pretty nifty conversions, it’s fast, too. Have a file formatted with … Continue reading →
Using UUID to Mount Disk
In linux, hard drive dev assignments can get changed between reboots – especially with external/removable drives. This means using /dev/sdX or /dev/hdX is not the best way to mount a drive that needs to be mounted every time at boot. … Continue reading →