Randell
Fedora 16 pre/post-installation setup
This is pretty much the same as my post for Fedora 15, but I modified some details to make sure everything is relevant for Fedora 16. I also converted the steps that requires downloading and installing into one executable command, whenever possible. I also added the -y option to the yum commands so we can [...]
error: can’t create transaction lock on /var/lib/rpm/.rpm.lock (Permission denied)
sudo does the trick.
How to create custom application launchers in Gnome 3
Back in Gnome 2, we can simply right-clicked on a panel and chose “Create custom launcher” to create custom application launchers. But since the advent of Gnome 3, the panels where we add our frequently-used applications have been replaced with the Dash. Alacarte is a graphical menu editor that lets you edit, add, and delete [...]
How to add Power Off option in Gnome 3 User Menu on Fedora 15
Because of Gnome 3′s deep hardware integration, if Fedora indicates that the Suspend is known to work on your machine, it shows the Suspend option in the User Menu instead of the Power Off option. But for us who want the Power Off option available all the time, and don’t want to Log Out first [...]
How to clear recent documents in Fedora 15 Gnome 3
Truncate the file containing your the desktop bookmarks. "" > ~/.local/share/recently-used.xbel Make it immutable. sudo chattr +i ~/.local/share/recently-used.xbel
