Free Xserver for Windows

Hi,
To log in to my desktop, which is running Fedora 7, from my laptop , I wanted a Xserver. Fortunately I came across Xming.. I downloaded that with a doubt whether it will serve my purpose or as any other free software will bug me?

I must say it is WOW.. I was lucky enough .. as good Exceed which I run at my office..

Gr8 .. it is really a gr8 tool to have with ..

link http://www.straightrunning.com/XmingNotes/

XDMCP Configuration

Fedora Core 5 and Fedora Core 6

Follow the same procedure for both versions of Fedora.

Firewall

Bring down the "System" menu and choose "Administration"->"Security Level Configuration". Enter the root password when prompted. In the "Firewall Options" tab bring down the "Other Ports" field and press "Add". Add port 177/tcp and 177/udp. Now press "OK" and confirm that you want to update the firewall settings.

Display Manager

Bring down the "System" menu and choose "Administration"->"Login Screen". Enter the root password, then select the "Remote" tab of the Login Screen window (it's the program gdmsetup). Select Style to be "Same as local" then close the window.

Now it's necessary to re-start GDM. Logout of your current session, then press Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get a console. Login as root and execute the following command:

[root@localhost ~]# init 3 && init 5 

You should now be able to point an X session at your server.

Link http://www.wmltd.co.uk/index.php/products/nomachine_thin_client/setting_up_x

Microsoft OneNote for linux

Hi I found a very good package called Basket (http://basket.kde.org/index.php) it is a KDE project.
I use Microsoft One note and really love it. But as most of the time I am under linux .. using this is a difficult task. So thought let me search some thing like that under linux.

Hope this is going to help me a lot.

Fedora 7: "Add/Remove Software" from DVD

Hi,
This is my method of solving the add remove program problem in Fedora Core and Fedora 7.

After first installation

1. create a softlink to the Fedora cdrom 's root directory inside /media directory so that /media/fedora should show the content of /media/Fedora 7 DVD drive .
2. Now insert the DVD and mount that ( by default it will be mounted)
3. Edit /etc/yum.conf and put the following line there



reposdir=/dev/null[MyLocalRepo]
name=local
baseurl=file:///media/fedora
gpgkey=file:///media/fedora/RPM-PGP-KEY-fedora ( and may include other files too)


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4. There is a bug https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzill...g.cgi?id=241604 So need some modification in a .py file. So add the following two lines in to /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/packages.py at line 485


so the section becomes


   def getDiscNum(self):
       if self.basepath is None:
           return None
       (scheme, netloc, path, query, fragid) = urlparse.urlsplit(self.basepath)
       if scheme == "media":
           if len(fragid) == 0:
              return None
           return int(fragid)
       return None
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Remember not to change any indentation of the .py file. Python uses indentation for the loops

5. Now when you restart the Add Remove program it will ask to import the PGP keys.
   

Thats it.. It is done. Now any time it is required to install some software from the DVD .. just put the DVD and start Add Remove Program.

(Note you must run the first yum command as root even if it is just 'yum list available', since yum needs to create a directory in /var/cach/yum for the local repo)

BSNL Online Phone No Directory

Hello,
Thanks to BSNL to provide On line Phone Directory.
Bangalore
http://www.bangaloretelecom.com/bgtd_enq/index.htm

Orissa
http://www.orissa.bsnl.co.in/dirsearch.php

Track Speed post

Hello,
It is gr8 that the Postal dept has as Speed post tracking page.
Enter the Speed post tracking bar code and then see the post going..

it is very good for me so that i will not have to worry as during day time I am at office...

http://www.indiapost.gov.in/speednet/Track.htm