Author: lioneltan

Installing Java on Fedora using Yum

If you’re a bit dubious of GUIs or you’re simply fed up with the “Add/Remove Software” application that comes with Fedora, you might just decide to launch a terminal window and add/remove packages using old school methods.

To do that, just follow these steps:

  1. Launch the Terminal application (Click Applications/System Tools/Terminal)
  2. Log in as root by typing “su -” and the password
  3. Type “yum install java”
  4. Sit back and enjoy. However, you will still to answer a few prompts here and there so don’t get too comfortable.

Moving Fedora windows beyond the screen

I was running Fedora on VirtualBox and I encountered a problem where the dialog box was too big to fit in my virtual screen and there was simply no way to drag the window up so I could see the buttons at the bottom of the dialog box! Once the title bar of the dialog box hit the top of the screen, the window could move no further.

As usual, performing a search on the Internet provided a quick solution. Just hold on to Alt while clicking and dragging anywhere within the dialog box and it will then magically be able to move beyond the screen.

Doesn’t this just remind you of a song?

To paraphrase a popular song, “they call her Ms Congeniality, because she’s so…”

I don’t think she “lost” because she wouldn’t have “won” in the first place.

And just in case she decides to point her fingers again, no, Ms. Mexico and Ms Phillipines didn’t ask me to post this. 😉

Miss Universe Contestant Claims “Sabotage” Led to Her Loss – Yahoo! TV Blog.