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Artsy Tuesday: grip -- CD Ripper GUI 18 Nov 2008 | 06:01 pm
Grip is a graphical front-end for cd-ripping and encoding tools such as cdparanoia, cdda2wav, and oggenc. It can auto-detect disc insertions, do database lookup of CD title and track information, enco...
Productive Monday: yum-fastestmirror - Use fastest mirror for downloads 17 Nov 2008 | 06:01 pm
Fedora uses a worldwide system of mirror servers to distribute packages. When a Fedora system needs package info, packages, or updates, it will by default request a mirror list from a Fedora server. T...
Fedora 9 Week: Package Management from the Command Line 27 May 2008 | 04:01 pm
This article is part of Fedora 9 Week. In Fedora 9, the default package manager has changed from Yum to PackageKit. PackageKit is a system service that can queue package installation and removal requ...
Fedora 9 Week: Installing Over an Existing System with LVM 26 May 2008 | 04:02 pm
This article is part of Fedora 9 Week. When installing Fedora 9 onto a system which already has a Fedora installation, it can be hard to decide whether to do an upgrade or a full reinstallation. Doin...
Fedora 9 is Here! 14 May 2008 | 02:00 am
Start your download... we'll switch the Fedora Daily Package over to F9 starting next Monday with a Focus Week. Update: Let's make that the 26th ... it's been a little busy around here! If you're in ...
Artsy Tuesday: Hydrogen - Advanced Drum Machine 13 May 2008 | 04:01 pm
The Fedora community includes artists of all stripes, including (I'm told, but haven't yet heard) some great musicians. It figures that Fedora would have some good music tools. Hydrogen is an advance...
Productive Monday: iftop - Network Usage by Connection 12 May 2008 | 04:01 pm
The top command shows which processes are currently taking the most CPU time and memory, and iotop displays current input/output usage. iftop is a little-known cousin which displays network usage by c...
Friday Fun: The Battle for Wesnoth - Strategy Game 9 May 2008 | 04:01 pm
The Battle for Wesnoth is a well-developed turn-based strategy battle game. It offers single-player, multi-player, and network modes and has a easy-to-use and engaging hextile user interface. It's a l...
GUI Thursday: Eiciel - GUI ACL Editor 8 May 2008 | 04:01 pm
The Linux filesystem permission model comes from Unix. It provides three permissions (read, write, and execute) for three communities (the user that owns the file, users in the group that owns the fil...
Wednesday Why: Getting an F8 LVM System Ready for F9 7 May 2008 | 04:01 pm
Fedora 9 is only a few days away, as the counter on the front page testifies. Although it's possible to upgrade an earlier Fedora system to F9, it's generally agreed that a fresh installation is clean...
