I just installed Fedora 33 today, the first day it became available. One of the major changes, a switch from the ancient nss resolver to systemd-resolved has already caused me a significant amount of trouble and borked my entire network.…
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Overclocking Fedora 27
I recently purchased a new ASUS TUF X299 motherboard and an Intel i9 processor with 16 cores (32 CPUs / threads). The processor runs at a default of 2.8 GHz but is actually capable of being overclocked to much higher…
How to upgrade your system BIOS using FreeDOS
This article is now available here, on this site. I recently upgraded a couple older computers with new processors that were faster and had more CPUs than the previous ones. I discovered that it was necessary to upgrade the motherboard…
Testing hardware for Linux compatibility using a Live USB stick
Ever go into a store that sells computers and try to pick out a computer that will work with Linux? Short of reading a review that mentions Linux compatibility or finding a compatibility list – most of which are completely…
More about Fedora 18
In my review of Fedora 18, I discussed my initial impressions of that newest release. Having now begun to install Fedora 18 on several more hosts in my constantly changing world I have found some interesting under the cover changes.…
CDs and DVDs that Won’t Mount
Have you ever had a CD/DVD, whether data, video or audio that would not mount or play? Me too. Fedora Linux (and others) is supposed to recognize that a CD or DVD has been inserted into the drive, and the…