This is an active open bug, but the current workaround is to run this command:
$ gsettings set org.gnome.Vino require-encryption false
Note: This command would be run on the computer that is the vnc server (ie, the one you are trying to connect to)
If you want to keep tabs on this bug, here is the link: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=987981
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Saturday, April 7, 2012
Howto setup a share on Windows 7 and access it from Linux
WARNING: Setting up file sharing will make your computer less secure. Only do this if you know what the risks are.
You should only do this if you are on a LAN behind or with a firewall.
There are many ways to share files between computers. This howto will show you how to setup a folder on Windows 7 so that a Linux computer on the same LAN can access it with no password. This share can be accessed form other Windows computers too but I am unsure about Mac.
Setting up Windows 7:
Right-click on the folder you want to share and click on "Properties". Click on the "Sharing" tab and then on "Share..."
Add "Everyone" and then make sure it has Read/Write permissions like Homegroup does in the picture below:
Make sure "Share this folder" is ticked and then enter your share name. I called mine EliteShare.
Tick the "Full Control" box.
Search for "advanced sharing".
Click the drop-down arrow for your current network profile. Most likely it will be the one in the picture below:
Select "Turn off password protected sharing" and then click "Save changes"
Accessing from Linux:
To access the share on Linux simply open Nautilus and press Ctrl+L and then type in:
smb://ipaddress/sharename/
Here is an example:
smb://192.168.1.100/eliteshare/
Then press enter and start sharing!
You should only do this if you are on a LAN behind or with a firewall.
There are many ways to share files between computers. This howto will show you how to setup a folder on Windows 7 so that a Linux computer on the same LAN can access it with no password. This share can be accessed form other Windows computers too but I am unsure about Mac.
Setting up Windows 7:
Add "Everyone" and then make sure it has Read/Write permissions like Homegroup does in the picture below:
Tick the "Full Control" box.
Search for "advanced sharing".
Click the drop-down arrow for your current network profile. Most likely it will be the one in the picture below:
Select "Turn off password protected sharing" and then click "Save changes"
Accessing from Linux:
To access the share on Linux simply open Nautilus and press Ctrl+L and then type in:
smb://ipaddress/sharename/
Here is an example:
smb://192.168.1.100/eliteshare/
Then press enter and start sharing!
Thursday, September 2, 2010
How to install Firefox from Mozilla.com (from source)
Has a new version of Firefox came out and you really wanted to use it but you had to wait for it to finally make its way into the Fedora repos? So you decided to go to mozilla.com and download it from there but after you download it you have no idea what to do with it!
Well this is how to install it.
First go to the folder you downloaded Firefox to.
Right-click on the downloaded file and click "Extract Here".
Now in the extracted folder there will be a file called "firefox" double-click on it and Firefox will start!
But if your like me you wouldn't just want a folder called firefox laying around.
You also wouldn't want to have to go to that folder every time you wanted to start Firefox.
So this is howto fix that.
Open a terminal and cd to the directory that you extracted Firefox in.
If that was your Downloads folder then enter in the terminal:
cd Downloads
Now become root by entering:
su
and enter the root password
Now enter:
mv firefox /opt
Now the Firefox folder is out of the way. But now you need to make a launcher.
To do that you right-click on your desktop and click "Create Launcher".
Now in the Name field type Firefox
and in the Command field type:
/opt/firefox/firefox
Now click OK
Now you have created your launcher.
You can drag it to the Gnome panel if you want.
What?! You want a launcher in the menu too? Fine.
To make a launcher in the Applications menu you have to be able to edit the gnome-menu.
In Fedora 12 they disabled being able to edit the gnome-menu by default so you will have to enable it by installing the menu editing package. To do that enter this as root in a terminal:
yum install alacarte
After the package is installed go to System > Preferences > Main Menu.
Click on Internet in the left pane and then click "New Item".
Now in the Name field put Firefox x. In the place of the "x" you can put whatever you want, just put something so you can tell the difference between the Firefox that came preinstalled with Fedora and the one you just installed.
And in the Command field put the same as before.
Now click OK and your done!
NOTE: Technically the package you downloaded from mozilla.com is not "source" as someone has pointed out to me. It's called pre-compiled binaries. So if you wanted to install Firefox from "source" then you will have to find out how to do it from somewhere else because I have no idea how to do it and I hear that you would be better off gouging your eyes then trying to do it (that might be exaggerating just a little ;). But if for whatever reason you really do want to build Firefox from source then here are the instructions on mozillas site: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/build_documentation
Well this is how to install it.
First go to the folder you downloaded Firefox to.
Right-click on the downloaded file and click "Extract Here".
Now in the extracted folder there will be a file called "firefox" double-click on it and Firefox will start!
But if your like me you wouldn't just want a folder called firefox laying around.
You also wouldn't want to have to go to that folder every time you wanted to start Firefox.
So this is howto fix that.
Open a terminal and cd to the directory that you extracted Firefox in.
If that was your Downloads folder then enter in the terminal:
cd Downloads
Now become root by entering:
su
and enter the root password
Now enter:
mv firefox /opt
Now the Firefox folder is out of the way. But now you need to make a launcher.
To do that you right-click on your desktop and click "Create Launcher".
Now in the Name field type Firefox
and in the Command field type:
/opt/firefox/firefox
Now click OK
Now you have created your launcher.
You can drag it to the Gnome panel if you want.
What?! You want a launcher in the menu too? Fine.
To make a launcher in the Applications menu you have to be able to edit the gnome-menu.
In Fedora 12 they disabled being able to edit the gnome-menu by default so you will have to enable it by installing the menu editing package. To do that enter this as root in a terminal:
yum install alacarte
After the package is installed go to System > Preferences > Main Menu.
Click on Internet in the left pane and then click "New Item".
Now in the Name field put Firefox x. In the place of the "x" you can put whatever you want, just put something so you can tell the difference between the Firefox that came preinstalled with Fedora and the one you just installed.
And in the Command field put the same as before.
Now click OK and your done!
NOTE: Technically the package you downloaded from mozilla.com is not "source" as someone has pointed out to me. It's called pre-compiled binaries. So if you wanted to install Firefox from "source" then you will have to find out how to do it from somewhere else because I have no idea how to do it and I hear that you would be better off gouging your eyes then trying to do it (that might be exaggerating just a little ;). But if for whatever reason you really do want to build Firefox from source then here are the instructions on mozillas site: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/build_documentation
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