Ubuntu – Grub2 no longer updating “Other” OSs.

If in Ubuntu Grub2 is not detecting Windows 7 or Fedora or some other OS, try this. 1) gksudo gedit /etc/default/grub 2) Look for a line that reads : GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=”true” 3) Comment out that line by placing a # at the front of it. Like so: #GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=”true” Save the file. 4) Run sudo update-grub2. 5)… Continue reading Ubuntu – Grub2 no longer updating “Other” OSs.

Protect the Internet

Protect the Internet Help us stop Internet censorship legislation Today Evans Computers joins with other sites in a virtual strike to protest two proposed laws in the United States, called SOPA and the PROTECT IP Act. On January 24th, the U.S. Senate will vote on the PROTECT IP Act to censor the Internet, despite opposition… Continue reading Protect the Internet

Howto: LiveUSB – request by students of Long Beach City College.

Howto: LiveUSB 1) Download the latest live image.  You can download it from the official Fedora mirrors. a) Fedora 15 Live Images – Live Images for Fedora 15 2) Download and install LiveUSB Creator. a) Windows – LiveUSB-Creator b) Linux – run su -c yum install liveusb-creator -y 3) Install the LiveUSB Creator program. 4)… Continue reading Howto: LiveUSB – request by students of Long Beach City College.

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Howto: Backup your data files

I can never overemphasize the importance of this enough. Back up your important data files. Daily. This is a very simple procedure. It takes approximately five minutes. It will save your files. 1) Insert a thumb or flash drive into any USB port on your computer. 2) For Windows copy your “My Documents” folder contents… Continue reading Howto: Backup your data files

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Howto: create a local repository for Fedora.

Creating a local Fedora repository is a great way to conserve bandwidth. You can update all of the computers on your local network from one repository. 1)  Install a web server.  I use apache. su -c yum install httpd -y 2)  Create the directories that become the local repository. su -c mkdir -p /var/www/html/yum/F15/releases su… Continue reading Howto: create a local repository for Fedora.

Howto: create a custom spin of Fedora 13

Much of the documentation I read on the World Wide Web suggests using revisor to create a custom Spin of Fedora. I find that revisor is not well suited to my needs. I use LiveCD Creator. To install it: yum install livecd-tools -y I suggest you install the fedora-kickstarts and spin-kickstarts packages as well. yum… Continue reading Howto: create a custom spin of Fedora 13