sbt (Scala Build Tool) isn’t available in the default Fedora repositories, though Scala itself is. Here’s how to install it properly. Using the Official Repository The most reliable approach is to add sbt’s official repository to your system. This gives you automatic updates and avoids manual RPM downloads. Create the repository configuration file: sudo tee…
Converting LaTeX documents to HTML is useful for web publishing. Two main tools handle this conversion effectively: htlatex and latex2html. Both produce valid HTML output, though they have different strengths and limitations. Using htlatex htlatex is part of the tex4ht package and is generally more robust for modern LaTeX documents. Installation: On Fedora/RHEL: sudo dnf…
You have several options for converting HTML files to plain text, each with different strengths depending on your use case. html2text The most straightforward tool is html2text, available on most distributions: html2text input.html The converted text prints to stdout. Redirect to a file if needed: html2text input.html > output.txt Install it via your package manager:…
By default, ibus isn’t automatically started on Fedora with Cinnamon. You might try launching the daemon manually: ibus-daemon This starts the ibus service and adds an icon to your system tray, but you’ll find that Chinese input doesn’t work even when enabled through the tray icon. The missing piece is integration with Cinnamon’s input method…
LightDM is a lighter alternative to GDM (GNOME Display Manager). If GDM is causing issues, you prefer a simpler login screen, or you’re running a lightweight desktop environment, here’s how to switch to LightDM on Fedora. Install LightDM sudo dnf install lightdm lightdm-gtk-greeter The lightdm-gtk-greeter provides the graphical login screen. Other greeter options include: lightdm-gtk-greeter…
If you need to remove excess white space or trim margins from PDF files, several graphical tools can handle this on Linux. Here are the most practical options. Krop Krop is a straightforward tool specifically designed for PDF cropping. It lets you define crop regions visually and apply them to single pages or entire documents….
Cinnamon is a modern, feature-rich desktop environment forked from GNOME. It’s lightweight compared to full GNOME installations and offers a traditional taskbar-based interface. Installing it on Fedora is straightforward. Basic Installation Use dnf (the modern package manager) with group install: sudo dnf groupinstall ‘Cinnamon Desktop’ This installs the complete Cinnamon desktop environment along with necessary…
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is required to run Java applications on Linux. On x86-64 systems, you have several installation options ranging from open-source to Oracle’s commercial builds. Install OpenJDK (Recommended) OpenJDK is the open-source implementation and is available in all major Linux distributions: # Fedora / RHEL / Rocky Linux sudo dnf install java-17-openjdk #…
HP printers work well on Fedora when you install the right packages and drivers. Here’s what you need to do to get a USB or network-connected HP printer working reliably. Install HPLIP and Related Packages Start by installing the HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) suite: sudo dnf install hplip hplip-gui hpijs On modern Fedora…
Several native options now exist for annotating PDFs directly on Linux, though each has trade-offs between features and ease of use. Native Linux Tools Okular is the most straightforward choice for basic annotations. It’s lightweight, fast, and saves markups directly into the PDF: sudo apt install okular okular document.pdf Okular supports highlighting, underlining, strikethrough, freehand…
Install the required LAMP stack components. Fedora 41 and later use dnf instead of yum: sudo dnf install httpd php php-mysqli php-gd mariadb-server Note that php-mysql is deprecated; use php-mysqli instead for modern MySQL/MariaDB connections. Start and enable the services to run on boot: sudo systemctl start mariadb httpd sudo systemctl enable mariadb httpd Using…
Scala runs on the JVM and combines object-oriented and functional programming. Here’s how to install Scala on Fedora Linux using several methods. Method 1: Install via Coursier (Recommended) Coursier is the official Scala installer and handles JDK dependencies automatically: # Install Coursier curl -fL https://github.com/coursier/coursier/releases/latest/download/cs-x86_64-pc-linux.gz | gzip -d > cs && chmod +x cs &&…
You’ll sometimes need to exclude specific repositories from package operations—typically when multiple repos provide the same package, mirror connectivity is unreliable, or you want to force installation from a trusted source. The –disablerepo flag lets you skip repos on a per-command basis. Basic syntax dnf –disablerepo=repoid1 –disablerepo=repoid2 install package-name Add –disablerepo once for each repo…
Fedora uses RPM packages managed by DNF, but you’ll occasionally encounter software distributed only as .deb files (Debian format). You have several options: convert the .deb to RPM, extract and repackage it, or use containerization. Here’s what works in practice. Using alien to convert .deb to RPM The simplest approach is alien, a tool designed…
Setting up PHP with Apache on Fedora involves installing the PHP module, configuring Apache to process PHP files, and verifying the setup works correctly. Install PHP and Apache sudo dnf install httpd php php-fpm # Start and enable Apache sudo systemctl enable –now httpd # If using PHP-FPM (recommended for modern Fedora) sudo systemctl enable…
The caption LaTeX package provides customizable captions for floats (figures, tables, and other environments). It offers much more control than LaTeX’s default caption formatting. Install on Fedora The caption package is included in the texlive collection: # Install the full texlive collection (includes caption) sudo dnf install texlive-collection-latexrecommended # Or install just the caption package…
LaTeX is a document preparation system widely used for scientific and technical documents. Most modern workflows use pdflatex or xelatex to compile directly to PDF, avoiding the outdated DVI → PostScript → PDF pipeline. Debian/Ubuntu sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install texlive-latex-base texlive-latex-extra texlive-fonts-recommended For a complete installation with all packages: sudo apt-get install texlive-full…
IBus is the default input method framework on many Linux distributions, but Chrome and Chromium-based browsers have historically struggled with proper IBus integration. Other applications like Thunderbird, Firefox, and GNOME applications typically work fine, which points to Chrome’s specific handling of input methods. Root Causes Chrome doesn’t use the standard Linux input method pipeline that…
MATE is a continuation of GNOME 2, maintained by the MATE Desktop Environment project. It’s included in Fedora’s official repositories and is a supported desktop option. Install MATE Desktop MATE is available as a desktop environment group in Fedora 41’s repositories. Install the base desktop with: sudo dnf install @mate-desktop The @mate-desktop group installs the…
Grab a release from kernel.org. Recent stable versions (6.x and later) are recommended for production systems: wget https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/linux-6.12.tar.gz tar xf linux-6.12.tar.gz cd linux-6.12/ If wget isn’t available, use curl: curl -O https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/linux-6.12.tar.gz Verify the tarball Always verify the kernel’s integrity using checksums and signatures published on kernel.org. This is essential for production systems: wget https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/linux-6.12.tar.gz.asc…