Fedora Linux related tutorial/FAQ

How to install and enable Bash auto completion in Fedora Linux

last updated June 20, 2018 in Fedora Linux, Linux, Package Management

I am a new Fedora Linux user. How do I install and enable Bash auto completion in Fedora Linux server?

How to install and setup LXD on Fedora Linux server

last updated May 27, 2018 in Fedora Linux, Linux Containers (LXC), Virtualization

I set up a brand new Fedora Linux server in the cloud. How can I install and setup LXD on Fedora Linux? How do I create my first VM using LXD?

How to change hostname in Fedora Linux permanently

last updated May 24, 2018 in Fedora Linux, Linux

How do I change the hostname of a Fedora Linux system permanently using the command line tools from localhost to fedora28-nixcraft? How do I change hostname in Fedora Linux permanently from localhost.localdomain to fedora28-nixcraft?

How to install snapd on Fedora Linux system using dnf command

last updated May 22, 2018 in Fedora Linux, Package Management

How do I install snapd on Fedora Linux to run and manage snaps?

Update Fedora Linux using terminal for latest software patches

last updated May 22, 2018 in Fedora Linux, Package Management

I recently switched from Windows server to Fedora 28 server running in the cloud. How do I apply software updates and patches on Fedora 28 server using the terminal application?

yum find out path where is package installed to on CentOS/RHEL

last updated January 5, 2018 in CentOS, Fedora Linux, Package Management, RedHat and Friends

I have install htop package on a CentOS/RHEL. I wanted find out where and at what path htop package installed all files. Is there an easy way to tell yum where is package installed on a CentOS/RHEL?

How to patch Meltdown CPU Vulnerability CVE-2017-5754 on Linux

last updated April 20, 2018 in CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, Fedora Linux, Linux, RedHat and Friends, Security, Suse

A very serious security problem has been found in the Intel CPUs. Meltdown CPU Vulnerability CVE-2017-5754 breaks the most fundamental isolation between user applications and the operating system. This attack allows a program to access the memory, and thus also the secrets, of other programs and the operating system. How do I protect my Linux server and laptop/desktop against such attack?

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