Fedora 10

I see a lot of traffic coming to by blog by people searching for "Fedora 10 Dell 1520".
So I thought I would ask the question... What information are you looking for?
I will try to answer all questions, or point you in the right direction.

So go ahead and post a comment with your question.

The Fedora 11 release name ...

Leonidas

Voting Period: 05 January 2009 08:00:00 UTC to 09 January 2009 23:59:59 UTC

1. Leonidas 1108
*****
2. Indomitable 1054
3. Claypool  944
4. Brasília  890
5. Blarney  890
6. Duchess  838
7. Zampone  716
8. Euryalus  713

Fedora Weekly News Issue 155

Here is the latest issue of Fedora Weekly News:
Fedora Weekly News Issue 155

Name suggestions for Fedora 11 ended yesterday.

To see the suggested names see the following link:

Suggested names

The Community vote on final name: Jan 5, 2009 - Jan 9, 2009

The name will be announced on Jan 10, 2009!

Fedora 10

I have noticed a lot of visits coming to my blog looking for information on Fedora 10. I apologize, I haven't kept up with the posts.
I am going to get it downloaded in the next few days and give it a review, and some helpful tips.

If you have tried it out let me know your opinion.

If you have question about Fedora let me know!
I will answer all comments.

Thanks all

Fedora 10

So Fedora 10 was released a few days ago, and unfortunately Ive been really busy and haven't had time to try it yet. Hopefully this weekend I will get a chance.

What are your thoughts on it?

Become a Fedora Ambassador

So you want to be come a Fedora Ambassador?
Well, ask yourself these questions:
Do you love Fedora?
Do you want to see Fedora advance and become better with each release?
Do you want to spread the word about how great Fedora is?

If you answered yes to these questions, you're probably ready to become a Fedora Ambassador.

Being a Fedora Ambassador is all about spreading the word about Fedora, whether it be telling your friends, or speaking to a large group at your college.
It all about spreading the word!

More info:
Fedora Ambassadors project

**Update** Dell Inspiron 1520

I finally got the webcam working on my Inspiron 1520 using the kdetv package.
("yum install kdetv")
It works great!


Now I just need to get the touchpad working, to where tapping simulates a
click...

Happy Birthday Fedora

5 years and still going strong!!

Fedora Project

Fedora 9 on a Dell Inspiron 1520

Installing Fedora 9 on my Dell 1520 was pretty simple task, pretty much everything was recognized, but there were a couple issues.

I haven't got the integrated webcam up and running just yet.
(As soon as I do get it working, Ill post the info)

Tapping on the touch pad to click something doesn't seem to work just yet either.

I had to use ndiswrapper with the bcmmwl5 driver.
(Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 USB Controller (rev 01))

All together (not including troubleshooting on
Fedora Forum) it took about an hour to install the operating system and config the system to suit my needs.


Here are the specs:
Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Mobile Processor T2370
4GB, DDR2, 667MHz
250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card
Integrated webcam

What is your laptop running?

Top five reason to use Fedora

Here are my top five reasons why Fedora is such a great operating system, and why you should use it:

5. Updates are simple...

By running one simple command, 'yum update', all updates for packages currently installed on your system are downloaded and then installed/updated. If you are looking for a program, chances are it's in one of the repositories, just do 'yum install packageName', it will be downloaded and installed right then.

4. Easy / Straightforward installation...
You can select the type of installation you want, based on what you will be using the machine for.
The default is 'Office and Productivity'. Which would be a standard desktop installation, used for emailing, Internet, and typing documents.
The other options include 'Software development', and 'Web server'.
You can also add additional repositories,and add optional software you want installed during this stage.

3. Latest software...
There is a new release of Fedora every six months (roughly), which includes the most cutting edge software.
I started with Fedora 4, and haven't been disappointed since.

2. Great support forum...
Every time I have asked a question on fedoraforum.org, I have received a response within a day, most of the time within the hour. It is one of the best support forums I have ever been on, with very friendly and helpful people.

1. Its FREE...
It's free to download.
It's free use.
It's free to modify.
It's free to distribute.

So...
What distribution do you use?
Why is it your favorite?

Fedora Ambassador project

I'm finally going to have some time to get more involved with the Fedora Ambassador project. I am going to burn a bunch of the Fedora 9 live CDs and start spreading the word around town here, starting at the community college I attend.

If you want to get involved with the Fedora Project check out the link below, if your in the Central Florida area and want to help out let me know. I was also thinking about get a Fedora LUG going here in town.

Fedora Project

Fedora

I've been using Fedora since Fedora 4, it was my first taste of Linux.
I've tried some other distributions but it is my favorite distro, by far.

If you don't know about Fedora you should definitely check it out:
Fedora Project

There is a new release every 6 months, with the latest in free and open source software, the installation is pretty straight forward, you can choose to set it up as a desktop or server or for development, and they have a great support forum:
Fedora Forum
(You can find me on there posting under biggsk)

If you have time leave me some comments on what your favorite distro is and why.