How to install Google Chrome in Fedora 44
Fedora already ships the Google Chrome repository — disabled. One dnf5 command enables it. Plus: the dnf4 syntax trap in older guides, and why the manual RPM route gets updates after all.
How to auto-mount an exFAT drive in Fedora with KDE
I have an exFAT partition on a dual-boot MacBook so both operating system can share data. macOS mounts it by default, but of course Linux would never be that practical. In KDE Plasma’s Dolphin I can click the unmounted partiton and the drive becomes available, but it means an additional step for me I’d like … Read more
How to run Faceform Wrap on Linux
Wrap is a super useful 3D tool that once was known as the Russian 3D Scanner. I’ve always wanted to install it on my Fedora machine since it has a native Linux binary for download. My first attempt failed, but using the following packages, I got it working on both Fedora 42 and Ubuntu (via … Read more
How to check your DNF History in Fedora
Frequently a harmless looking Fedora update breaks vital functionality. It’s part of the “fun” working with oh so stable and reliable Linux Desktop distributions… or is it? Regardless, we may from time to time have to check which exact package in the previous update broke some functionality, and of course people like me have no … Read more
How to logout from KDE Plasma from the Command Line
As much as I enjoy KDE Plasma, it can be a cringeworthy buggy mess of trash sometimes. Not most of the time, but certainly when it doesn’t work. Recently its plasmashell component started crashing on startup in an endless loop, rendering my system’s usability useless. There was nothing I could do from the GUI to … Read more
Things I like to install with a fresh version of Fedora (and other distros)
I have Fedora and a couple of other RPM based distros running on so many systems, I thought I’ll write up the ones I like to have in place and how to get them (just becasue there’s always something I’m missing). Here’s that list for my future self and you if you like. Live ISO … Read more
How to grow a Volume Group with Cockpit
I have a JBOD setup on my Linux workstation that I wanted to add a disk to. Rather than do this from the desktop or the command line, I thought I’d try cockpit – and it worked like a charm. All I had to do was to add an unformatted drive with no existing partitions, … Read more
Changing all Folder Icons in KDE Plasma (Fedora)
I had a weird thing happen today: all folder icons had changed themselves, after I tried to apply a different icon to a single folder only using Dolphin in KDE. Probably a bug that’s long been fixed. The trouble was I had no idea how to alleviate this problem, so I did some digging and … Read more