How to turn off Bluetooth service automatically in Fedora 19?

In Fedora 19, the Bluetooth service will be turned on automatically once the operating system starts. The sad part is this service starts even for laptops without Bluetooth. Disabling this service will give some extra memory to computer which means there is more room for multi-tasking. To do so open you terminal and switch to root user.

#su

Solution 1:
Now enter the following command to turn off Bluetooth service automatically during startup.

#systemctl disable bluetooth.service

Solution 2:
If above method fails follow this bit complicated process. Install "rfkill" package. This package controls the Bluetooth and other wireless settings in Linux kernel. To install it.

#yum install rfkill

Open rfkill config file

#vi /etc/rc.d/rc.local

Enter following text in the empty file that opens after entering the above command.
 
#!/bin/sh
rfkill block bluetooth
exit 0

And to save this document, press 'Esc' key and then 'colon' key. Now wirte as wq. Where w stands for write and q stands for quit. This file should be given with executable operation, so that it can execute during startup. So now use below command.

#chmod +x  /etc/rc.d/rc.local

Nautilus using 100% CPU issue in Fedora 19

Nautilus is the default file manager in Fedora 19. You may have noticed that this Nautilus is using 100% of CPU or full memory of your computer. You can check it by entering the command as "top" in Terminal. During this process, your computer's SMPS fan will act abnormally (ie.) it rotates faster than ever.

Issue: Nautilus is using 100% of your PC

Solution 1:
You can end  the process by using following command in Terminal.

#killall terminal

After entering this command your system will return to normal state. Suppose if the problem presist further follow the next step.

Solution 2:
Download and install Nemo file manager and use it. It consumes only less memory and your computer will be free from lag. To install Nemo follow the below steps.

Run the following commands in Terminal.
#yum install nemo
#xdg-mime default nemo.desktop inode/directory application/x-gnome-saved-search
#gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background show-desktop-icons false

After writing this command in the Terminal, open gnome-tweak-tool. There turn on the option "Have file manager handle the desktop". You have now successfully installed and configured Nemo in your Fedora 19.

How to install Spotify in Fedora 19

Spotify for Fedora – Spotify is app which is similar to iTunes. Unfortunately iTunes is not available in Linux. It can be used as music player and sync between computer and phone. This app gives access to tons of music over internet. Spotify officially released its Linux version for Ubuntu operating system. As usual there are some geeks who made Spotify to work in Fedora operating system. Let see how to install Spotify in Fedora 19.



Issue – Install Spotify App in Fedora

Solution:
Step 1 – Create Spotify repository.
> Open the terminal and switch to 'root' user. To do so enter the following command.
#su



> Create new Spotify repo file.
#vi /etc/yum.repos.d/spotify.repo



Now a new Window opens. Copy below details as such and paste it in that window. Use mouse to copy-paste.



[spotify]
name=spotify
baseurl=http://repos.ulyaoth.net/Fedora/$releasever/$basearch/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0



After you have done copy-paste press 'Esc' key. Then click 'colon' key. Then write as 'wq' without quotation. If you cannot follow this steps just Google as how to save VIM.



Step 2 – Installing Spotify
Run the following command to install Spotify.

#yum install spotify

To place Spotify icon in your computer's desktop download the following application.


Fedora 19:
64 Bit Spotify download
32 Bit Spotify download

Step 3 – To uninstall Spotify

#yum remove spotify

Spotify for other Fedora version.
Spotify will work for other Fedora versions too. All you need to download is the following application.



Fedora 20:
64 Bit Spotify download
32 Bit Spotify download



Fedora 18:
64 Bit Spotify download

32 Bit Spotify download

How to create manual keyboard shortcut in Fedora 19

Keyboard shortcut Fedora – Every operating system has its own keyboard shortcut. It will fine if we have same shortcut for all operating system. In Fedora 19 you can manually assign keyboard shortcut as such you like. It can be done graphically. You no need to open your Terminal to assign new keyboard shortcut. Below is the tutorial to set new keyboard shortcut in Fedora.

Step 1: Open Settings
Settings can be launched by directly typing “Settings” in the search bar or just click on the user name on the top right of your desktop and select  “Settings”

Step 2:  Select Keyboard setting
Click on the Keyboard to open keyboard settings. There you will find “Shortcut” tab next to “General” tab. Here you will find the list of category where you can assign your own shortcut.

Step 3: Assigning shortcut to show desktop.

To assign shortcut to show desktop, click on 'Navigation ' and on the right side of the window choose 'Hide all normal windows'. Then enter the shortcut that is convenient to you.

High graphics games for Fedora 19

Games for Fedora 19 – One of the biggest drawback we face in Fedora 19 is games. We don't have sufficient good games in all Linux distros. However there are few games for Fedora 19 you can enjoy playing.

Xonotic
It is only shooting game for Fedora 19. It has good graphics and I'm sure you will enjoy playing this game.

0 A.D.
It is a Age of Empire like game for Fedora 19. Here you can develop army, construct buildings, war against enemy and plan your city. Multi-player option is available in this game.

Steam
Steam is online gaming platform which was available for Windows for years and launched for Linux in the year 2013. This is available for Fedora operating system too. Steam is really good gaming platform where you can play high graphical game but all you need is stable internet connection. Below is the article about installing Steam platform in Fedora 19 OS.

How to install Steam in Fedora 19

How to instal Steam in Fedora 19

Steam for Fedora – Steam is online game platform where you can play multipayer and high graphics game like Football Manager, Democracy 3. Below you can find the procedure to install Steam in Fedora 19.

Issue: Installing Steam in Fedora 19

Solution:
To install Steam, first install Fedora utils. You can also install Steam without Fedoa utils but it is a long and time consuming process.

Step 1: Installing Fedora Utils
#su -c "curl
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/satya164:/fedorautils/Fedora_19/home:satya164:fedorautils.repo -o /etc/yum.repos.d/fedorautils.repo && yum install fedorautils"

Step 2: Installing Steam using Fedora Utils
#fedorautils --exec install_steam

Note: To learn about Fedorautils usage use this command: # fedorautils --exec list

You can also install through graphical method. But it  takes only two command to install the Steam.

How to install faster using YUM in Fedora 19

YUM is the default installer in Fedora 19. The algorithm used by YUM to install an app is bit slow as it search, verify and then install the app. YUM installs the application only if the package has all the dependencies ready to install. If any one dependencies is not available it shows error message.

Issue – Installation is slow

Solution 1:
To speed up the installation process you can install YUM Extender, it is the latest version of YUM. It is available in the default Fedora repository. To install YUM Extender or YUMEX just type the following command.

#yum install yumex -y

Note: Install this package as root. To switch to root user use “su” command.

Solution 2:
The other method is installing AppCenter for Fedora. To do so follow below steps.

1. Switching to root user
#su

2. Installing Wget
#yum install wget
#wget -P/etc/yum.repos.d/ http://sourceforge.net/projects/appcenterfedora/files/fedora/appcenter.repo
#yum update
#yum install appcenter

3. To configure YUM with fast mirrors
#yum install yum-fastestmirror

Unable to install after update in Fedora 19

It is common that we face issues after updates. Whatever the operating system you use, after update something goes wrong. Updates alter the core files of the operating system and so issue arises. In my Fedora 19, after updates, YUM stopped working. It means I was not able to install any packages using command line. After slogging in internet for hours I found the solution.

Issue:
When you try to install any package, say #yum install vlc; the following error message occurs.

There was a problem importing one of the Python modules required to run yum. The error leading to this problem was:
/lib/librpmio.so.3: file too short
Please install a package which provides this module, or verify that the module is installed correctly.

Solution:
During updates the /lib/librpmio.so.3 directory will be overwritten or deleted. So we need to configure this directory again to make YUM work as normal.

If /lib/librpmio.so.3 directory exists:
Use the below commands to configure the directory as default.

#rm -fv /lib/librpmio.so.3
#ln -sv `basename /lib/librpmio.so.3.*` /lib/librpmio.so.3

Now check if the following output appears after entering the below command.
# ls -l /lib/librpmio.so*
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root     3 Nov 18 10:51 /lib/librpmio.so.3 -> librpmio.so.3.2.0
-rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 420404 Nov  9 14:07 /lib/librpmio.so.3.2.0

Note: so* version may differ from each computer.

If /lib/librpmio.so.3.* directory is not there:
1. Download rpm-libs RPM. You can download it from here: http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=rpm-libs http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=rpm-libs
2. Download depending on the version and your hardware.
3. Extract it and move to ./usr/lib*/librpmio.so.3.*
4. Append following command.
#ln -sv `basename /lib/librpmio.so.3.*` /lib/librpmio.so.3

How to add seconds in Fedora 19 clock

In the top panel you can find a digital clock that shows hours and minutes. You can also add seconds to it. Adding seconds to the digital clock can be done by three ways

> gnome-tweak-tool

>3rd party GNOME tweaking tools

> Using command line

Below I have given the command to add seconds in the digital clock.

#gsettings set org.gnome.shell.clock show-seconds true

To display date in the top panel use the following command.

#gsettings set org.gnome.shell.clock show-date true