Task Manager for Fedora

Task Manager Fedora: We are used to task manager in Windows operating system. It is very handy to kill unresponsive programs in our system. Likewise it will be good if we have one such tool in Fedora. Fortunately, Fedora has one tool by default. The name of the tool is System Monitor. It can be found in Applications shell. Let me explain how to use the System Monitor to kill or end an unresponsive application.

Steps for using System Monitor:
1. Open System Monitor from Applications.
2. It will open a three tabbed window that contains Processes, Resources, File System.
3. Don't bother about Resources and File System tab as our target is to kill unresponsive program.
4. Say if Google Chrome browser is the unresponsive program, then click on the chrome listed in processes and click on 'End Process' button that you find below.
5. Like this you can kill any program that are not responding.

You can also try using Htop.

Install Viber in Fedora 19

Viber Fedora: Viber is a VOIP application. Using it users can make free call or send text message via internet connectivity. Viber is officially available for Ubuntu OS. We can use the Ubuntu package to install Viber in Fedora. It can be easily done by entering few commands in Terminal. As for now, Viber is available only for 64 bit application. 

Issue: Unable to install Viber in Fedora 19

Solution:
Open Terminal and enter the below given commands to install Viber.

mkdir /home/viber
cd /home/viber
su -c "yum -y install wget"
wget http://download.cdn.viber.com/cdn/desktop/Linux/viber.deb
ar p viber.deb data.tar.gz | tar zx
sh /home/viber/usr/share/viber/Viber.sh

You need to enter the last command (sh /home/viber/usr/share/viber/Viber.sh) every time to launch Viber application.

Note: This application is currently available only in 64-Bit version. To check whether your system is 32 bit or 62 bit use the below command.

uname -r

VLC media player not running as Root user in Fedora 19?

In Fedora 19, VLC media player won't run as root user. If a user try to run VLC media player in Fedora 19 as root user, it shows following error message.

Issue
# vlc
VLC is not supposed to be run as root. Sorry.
If you need to use real-time priorities and/or privileged TCP ports you can use vlc-wrapper (make sure it is Set-UID root and cannot be run by non-trusted users first).

Solution
It can be made to run as Root user by simple modification in VLC config file.
Step 1: Open Files application.
Step 2: After Files application gets open, in the side pane there will be 'Computer', click on it.
Step 3: There open bin -> usr -> vlc.
Step 4: In vlc file find geteuid and change it to getppid.


Is it safe to modify the file?
VLC by default won't open in root user. The reason behind it is security. As it is a third-party application, it is possible to download it with some malcious code. So it is not recommended to run VLC media player as root user. Linux recommends user to use normal account for everyday activity. Root user should be used only for some modifications in the system. If you are not worried about your security then go ahead and change the file.

Convert Word, PPT to PDF in Fedora 19 without extension

In Fedora 19, one can convert / export any kind of office files to PDF. Office files like word, excel and ppt can be exported to PDF. There is no need for additional add ons or extension to do this. You no need internet connectivity too. In this internet revolution we need internet connection to accomplish even a very small task.

How to covert to PDF in Fedora 19
In Fedora 19, LibreOffice comes by default. Write required content in excel or ppt or word and just press export to PDF icon. You can find it in the top panel as PDF icon. For your reference I have given the screenshot below.

Above figure shows the icon which will convert to PDF.

First write the content in your office file (excel or word or ppt). Then click on the icon that is given in above images. It will ask the name and location for PDF file to save. Provide the name as per your wish. Choose the location where the file need to be stored. Click 'Save' to complete the process.