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Last Update (Jan 24 2014): Update for Fedora 20 Special Notes For Google Chrome user, you do not need to install Flash Player  since Google Chrome comes with its own Flash Player plugins.  For Firefox user, you need to install Adobe Flash Player  to play embedded video from YouTube and various websites. This installation guide allows user to install Adobe Flash Player on Fedora 18,   Fedora 19  and Fedora 20 . The procedure is the same as the previous Fedora version ,therefore, you may also use the following procedure for Fedora 15, Fedora 16 and Fedora 17.  Configuring YUM Repository File First you need to download the rpm file from  https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/   Select   Yum for Linux  as shown below. Click Download now. You will be downloading a file  "adobe-release-x86_64-1.0-1.noarch.rpm" . You can install the rpm file immediately. Select Open with Software Install (defau...

This procedure is to install Oracle VirtualBox on Fedora 18. You can also use the same procedure to install VirtualBox on Fedora 15, Fedora 16 and Fedora 17.  If you had follow my post before and confident with my script, you can scroll down to the bottom of the post and download the script. The script will automatically download, configure and install VirtualBox. Manual Procedure First, you need to download the repository file from VirtualBox using the following command: wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/virtualbox.repo If your system could not recognize wget using the command to install wget: sudo yum install wget Then you need to move the file "virtualbox.repo" to the folder /etc/yum.repos.d/. In the terminal, navigate to the location where you kept the file and use the command: sudo mv virtualbox.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/ Then you need to install gcc, kernel-devel and dkms: sudo yum install gcc kernel-devel dkms To install the...

Update (16 Jan 2013): Hi! Fedora 18 is here, for installing VirtualBox on Fedora 18 check out this post  Install VirtualBox on Fedora 18 . You might also want to check the following: Fedora 18 Installation Guide Fedora 18 Post Installation Software Configuration Guide Install Oracle VirtualBox on Fedora 16 / Fedora 17 This installation procedure has been tested for Fedora 15, Fedora 16 and Fedora 17. If you had follow my post before and confident with my script, you can scroll down to the bottom of the post and download the script. The script will automatically download, configure and install VirtualBox. Manual Procedure First, you need to download the repository file from: http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/virtualbox.repo Then you need to move the file "virtualbox.repo" to the folder /etc/yum.repos.d/. In the terminal, navigate to the location where you kept the file and use the command: sudo mv virtualbox.repo /etc/yum...

Update (16 Jan 2013): Hi! Fedora 18 is here, for installing Dropbox on Fedora 18 check out this post  Install Dropbox on Fedora 18 . You might also want to check the following: Fedora 18 Installation Guide Fedora 18 Post Installation Software Configuration Guide Install Dropbox on Fedora 16 / Fedora 17 This installation guide has been tested for Fedora 16 and Fedora 17. To install Dropbox in Fedora 17, we need to configure a Dropbox repository and perform a yum install from the system terminal. Configure Dropbox Repository Create a file called dropbox.repo with the following: [Dropbox] name=Dropbox Repository baseurl=http://linux.dropbox.com/fedora/$releasever/ gpgkey=http://linux.dropbox.com/fedora/rpm-public-key.asc You can also download a copy from here . Place the file under /etc/yum.repos.d. Installing Dropbox Run yum install using the command: sudo yum install nautilus-dropbox Note: If you encounter any error while downloading nautilus-d...

Update (3 July 2013) The instructions to install Adobe AIR has been tested on Fedora 16, Fedora 17, Fedora 18 and Fedora 19. However, the testing of AIR applications under Fedora 19 is less than satisfactory. Please see section under Install AIR Applications . This will be the last update on running AIR on Fedora. Special Note Please be aware that Adobe no longer supports Adobe Air for Linux. You can get further explanation from Adobe from this post . Adobe will not provide any updates including security updates for Adobe Air.   You could still install the latest version of Adobe Air for Linux (which is version 2.6) from the archive provided that the air applications you are running still supports Adobe Air version 2.6. Caution (Important !) For security concerns I do not recommend installing Adobe AIR version 2.6 unless you really need to run the AIR apps in Linux. For TweetDeck users, you can install the Chrome version of TweetDeck instead of desktop version....

Update (16 Jan 2013): Hi! Fedora 18 is here, for installing Adobe Flash Player on Fedora 18 check out this post  Install Adobe Flash Player on Fedora 18 . You might also want to check the following: Fedora 18 Installation Guide Fedora 18 Post Installation Software Configuration Guide Install Adobe Flash Player on Fedora 16 / Fedora 17 You need to install Adobe Flash Player to play embedded video from YouTube and various websites. This installation guide allows user to install Adobe Flash Player on Fedora 15, Fedora 16 or Fedora 17.  Configuring YUM Repository File First you need to download the rpm file from https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/   Select  "Yum for Linux" as shown below. You will be downloading a file "adobe-release-x86_64-1.0-1.noarch.rpm" into your download folder. Navigate to your download folder and issue the following command: sudo rpm -ivh adobe-release-x86_64-1.0-1.noarch.rpm Then issue this command ...

This installation guide has been tested for Fedora 16. [Note: There is some problem during the installation of Real Player on Fedoar 17. Fedora 17 users, please use VLC instead.]   You can download the last version of Real Player 11 at  https://player.helixcommunity.org/2005/downloads/ You should be downloading a file "RealPlayer11GOLD.rpm" Pre-Installation Setup Before installing the rpm file, you need to install additional libraries. For 64-bit Fedora users, use the following command: sudo yum install -y redhat-lsb redhat-lsb.i686 gstreamer-plugins-ugly gstreamer-plugins-ugly.i686 gtk2-engines gtk2-engines.i686 PackageKit-gtk-module PackageKit-gtk-module.i686 libcanberra-gtk2 libcanberra-gtk3 libcanberra-gtk2.i686 libcanberra-gtk3.i686 For 32-bit Fedora users, use the following command: sudo yum install -y redhat-lsb gstreamer-plugins-ugly gtk2-engines PackageKit-gtk-module libcanberra-gtk2 libcanberra-gtk3 Install Real Player To install Re...

Please be aware that RealNetworks, the company that created the Real media format, no longer support Real Player for Linux . There are a few options that allows you to play Real media (rm and ram files) in Fedora or any other distribution of Linux. Playing Real Media with VLC Media Player If you've installed VLC media player, it will play Real media without any problems.The images may appear distorted for a while when you fast forward the video. To install VLC media player, use the command: $sudo yum install vlc Playing Real Media with MPlayer MPlayer is pre-loaded with Fedora, to play Real Media you need to allow the Player to search and install the necessary codecs and library files. You need to perform the search and installation of codecs a few times. I manage to play a sample file on the third attempt. Playing Real Media with Real Player You can still download and install the last version of Real Player. Please check my post Install Real Player 11 on Fedora .  **...

This installation procedure can be applied to both Fedora 15 and Fedora 16. If you had follow my post before and confident with my script, you can scroll down to the bottom of the post and download the script. The script will automatically download, configure and install VirtualBox. First, you need to download the repository file from: http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/virtualbox.repo Then you need to move the file "virtualbox.repo" to the folder /etc/yum.repos.d/. In the terminal, navigate to the location where you kept the file and use the command: $sudo mv virtualbox.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/ Then you need to install dkms as follows: $sudo yum install dkms To install the latest version of VirtualBox use the command: $sudo yum install virtualbox-4.1 If you prefer the older version of VirtualBox just change the version number such as: $sudo yum install virtualbox-3.2 $sudo yum install virtualbox-3.1 $sudo yum install virtualbox-3.0 $s...

This is the post installation configuration guide for Fedora.This guide is applicable to Fedora 15, Fedora 16 and Fedora 17. System Update After installation of Fedora operating system, the first thing you need to do is to update the system. You can perform system update by going to Applications >> System Tools >> Software Updates . Alternatively, you could perform system update using the command: sudo yum update You need to reboot the operating system if you have installed a new kernel. Software Installation Some of the essential software applications were preloaded with Fedora. To install new software application, navigate to Applications >> System Tools >> Add/Remove Software . Enter the software package you desire and this utility will search through the software repository for the application you want. You have the option to download and install it. Alternatively, you can also use command line to install the software packages. First...