Category Archives: Linux

Installing TrueType Fonts in Fedora

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Bob Somers

I’ve haven’t written recently because I was completely bogged down finishing up my Bachelors degree and applying to grad schools, but here’s a quick tip for those of you looking for a painless way to install third party TrueType fonts … Continue reading →

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Fixing the Fedora 12 VirtualBox Guest Additions problem

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Bob Somers

I’m a frequent VirtualBox user, and as I’ve noted in my previous posts, I’m an avid fan of Fedora as well. However, there is a nasty bug in the most recent version of VirtualBox (3.1.2) when combined with Fedora 12. … Continue reading →

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SSL detection by PHP scripts run through FastCGI on nginx

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Bob Somers

How’s that title for acronym soup? I ran across this issue when playing around with nginx. I was trying to set up phpMyAdmin for SQL administration, but ran into a rather peculiar issue. To explain the problem, let me give … Continue reading →

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Fedora, you need some slimfast

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Bob Somers

Let me get this out of the way up front. I absolutely love Fedora to death. It’s my favorite distribution of linux by far, and I’ve played with a lot of different distros. I love the way way it works, … Continue reading →

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Using a file as input for iptables-restore

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Bob Somers

I deal with headless linux boxes a lot, and one of the first things you always want to do is configure your firewall. The general rule of thumb says to deny all traffic and only poke holes where you need … Continue reading →

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