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Step-by-step installation instructions.

reindex is not for generating a new index

Use CUPS web admin, not Gnome Printer setings

Remove mlocate to speed up boot.

XeLaTeX requires a number packages. Here is how to install them all.

How to fix gi.require_version error

Turn off SElinux to speed up your Fedora

Turn a freshly installed Fedora 23 into a scientist's workstation.

As it was with Fedora 22, the Fedora 23 still ships with SciPy version 0.14.1.

How to clone, compile and install libdvdcss.

By default Libre/Open Office will not allow you to delete form fields in Microsoft .doc or .docx files. When you try to get rid of form fields, you will get an error message like one below.

If you have ever wondered how usable Android phone is without having Google account, most probably you have already discovered the ugly truth - Android phone is a trap.

If your website is under construction, you can simply edit .htaccess file to disallow visits to your website.

By default Mendeley Desktop refuses to work. For me the solution was to install QtWebKit and QtSvg packages.

With gnome-shell, you'll need to create a .desktop file in '~/.local/share/applications/' which will then allow you to add the application to the gnome-shell dash.

If you ever need to download an entire Web site, wget can do the job.

Mendeley's LibreOffice Plugin not working in Fedora 18