Nvidia finally decided to release an updated version of its proprietary video driver for Linux systems, one that supports the controversial XServer 1.5, which is present in bleeding-edge distributions, such as Fedora 9. Ok, so this tutorial is here to help actual and future Fedora 9 users to install the video drivers for their graphics cards and, as a bonus from Softpedia, a nice step-by-step AWN installation guide, assuming you have a fresh Fedora 9 installation with the GNOME desktop environment.Step 1 - Install the Livna repositoryFirst of all, make sure your system is up to date, then install the Livna repository like this:Open a termin... [read more >>] Fedora is a very popular Linux-based operating system that includes all the bleeding-edge technologies. Fedora 7 was announced on the last day of May 2007 and it brings many new features and improvements over previous versions, which were entitled Fedora Core. Among the new features, we can notice that Fedora has now an installable LiveCD, so everyone can now just burn the ISO and test Fedora OS directly from the CD, without installation. Together with the LiveCD, Fedora project is proud to announce a wonderful application that lets everyone create their own Fedora-based installable LiveCDs. The application is called Revisor and features ... [read more >>] Fedora 7 (codename Moonshine) was released on 31 May and it's the most breathtaking version of the Fedora operating system. Not only does this release bring an installable LiveCD for both i686 and x86_64 machines, but it also comes with an exclusive KDE LiveCD.I always recommend having an empty hard drive for a Linux installation (that means no other operating system on it, no Windows) and you must have a minimum of 10 GB free space for the Fedora installation. Great, now let's begin.For this installation, I've used the KDE LiveCD and I recommend the same for all of you KDE lovers out there. Burn it on a blank disc with your ... [read more >>] | 
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