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Twinkle is a soft phone for your voice over IP communcations using the SIP protocol. You can use it for direct IP phone to IP phone communication or in a network using a SIP proxy to route your calls.

Homepage: http://www.twinklephone.com/

How to install on Fedora Core 6 ( step by step ):

1º Set your yum configuration to download extra files on Fedora Core 6:

[extras]
name=Fedora Extras - 6 - i386
baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/extras/6/i386/
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/extras/RPM-GPG-KEY-Fedora-Extras

2º Installing twinkle

shell> sudo yum -y install twinkle

Twinkle packages ( Fedora Core 6 ):
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ccrtp-1.5.0-1.fc7.i386.rpm
libsndfile-1.0.17-1.fc6.i386.rpm
commoncpp2-1.5.0-1.fc7.i386.rpm
twinkle-1.0-1.fc7.i386.rpm

Hi guys,

If you wish install Linux but nowadays you don't have courage yet or you need to know how it works...
Try on Fedora Core 6 live CD, bellow David Zeuthen announcing his work on Fedora live CD.

Message from: David Zeuthen
Subject: Announcing the Fedora 6 Zod live CD and live CD tools
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 13:32:46 -0500

Hi,

After lots of feedback, bug fixing and testing of the beta live CD
announced 3 weeks ago, I'm pleased to announce the first official Fedora
live CD. This live CD is based on packages from the Fedora Core 6
(codenamed "Zod") and Fedora Extras package collections and is such 100%
free software. At a glance, the live CD features

o Linux 2.6.18
o GNOME 2.16 desktop environment
o GStreamer 0.10 multimedia framework
o X.org 7.1
o AIGLX and Compiz for 3D desktop
o Lots of applications including, but not limited to
o Beagle (Desktop Search)
o F-Spot (Photo Management)
o Evolution (Email and Calendering)
o Firefox (Web Browsing)
o Ekiga (IP telephony)
o Rhythmbox (Music Player)
o Totem (Movie Player)
o Games (Games)
o The Gimp (Graphics)
o Inkscape (Vector Graphics)
o Abiword (Word Processor)
o Gnumeric (Spreadsheet)
o nautilus-open-terminal (For the adult in you)
o Assistive Technology including the Orca screen reader
o NetworkManager is on by default
o VPN connectivity software including vnpc and OpenVPN
o Partition editing via GParted
o SELinux targeted mode including the SELinux trouble shooter
o Many many fonts; almost 100% coverage
o All the localizations included in FC6 and FC6
o All the input methods (SCIM) present in FC6
o Exclusive live CD wallpaper you won't find in FC6 or FE6!
o R/W file system so you can install software on the running live CD
o Ability to run from RAM if you have 1GB or more of memory

o and lots and lots more..

The live CD is currently only available for i386 architectures. Support
for other architectures including ppc and x86_64 is planned. The live cd
weighs around 682MB. Download from

http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/projects/live/FC-6-i386-livecd-1.iso
SHA1SUM: 8771d21af1974492424438cbe42f1bae0161ea96 FC-6-i386-livecd-1.iso

or get on the Torrent using

http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/torrents/Zod-livecd-1-i386.torrent

Feedback can be given in Bugzilla; file a bug against the component you
have an issue with.. and make it block this tracker bug

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=FC6LiveCDTracker

if you believe it's a live CD specific bug.

Tags: fc-6-i386-livecd-1.iso, fedora, fedora core 6, fedora livecd, linux, livecd, zod

Have you got this message playing wmv movies ?

mplayer: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libavcodec.so.51: undefined symbol: faacDecOpen

To fix it remove faad2 and faac packages. They will remove mplayer packages too, don't worry.

shell> yum -y remove faad2 faac

Reinstall faad2, faac and mplayer packages, ignoring freshrpms repository.
( freshrpms repository has old versions of faad2 and faac packages )

shell> yum --disablerepo=freshrpms install mplayer mplayer-fonts mplayer-gui mplayer-skins mplayerplug-in xine-lib-extras-nonfree

What is Armagetronad ?

"A Tron clone in 3D"

This has been the tagline of Armagetron, since, well, a very long time, and is probably the shortest and most accurate description possible. Tron was an arcade game based on the movie of the same name, release by Disney in 1982. The original game consisted of 4 sub-games, the only one of concern is the 'Light Cycles' one, in which the player uses a left/right joystick to control a 'Light Cycle' which leaves a wall behind it wherever the cycle it goes, turning only at 90 degree angles. The player must then get the AI to crash into their wall while avoiding hitting the AI's own wall themselves. Those were the humble beginnings of Armagetron Advanced's game play, which has now blossomed into 16 player mayhem, with highly advanced AI, network game play, and of course all in a 3D environment.

For more information, please visit: http://armagetronad.net/

1º Setting freshrpms repository into yum configuration: ( if you don't have yet )

shell> sudo rpm -ivh http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrpms/fedora/linux/6/freshrpms-release/freshrpms-release-1.1-1.fc.noarch.rpm
shell> sudo rpm --import http://freshrpms.net/packages/RPM-GPG-KEY.txt

2º Installing

shell> sudo yum -y install armagetronad

Enjoy!

Follow these steps:

1º gedit /etc/yum.repos.d/dries.repo

Add the following lines to the new file

[dries]
name=Extra Fedora rpms dries - $releasever - $basearch
baseurl=http://ftp.belnet.be/packages/dries.ulyssis.org/fedora/linux/$releasever/$basearch/dries/RPMS/

2º Ok, let's install:

shell> sudo yum install bittorent ktorrent

aMule is an eMule-like client for the eD2k and Kademlia networks, supporting multiple platforms.

First, setup freshrpms repository: ( if you don't have yet )

shell> rpm -ivh http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrpms/fedora/linux/6/freshrpms-release/freshrpms-release-1.1-1.fc.noarch.rpm
shell> rpm --import http://freshrpms.net/packages/RPM-GPG-KEY.txt

shell> yum install -y amule

First, setup livna repository: ( if you don't have yet )

shell> sudo rpm -ivh http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-6.rpm
shell> sudo rpm --import http://rpm.livna.org/RPM-LIVNA-GPG-KEY

Then, install Xine DVD Player and libraries to add DVD decoders.

shell> sudo yum -y install xine\* libdvd\*

To play any dvd just run xine:

shell> xine

To view PDF files, Fedora includes evince, however this application is very basic and may not work will all PDF's.

Download Acrobat from: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2_allversions.html

Select:
Operating system: Unix/Linux
Version: Linux (.rpm)
Your language.

The current version of Adobe Acrobat is 7.0.8 and download size is between 45-60MB depending on your language. (Not all languages are supported under Linux).

[mirandam@charon downloads]$ sudo rpm -ivh AdobeReader_enu-7.0.8-1.i386.rpm

NOTE: There is a problem with v7.0.8 and will not work properly in FC6.
To fix, edit as root:

[mirandam@charon ~]$ sudo gedit /usr/bin/acroread

Make the following changes:

Line ~418:
From:
echo $mfile| sed 's/libgtk-x11-\([0-9]*\).0.so.0.\([0-9]\)00.\([0-9]*\)\|\(.*\)/\1\2\3/g'
To:
echo $mfile| sed 's/libgtk-x11-\([0-9]*\).0.so.0.\([0-9]*\)00.\([0-9]*\)\|\(.*\)/\1\2\3/g'

Line ~643:
From:
MIN_GTK_VERSION="240"
To:
MIN_GTK_VERSION="2040"

More information: http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx/.3bc14512

Acrobat Browser Plugin

The browser plugin is NOT automatically installed. This is optional. To install it:

[mirandam@charon downloads]$ sudo ln -s /usr/local/Adobe/Acrobat7.0/Browser/intellinux/nppdf.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/nppd

Original url: http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-fedora-fc6.html#acrobat

First, setup livna repository:

shell> sudo rpm -ivh http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-6.rpm
shell> sudo rpm --import http://rpm.livna.org/RPM-LIVNA-GPG-KEY

Install Nvidia driver through Livna:

shell> sudo yum install kmod-nvidia

First of all, you need add a new repository into yum configuration file:

shell> rpm -ivh http://dribble.org.uk/repo/dribble-release-5-1.noarch.rpm

Dribble provides packages with a focus on fun software that is not already found in Fedora Core, Fedora Extras or Livna because they do not meet their stricter requirements. Dribble concentrates on multimedia, games and emulators yet is not limited to these genres. The repository aims to provide support for FC-5, FC-6 and FC-7 (devel) across all three architectures (i386, x86_64 and ppc) and will not replace any packages found in Core, Extras or Livna. The packaging guidelines and review process of Fedora Extras is closely followed to give you the same high quality packages you've come to expect.

Now, choose your emulator:

dega-sdl - Dega/SDL is a linux port to the original Dega Sega Master System / Mark III / Game Gear emulator for DOS.

FakeNES - FakeNES is an Open Source NES emulator. It uses the excellent Allegro multimedia library for input, graphics, and sound effects/music across various platforms. It is written in 100% C, and was originally designed to run on DOS and Microsoft Windows, but now features a POSIX build system as well. There are also official builds available for Mac OS X.

gcube - A Nintendo Gamecube emulator which uses SDL

gnuboy - gnuboy (all lowercase) is a portable program for emulating the Nintendo GameBoy Color software platform. gnuboy is Free Software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License. Our goal is to provide a great emulator that runs on many platforms and is accessible for everyone's enjoyment.

mupen64 - Mupen64 is a Nintendo 64 (N64) emulator designed to run on multiple operating systems. In its current state, the emulator is highly compatible and uses a plugin system. With the correct plugins ("correct" can be computer dependent), it can achieve nearly perfect graphics and sound in many games.

mupen64-ricevideo - An OpenGL based graphics plugin for use with the Nintendo 64 emulator called Mupen64

yabause - Yabause is a Sega Saturn emulator. A popular console of the early 1990s. It includes an 'emulated' Saturn BIOS which is compatible with at least some games but optionally a real Saturn BIOS can be used, however it is not included.

zsnes - This is an emulator for Nintendo's 16 bit console, called Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super Famicom. It features a pretty accurate emulation of that system's graphic and sound capabilities. The GUI enables the user to select games, change options, enable cheat codes and to save the game state, even network play is possible.

To install:

shell> yum install -y packageName ( e.g: zsnes )