[Linux] Install Input Method on Fedora Core 8

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[Linux] Install Vmware-tools on Fedora Core 8

Step 1. Install gcc
#yum install gcc

Step 2. Install kernel-devel
#yum install kernel-devel

Step 3. Check if the version number of kernel and the version number of kernel-devel are the same
#uname -r
#rpm -q kernel-devel

Step 4. Upgrade kernel and kernel-devel if their version number showed in in Step 3. are different
#yum -y upgrade kernel kernel-devel
Go to Step 3.

Step 5. Reboot
#init 6

Step 6. Put vmware-tools in running FC8
Removable Devices > CD-ROM > Edit -->
Select Auto detect and check Legacy emulation
VM > Install VMware Tools Install

Step 7. Install vmware-tools
#mount /dev/cdrom /mnt
#cp /mnt/VMwareTools-*.tar.gz /tmp
#cd /tmp
#tar -zxvf VMwareTools-*.tar.gz
#cd vmware-tools-distrib
#./cd vmware-install.pl
...


Reference
http://163.23.24.147/ya/read-287.html
http://hi.baidu.com/sinauc/blog/item/2d393754243636c2b745ae24.html

[Linux] Samba on Fedora Core 8

Step 0. Samba Package
samba
samba-client
samba-common


Step 1. Install Samba
#yum install samba


Step 2. Configuration
#vi /etc/samba/smb.conf

I. Security Level: Anonymous access

# ==== Global Settings =======
security = share
# ==== Share Definitions =====
[tmp]
comment = Temporary file space
path = /tmp
read only = no
public = yes

II. Security Level: User authentication

# ==== Global Settings =======
security = user
passdb backend = tdbsam
# ==== Share Definitions =====
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
browseable = yes
writable = yes
;valid users = %S
;valid users = MYDOMAIN\%S

Step 3. Parse smb.conf setting in Step 2.
#testparm

Step 4. New a Samba User
(Samba user must be a existing acount)
#useradd SambaUserName
#pdbedit -a SambaUserName

Step 4. Restart Samba Service
#/etc/rc.d/init.d/smb restart

Reference
http://www.mtm.ks.edu.tw/computer/FC5/#samba
http://blog.yam.com/iq180/article/13382018
http://b2d.phc.edu.tw/modules/tadbook2/view.php?book_sn=12&bdsn=697
http://phorum.study-area.org/index.php?action=printpage;topic=53332.0