2019

2018

I am sorry. Please forgive me. 2017 you are gone.

Thank you. I love you. 2018 you are here.

Apricity Failed to synchronize any databases: unexpected error

Solve:
Open up a teminal and type: sudo rm /var/lib/pacman/db.lck
then press return key. That's it.

Setup vnstat in Mageia 5

1. install vnstat and net_manager.
2. sudo vnstat -u -i wifi
3. sudo service vnstat start
4. chkconfig vnstat on

trouble connecting my android phone to my Linux OS (mageia)

I have trouble connecting my android phone to my Linux OS (mageia) I am using Gnome and nautilus is my file manager.
After reading an article on net. I got my problem solved. The answer as below:

Alternatively you could transfer the files via wifi. There may be other ways to do this but my favourite method is running an ftp server on the phone and accessing that through nautilus:

• First of all, you should only do this in a trusted local network (e.g. at your home)
• make sure your smartphone and your PC are connected to the same local network

Smartphone

• install an app like Ftp Server on your android phone and freely choose user name and password (and disable "Anonymous user").
• start the server (by tapping the red on/off icon if you use Ftp Server)

Computer

• open Nautilus on your PC and click on "Connect to Server" at the bottom of the list on the left
• in the dialogue, enter the url that is displayed in the Ftp Server app (something like "ftp://192.168.178.13:2221")
• when prompted, enter the user name and password you configured in the app

You're done! You can even bookmark that location in Nautilus. Whenever you want to transfer files, just connect smartphone and PC to your local network, start Ftp Server on the phone and click on the bookmark in Nautilus.

This answer was given by danzel. Thank you.

Still waiting for Mageia 5 final release

I have been using Mageia 5 RC version for almost a month as daily usage. Very things work fine for me accept vnstat is not recording data. Watching video, listening to music, doing office work and printing without any problem.

I suffered Chinese input with Mageia 4 and now all things solved.

One thing that I would like to mention is the shutting down time is only 3 seconds. It is the fastest among the version I installed.

Mageia 5 RC

I installed mageia 5 RC almost one month and still waiting for the final version.
I found that when using any java program, the Chinese character turn into square. I search for solution and finally I got it.

1. I make a folder in java lib fonts folder. Name it as fallback.
2. Copy Chinese fonts from usr/share/fonts to the fallback folder.
3. It is done.