Installing linux is very easy now a days, but after installing we may face a lot of problems. Here i solved some problems for normal users.
I use fedora distros, use the link : http://stanton-finley.net/fedora_core_4_installation_notes.html
to configure ur linux after installing. means enabling mp3 support, java, flash, etc..
Problems and Solutions:
1)XMMS and Rhythmbox sometimes say that check output plugin when u open them and click on a song, second time clicking on the same song works just fine.
sol: install alsa-oss and select oss as output plugin in both xmms->pref and gstreamer-config (if u have
alsa mixer installed for ur sound card)
2)in fedora 4, java plugin dont work, theres lot of solutions over net, but nothing will work on a default fedora 4, bcoz of the ugly selinux. i recommend u have a tar.gz version of firefox, and run it from a shell
and see what error it gives if u try to run a applet. rpm versions turn off the verbose mood.
sol: update selinux-policy-targeted. all will be fine. (some other problem will automatically fix as a bonus, best thing is to disable selinux and use only firewall for personal use )
3)to install amule or some other, u need to update ur libstdc++, never try a rpm solution, u will have to install a total of 10 other packages to update that.
sol: use yum to update.
4)new users have a lot of problems using the samba server. here i put a short step by step guide for fedora 4 .
sol:
1)install three packages : samba, samba-common, samba-client. u need to enable some port (netbios ports) if u have installed firewall. do this:
/sbin/iptables -I INPUT -i eth0 -p udp -m multiport –dports 137,138 -j ACCEPT
/sbin/iptables -I INPUT -i eth0 -p tcp -m multiport –dports 139,445 -j ACCEPT
/etc/init.d/iptables save
also, go to selinux setting and allow smb, that is disable selinux protection on smbd(samba daemon)
2)use Desktop->system setting->server->samba to add share
3)now we need samba user, here is the critical part if u dont want to have any of the messages like
NT_STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE
who is samba user: any unix user
so to add samba user, add a unix user first
#useradd
#passwd
now remember u will use this username to access samba server, but not this password, u have to setup samba password for every samba user, so..
#smbpasswd -a unixuser
now we have a samba user
4) try something like this smbclient -L LOCALHOST -U%
u will see:
Domain=[WORKGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.14a-2]
Sharename Type Comment
——— —- ——-
anyfilmhind Disk
IPC$ IPC IPC Service (Shahrear’s Samba Server)
ADMIN$ IPC IPC Service (Shahrear’s Samba Server)
Domain=[WORKGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.14a-2]
Server Comment
——— ——-
DOMINATE Tansirul’s Computer
I-R-I-S
KRIPTON
LOCALHOST Shahrear’s Samba Server
SADIK
SAMYCON farid
SHABU
ZAKARIA
Workgroup Master
——— ——-
HOME ARIF-COMPUTER1
WORKGROUP LOCALHOST
something like this.
5) to access a share, say anyfilmhind do this
#smbclient //<netbiosname>//anyfilmhind -U<unix user on this machine>
password:<samba pass for that unix user>
smb:> 
done
Hope this will help.
shahrear
