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I'm absolutely new to Linux but love my Fedora core 18
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just a bit of "nit picking"
there is no OS called "fedora Core 18"
the very LAST "core" was "Fedora Core 6"
It is just plane old "Fedora 18 " -- NO core part
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Id love it more if I could get it to play mp3 or mp4 video.
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as per fedora's directive
It will
NEVER ship with NON free non gpl'ed software
not even java or flash, not Mp3
see Mjmwired's guide page
http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-fedora-f18.html
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I download necessary codec or plug in and when I'm prompted to enter my password for authentication I enter the same or only pass word I have created.
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then you have a MAJOR problem !!!
During the install fedora HAD YOU make a root password ,and had you type it in TWICE.
fedora uses "su" and "su -"
it dose NOT use "sudo" by default
you need to type in the
root password that you set up at the time of install
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I believe there is a su password I must use but I've never created one
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yes you did , you typed it in twice at the time of install
you also read a WARNING about forgetting it