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Old 08-09-2011, 04:57 PM   #1
newbee310
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Unhappy Name@localhost..what the ?i cant do crap


well im new to fedora im use to like mint or ubuntu im so screwed i cant really do nothing i cant even set updates in root cuz it doesnt see me or my password how do i switch it to administration prv.or get control of my pc again from hackers >.<EEK HELP PLSSS>> i do nothing wrong..lol
 
Old 08-09-2011, 05:00 PM   #2
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Could you try to explain your problem again in proper English? I have no idea what you are actually asking, though I assume you have somehow lost X and are now stuck in the terminal.
 
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Old 08-09-2011, 05:15 PM   #3
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sorry

well i just wanna update firefox so i can play my games but i got no clue how to do this in fedora .I'm fimiailr to ubuntu .sorry if i cant spell to good im kinda medicated right now ...
 
Old 08-10-2011, 03:10 AM   #4
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Hi
Can explain more.
What task you do it in ubuntu, you want to do it fedora.
To install/update a package in fedora, you can use
#yum install nameof package

generics array

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