Below is a list of the things I needed to do after a fresh install of Fedora Core 4 (FC4). Nearly all actions required root privileges.
urlCommand "firefox %s" psFile "|lpr"
~/.*
, since
they may change format across major releases. I copy very few
of these ``dot files'', and I look them over first when they are
important (such as Evolution email directories, etc.). Before copying,
be sure to move the newly installed version to a new name as a backup.
Note that whenever the ALSA drivers are installed, such as after installing Planet CCRMA, it is necessary to unmute and set the gains on your audio output channels using gamix or alsamixer. The updated settings can then be stored by typing (as root)
/usr/sbin/alsactl storeThis saves current sound settings for the ALSA driver in a system configuration file. Without this, you have to unmute and set gains on all channels after every reboot.11