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merging PDF files in linux

Ideas:

Option-1:
gs -dBATCH -dNOPAUSE -q -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sOutputFile=finished.pdf file1.pdf file2.pdf

Option-2:
pdftk 1.pdf 2.pdf 3.pdf cat output 123.pdf

Option-3:
joinpdf myFile.pdf file1.pdf file2.pdf ...

Option-4:
pdfmeld file1.pdf,file2.pdf,... result.pdf [options]

Skype and FC8

Get skype work with FC8 -

#yum install qt4 libasound
Download skype rpm from skype.com
#rpm -Uvh  skype-2.0.0.72-fc5.i586.rpm
For web cam support (especially, laptop builtin) -
#yum install gspca

Vote KDE4 Default File Manager - knoqueror vs Dolphin

KDE4 is trying to make Dolphin as a default file manager. Konqueror is a multipurpose powerful file manager where dolphin is a windows like cripled file manager. Please keep konqueror alive by voting your opinion- 

http://www.kde-forum.org/index.php?page=Thread&postID=62618&pollID=34&showPollResult=1&s=e3c0e7e13ea0985269de9ee15a9c8b28fa6776fc#post62618

Disable "kwallet" in KDE4

Disabling annoying kwallet in KDE4:

System Settings >> Choose Advance
Then choose kwallet and uncheck "Enable kwallet system" and also in access control uncheck "prompt kwallet"
Done!

KDE4: Retrieve / Bring back kde desktop panel settings

1. CTRL+ESC
2. kill plasma
3. ALT + F2
4. Run Konsole
5. $konqueror /home/moon
6. Show hidden files
7. Delete .kde and .kde4 folder
8. $plasma

Done! God I hate KDE4! 

livna repo for fc9

Download and install livna repo for fedora core 9.
http://rpm.livna.org/rlowiki/

KPPP GPRS/EDGE modem problem fixed in FC9

Its been a nightmare, being able to pair and connect but not being
able to browse! Spent about a day to find out the following silly
problem!

kppp has changed a bit in FC9 -
kppp fetches and stores DNS nameservers in /var/run/ppp/resolv.conf
and browsers look for DNS entries in /etc/resolv.conf

Solution:
1. pair
2. dial and connect
3.
# cat /var/run/ppp/resolv.conf
nameserver 202.22.192.1
nameserver 202.22.192.2
# ln -s /var/run/ppp/resolv.conf /etc/ppp/resolv.conf
# cat /var/run/ppp/resolv.conf > /etc/resolv.conf

Note: This is a temporary fix, cause as soon as the name server is
changed, you have to do the above two lines again. Anyway, gets me
going! So for now just stoked!