Create Windows 10 Install Media (USB flash drive) on Linux

This is quick guide howto create Windows 10 install media / bootable USB flash drive on Linux. I use here Fedora Linux, but same method works on Ubuntu, Arch, Gentoo or any other Linux too. Reason why this guide exist is that the latest Windows 10 image Win10_2004_English_x64.iso (May 2020 update) install.wim file is too big to fit on Fat32 file system 4 Gb file size limit. Yes I know that you can use NTFS, but systems with older UEFI/BIOS won’t boot NTFS formatted USB flash drives, so it’s better create one with Fat32 file system.
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Howto Play .wmv Files on Fedora 16 / 15 / 14

This is quick guide, howto play .vmw (Windows Media Video) on Fedora 16, Fedora 15 and Fedora 14. Howto Play .wmv Files on Fedora 16 / 15 / 14 1. Change root user su - ## OR ## sudo -i 3. Add RPMFusion Repositories (Free and Non-Free) 32-bit and 64-bit rpm -Uvh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm rpm -Uvh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm 3. Install needed packages yum install gstreamer-plugins-ugly gstreamer-ffmpeg Note: I tested this with Totem Movie Player, MPlayer and VLC
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Fedora 14 Install Guide (Live CD/Live USB) – Windows Dual Boot

This is Fedora 14 Install Guide with screenshots using Live CD or Live USB and Dual Booting with Windows. Fedora 14 Installation is also possible with using Fedora NetInstall (Net Install) with gPXE and BFO (boot.fedoraproject.org). Read more info about Fedora 14 features. If the aim is upgrade to Fedora 14, then check Upgrade Fedora 13 to Fedora 14 guide.

  1. Before Fedora 14 Installation 1.1 Download Fedora 14 LiveCD Image Download Fedora 14 here.
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Install PHP MongoDB (mongo) Driver on Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, UNIX, BSD

PHP MongoDB (Mongo Database) Driver Installation on Linux, UNIX, BSD and Mac OS X MongoDB PHP driver is very simple install on Linux, UNIX, BSD and Mac OS X. You need just PEAR (PHP Extension and Application Repository) with PECL repository. Normally PHP development (dev) package and PHP Pear package installation from package management system is enough to get PEAR working. Also go-pear.php script can be used. Check that the PEAR and PECL are working with the following commands:
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VirtualBox 7.0.8 on Fedora 38/37/36, CentOS/RHEL 9/8/7

Oracle VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware. Targeted at server, desktop and embedded use, it is now the only professional-quality virtualization solution that is also Open Source Software. Check video guide howto install VirtualBox 7.0.8 on Fedora 38/37/36 using Oracle’s own dnf repo: Check video guide howto install VirtualBox 7.0.8 / 7.
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Microsoft Word doc documents handling on Linux command line with Antiword

Sometimes it is convenient and necessary to deal with Microsoft Word doc documents directly on Linux command line. MS Word documents handling directly from the Linux command line is possible with Antiword program. Anti-Word is a small, easy to use and lightweight command line program that can convert Microsoft Word documents to PDF, PostScript, and XML. For example, the following situations Antiword is a very useful tool: MS Word document can be read from a remote server easily and quickly.
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