Unfortunately Fedora cannot support MP3 of DVD video playback or recording due to licensing issues. Fedora also excludes multimedia software due to patent, copyright, or license restrictions, such as from Adobe Flash Player and RealNetworks RealPlayer.
But still you can play your MP3/DVD’s by implementing following steps….

*) Start by clicking Applications and then select Add/Remove Software.

*) Enter your root password and click OK.

*) Select Application and Sound & Video from left and right columns from package manager. Also click Optional packages button at the bottom.

*) Now select xmms - version number - The X MultiMedia System, a media player by scrolling down and click the checkbox.

*) Getback to Package Manager window, click Apply. Now a Package selections window will appear - click the Continue button.

*) You may get error message window “ Unable to verify….. ” don’t get surprised just click Install anyway.

*) After installation gets completed you get message as Software installation successfully completed window then Click OK..

*) Now search an MP3 on your hard drive, right-click it and select Properties from the menu.

*) Get onto 4^th tab ( Open With )tab at the top, and select Audio Player from the list of applications, click Close.

*) Now get onto your web browser type following url http://www.gurulabs.com/goodies/downloads.php. From this page, scroll down a bit to find XMMS MP3 Plugin for Red Hat Linux and Fedora Core section, and download the file titled xmms-mp3-1.2.10-16.i386.rpm. Don’t worry that it’s labeled as a file for Fedora Core v4 - it works with any version of Fedora higher than 4 Once its finished downloading, double-click it.

Now again you’ll be prompted for your root password. Enter it in the space provided and click OK.

*) Click Apply to install the package.

*) That’s all…… once it has completed installing, locate an mp3 and double-click it ! Hey…You can now listen to all your MP3s in Fedora WOW

Hope this works for you all…………………….

For few reasons it becomes necessary to change IP address on your linux Server. You need to change your IP address if you are changing your Host, getting dedicated IP or anything alike.

Following instruction will help you to change IP address.

Login to your server (preferably via console or SSH) and switch to the root user
Open network configuration file and update it accordingly.
#root: vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
Press “i” ( for insert ) and change the file once updated press ESC and save setting with (:w) also you have to change the host name and the default gateway of the machine.
For this you have to edit one more file
#root: vi /etc/sysconfig/network modify the configuration by using the “i” ( insert ) to change your new hostname and gateway information. After completion hit “ ESC ” and save setting using (:w )

Reboot machine using : #root : reboot or restart network by #root: service network restart.

You can now see the new IP address and host name that you had assigned.

How to hide the PHP version to remote requests :

In order to prevent PHP from exposing the fact that it is installed on the server, by adding to the web server header we need to locate in php.ini the variable expose_php and turn it off.

By default expose_php is set to ‘On’

In your php.ini locate the line containing “expose_php On” and set it to Off ;

expose_php = Off

After making this change PHP will no longer add it’s signature to the web server header. Doing this, will not make your server more secure but,it will just prevent remote hosts to easily see that you have PHP installed on the system and what version you are running.