Finally, I got a chance to try the new Fedora 16. The overall experience is pretty good, except that it comes with some troublesomes. I guess it is a bonus feature to test your troubleshooting skills. No problem, those are piece of cake to me. After trying for about 15 mins, I found two minor computer problem so far: Missing rc.local and ntpdate.
How to fix Missing rc.local
By default, rc.local is missing in Fedora 16. To create it, simply do the following:
sudo nano /etc/rc.d/rc.local
and include your start-up script in the file, e.g.,
#!/bin/sh /opt/lampp/lampp startapache
Next, we need to change the ownership:
sudo chmod a+x /etc/rc.d/rc.local
and create a symbolic link:
sudo ln -s /etc/rc.d/rc.local /etc
Now, try to reboot your computer. The script should start at the boot.
Missing ntpdate
Typically I manually synchronize the computer time with a reference server, e.g.,
sudo ntpdate time.nist.gov
However, I guess Fedora team wants to move to NTP service, so they decide to take the ntpdate command away. All you need to do is to install it back, i.e.,
sudo yum install ntpdate -y
Enjoy the new Fedora 16.
–Derrick
