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-[[http://www.tecmint.com/install-google-chrome-on-redhat-centos-fedora-linux/|Install Google Chrome]] 
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-[[http://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2010/install-google-chrome-with-yum-on-fedora-red-hat-rhel/|Install Google Chrome (Alt)]] 
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-Fix Google Chrome fonts: 
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-[[http://www.binarytides.com/gorgeous-looking-fonts-ubuntu-linux/]] 
-<code> 
-# dnf install google*fonts 
-</code> 
-  * open Chrome, go to Settings > Advanced and set fonts as follows: 
-    * Standard font: Noto Serif 
-    * Serif font: Noto Serif 
-    * Sans-serif font: Noto Sans 
-    * Fixed-width font: Roboto Mono 
  
  
 [[http://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2014/install-oracle-java-8-on-fedora-centos-rhel/|Install Oracle Java]] (note, this is not the default CentOS, it will not auto-update)  [[http://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2014/install-oracle-java-8-on-fedora-centos-rhel/|Install Oracle Java]] (note, this is not the default CentOS, it will not auto-update) 
  
-Adobe Reader - use evince instead +Install X2Go
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-Install NX/NoMachine v3 +
-  * Install 3 RPMs noted above +
-  * Edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config and comment out line "AuthorizedKeysFile .ssh/authorized_keys" because NX uses authorized_keys2 +
-  * /bin/systemctl restart  sshd.service +
-  * To start up MATE, edit /usr/NX/etc/node.cfg to be: +
-  * CommandStartGnome "/etc/X11/xinit/Xsession mate-session" (note "xinit" was added to path) +
-  * To fix keyboard mapping, open terminal and run this command: +
-    * setxkbmap -model evdev -layout us > /tmp/setxkbmap.log 2>&+
-    * [[http://askubuntu.com/questions/123867/keyboard-map-is-incorrect-when-using-an-nx-client|Keyboard Mapping is incorrect with NX Client]] +
-    * You can make a little bash script and have it run as a startup application +
-  * Notes gleaned from https://www.nomachine.com/AR07K00676 and http://askubuntu.com/questions/84852/how-does-one-install-nx-server-or-freenx-on-11-10 +
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-NX/NoMachine Troubleshooting: +
-  * Had v3 RPMs installed; removed and installed v4 to test. Failed. Removed v4 RPMs. +
-  * Upon reinstalling the 3 v3 RPMs, could not authenticate to target server. +
-  * Removed nxclient, nxnode, nxserver v3 RPMs again. +
-  * rm -rf /usr/NX completely +
-  * Reinstalled the 3 v3 RPMs.  Authentication fixed +
-  * Start/stop server with the following: +
-    * /usr/NX/bin/nxserver --status +
-    * /usr/NX/bin/nxserver --stop +
-    * /usr/NX/bin/nxserver --start +
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-NX for work VPN +
-  * Removed nxclient-3.5.0-7.x86_64.rpm, nxnode-3.5.0-9.x86_64.rpm, nxserver-3.5.0-11.x86_64.rpm +
-  * Used http://www.rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=opennx to find opennx +
-  * Installed opennx-0.16-724.el6.centos.1.x86_64.rpm +
-  * Tried connecting to remote machine as shadow session and it also failed; ensured the remote machine had a normal session established first using the same user +
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-VPN connections +
-  * <del>NetworkManager-openconnect not available in channels</del> (in epel) +
-  * <del>Retrieved from rpm.pbone.net ftp://ftp.pbone.net/mirror/li.nux.ro/download/nux/dextop/el7Server/x86_64/NetworkManager-openconnect-0.9.8.4-2.el7.nux.x86_64.rpm</del> +
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-<del>Percona toolkit: percona-toolkit-2.2.11-1.noarch.rpm</del>+
  
 Restore Thunderbird profile Restore Thunderbird profile
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 Test ASMAD for processing end-to-end Test ASMAD for processing end-to-end
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-<del>Install Skype rpm (skype-4.3.0.37-fedora.i586.rpm) following these steps: 
-</del> 
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-<code> 
-dnf install alsa-plugins-pulseaudio.i686 qt.i686 1:qt-x11.i686 libXScrnSaver.i686 libXv.i686 
-rpm -Uvh http://li.nux.ro/download/nux/dextop/el7/x86_64/nux-dextop-release-0-1.el7.nux.noarch.rpm 
-dnf localinstall http://download.skype.com/linux/skype-4.3.0.37-fedora.i586.rpm 
-</code> 
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-[[https://www.centos.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=47070|Skype Tips]] 
  
 SSH issues SSH issues
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