Installing skype on 64 bit linux

Skype needs a number of i686 RPMS to run on a 64 bit Fedora Linux machine. 

yum install glibc.i686 alsa-lib.i686 libXv.i686 libXScrnSaver.i686 qt.i686 qt-x11.i686

VMWare Player 4.0.2 doesn't like the latest kernel that is available for Fedora 16. A bit of patching is required.

http://weltall.heliohost.org/wordpress/2012/01/26/vmware-workstation-8-0-2-player-4-0-2-fix-for-linux-kernel-3-2-and-3-3/

A big thanks to those that posted the solution.

Making OpenVPN run as a service on Fedora 16

Make sure the config file is named something like myvpn.conf in

/etc/openvpn

# ln -s /lib/systemd/system/openvpn@.service /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/openvpn@myvpn.service

Then start and stop the service manually this way:

# systemctl start openvpn@myvpn.service
# systemctl stop openvpn@myvpn.service

Or enable it to start at boot time:

# systemctl enable openvpn@myvpn.service

Thanks to those that took the time to post the solution here: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=272612

Booting into single user mode

Every time I receive a new kernel I must install the NVIDIA drivers.

1. Boot the new kernel into single user mode. Add "single" and "vga=normal" to the grub boot command
2. Switch to run level 3 with telinit 3
3. 3. Log in and run the NVIDIA installer