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This quick‑start guide shows how to install Microsoft Teams on CentOS 9 Stream without getting stuck by the wrong package format. It explains that a Debian .deb file fails on RPM‑based systems and then walks through adding Microsoft's repository, including key import and dnf configuration. Once the repo is set up, a single sudo dnf install -y teams pulls in all dependencies, and launching Teams from the terminal or application menu lets users sign in immediately. For sandboxed installations it offers a Flatpak path, notes how to cleanly uninstall the client, and warns that a minimal system may need the X Window System group installed to provide libX11.so.6.

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The guide walks CentOS 9 Stream users through setting up a graphical firewall manager so they can avoid command‑line hassles. After confirming firewalld is installed—or installing it with dnf—the tutorial adds the firewall-config package to provide a GNOME‑style GTK window for zone and port configuration. It then explains how to enable the daemon at boot with systemctl, launch the application from Activities, and save changes after tweaking services such as SSH or HTTP on the default public zone. The article also highlights common pitfalls like service failures, missing GUI due to architecture mismatch, or ports not opening because of incorrect zone selection, offering quick checks for each issue.

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To start, make sure you’re actually on CentOS 9 Stream by checking the output of cat /etc/os-release and confirming that AppStream is enabled in your repository list. If the basic gimp package can’t be found with sudo dnf install gimp, turn to a trusted COPR stream such as morganm/gimp which usually has newer builds that still integrate smoothly with your system’s packaging tools. After installation run gimp --version to see the 2.10.x release and launch it from the menu or with gimp &; if it crashes right away, reinstall libgdk-pixbuf‑2.0 to bring back any missing runtime libraries. Finally, use sudo dnf autoremove to clean up orphaned dependencies whenever a failed installation leaves stray packages behind.

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The guide explains how to transform a headless CentOS 9 Stream into a complete KDE Plasma desktop by first updating the base system and enabling the CRB repository, then installing either the full “KDE Plasma Workspaces” group or its core components such as plasma‑desktop and sddm. After pulling in these packages, it walks you through disabling GDM, enabling SDDM, and rebooting so that the login screen offers a KDE session to choose from. Once logged in, you can apply quick tweaks like turning off automatic updates, adding the EPEL repository for extra applications, or installing missing components such as PulseAudio if sound is absent. The end result is a lightweight yet fully featured KDE workstation that replaces the default GNOME stack on a solid CentOS base.

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The guide shows how to pull the official Plex Media Server onto an Arch Linux system so you can host a slick, self‑managed media hub at home. After updating your rolling distribution and installing base‑devel, git, wget, and an AUR helper, it fetches the plex‑media‑server package from the community repository; this builds the binary with proper ownership and installs a ready‑to‑use systemd unit. Once the service is enabled at boot, you can inspect its status, open port 32400 in your firewall, and use logs under /var/log/plex to resolve common library errors that crop up after kernel upgrades. Finally the walkthrough teaches you how to create a media folder owned by the plex user, point Plex’s web interface to it, and optionally override defaults so caches stay outside /var/lib, making future updates with yay‑Syu effortless.

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This guide walks through installing the HP Linux Imaging and Printing driver on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS after system updates that might disable advanced printer functions. It explains why the full HPLIP package is necessary for duplexing, scanning, or high-resolution printing, and shows how to add HP’s official repository via a PPA before pulling the latest stable hplip and its GUI utilities with apt. After installation, users can run hp-setup to detect connected printers and verify the driver version with hp-info, while also handling common pitfalls like legacy HPLIP packages that could conflict. Finally, the article suggests practical troubleshooting steps such as checking logs or adding the user to lpadmin for permission issues, ensuring a smooth printing experience.