[meta] source_os = "android" target_distro_family = "fedora" # Android user on their first Fedora install. # Assumes NO terminal experience. All explanations from first principles. [log_paths] steam = "~/.local/share/Steam/logs/content_log.txt" proton = "~/.local/share/Steam/logs/proton_log.txt" # ── Package management ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── [[patterns]] id = "dnf-lock" sources = ["journald"] match_text = "Another app is currently holding the dnf lock" severity = "warn" title = "App installer is busy" body = "Fedora's software installer (dnf) is already running — probably automatic background updates, similar to how Android apps update silently. Wait a minute. If it's stuck: open a terminal and type: sudo killall dnf — then try again." [[patterns]] id = "dnf-dep-conflict" sources = ["journald"] match_text = "conflicts with" severity = "warn" title = "Two apps conflict with each other" body = "Two packages need something that can't be shared. Let Fedora try to fix it: sudo dnf distro-sync — this brings everything back into a consistent state." # ── SELinux ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── [[patterns]] id = "selinux-denial" sources = ["journald"] match_text = "type=AVC" severity = "info" title = "Security system blocked an action" body = "Fedora includes SELinux — a security layer that controls what each program is allowed to do, more detailed than Android's app permissions. This is usually a normal event, not a problem. If an app keeps failing, check what's being blocked: ausearch -m AVC -ts recent" # ── System ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── [[patterns]] id = "kernel-driver-firmware" sources = ["kmsg"] match_text = "firmware: failed to load" severity = "warn" title = "Hardware driver file missing" body = "Some hardware needs a firmware file — a program that tells Linux how to talk to a specific chip. Install it: sudo dnf install linux-firmware — restart after. For some hardware (especially older WiFi cards), you may also need: sudo dnf install https://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm" [[patterns]] id = "oom-killer" sources = ["kmsg"] match_text = "Out of memory: Kill process" severity = "warn" title = "System ran out of memory — closed an app" body = "Linux had to close a program to free up RAM, like Android killing background apps. If this keeps happening, try closing some programs." [[patterns]] id = "disk-io-error" sources = ["kmsg"] match_text = "Buffer I/O error on device" severity = "warn" title = "Storage error" body = "A hardware-level storage error. Install a diagnostic tool: sudo dnf install smartmontools — then check: sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda" # ── Audio ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── [[patterns]] id = "pipewire-connect-fail" sources = ["journald"] match_text = "Failed to connect to PipeWire" severity = "warn" title = "Sound system not responding" body = "Restart the audio system: systemctl --user restart pipewire pipewire-pulse wireplumber — or log out and back in." [[patterns]] id = "bluetooth-rfkill-blocked" sources = ["journald"] match_text = "Blocked through rfkill" severity = "warn" title = "Bluetooth blocked by software switch" body = "Run: rfkill unblock bluetooth — in a terminal." # ── Network ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── [[patterns]] id = "networkmanager-activation-fail" sources = ["journald"] match_text = "Activation failed" severity = "info" title = "Wi-Fi connection failed" body = "Couldn't connect to the network. Check: nmcli device status — in a terminal. If the adapter doesn't appear, check: dmesg | grep firmware — a missing driver may be the cause." # ── Media ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── [[patterns]] id = "missing-codec" sources = ["journald"] match_text = "GStreamer: Failed to find plugin" severity = "info" title = "Media format not supported" body = "Linux doesn't include some video/audio formats by default. Install them from RPM Fusion: first enable it: sudo dnf install https://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm — then: sudo dnf install gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free gstreamer1-plugins-ugly" # ── Dynamic linker / shared libraries ──────────────────────────────────────── [[patterns]] id = "missing-shared-library" sources = ["journald"] match_text = "cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory" severity = "warn" title = "App is missing a system library" body = "This program needs a shared library that isn't installed. On Linux, apps use shared system libraries rather than bundling their own — unlike Windows .exe files. Find the right package: dnf provides 'libname.so.6'. Or search: dnf search libname. Install it: sudo dnf install packagename. Note: pip and pip3 cannot fix this — Python packages are not system libraries." [[patterns]] id = "slow-boot-network-wait" sources = ["journald"] match_text = "Failed to start Network Wait Online" severity = "warn" title = "Boot is slow: waiting for network" body = "systemd is waiting for a full network connection before finishing boot. This is almost never needed on a desktop or laptop. Disable it: sudo systemctl disable systemd-networkd-wait-online.service NetworkManager-wait-online.service — then reboot. Unlike Windows, Linux lets you disable any boot step that isn't relevant to your setup." [[patterns]] id = "slow-boot-device-timeout" sources = ["journald"] match_text = "Timed out waiting for device" severity = "warn" title = "Boot is slow: a device that no longer exists" body = "systemd is waiting for a disk, partition, or device that isn't connected. Common cause: /etc/fstab has an entry for an external drive or old partition. Check: cat /etc/fstab — look for lines pointing to drives that aren't always connected. Add the 'nofail' option to make them optional: UUID=xxx /mnt/point type defaults,nofail 0 0. Or comment the line out with #." [[patterns]] id = "slow-boot-long-running-job" sources = ["journald"] match_text = "A start job is running for" severity = "info" title = "A service is taking a long time to start" body = "A background service is taking longer than expected during boot. To find what's slowing your startup: open a terminal after booting and run: systemd-analyze blame — the top entries are the biggest contributors. For a visual timeline saved to a file: systemd-analyze plot > ~/boot-profile.svg — then open the SVG in a browser." # ── SSH / remote access ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── [[patterns]] id = "ssh-permissions-key" sources = ["journald"] match_text = "WARNING: UNPROTECTED PRIVATE KEY FILE" severity = "warn" title = "SSH key permissions are too open" body = "Your SSH private key is readable by other users on this system — SSH refuses to use it as a security measure. Fix: chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa (replace id_rsa with the key filename shown in the error). Also lock the directory: chmod 700 ~/.ssh. This is different from Windows where file permissions are mostly advisory." # ── Flatpak ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── [[patterns]] id = "flatpak-missing-runtime" sources = ["journald"] match_text = "error: runtime/org." severity = "warn" title = "Flatpak app is missing a runtime" body = "A Flatpak app can't find a required runtime (a shared set of libraries). Update all runtimes first: flatpak update — if that doesn't fix it, reinstall the app: flatpak install flathub com.example.AppName. Flatpak runtimes are like Windows runtime packages (VC++ Redistributable) but for Linux apps." # ── Display / Wayland compatibility ────────────────────────────────────────── [[patterns]] id = "xwayland-crash" sources = ["journald"] match_text = "XWayland server terminated unexpectedly" severity = "warn" title = "XWayland crashed" body = "XWayland is the compatibility layer that lets older X11 apps run under Wayland. It crashed, so apps that aren't Wayland-native will stop working until you restart your session. If XWayland keeps crashing: make sure it's installed (sudo dnf install xorg-x11-server-Xwayland) and check GPU driver stability. Log out and back in to recover."