[meta] source_os = "ipad" target_distro_family = "fedora" # iPad/iPhone user on their first Fedora install. # Assumes NO terminal experience. Fedora GNOME is visually close to iPadOS. [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 = "Software installer is busy" body = "Fedora is doing automatic updates in the background — like iOS updating apps silently. Wait a minute and try again. You can see what's happening in GNOME Software (the App Store equivalent)." [[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 coexist. Run: sudo dnf distro-sync — in a terminal to bring everything back into sync." # ── SELinux ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── [[patterns]] id = "selinux-denial" sources = ["journald"] match_text = "type=AVC" severity = "info" title = "Security system blocked an action" body = "Fedora uses SELinux — a detailed security system that controls what each program can access. Think of it as a much stricter version of iOS app permissions. This log entry is usually routine. If an app keeps failing, GNOME's 'Setroubleshoot' tool will pop up with an explanation and fix." # ── 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 driver installed separately. Fedora usually handles this automatically, but if a device isn't working: sudo dnf install linux-firmware — restart after." [[patterns]] id = "oom-killer" sources = ["kmsg"] match_text = "Out of memory: Kill process" severity = "warn" title = "System ran out of memory" body = "Linux closed a program to free RAM — like iPadOS refreshing background apps. Close unused programs." [[patterns]] id = "disk-io-error" sources = ["kmsg"] match_text = "Buffer I/O error on device" severity = "warn" title = "Storage error" body = "Install: 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 audio: 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 turned off by software" 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 = "Check the network icon in the top bar, or: nmcli device status — in a terminal." # ── Media ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── [[patterns]] id = "missing-codec" sources = ["journald"] match_text = "GStreamer: Failed to find plugin" severity = "info" title = "Video or audio format not supported" body = "Fedora needs extra packages for some media formats. Enable RPM Fusion: 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."