Linux Live

Lots of weird package install problems in Fedora, can be fixed by rebuilding the ‘yum’ database, thusly:

rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__db*
rpm –rebuilddb
yum clean all

These problems often come up at first install.

Recommended:  ProFTPd.  It admits of easy install and config, unlike some others.

http://www.debian-administration.org/article/Setting_up_an_FTP_server_on_Debian

Here is an interesting project:

http://code.google.com/p/ppss/

producing a shell script, which makes it quite easy to use multiple cores at once for many command-line operations, e.g., file format conversions and the like.

For an easiest route to many Fedora desktop needs, including MP3, DVD, etc., try here:

The Unofficial Fedora® FAQ