timothy murphy sfseoquheircomnet tue 09 oct 2007 niall broin wrote late linux installs end line like etchosts 127001 localhost localhostlocaldomain usage localhost unix long established localhostlocaldomain thing come utility fedora time replaced line remove following line various programs require network functionality fail 1 localhostlocaldomain localhost assume kind ipv6 nonsense ive found completely impossible kill ipv6 recent fedoras whatever modules remove always comes back wed 06 aug 2008 034759 0100 ilug localhostlocaldomain considered harmful