Why aren’t my files listed in order?
A friend of mine was looking for a file using Nautilus while logged in as root on a SLE server. He was looking for a particular file that started with a capital “S”, and simply could not seem to find…
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What ever happened to unix2dos in SLES?
Why did they take unix2dos away from the SLES distribution and all standard (read: supported) repositories? Honestly, I don’t know. I use it all the time. I’m pretty sure it used to be included in SLES, and it’s still in…
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The 5 coolest things I learned at Novell’s ATT Live…
I learned lots of cool stuff last week while I was out in Provo, Utah, at Novell’s ATT Live sessions. There was simply not enough time to attend all the class sessions I wanted (in the 4 days I was…
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I may be forced to revert (because of iFolder) to Opensuse 11.0!
…and I’m not happy about it. Oh, its not really Suse’s fault directly. Or Opensuse’s fault specifically. In fact it is a combination of faults, including my own. But mostly, it is Novell’s fault. You see, I cannot live without…
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How do I set up iFolder3.6 on SLES10?
Here is my version of a “cheat-sheet” for installing iFolder3.6 on SLES10sp2 (It is based on — and is almost the same as — my earlier cheat-sheet based on iFolder3.6 on Opensuse10.3, with minor differences). This cheat-sheet kinda’ leaves you…
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How do I migrate iFolder 3.6 to a new SLES 10 server?
Today’s question comes from Stan Chelchowski. Here’s the essential part of what he wrote: “How do you migrate open source iFolder server and corresponding iFolders to new hardware? Both are running SLES10. Can this all be done by copying directories between…
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How to in-place upgrade from Opensuse 11 to 11.1?
So you are all excited about the new Opensuse 11.1. Me too. So you want to do an in-place upgrade? Me too. Read on… Thanks to Benjamin over at: http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/bweber/entry/upgrading_opensuse_103/ …I adapted his Opensuse 10.3 to 11.0 in-place upgrade to…
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How can I quickly enable SSL with Apache2?
So you’ve built a Linux server, and you’re testing it out, and you want to enable SSL for encrypting your http traffic in testing or non-production use. Right. No prob. I’ve put together an extremely quick cheat-sheet on how to…
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How do I encrypt an existing /home structure?
Worried that your personal files in your home directory could be viewed by a thief if your Linux laptop is stolen? Do you use iFolder3 but wish the data (or other data) were encrypted on your machine (while not in…
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What’s the deal with zypper in openSUSE 11?
The zypper tool in openSUSE 11 has been catching me off-guard. I guess previous versions were like this too, but for some reason I never noticed it or it never bothered me…. Anyway, here’s a tip or two about zypper‘s…
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