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For those of you running compiz and all those flashy graphics on Opensuse 10.3, there were some X11 updates that were pushed out last night that may have affected your whiz-bang graphics…. I had fire, water and cubes last night….
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Since I mentioned zmd (and database corruption) in the last post, I thought I’d go on to mention that I — like you and everyone else out there — am not really fond of zmd/rug as the default update mechanism…
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Well, it finally happened to me: zmd fails to load. I’ve read about it, but it’s like when you read about those “other” people that suffered through hurricanes or earthquakes, you never think it will happen to *you*. Not that…
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So your Linux server is up and running, but the time is off. Or it starts out fine when you reboot but wanders off after that. No prob; it happens all the time. I have two main ways to set…
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Whenever you are going to re-image a Linux machine (for instance, if you were going to use AutoYast or something to automatically rebuild the machine), it’s a good idea to wipe out the Master Boot Record first. This is to…
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You’re a RealAudio user. I’m a RealAudio user. We get all our Internet streaming stations set up just right in “Favorites”, and all your links to your buddy’s (or your) rock band in your “Recent” list, and you just want…
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…submitted by Brian, here’s his original question: “Have you tried, or had any luck installing the Novell Client on this distro yet?” Brian goes on to explain that he is running 64-bit, and having dependency-related install errors with the client….
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Did you notice the theme here as of late? Can you tell I’m gradually going through all kinds of software installs on my new Opensuse10.3 laptop? Are you noticing that nothing I try to re-install from Opensuse10.2 seems to work…
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I know, I know. Use iManager. Whatever. Look — No matter whether you like it or not, Console1 is still an important tool to us Novell administrators. And that is why I installed it on my Opensuse10.3 machine, and ran…
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I admit it. I thought I was out of luck. Let me explain… You see, I run various versions of iFolder3 servers (home is 3.4, corporate is 3.2, customers, etc) that I depend on. But, I could not resist jumping…
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