openSUSE is a free and open source operating system based on the Linux kernel.
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SSH pubkey not working after change in user permissions
Having set up a SuSE machine for a couple of co-developers, I found that SuSE does user permissions differently (all users being group "users", umask 022) than the RedHad / Gentoo way I am used to ...
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Automatically load kernel module
I'd like openSUSE to automatically load a kernel module (e.g. libsas) at boot time even no device requires it. In Ubuntu, you would add the module name to the file /etc/modules. Is this the correct ...
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oDeskTeam crashes uder OpenSUSE 11.3
Does anybody know a workaround for the problem?
I tried all rpms and statically linked versions, some are just not installable anymore and some crash after few seconds of logging.
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Xen: How to avoid partitioning of image file?
I am setting up a openSuSE DomU using image files. But I would like to handle each image file as a partition inside the DomU, not a complete disk (i.e., I would like to access the image files as hda1, ...
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Mounting a VirtualBox shared folder on boot with fstab in OpenSuse 11.3
I have followed the steps found here, however, the share is not mounted on boot. The share will mount if i run 'mount -a' after booting. Why would the share not mount on boot?
1 - Set up a ...
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Debian to OpenSuse
I am a Debian User for long. However I've an wish to have a taste of OpenSuse too. But the most Important thing to know is. In Debian or any Debian based distros, problem of Broken Dependencies / ...
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How do I create an ami for openSUSE in Amazon ec2?
I need to scale some services from local servers to Amazon ec2. The current production-environment is based on the latest openSUSE. In order to keep things simple, I want to run the instances in ec2 ...
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Project Tuva and Linux
I'm interested in watching a few Project Tuva videos (http://research.microsoft.com/apps/tools/tuva/index.html). Right now, I'm running openSUSE 11.2. I've installed the Moonlight 3 preview from ...
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Does open SUSE include NTP server?
I want to setup a NTP server on open SUSE 11.1.
But I don't know whether it has been supported in the system, or it needs me to install a software manually.
If not, is there any kind of open source ...
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Best practice: Where to install Linux packages
Where is the best path to install all files of package when compiling?
For example - I want to install ProFTPd, so there's an option
--prefix=/usr/local/proftpd
, which means, that all files ...
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Block unknown users in Pidgin
How can I block messages from people who isn't in my buddy list in Pidgin?
I always receive a lot of bothering messages from people who is not in my list, I have look at all the options in Pidgin but ...
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Checking installed files in OpenSUSE
How to check what files are installed by an installed package under OpenSUSE?
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Tcp Port Open by Unknown Service
Running openSUSE 11.2 x86_64.
Here's what a nmap of my IP provides:
PORT STATE SERVICE
23/tcp open telnet
80/tcp open http
2800/tcp open unknown
8008/tcp open http
I would like ...
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Linux kernel startup problems: how to analyze?
After manually updating the kernel from 2.6.33 to 2.6.34 on my OpenSuse 11.2 Notebook, it stops after the message
Loading drivers, configuring devices...
This stop can be interrupted with Ctrl-C, ...
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SUSE Linux and Xen on Mac Pro - How best to prepare and configure?
This is a longwinded question, so bear with me please.
I have a 2009 Mac Pro with two CPUs and 8 GB of memory which is totally overpowered for Mac OS X. I am also in the process of slowly moving away ...
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Limit PulseAudio volume to prevent overdrive
Is it possible to limit maximum volume in PulseAudio? Currently, PulseAudio sets PCM channel too loud which results in distorted sound. I use aumix to turn volume down, but whenever any other sound is ...
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openSUSE on Virtual Box : Guest Additions
I am using openSUSE 11.0 guest in Ubuntu 9.10 host on Virtual Box. When I try to install Guest-Additions it doesn't really work as expected, the screen is not sized to fit the correct resolution, ...
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Alsa devices under Wine
I'm running OpenSuse 11.2 and Wine 1.1.28.
Even if audio is perfectly working fine for me (Skype, Banshee, etc), when I try to configure audio for Wine (to use Spotify) I cannot hear anything from ...
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Need to get a file written to a floppy
I asked this question over on SO. I have tried
dd if=kernel.sys of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 seek=1
to get this file to write to the floppy. It is a kernel shell that must be written to the sector immediately ...
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Install Applications on OpenSUSE 11.2 w/ GNOME desktop
Being new to OpenSUSE (v.11.2) and the GNOME desktop, I am somewhat at a loss. The differences between installing applications on Windows (formerly XP & Windows for the last 15+ years) seem to be ...
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OpenSuse 11.2 USB issue
I just installed the openSuse 11.2 , but i insert my pen drive to usb port it is not getting recognised and mounted,
I used following the command to prob the OS
lsusb = no results
lshal |grep usb = ...
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Suppressing “Could not change permissions” message after copying a file to NTFS Partition in Linux
If I try to copy a file onto a NTFS partition in Linux, I get a warning message Could not change permissions for <file-name>. Is there any way to suppress this message ? I can live with this ...
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Which nvidia driver should I use for an FX1300 on openSuse 11.2?
I have an nVidia FX1300 and can't figure out which driver to use on openSuse 11.2. This card isn't listed for any of the one-click installs.
I need version 173.14.22 of the driver. Do any of the ...
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Is there a text-file, where I can edit the blacklist concerning suspend-to-ram (openSUSE)?
is there (openSUSE 11.2) a text-file, where I can edit the blacklisted programs, which prevent suspending to ram?
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How to play RMVB in OpenSUSE 11.2
Despite installing Realplayer, is there a way to enable the KCaffeine playing RMVB files?
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forwarding /var/usr/emails/dave to other emails
I'm new to openSuse 11.1, I have several crontab jobs running, one of which creates a dynamic list of 'at' jobs each day. I've noticed every time one of the 'at' jobs finish, an email is sent to ...
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What proxy package to install under Ubuntu/OpenSUSE
I am looking for a software to isntall under Ubuntu or OpenSUSE so that my server can provide proxy to internal users. The proxy needs to support HTTP and HTTPS. Then, All I need to do is to point to ...
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gparted installed on OpenSuse shows all file system types as greyed out except for hfs
I have had this problem before and fixed it, but I don't recall how I did it and I did not record it (sadness :( )
I have all the requisite commands installed on OpenSuse to support gparted's efforts ...
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Aptana Under linux
Hey, I downloaded the Aptanastudio 2.0 and unzipped it in the desktop.
Im trying to run Aptana studio 2.0 under OpenSuse 11 and i get the following error...
Any idea y? Thanks
JVM terminated. Exit ...
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Virtualbox + openSUSE 11.2 - how to set up mouse & keyboard?
I installed openSUSE 11.2 in VirtualBox 3.1.2 (the latest one). It bootes ok but mouse and keyboard don't react. Is there a way how to make it work?
Thank you!
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Customizing dialog text in KDE4 (Would you like to send this to narnia?)
I'd really like it to say:
"Would you like to send this to
Narnia?"
When I delete stuff in openSUSE 11.2 with KDE4. Perferably something easy like:
sed /trash/narnia/
I know how to do this ...
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Ideal business grade laptop/notebook for running recent Linux distros (Ubuntu Karmic etc)?
I am looking for a robust business grade laptop/notebook with 3D capabilities and which can run recent Linux distributions and would be easily compatible with Ubuntu 10.10 when it comes out.
Any ...
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System Management is locked by … packagekitd
I've installed OpenSUSE 11.2 x86 in a VM (VMWare Workstation 7). Whenever I try to add/configure apps (fresh from a reboot), I get:
System management is locked by the application with pid 3276 ...
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How can I create a bootable USB stick from an openSUSE 11.2 DVD ISO image
How can I create a bootable USB stick from an openSUSE 11.2 DVD ISO image?
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Global hotkeys: songbird on KDE
I'm running songbird on opensuse 11.2 KDE 4.3.1 on my EEE pc.
On windows, there is a hotkey thing inside Songbird, so i set META F9,10,11,12 as media keys and it work just fine.
On linux, there is ...
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What's the difference between these Linux distros ? (Nov 09)
So over the past couple of weeks, there have been new versions of :
FreeBSD (v8)
OpenSuse (v11.2)
Ubuntu (v9.10)
Fedora 12
and a new version of Redhat is due in January 2010.(apparently).
What ...
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Okular extremely slow when printing?
I'm using Okular to view PDF files with KDE. I'm quite happy with it, the only problem is when printing a file: after selecting "Print" or "Print preview" from the file menu, Okular freezes for about ...
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How to upgrade openSUSE 11.1 to openSUSE 11.2
openSUSE 11.2 is going to be released in less than 2 weeks. RC2 is available for testing.
How can I upgrade a running openSUSE system to the next release? Is it possible without a complete reinstall?
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Where can I find the source code for the program called useradd?
I am running SLED 11, and I want to understand what the useradd command does and how it does what it does. I know that SLED 11 is built from OpenSuSE 11.1 and I would be more than satisfied with the ...
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Netbook Screen Resolution on OpenSuse
I've just installed OpenSUSE 11.1 on my Elonex Webbook as I want to start playing with Mono.
Unfortunately, there seems to be some problem with the video card, and it only seems to recognise it as ...
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Install OpenSUSE 11.1 on VM in Windows 7 Virtual PC
I setup a new VHD with Windows 7 Virtual PC RTM with 1GB Ram and booted up from the OpenSUSE 11.1 32-bit Installation disk. The install went fine without issue.
However, since the virtual machine was ...
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How do I make my laptop's mute key work in OpenSUSE 11.1
I just installed openSUSE 11.1 and I am pretty psyched to give everything a go but I have noticed that my volume and mute buttons don't seem to be working. I am sort of new so I don't really know ...
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Windows Vista Not Booting!
So I installed openSUSE yesterday on a new partition. However, this morning, when I tried to boot up Windows Vista, it went directly to the recovery menu. I did a System Repair, and a System Restore, ...
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Opensuse 11.1 KDE4 Dropbox autostart issue
I am using KDE4 with the lastest version of opensuse, and I want to autostart everytime I turn on my computer.
I followed this website:
http://antrix.net/journal/techtalk/dropbox%5Fkde.html
I got ...
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Ubuntu and OpenSUSE Dual Boot issue
I've been trying to create a dual boot with OpenSUSE 11.1 and Ubuntu 9.04 and it has been giving me problems. I first install OpenSUSE which I believe formats the whole disk to ext3 by default, and ...
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OpenSUSE: All aliases lost. How to restore? [closed]
I'm using OpenSUSE 11.1, my shell is zsh.
Since today, strangely, all default aliases are lost.
alias
displays just which-command=whence, but all others are gone.
For example: Earlier, l was ...
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How do I move a Linux installation between partitions?
I got a new HDD and want to move an existing Linux installation
(more specific: OpenSUSE 11.1) from a partition on the old HDD to a partition
on the new HDD.
My plan is:
boot using a boot CD (let's ...
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How do you remove/disable Evolution Data Server process
I want to stop evolution-data-server-2.24 from loading at startup. I tried to uninstall all evolution related items, but I got some nasty warnings about removing the data server so I left it ...
