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Using juniper network connection VPN on openSUSE 12.2 x86_64
Many of you working professionals may be lucky enough to utilize the Juniper VPN Solution.
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Comparing CTK Arch Live and ArchBang
My name is Prashanth Venkataram, and I write and manage the blog Das U-Blog by

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Linux openSUSE 12.2 browsing Google Nexus 7 via kio_mtp and libmtp
Many of the Nexus 7 users running linux, may have found that browsing / copying
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Installing Oracle (sun) Java JRE/JDK 1.7 update 7 on openSUSE 12.2 x86_64
Installing Oracle Java 1.7 on openSUSE 12.2, is much like installing Oracle Java on openSUSE

Hardware more »
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Linux and Your TV
So, after reading the article Is your tv running linux and watching a very boring
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Sony Playstation 3 Owner Gets Partial Refund For Losing Linux
Recently sony recently reported the following: The next system software update for the PlayStation 3

Tutorials & Fixes more »
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Linux openSUSE 12.2 browsing Google Nexus 7 via kio_mtp and libmtp
Many of the Nexus 7 users running linux, may have found that browsing / copying
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Symantec ApplicationHA Protection of NW 7.0 SAP ASCS Instances
Recently at my place of business, we had a requirement to configure Symantec ApplicationHA with

Virtualization more »
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Getting VMware Tools Version for Linux via CLI
VMware doesn’t seem to provide a very good way to get the version of your
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Virtualbox Walkthrough: Ubuntu 10.04
This walkthrough takes you through creating a virtual machine on Virtualbox and installing Ubuntu 10.04

Scripting and Security more »
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Exploit Exersizes Nebula Level 02
After completing Nebula Level 01, I decided to quickly run into Nebula Level 02. After
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Exploit Exersizes Nebula Level 01
After completing Nebula level 00, I’ve finally had time to move to Level 01, and

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Opening Lotus Notes 8.5.3 web links in Chromium on openSUSE 12.1

Recently I got tired of Lotus Notes opening all links in Firefox, so I ventured out to try and resolve the issue. Here’s a little [ continue reading... ]
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Exploit Exersizes Nebula Level 00

Recently I’ve became very interested in more of the security aspect of Linux, and Computers in general. That’s when I came across the site www.exploit-exercises.com/. [ continue reading... ]
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Disable Nepomuk or Strigi (Desktop Search / Indexing) in KDE 4.7 Kubuntu openSUSE

The KDE developers have included Strigi and Nepomuk to help users find files on their computer. You can read about strigi here or nepomuk here. [ continue reading... ]
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Installing Oracle (sun) Java 1.7u1 openSUSE 12.1

As many of you know, SUSE decided to drop Oracle Java starting with openSUSE 12.1. This decision was due to licensing changes, that we all [ continue reading... ]
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Business Data Recovery

Data Recovery With more and more businesses using VMware to run virtual machines that run their business critical applications, what are the options available on [ continue reading... ]
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Fluxbox 1.3.1 on Fedora 14, 13 or 12

If you’re looking for Fluxbox 1.3.1 on Fedora 14, then you’re in luck. I’ve gone through the .spec and cleaned it up a bit, along [ continue reading... ]
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Fluxbox 1.3.0 Released

Fluxbox has had its first release since 2008. This release brings me much joy, as a Fluxbox user, it solidifies the point that Fluxbox is [ continue reading... ]
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Installing openSUSE 11.4 GNOME Live CD Step by Step

Here are a bunch of screenshots for the installation of openSUSE 11.4 using the GNOME Live CD. The screenshots are self explanatory and shouldn’t require [ continue reading... ]
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Black Box While Using Flash on x86_64 Arch Linux

Recently I re-installed Arch Linux onto my Laptop, and upon installing Chromium (9) and copying libflashplayer.so (the Beta that is full x86_64 bit compatible) into [ continue reading... ]