Category: Software Installation

Installing Oracle (sun) Java 1.7u1 openSUSE 12.1
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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... ]

Fluxbox 1.3.1 on Fedora 14, 13 or 12
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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... ]

Fluxbox on openSUSE 11.3
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Fluxbox on openSUSE 11.3

Are you sick of Gnome? KDE? or XFCE? Do you have a very old machine that you want to run Linux on, but the newer [ continue reading... ]

Install KDE 4.4.3 on Kubuntu 10.04
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Install KDE 4.4.3 on Kubuntu 10.04

The KDE Developers today announced the release of KDE SC 4.4.3. With the immediate release of KDE 4.4.3 is the possibility of upgrading your Kubuntu [ continue reading... ]

Visually Seeing Your Boot Speed With Bootchart Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx
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Visually Seeing Your Boot Speed With Bootchart Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx

Have you ever wanted to know what your computer did while it booted? Are you new to linux, and want to understand what actually went [ continue reading... ]

Things to do after installing Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid
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Things to do after installing Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid

Previously (in 2008) I wrote about “Things to do after installing openSUSE 11.0“. Well I felt like it was time to start this up again, [ continue reading... ]

Packages Installed with apt-get kubuntu-desktop
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Packages Installed with apt-get kubuntu-desktop

In my journey to give GNOME and Ubuntu an honesty try, I found myself installing kubuntu desktop, withsudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktopAfter a few minutes of [ continue reading... ]

Installing VirtualBox on openSUSE 11.2
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Installing VirtualBox on openSUSE 11.2

By now, everyone has heard the hot phrase “Virtualization”. But did you know, there is more then just VMware in the Desktop Virtualization arena? Although [ continue reading... ]

Installing Sun Java on Fedora 12 RedHat RHEL CentOS
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Installing Sun Java on Fedora 12 RedHat RHEL CentOS

If you’re new to Fedora you’ll notice there are a few special cases with Fedora. #1, they do not ship any packages that are not [ continue reading... ]

Installing LXDE Light Weight Desktop Environment on openSUSE 11.2
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Installing LXDE Light Weight Desktop Environment on openSUSE 11.2

Recently the openSUSE team announced that LXDE (Lightweight Desktop Environment) would be included as an option in the installer on openSUSE 11.3. In the openSUSE [ continue reading... ]

Install Google Chrome on Ubuntu or Kubuntu Debian Linux deb
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Install Google Chrome on Ubuntu or Kubuntu Debian Linux deb

Goolge Chrome is a kick ass browser that is taking the browsing industry by storm. Its stunning speed has been winning users over since it’s [ continue reading... ]

Installing KDE 4.3.5 on openSUSE 11.2
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Installing KDE 4.3.5 on openSUSE 11.2

The KDE Team release KDE 4.3.5 which is available for openSUSE in its ever functional and friendly build service. ryan . This guide will help [ continue reading... ]

Installing Wine Development 1.1.37 on openSUSE Linux
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Installing Wine Development 1.1.37 on openSUSE Linux

Recently the Wine HQ team announced that Wine Development Branch 1.1.37 has been released. engagement rings . You can read more about the release hereThis [ continue reading... ]

Installing KDE 4.4 RC2 on openSUSE and Kubuntu Linux
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Installing KDE 4.4 RC2 on openSUSE and Kubuntu Linux

Today was the announcement of the release of KDE 4.4 RC2 which provides you, the user, with the ability to try out this great release [ continue reading... ]

Installing Mozilla Firefox 3.6 openSUSE 11.2
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Installing Mozilla Firefox 3.6 openSUSE 11.2

Today the Mozilla Developers released Firefox 3.6, which has been promptly added to the openSUSE Mozilla Stable Repository. You can read more about the release [ continue reading... ]