Category Archives: Linux

Sudo on SLES Asking for Root Password?

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Norman

   Send article as PDF    It’s a post-installation configuration that hasn’t been done.

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Adobe Air Applications Can’t Find Passwords etc?

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Norman

   Send article as PDF    TweetDeck for Linux, for example. Refused to start on me recently because it couldn’t find or access the location where I had saved my encrypted details. The problem is caused by Adobe Air not … Continue reading →

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Does Your Volume Control Freeze on KDE?

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Norman

   Send article as PDF    I’ve been using KDE4 on OpenSuse (11.4 currently) for some time and never had any problems. After a recent patch fix to the system, the volume control buttons on my Dell Vostro stopped responding. … Continue reading →

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NetBeans Complains That it Can’t Find Java.Lang in your Android Project.

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Norman

   Send article as PDF    Using NetBeans (version 7.0.1) to develop Android applications and for no apparent reason, a project that worked yesterday won’t run any more. It compiles without error but refuses to run – whether or not … Continue reading →

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Norm’s Law of Computing

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Norman

   Send article as PDF    Software efficiency halves every 18 months thus compensating for Moore’s Law. Cheers.

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This Page Intentionally Left Blank …

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Norman

   Send article as PDF    Except, it’s not!

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Wondering Why The Oracle Databases Won’t Start With A SLES Reboot?

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Norman

   Send article as PDF    Me too. Took ages to hit the “duh” moment, then it became pretty obvious!

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How To Extract Details From /etc/oratab on Linux

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Norman

   Send article as PDF    Ever wanted to parse /etc/oratab but ignore all the comments and blank lines? So did I. Here’s how …

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Does Your Hard Disc Lights Stay On For Ages After Booting Linux?

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Norman

   Send article as PDF    Mine did, not any more though. Read on.

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Getting Amazon “Kindle For PC” running on Linux.

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Norman

   Send article as PDF    How hard can it be? Well, as it turns out, not very. The steps are as follows:

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