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How to check which applications are using your bandwidth ?
With default installation of openSUSE 12.2 , GNOME 3.4 it is difficult to ascertain as to which application is consuming how much of your internet bandwidth. We need to install an application /...
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Configure And use Scanner on openSUSE 12.2,GNOME 3.4.2
It is very easy to configure and use scanner on openSUSE 12.2, GNOME 3.4.2 thanks to YaST.Connect the scanner I own a HP scanjet 2300c flatbed Scanner. I connect the scanner to the power adapter....
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How to restart Network Service in openSUSE, GNOME Systemd version
This is a Systemd version of earlier article How To Restart Network service in openSUSE, GNOME. The below methods have been tested and they work on openSUSE 12.2, GNOME 3.4.2. Systemd is the...
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Why should we use Nautilus Actions?
Nautilus is the default file manager on GNOME desktop. Nautilus-Actions is an extension for Nautilus file manager which allows one to launch arbitrary applications on files. "Actions" brings in the...
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GConf daemon issue in GNOME 3.4.2, openSUSE 12.2
Recently I noticed that some GTK based applications in GNOME 3.4.2, openSUSE 12.2 were misbehaving or throwing a tantrum and are refusing to start or crashing when they start. The applications which...
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Download manager for file and video sharing sites on GNOME 3.4.2, openSUSE 12.2
In order to automate and queue downloads from file sharing sites like 4shared, filejungle, depositfiles, mediafire etc.. and video sharing sites like youtube, dailymotion, vimeo etc., we can use a...
View ArticleHow to Format USB drive using YaST partitioner on openSUSE ?
How to format USB using YaST partitioner on openSUSE so that we can use the same on both windows and Linux? This is a short screencast / video on a cool and easy way to format or partition a USB /...
View ArticleConfigure Community Repositories in YaST, GNOME 3.6, openSUSE 12.3
Community repositories (repos) in openSUSE are repositories that are essential repositories through which most of the software requirements can be met. Community repos can be configured using YaST...
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Dartmouth is out, Grab it now !
We had sneak peeks at Dartmouth earlier here ( 1, 2, 3, 4) and it is out now and unlike Mantis did not face any hiccups in the development life cycle. I generally prefer to install any openSUSE...
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Reverting Disqus to older version again ?
Disqus as a comment platform is very good and i am very thankful to them. But they has recently started "turning ON" Advertisements on my blog without my express consent. They did it once in the past...
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Smudged Icons in Application Switcher GNOME 3.6
I noticed that i was seeing smudged and distorted icons in Alt+Tab Application / Task Switcher in GNOME 3.6/ openSUSE 12.3. I also noticed that this condition appeared and disappeared from time to...
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Change address bar's background and text colour in SeaMonkey
I noticed that whenever i accessed https / encrypted pages, the Address / URL bar appeared dark in SeaMonkey. This issue cropped up after I migrated from GNOME 3.4 to GNOME 3.6. Dark Address bar in...
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How to Install fonts on openSUSE 12.3, GNOME 3.6 ?
If you are surfing websites with a lot of regional language content, it is likely that they use non English or other language fonts. Typically all the text in these websites appear haphazard,...
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Nautilus Tips and Tweaks,openSUSE 12.3, GNOME 3.6
Nautilus has undergone massive changes in recent versions and it is going to be a challenge figuring out a few things. The following long winded article would be useful in figuring out various...
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Download Favourite pictures from Flickr on openSUSE 12.3, GNOME 3.6
To download pictures that you have marked favourite from the popular Photo sharing site Flickr you can use an application called "FlickrFaves". It is a Java based application which means that you...
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Graphical frontend for Systemd on openSUSE 12.3, GNOME 3.6
For the UN-initiated :-systemd, init - systemd system and service managersystemctl - Control the systemd system and service managerSample usage of systemd :- Restart Network Service using Systemd If...
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Image resize and rotate using Nautilus on openSUSE 12.3, GNOME 3.6
The Nautilus-Image-Converter is an extension that allows you to resize / rotate images from Nautilus. This extension is very useful when uploading images to websites (size limitations), creating...
View ArticleConverting a Plain RPM Directory into a repository using YaST
The following are the steps involved in converting a "Plain RPM Directory" into a repository using GTK-YaST on openSUSE 12.3, GNOME 3.6 :-Dump all the rpm files you have in a suitable directory under...
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Why should we install mozplugger on openSUSE 12.3, GNOME 3.6 ?
MozPlugger is a generic Mozilla plug-in that allows the use of standard Linux programs as plug-ins for media types on the Internet. MozPlugger will help the Mozilla / Gecko based browsers to handle a...
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What is dconf editor, how is it useful ?
Dconf is low-level configuration system whose main purpose is to provide a backend to GSettings on GNOME 3.X desktops.dconf is a simple key-based configuration system. Keys exist in an unstructured...
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Changing mouse settings from command line
To configure mouse settings from command line we can use an utility called "xinput". The manual for xinput defines it as a utility to list available input devices, query information about a device and...
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Razor-qt desktop on openSUSE 12.3
Razor-qt is desktop which a KDE-ishhighly configurable, easy-to-use,light weight(low hardware requirements),fast desktop environment based on Qt.Razor-qt cosists of various components:-Panel -you can...
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Pleasant Open document format surprise
The other day, when i asked for some details about outlets from my telephone / cellphone provider by email they replied back to me and sent an attachment (spreadsheet) in ods format which was a...
View Article30 Years of “Hello, World”
30 Years of “Hello, World”: I recently took a vacation the same week as the 4th of July and had lots of time to reflect upon my career to date. It was a little shocking...
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openSUSE 13.1 Milestone 4, GNOME live ISO
Some Juicy TidbitsHere are some points to note before taking a look at "M4". openSUSE 13.1 is expected to be released around November 2013.openSUSE 13.1 will be called "Bottle". Yes, it is...
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