Monthly Archives: October 2006

http://linux.wordpress.com/2006/05/20/hacking-suse-linux-101/#comment-34871 The linked site provides instructions on how to add non-oss software to Suse 10.1 to get various functions enabled.

I’ve been looking for a way to add non-package managed apps to the Gnome/KDE menus. Recently, I installed Firefox 2, Eclipse and Jude this way but have found links telling me how to remove items from the application menu, no … Continue reading →

Ok so I’m pretty green when it comes to installing and building linux applications on your own system. In the last week I think I’ve nailed it but now I’ve come to realise the pitfalls of this flexibility. I started … Continue reading →

http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_Synaptics_Touchpad The most irritating thing about using Firefox on Suse and is having the horizontal scroll act as back and forward keys. The linked page gives a great insight into configuring Xorg.conf to take advantage of the numberous controls and … Continue reading →

Variables are easy to do In my Amiga and MS-DOS days, I recall to set a variable you had to use a set command. Everytime I’m in a POSIX based system, I always forget how to set variables and the … Continue reading →

You know how CTRL+ALT+F[1-6] gives you a virtual session, and CTRL+ALT+F7 gives you the X session, I read in the Suse Manuals that CTRL+ALT+F10 gives you the system log. Very helpful to quickly flip to while you are trying to … Continue reading →

Writing to your Windows 2000/XP NTFS partition from Linux. This works on Suse 10.1 Hooray!

Ok, so this may be the least coolest of the new Suse 10.1 stuff but its one of the most useful. A tool straight out of the box that lets you blog without having to use a website. Yes I … Continue reading →