Author Archives: Christian Krog Madsen

Firefox 2 – rediscover the web. Again

Posted on October 31, 2006 by Christian Krog Madsen

Firefox 2 was released last week (press release), so it is time to experience the next generation browser. To install Firefox 2 using Yast, add a new software source (in Yast select Software > Installation source): protocol: http server: software.opensuse.org … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu and SUSE Linux Compared

Posted on October 28, 2006 by Christian Krog Madsen

I found a good short comparison of Ubuntu Linux and SUSE Linux over at Manufactured Environments. Well worth a read if you are considering switching your Linux distribution. Basically, Ubuntu is the better choice for fresh Linux converts, whereas SUSE … Continue reading →

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Updated OpenSUSE 10.1 images available

Posted on October 13, 2006 by Christian Krog Madsen

Update: The remastered CD/DVD images are now definitely on the OpenSUSE download page. Today it was announced that a “remastered” version of the OpenSUSE 10.1 CD images is available for download. This new set of CD’s includes all security patches … Continue reading →

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Configuring the DHCP client

Posted on September 28, 2006 by Christian Krog Madsen

To save power, my DSL router is automatically shut down when my computer is powered off. When I start the computer, the router is also started. This works fine. The problem is that when the router is started, it takes … Continue reading →

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Migrating Thunderbird mail and settings from Windows to Linux

Posted on September 23, 2006 by Christian Krog Madsen

I have been using Mozilla Mail and later Thunderbird for my email for around five years. My mail folders contain over half a gigabyte of communication, that I definitely do not want to lose. So moving to Linux, I also … Continue reading →

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Firefox fails to start after updating to 1.5.0.7

Posted on September 23, 2006 by Christian Krog Madsen

In today’s shipment of updates to OpenSUSE was the latest version af Firefox, 1.5.0.7. As usual, I indiscriminately chose to get all available updates, including Firefox. When the updater reported succesfully completing the update, I started Firefox. And waited. And … Continue reading →

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Speeding up VMware Server console connections

Posted on September 12, 2006 by Christian Krog Madsen

This post does not have much to do with OpenSUSE, but it could be useful for people trying out OpenSUSE in a virtual machine using the free VMware Server virtualization product. For some reason, console connections to running virtual machines … Continue reading →

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Trouble with 1920×1200 resolution

Posted on September 10, 2006 by Christian Krog Madsen

Today, I replaced my Lacie 19″ CRT with an awesome Dell 2407 WFP LCD widescreen connected via DVI to a GeForce4 MX graphics card. After booting, everything was fine until I reached the xdm login screen. Somehow the display was … Continue reading →

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Google’s amazing foresightedness

Posted on August 26, 2006 by Christian Krog Madsen

While reading a new post on the official Google blog, I came across an announcement of the new Google Webmaster Central. Wanting to try it out, I figured it would be interesting to see the site status of a domain … Continue reading →

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Skype on Linux

Posted on August 2, 2006 by Christian Krog Madsen

Skype is the most well known VoIP (voice over IP) client available. The protocol used by Skype is proprietary, but a binary-only Linux client is available for download. If you are feeling adventurous and want all the features you can … Continue reading →

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