Category Archives: Software

Directory of alternative open source software

Posted on December 15, 2006 by Christian Krog Madsen

If you are looking for a free alternative to a commercial software product, www.osalt.com is a good place to start. Basically, you lookup a commercial software product and they will suggest open source alternatives. The suggestions they offer are generally … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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Installing all the fun stuff

Posted on July 25, 2006 by Christian Krog Madsen

A clean vanilla OpenSUSE install comes with a lot of tools for all kinds of tasks. Some things, however, are not available. Notably, this includes potentially patent-infringing software, i.e. software which plays mp3, dvds, wmv etc. These are omitted to … Continue reading →

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