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Switching from Kubuntu to openSUSE

Finally made the switch today. The switch was not as easy as 1,2,3.

Firstly, Kubuntu’s USB disk creator doesn’t burn openSUSE’s .iso to pendrives directly. Had to buy a DVD then install from it.

WiFi

Once installed, connecting to my wireless router was a bit tricky. When opening the network widget in the taskbar, it doesn’t detect the networks automatically

openSUSE network widget

 

Had to go to YaST control panel then enable networking from there.

Postgresql

Getting postgresql was a bit of a pain to get it working. It is not as automatic as in Kubuntu. Had to follow this guide to get it working: http://sourceforge.net/projects/epgsql/files/

Then had to uncomment some lines in postgresql.conf such as port number etc.

 

Now, as i got postgres working, i need to continue working on my project. Later will have time to post more about the system itself. Hope i didn’t make the wring decision by the switch *fingerscrossed* 🙂

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*le Me still Alive

Long time no posting on my blog. Might be not enough motivation or simply laziness. Some things cannot be  said publicly too so as not to publicise others faults (and mine too). Of-course no one is perfect. 😉

When enjoying becomes a routine, it becomes boring

Sometimes when life goes too smooth, we get bored. *sigh*. Neways, i got assignments to do now. Hope i learn new things and techniques 🙂

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WTH is ac.mu?

Ever wondered why UoM (University of Mauritius) doesn’t use a Top Level Domain as uom.mu? We wouldn’t have to use the long crappy email fname.lname@umail.uom.ac.mu. It would have been less scary for first timers.

Some googling showed that almost all Mauritian institutions/universities have .ac.mu such as University of Technology (UTM). The Charles Telfair Institute, etc.

ac_mu

 

What does .ac stands for?

“.ac (short for academia) is a second level domain for academic establishments, such as universities, colleges and research institutes.[1] Many countries use .edu for the same purpose, for example .edu.au in Australia and .edu.my in Malaysia.” – Wikipedia

I’d still prefer if UoM had a TLD. Neways, it won’t be weird when referring to ac.mu now 😉

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Browse UoM VCILT(LCMS) Website Faster with OpenDNS

Lots of you must have had problems to access the VCILT website or other UoM (University of Mauritius) websites on the campus through Wifi or even in computer labs. Sometimes the server is really down. Otherwise it is the university’s DNS server that is failing to translate the URL into an IP address. I won’t go into the technical theories in this article. Follow this guide to bypass the UoM’s DNS servers and use OpenDNS’s servers instead.

Linux (KDE Desktop):-

1. Open the KDE Network Manager.

2. Edit the uomstudent connection.

uomstudent with OpenDNS

3.  Change method from “Automatic (DHCP)” to “Automatic (DHCP) addresses only”

4. Add these 2 IP addresses in the DNS servers box: 208.67.222.222, 208.67.220.220

5. Save and you’re done 🙂

Android:-

1. Go to settings >> Wi-Fi

2. Long press “uomstudent” then select modify

3. Enable Show Advanced Options

4. Change IP settings to static. The IP address shall be filled automatically

5. Scroll to the bottom where you’ll find DNS 1 and DNS 2 and add these 2 IP addresses: 208.67.222.222, 208.67.220.220.

6. Save and you’re done 🙂

Modify uomstudent uomstudent additional option

uomstudent with OpenDNS

NOTE: This method is not actually “hacking” into the system. It is totally safe and legal to do it as far as i know 😉

If you know the steps on Windows 7 and Mac/iPhone/iPod, feel free to send me the procedures. It shouldn’t be much difficult 🙂