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Installation and Configuration of OpenSuSE Leap 15.6

OpenSuSE has a well deserved reputation for being “expert friendly” and Leap 15.6 doesn’t do a lot to fix that. Yes, I’ve written about OpenSuSE on this blog many times before. Despite copious quantities of documentation of the “baffle them with bullshit” variety, it is not warm and welcoming for a first time Linux user. If you manage to get it installed and configured properly it is a pretty stable distro. The install and configure … Installation and Configuration of OpenSuSE Leap 15.6Read more

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Fixing Ubuntu Duplicate Printers

Duplicate printers are annoying. Many times I feel Canonical long ago abandoned the “Just Works” slogan for “Just Ship It!” What makes it worse is the duplicate entries don’t work. Duplicate printers are happening on every system in my office. Doesn’t matter if the system started with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS minimal beta/pre-release or a full install from the current ISO. At the very best it is sloppy. At the very worst it is a complete … Fixing Ubuntu Duplicate PrintersRead more