Category Archives: OpenSuse

Apache mod_rewrite on OpenSuse

sudo vim /etc/apache2/default-server.conf
<Directory "/srv/www/htdocs">
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
    Require all granted
    AllowOverride All
</Directory>

Delete all unwanted from <Directory “/srv/www/htdocs”> </Directory>

sudo systemctl restart apache2.service

How to Install Dash to Dock gnome Extension

This post helps you install gnome dash_to_dock extension that lets you position gnome dock on top, right, bottom and left of your screen and also keeps it visible all the time.

Install gnome-extension first

First you must install gnome-extension if you already don’t have it.

Launch your preferred terminal and run the following command with your linux distro installer command.

sudo apt install gnome-extensions
sudo zypper install gnome-extensions

Launch gnome-extensions

open url in firefox and look for dash to dock

install it, enable and customize it

Customize Gnome Dock

To customize gnome dock, you must install dash to dock gnome extension first and then install dash to dock

Start Mariadb Server on OpenSuse w/ root

This post will guide you through the process of enabling and starting mariadb server on opensuse tumbleween and leap and setting up password for the existing root password.

Check the status of your mariadb no your opensuse

systemctl status mariadb.service

start mariadb.service

systemctl enable mariadb.service
systemctl start mariadb.service
systemctl status mariadb.service

Login to mariadb with sudo

Login into mariadb with sudo to alter password for the root user

Update mariadb root password

ALTER USER root@localhost BY 'password';

exit;

exit of mariadb to try new password for root user on mariadb on OpenSuse Tumbleweed and Leaps

Login with updated password to mariadb

To login into mariadb with updated password for root user, try the following command

mariadb -u root -p

when promoted to enter password, enter your newly updated password and you should be in mariadb.