Month: February 2025
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The Tale of the Tinkering Tech | A Framework Fiasco
The author recounts a weekend tech project involving cleaning a Framework Laptop 13’s fan, which led to accidentally damaging the fan. With no immediate replacement available, they salvaged a fan from another machine, successfully restoring functionality. Lessons learned emphasize caution during repairs, the importance of spare parts, and separating tech tasks from cooking.
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Troubleshoot Ignition Vision Client Launcher on openSUSE
I recently encountered an issue with the Vision Client Launcher used for the Ignition Platform by Inductive Automation. The system I set up to view the various HMI screens openSUSE Tumbleweed VM sitting on a protected part of the network, hidden away from the scary internet. The trouble was, the client would just not launch…
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Simplifying Admin Tasks in openSUSE with the Wheel Group
The author shares insights on improving admin privileges management in openSUSE systems, contrasting it with Ubuntu’s sudo approach. By utilizing the “wheel” group, users can gain easier access to root permissions without sharing the root password. This method enhances convenience while balancing security issues in multi-user environments.