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Getting the BlogTNG plugin working in Dokuwiki under CentOS 5

Background

BlogTNG is a blogging plugin that provides a pretty basic though usable blog within the wiki software, Dokuwiki. I wanted to try this out on one of the sites I support but when I installed the BlogTNG plugin my Dokuwiki install just started displaying blank pages. The only hint of a problem was in the […] Continue reading

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[one-liner]: Connecting to VMware Server 2.x from Linux without using a Browser

Background

Here’s a quick tip on how to connect to VMware server 2.x remotely from a Linux box. In this case it’s a Fedora 14 system but this approach should work just fine from any Red Hat distro such as RHEL and/or CentOS.

Solution

2 so-so workarounds

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Fixing Ruby Support in Vim on Fedora 10, 11, and CentOS 5 & Installing the Vim Textile plugin

Background

A while back I was trying to get the vim textile plugin installed and ran into a problem. Apparently the vim that’s included with Fedora 10, 11, and CentOS 5 doesn’t include ruby support. This bug report explains what’s wrong with vim and how it’s missing ruby support. The problem is visible with this command:

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