When your VMware Player crashes unexpectedly upon start (ie. UI opens up for 1-2 seconds then disappears), fear not. Magix fix is (as root):
cd /usr/lib/vmware/lib mv libcurl.so.4 libcurl.so.4.old
That’s it, really. :)
Credits:
http://communities.vmware.com/message/1444574#1444574
Ever wondered why Eclipse PDT 2.1 does autocomplete so slow? Installing proper Java Runtime Environment might help. Here’s how:
alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/java/latest/bin/java 20000
That’s kind of it. To check if new Java installation is now default alternative, you might execute this:
[root@m4300 ~]# alternatives --config java There are 3 programs which provide 'java'. Selection Command ----------------------------------------------- 1 /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.6.0-openjdk/bin/java 2 /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.5.0-gcj/bin/java *+ 3 /usr/java/latest/bin/java
Little *+ sign, as you would expect, means the default choice.
Credits:
matulka.net
PS. Unfortunately Eclipse PDT 2.1 is still slow on autocomplete. :(
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