Category Archives: Technical

ORA-12541: TNS no listener

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Vivek Bhat
So you have bumped on this error. You have started your database, you have started your listeners… successfully, but still the client is adamant that there is are “no listeners”. All the website will ask you politely, just to “start … Continue reading →
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How to install Oracle on openSuSE 11.3

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Vivek Bhat
Note: I am writing this for people who just want to install Oracle for personal use, for learning Oracle. This tutorial is not for installing Oracle for production systems or any critical use. The instructions are for 32 bit systems, … Continue reading →
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My openSuSE 11.3 Setup

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Vivek Bhat
After experimenting with kernel and KDE version since the release of openSuSE 11.3, I decided to have a stable system till the next SuSE release, that is till openSuSE 11.4 is released. That means no KDE 4.5 as I do … Continue reading →
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VIM Part II – Basic Navigation and Editing

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Vivek Bhat
It has been a long time since I blogged about the how to get started with VIM. So without delay I should start with basic navigation and editing in VIM. Before that I just want to say that VIM is … Continue reading →
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VIM Part I – Get a basic VIM up and running

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Vivek Bhat
Recently, I “buzzed” that how much I love VIM. Then one friends thought of trying VIM. And by evening he had VIM un-installed from his system, terming it as an old tool in this age of bleeding edge GUI editors. … Continue reading →
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