Do I need docker to run azure data studio on linux ubuntu? - azure

I'm trying to cofigure Azure data studio on my linux laptop. I'm following the steps the microsoft docs are showing but when I try to add a new connection it says "Login failed for user ''." So do I need docker to run it?

Based on my research docker is not required to run data studio on linux.
follow with these steps.
1) We can install Azure Data Studio on Ubuntu 18.10 using both the GUI and command line mode as well. Tried with Installing the tool using the GUI mode. To do so, open the browser (by default Mozilla is installed on Ubuntu OS) and go to this URL.
2) In Linux, we can see a different kind of download available
Deb (Debian software repository)
Rpm: Package in .rpm format
Tar.gz: Files in a compressed format.
3) we will perform the Debian installation for the Azure Data Studio. It is a graphical method to perform the installation on Ubuntu. Download the .deb file and save it in the desired location.
4) Once Debian package (azuredatastudio-Linux-1.2.4.deb) download is successful, double-click on the file to launch the installation as shown below.
5) Before installation, authentication is required for this. Enter the administrator user id and password we created while installing Ubuntu 18.10.
6) Once the installation is complete, you can see the Remove box in red color. It shows that we have installed Azure Data Studio successfully.
7) In the Ubuntu application, you can verify the Azure Data Studio is present.
8). Double click on it to launch the Azure Data Studio initial screen.
9). Enter the connection details like instance name, authentication method (SQL authentication), database name (if we want to connect to the specific database) and the server group
10) And we are connected to the SQL Server preview version from inside the virtual machine hosting Ubuntu 18.10. You can verify the server instance version, edition, computer name from the server dashboard launched after connecting to the SQL Server.
For more details refer this document

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How to connect Excel to Oracle with PowerQuery

I am trying to connect Excel to my company's Oracle Database. According to the following instructions it should be fairly easy: https://www.wikihow.com/Connect-Excel-to-an-Oracle-Database.
However it has been impossible and quite frustrating so far.
I have followed two different approaches that I've found online.
FIRST APPROACH: installed ODAC from Oracle's Universal Installer
I went to this site https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/dotnet-odacdev-downloads.html and downloaded the ODAC 12.2.0.1.1 file.
Then, I went through the installation process basically just clicking 'next' on every step.
Note 1: (I don't know if this might be important), in the Database Connection configuration tab I did not fill in any of the information (simply because I didn't know what to put there). It said that if information wasn't filled in, it would not create the TNSNAMES.ORA file.
Note 2: After finishing the installation it says 'run the SQL scripts located in the ... directory after the install'. Which I didn't do, again, because I didn't know how.
After the installation finished a directory was created in the following location: C:\app\client\myUserName\.
The directory goes all the way down to C:\app\client\myUserName\product\12.2.0\client_1, and it contains a bunch of files and folders.
I noticed that no environmental variable was created.
SECOND APPROACH: installed ODBC instant client
I went to this site https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/instant-client/winx64-64-downloads.html and downloaded both instantclient-basic-windows.x64-19.6.0.0.0dbru.zip and instantclient-odbc-windows.x64-19.6.0.0.0dbru.zip.
Then I created the directory C:\Oracle\instantclient_19_6 and unziped both folders contents into it.
Finally, I ran odbc_install from the command_line, as an administrator, but got Oracle ODBC Driver with same name already exists.
Note: in this case I also noticed that no environmental variable was created.
RESULTS:
When I go to Excel and click on Data\From Database\From Oracle Database I keep getting the same error as before: The recommended provider ('Oracle.DataAccess.Client') is not installed. You can continue with your current provider, however it has been deprecated and may not work properly.".
I was able to solve it by installing the 64 bits version of Oracle's client. Its located at https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/112010-win64soft.html, file win64_11gR2_client.zip.
Although the message "The recommended provider ('Oracle.DataAccess.Client') is not installed. You can continue with your current provider, however it has been deprecated and may not work properly." remained, I was able to connect after ignoring it.
I have also tried a bunch of approaches and finally got rid of the 'Oracle.DataAccess.Client is not installed' error.
Install Oracle Client for Microsoft Tools:
ODP.NET, Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio (Code), and ODAC
https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/net-downloads.html
Oracle Client for Microsoft Tools installs and configures ODP.NET to support 64-bit Microsoft tool connections with Oracle database. It supports connecting with Power BI Desktop, Power BI service, Excel, SQL Server Analysis Services, SQL Server Data Tools, SQL Server Integration Services, SQL Server Reporting Services, and BizTalk Server.
I have installed Oracle Client for Microsoft Tools 19.17 for (Microsoft Windows x64 (64-bit)) (V1032890-01.exe).
Alternatively, you could follow the learn more link:
Connect Microsoft Tools to Oracle Databases
https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/appdev/ocmt.html
Tutorials > Power BI Desktop: Connect to Oracle Database
https://www.oracle.com/a/ocom/docs/database/microsoft-powerbi-connection-adw.pdf

Onlyoffice community server installaton

I am installing onlyoffice community server on my machine windows 10.
I downloaded exe file from here - https://www.onlyoffice.com/download.aspx
I get a warning message with below screen:
Next screen is for mysql configuration:
My installation window is not moving forward from mysql configuration screen. I am not getting any error or success message on click of install. Noting happens when i click on next screen remains same. I have added the mysql odbc driver in datasource admin:
According to requirements of Onlyoffice CommunityServer - Windows 10 is not supported.
Software requirements
OS Microsoft Windows Server 2012(R2)

Setting up Rsync to pull from Windows to Linux Box using cwrsync

I have a set of machines, a mixture of Linux and Windows Boxes.
I hav set up rsync to pull from the Linux Machines to a Linux Server box.
I am trying to accomplish the same using cwRsync, to pull to the Linux box from the windows machines. I have downloaded the free version from https://www.itefix.no/i2/content/cwrsync-free-edition and also I have downloaded CopSSH. I have managed to install CopSSH fine and I am able to SSH between the Linux and Windows hosts no problem using keys rather than passwords.
However, for the life of me I can't get this cwRsync working, I've googled the matter to death, and your meant to unzip the directory, configure the environment settings in the batch file then install it. However, there is nothing to install it with! and the reason it isn't working is because it needs to install a windows service for it to run.
Any help would be much appreciated!
As described at itefix web page for the free edition, it allows to initiate rsync from your Windows machine, i.e. client functionality only (push data). Server functionality allowing you to set up an rsync server on Windows to pull data from it is not a part of the free edition.

Remote debugging Tools Cannot Install on Surface RT Running 8.1 Preview (cannot verify digital signature)

I am trying to install Remote Tools on a Surface RT running Windows 8.1 preview. I downloaded update 2 of remote tools from Microsoft's site and when I try to run it I get the error:
Windows cannot verify the digital signature for this file. A recent hardware or software change might have installed a file that is signed incorrectly or damaged, or that might be malicious software from an unknown source.
This is confusing because I downloaded the file directly from MS website and when I look at the .exe properties it says digital signatures by Microsoft Corporation.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Update: It seems like my Microsoft Root Authority certificate is "not valid for the selected purposes" I've tried exporting a "good" certificate from another machine and importing it into the Surface machine but it still gives the same issue.
This is because your downloading the 2012 tools. You can download the 2013 preview tools here at the following link! (Be sure to choose ARM)
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40781
Would have been nice if Microsoft had given us a heads up.
Also, when I go to the 2013 download on my Surface RT running 8.1 preview, and I click on Download, no matter which option I pick (x86, x64, or ARM) it downloads the x86 version, which obviously won't work. I had to download it on a PC and copy it over using a USB drive.
This problem exists on the released version of 8.1 too.
If you previously had the vs2012 tools installed, they appear to be uninstalled during the upgrade.
Attempting to reinstall gives the above error.
That means, it's now impossible to connect to the 8.1 Surface RT from VS2012 Pro to debug an 8.0 app running on 8.1. Instead, you need to connect with the VS2013 tools and remote debugger.
For anyone who is just trying to test their App updates a surface device running Windows 8.1 RTM, I have at least found a workaround.
You can manually deploy your package to your device by coping the package content to a USB memory stick and running a already defined powershell deployment script.
Basically you need to run the normal package creation process you would do to deploy to the app store to create a package, then copy the contents of the package folder (Not the compress package itself) to your USB stick. There should be a file named Add-AppDevPackage.ps1 in this folder.
Open your USB device from your Surface RT system, right click the Add-AppDevPackage.ps1 file and select "Run with powershell". You will receive several confirmation prompts at the command line and a popup window prompting you to run with admin privileges.
This is by no means a convenient or speedy process but it worked for my purposes.
This link has more detailed information on manually deploying your app package.

Where does Windows Platform Installer (WPI) save the downloaded files in my computer?

I have a network with one server that is connected to the internet and some clients that are not.
I want to download and install Microsoft products on my server first and let the client computers download the installer later from the server.
The questions are
where does the WPI save the downloaded files?
is it possible to run WPI and force it to install the Microsoft products from the already downloaded files rather than downloading again from Microsoft's server.
Note: Assume there is no license issue, hopely :-)
It will be cached under %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Web Platform Installer\installers if you are on Vista or above, or in the equivalent location on XP (there is no %LocalAppData% environment variable in XP).
If the products are downloaded, they will be installed again from the cached location, unless they were updated, which would change their hash and force Web PI to download them again. Moreover, you can copy the cache folder from one computer to another to the same location and Web PI will pick it up automatically and install products from cached installers.
Microsoft has released a tool called Web Platform Installer v4 Command Line which has a switch to prepare an offline installation. Quote from the page above:
Creates an offline cached copy of a specified set of products and
applications so you can install while offline
Example:
Ex: >WebPICMD.exe /Offline /Products:WebMatrix,SQLExpress /Path:c:\OfflineCache
The above will create an offline cache at c:\offlineCache that contains WebMatrix and all it's possible dependencies!
Update 2017
The link above is no longer valid (404). The page i found is
Web Platform Installer v5 Command Line (WebPICMD.exe) - RTW release
WebPI Command line
The Web Platform Installer v5 (WebPI) command line tool is now
available as part of the WebPI MSI! We've added a bunch of new
features and fix several issues, and now it's ready for it's full
release
On the page are two links
WebPI v5 x86.msi
WebPI v4 x64.msi
Microsoft has released a beta tool that will do this.
In windows 8 I found it here
%AppData%\Local\Microsoft\Web Platform Installer\installers

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