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Debian: Try It; You’ll Like It (Part 4)
(The updated version of this series can be found here (gone).) Debian won’t force you to use the commandline; it will entice you with the most opulent provision for those who dare to learn the magic of the Linux commandline. … Continue reading
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Tagged commandline interface, compsec, computers, debian, Flash Player, graphical user interface, linux, software, Synaptic, technology
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Debian: Try It; You’ll Like It (Part 3)
(The updated version of this series can be found here (gone).) Linux is an implementation of the Unix computer technology; a type of Unix, if you will. In Unix Land, everything is a file. Every bit of hardware that the … Continue reading
Debian: Try It; You’ll Like It (Part 2)
(The updated version of this series can be found here (gone).) XFCE is a wonderful desktop environment, but it’s not the simplest to configure. There are several items we need to consider for desktop display. Extra wide displays are popular … Continue reading
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Tagged computers, debian, linux, Open Source software, panel configuration, technology
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Linux Ghost in the Machine
(Thinking out loud on a curriculum for migration to Linux…) Linux is inherently a CLI; it doesn’t run without a console. In yesterday’s post, we looked at the two primary implications of what it means when we say Linux is … Continue reading
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Tagged computers, linux, technology
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Linux, Security and Control
Running Linux doesn’t merely put you in charge of things; it grants a sense of power you won’t easily get from Windows or Mac. But it’s really about the people involved. The primary reason Linux computers seldom get viruses is … Continue reading
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Tagged community, computers, culture, education, linux, technology, windows
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More Busy Day
Today I worked on my own systems a bit. First, I now remember why I don’t like Mint: They have an irresponsible attitude about security and bug-fix updates coming from their upstream source, Ubuntu. You really have to go out … Continue reading
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Tagged computer ministry, computers, linux, technology, ubuntu
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The Power of Information
It’s fundamental to human nature: People are drawn to power. Everybody wants it, but not everyone wants to wield it themselves. Most people are content to tap into power held by someone else. Few are capable of handling it in … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, computers, linux, propaganda, resistance, technology
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Linux for the Common User
Because of my long experience with teaching in general, and teaching Linux in particular, I am a firm believer in task-oriented instruction for computers. I’ve been playing with Linux for about 20 years. I’m not a guru, just a power … Continue reading
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Tagged computers, education, linux, psychology, technology
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Computer Fright and badBIOS
Okay, so Halloween is over, and it’s time to call the bluff. I’m not a part of the technical elite, but I do know when something doesn’t pass the smell test. There is something wrong with what Drago Ruiu has … Continue reading
VMWare Player on Wheezy
It doesn’t really matter why; you might have any number of reasons for needing to run Windows software on your Linux box. Sometimes WINE is enough. It works pretty good for things like Notepad++ and it’s not too bad if … Continue reading
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Tagged computers, debian, internet, linux, software, VM, VMWare Player, windows
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