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Lucid Lynx: Many Small Breakages

Posted on May 8, 2010 by ehurst

After a couple of days playing again with Lucid, I discovered auto-mounting removable media is broken. It takes two or three tries just for a simple USB memory stick. Music CDs are not properly handled by any of a number … Continue reading →

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RHEL 6.0 Beta Catastrophic X-server Crash

Posted on May 6, 2010 by ehurst

I’m giving it a rest. When I tried to open my PySolFC game — compiled on the system — it took down the X server and the system froze. I’ve seen this behavior before in Ubuntu a couple of releases … Continue reading →

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Getting a Real Whois Client on RHEL 6

Posted on May 6, 2010 by ehurst

It may not be broken, but the default Jwhois package on RHEL and friends is not easy to use, and the results aren’t satisfactory. Why it is they dropped the original stand-alone client is beyond me. I can’t find anything … Continue reading →

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RHEL 6.0-Beta: Replace That Glacial OpenJDK

Posted on May 5, 2010 by ehurst

Java on RHEL 6.0 is in dire need of assistance. I understand the issues of patent encumbrance, but for the average desktop user, it’s just not that important. If something better is available, we use it. The bundled OpenJDK on … Continue reading →

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RHEL 6.0-Beta Additional Multimedia Stuff

Posted on May 4, 2010 by ehurst

Note: The linked text instructions are sorely out of date and no longer work with the current release or RHEL 6, nor will it work with the Beta-2 release before it. I’m betting it will not work with either of … Continue reading →

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ATI and Nvidia Broken on RHEL 6

Posted on May 3, 2010 by ehurst

Update: In the comments below, Sean Kane provides a detailed explanation of how to get NVIDIA to work. Thank you very much, Sean! Second Update: For those of you using ATrpms Repo, the NVIDIA kernel modules can be installed directly, … Continue reading →

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RHEL 6.0 Beta Test Drive

Posted on May 2, 2010 by ehurst

Downloaded the DVD ISO from RedHat; even gave them my details representing Open for Business. I’ll be writing a longer report for that, but for now, just a few notes. Because I’m using a new-ish Radeon HD 4350 card on … Continue reading →

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Chrome Browser for Linux: Worth a Shot

Posted on April 28, 2010 by ehurst

All browsers stink. Some are simply able to choke you less. I am fully aware Google lies about compromising your privacy. Very early on I knew they were allied with the CIA and other clandestine agencies of the US government … Continue reading →

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Computer Helps Ministry Returns

Posted on April 23, 2010 by ehurst

For the past decade or so I have offered as much computer help as I could for free. People did sometimes offer money, but it was never required. I did what I could because I really like people. In my … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu’s Broken Defaults on Fonts

Posted on April 13, 2010 by ehurst

Running Karmic Koala 32-bit, it’s not the first time I’ve been unhappy with the way Debian and friends do fonts. It’s the one part my Debian experience which has always dissatisfied. So this time I decided to check into the … Continue reading →

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