Tag Archives: centos

Opera Reconsidered

Posted on December 29, 2008 by ehurst

CentOS isn’t all that friendly to standard desktop use, but it can be tamed. It has become my choice because once I get things working, I can pretty much expect it will continue working for the next couple of years, … Continue reading →

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CentOS Fix: GNOME Mahjongg Scores on “Difficult” Level

Posted on December 28, 2008 by ehurst

This is pretty minor and doesn’t warrant much discussion. When you play Mahjongg on the default game called “Difficult,” upon completion of that game a window pops up saying your score qualifies for the Top Ten. However, the window is … Continue reading →

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Return to Sanity: CentOS Is Home

Posted on December 27, 2008 by ehurst

After a few days of testing Debian Lenny AMD64, I just can’t make it home. Yes, the packages are newer, and once it hits “stable” in the Debian developer cycle, it will be supported for a long time. Still, there … Continue reading →

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Debian Lenny: 64-bit Pain

Posted on December 26, 2008 by ehurst

Debian has a different approach to 64-bit hardware. The entire system is 64-bit, and the only way you can run anything 32-bit is in a “jail” — a sort of security sandbox isolated from the system itself. I suppose this … Continue reading →

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Gnomesword from Source

Posted on December 25, 2008 by ehurst

If I can’t get Bible search software for my computer, it’s not a good computer. Neither CentOS, nor any of the other compatible RedHat clones, offer a Gnomesword package for 64-bit. There is one source RPM set, but they were … Continue reading →

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CentOS Desktop: It Can Be Done

Posted on December 24, 2008 by ehurst

CentOS is a free Linux distro built up from the source packages used for making the commercial RedHat Enterprise Linux distro. RedHat doesn’t actually sell the Linux software, but sells the support services to keep it all running for businesses … Continue reading →

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