Tag Archives: debian

Opera Beta for Debian on SL 7

Posted on November 6, 2014 by ehurst

It works fine on Scientific Linux 7. Instead of holding your hand, I’ll tell you how I worked it out. Get the package from here. It’s for 64-bit only right now. Since all the current 7.x series for RHEL/CentOS/SL is … Continue reading →

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Kubuntu Guide Published

Posted on November 4, 2014 by ehurst

Yeah, I’m a busy boy today. I was persuaded to charge a very small amount for this one. However, if I know you as a regular reader or you can contact me with a decent sob story, I’ll get a … Continue reading →

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Kubuntu Guide 10

Posted on October 17, 2014 by ehurst

(This should be the end of the series. If you have questions, suggestions for topics I forgot, etc., now is the time to pester me.) 10 — Trackballs and Windows-ware So far, no project has seen fit to offer a … Continue reading →

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Kubuntu Guide 09

Posted on October 16, 2014 by ehurst

(Almost done with this, folks.) 09 — Internet Software As with Windows, there are several ways to set up your email. You can use the built in Kmail client. However, this is a prime example of software designed by a … Continue reading →

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Kubuntu Guide 08

Posted on October 15, 2014 by ehurst

08 — Software and Files In Windows you may have encountered seeing parts of the file system designated with C:\something\stuff. The backward slashes are opposite of what you see in things like URLs on the Internet. That’s in part because … Continue reading →

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Kubuntu Guide 06

Posted on October 12, 2014 by ehurst

06 — Installation Back up all your important files to an external device of some sort. That would be whatever you keep in your Documents, Music, Pictures, Videos and perhaps Download folders. If you know how, you can find your … Continue reading →

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Kubuntu Guide 04

Posted on October 10, 2014 by ehurst

04 — Peculiarities of Linux In general, the Linux/Unix experience holds sufficient differences from Windows that you might benefit from some explanation. The DIY Linux/Unix culture assumes a much tighter interaction between the user and the machine. With most of … Continue reading →

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Kubuntu Guide 03

Posted on October 9, 2014 by ehurst

03 — Why Kubuntu? The name Linux isn’t actually a thing, but a kind of thing. The underlying code base is there for anyone to build as they like. What you can build with it can be tweaked for specialized … Continue reading →

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Kubuntu Guide 02

Posted on October 8, 2014 by ehurst

This is the second chapter in the book, and it’s pretty much a rehash of a previous post, so regular readers may want to skip this. ************ 02 — The Perils of Software Development If you have to watch out … Continue reading →

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More Debian XFCE Stuff: PIM

Posted on June 18, 2014 by ehurst

If you use my Debian book (mirrored in plain HTML here), you’ll know it’s just an introduction, not a full user guide. There are too many options with something as big as Debian’s collection of software. Most newbies have no … Continue reading →

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