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Ubuntu Karmic Koala on Inspiron 545 MT
This is the 64-bit version of Ubuntu. There is little point to running down the entire catalogue. Almost everything works Out of the Box® as we have come to expect from Ubuntu. When it doesn’t is when we have something … Continue reading
The Search Continues: Testing openSUSE 11.2
Because this machine is so new, I realize it will take awhile for my favorite Linux distro to catch up (CentOS). So I use what does work, and it gives me a chance to review other stuff I might not … Continue reading
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Aargh! That Flickering Screen
If you have a nice LCD, count yourself blessed, indeed. I’m still stuck with this old Dell D-1028L. While the 17″ screen is big enough, and I don’t at all mind viewing at 1024×768, this thing drives me nuts on … Continue reading
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Back On the Squeeze Console
I’ve decided I really must have one good console-only system. Since the old Pavilion 542x is hardly much good for GUI stuff, that was where it went. I still have CentOS 5 on the Inspiron for times when I have … Continue reading
Back to Etch
It seems Lenny’s LXDE is broken enough to be unusable. I also had trouble discerning what sort of junk I could remove with the LXDE when I replaced it with IceWM. It wasn’t what I wanted, wasn’t what I needed … Continue reading
Lenny LXDE: I Can Be Told
One of those who disparaged my choice to run Etch mentioned LXDE. Frankly, I knew nothing about it. So I did some reading and it sounded almost useful. Given I live in a somewhat fluid situation at the moment, my … Continue reading
Etch for Old Hardware
The pool of usable Linux distros for older hardware is shrinking. For at least the rest of this year, it appears you can still install Etch and make it work well. Everyone has their own ideals, and I’m quite sure … Continue reading
I Broke It
It was all working so very well. So well, in fact, I wrote a series of articles explaining to mere mortals how to get CentOS 5.3 running on their home PCs. Today, I was out at the library, popped in … Continue reading
Etch Is Still Better
I’m not sure why, but after testing Lenny several different ways, Etch is still better. In fact, Lenny is downright inferior. After messing around with Ubuntus, Lenny, then Win2K, then XP, then openSUSE 10.3, I’m back to Etch. I just … Continue reading
Lenny Laptop: Wifi Setup
Because Lenny detected my wifi card (Linksys WPC11 v.4) right away, I’ve had no real trouble using it. However, that’s from the commandline. In order to make it work from the GUI, it requires a little tweaking. In the file … Continue reading