Tag Archives: debian

Console Fix

I’m getting my supply back. I have my Inspiron setup to boot into the console. The primary reason is actually because suspend modes work best from the console. The other reason is I don’t always need the GUI to get … Continue reading

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Best Audio CD Player on Lenny: Amarok

I love playing good classical music when I’m trying to think. Notice I don’t claim to actually succeed at thinking, but I do succeed at listening to music. It works best if you can find something capable of doing it … Continue reading

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Personal Preference: Debian Lenny AMD64

A couple of months ago, one of my clients asked me why I liked Linux so much. We discussed things we liked and disliked about various operating systems. This was no clueless user, but she was searching the options for … Continue reading

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Debian Lenny: 64-bit Pain

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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