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CentOS 6.2 Laptop: Changes

Posted on January 6, 2012 by ehurst

The Latitude will not be available. I’ll be testing CentOS on my Inspiron 1525. I am downloading via Bittorrent as I type this (and sampling the experience of dialup speeds for my browser in the process). Opera’s built-in torrent handler … Continue reading →

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The Technocracy of War: Part 1 (fiction)

Posted on January 4, 2012 by ehurst

The screens displayed before him were somewhat more colorful than the rest of them, the hundreds throughout the building. Still, it was the same old Bread and Butter, and it was his bread-n-butter. It was the reason he wore one … Continue reading →

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Program Notes: CentOS Laptop Coming

Posted on December 17, 2011 by ehurst

That is, if I can get this inherited machine working. Traded for a Dell Latitude D620. A decent system, but the power jack appears to be disconnected inside. Works okay if the battery is charged up, but none of my … Continue reading →

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Reprise: Linux Elitism

Posted on December 6, 2011 by ehurst

I stand by my almost-three-year old post about the elitist attitude of Linux fans. To restate in fewer words, the attitude of Linux users reflects to a large degree that of the developers. The Open Source culture is developer-centric. The … Continue reading →

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Work and Play on the Computer

Posted on November 9, 2011 by ehurst

Much discussion and gnashing of teeth over at Slashdot on Do We Really Hate All New GUIs? Yes, we do. That is, unless our only contact with computers is as phones and tablets, which is apparently now the majority. So … Continue reading →

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Windows 8, Linux and FUD

Posted on October 19, 2011 by ehurst

The debate between MS fans and Linux fans regarding the new secure boot and replacing the old BIOS on computer hardware is getting stupid. Since I’m a nobody, I don’t expect anybody to pay any attention, but I figure on … Continue reading →

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Silly Disputes over Jobs and Apple

Posted on October 10, 2011 by ehurst

Go ahead and use your favorite search engine. You’ll find many tributes to Steve Jobs, and a growing number of slams. Dig a little deeper, and you’ll see a somewhat finer division among the tributes. Most say he did big … Continue reading →

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Scientific Linux 6: Build Chromium Browser

Posted on September 19, 2011 by ehurst

I couldn’t find a current build for any of the RHEL 6 clones of Chromium, so I did it myself. Short and sweet; if you don’t understand the process of using RPMbuild, you’ll need to read up on that. Get … Continue reading →

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Taming the Beast: Scientific Linux Imperfections

Posted on September 7, 2011 by ehurst

I’ve come to really love Scientific Linux, and their version of RHEL 6 is really good for desktop use. This may well be the last great desktop Linux, since we have lost GNOME and KDE both to the eye-candy fanboys … Continue reading →

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Updated Firefox Build on Scientific Linux 6

Posted on September 3, 2011 by ehurst

This update applies to some degree to CentOS and RHEL, but some details will vary. Fetch your source from the standard FTP. The basic URL is: http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/ From there, dig down into the current release folder, followed by the “source” … Continue reading →

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