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OpenSUSE 13:1 Partitioning

Posted on June 9, 2014 by ehurst

The default for installing is to shrink any existing partitions for whatever OS is already on the machine. You could simply overwrite any previous OS, but then SUSE pushes on you a partition scheme that I find hard to use. … Continue reading →

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Another Migration Option: OpenSUSE

Posted on June 8, 2014 by ehurst

If you are considering migrating from Windows to Linux, how about OpenSUSE? OpenSUSE is the free version of SUSE Linux. It is not all that well known in the US; it’s based in Germany. Among Linux users, it’s generally considered … Continue reading →

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RHEL 7RC Notes

Posted on May 9, 2014 by ehurst

I’ve installed it and got things running. The way Red Hat does things is allowing folks to work from the RC and associated repositories without requiring a subscription. What I’m trying to do is get some experience so I can … Continue reading →

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Open Source, Closed Mind

Posted on May 7, 2014 by ehurst

I support my fellow humans. People come first; my God says this whole universe exists as a place to guide people to His truth. That puts me at odds with the majority of the human race, but I genuinely love … Continue reading →

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Xubuntu 14.04 Is Okay

Posted on April 22, 2014 by ehurst

I’ve installed the latest LTS release of Xubuntu Trusty Tahr (14.04) on an aging laptop. There are a few bugs noted on the release page and I suppose they’ll eventually get those worked out. At any rate, I still refuse … Continue reading →

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CentOS Book Published

Posted on April 16, 2014 by ehurst

Okay, so the cover art is pretty ugly, but the book is done and it looks okay to me. You can get your free copy CentOS: The Commercial Grade Linux Desktop.

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CentOS 6.5 Tutorial

Posted on April 12, 2014 by ehurst

If you are using any of the RHEL clones or simply know something about them, I would invite you to review my latest tutorial before I publish it in book form. I don’t address servers, just the workstation environment. I … Continue reading →

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Busy Resting

Posted on April 11, 2014 by ehurst

Today is one of those rare bad knee days. The right knee was rebuilt at the VA back in the mid-1990s and they called it a Fulkerson Osteotomy. For awhile they left the screws in place but eventually they went … Continue reading →

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Rat-Killing Passwords

Posted on April 10, 2014 by ehurst

It’s rat-killing day around my place. It means raking debris from the yard so I could make the first lawn cutting with my reel mower, burying that electric line between the house and the shed so the freaking punks will … Continue reading →

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Enough Kubuntu

Posted on April 6, 2014 by ehurst

I had enough. By no means did I expect perfection of any sort. The thing was in beta, so it was supposed to be a little buggy. That is not what bothered me. It was the constant defaults that were … Continue reading →

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