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Debian: Try It; You’ll Like It (Part 5)

Posted on December 2, 2013 by ehurst

(The updated version of this series can be found here (gone).) First, a pop quiz. You will need a package called “gdebi”; based on the previous lesson, install it as you wish. It will bring with it a few other … Continue reading →

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Debian: Try It; You’ll Like It (Part 4)

Posted on December 1, 2013 by ehurst

(The updated version of this series can be found here (gone).) Debian won’t force you to use the commandline; it will entice you with the most opulent provision for those who dare to learn the magic of the Linux commandline. … Continue reading →

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Debian: Try It; You’ll Like It (Part 3)

Posted on November 30, 2013 by ehurst

(The updated version of this series can be found here (gone).) Linux is an implementation of the Unix computer technology; a type of Unix, if you will. In Unix Land, everything is a file. Every bit of hardware that the … Continue reading →

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Debian: Try It; You’ll Like It (Part 2)

Posted on November 29, 2013 by ehurst

(The updated version of this series can be found here (gone).) XFCE is a wonderful desktop environment, but it’s not the simplest to configure. There are several items we need to consider for desktop display. Extra wide displays are popular … Continue reading →

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Debian: Try It; You’ll Like It (Part 1)

Posted on November 27, 2013 by ehurst

(The updated version of this series can be found here (gone).) Lots of folks offer various kinds of guides to installing Debian. This is just one more. Why Debian? It’s easily the single best escape from MS Windows for most … Continue reading →

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Internet Unrealities

Posted on November 26, 2013 by ehurst

Perhaps you’ve met one like him. He asked me to come over to his apartment and look at his computer, saying only that it had a problem. Some charitable agency had given him a decent system with Ubuntu installed. He … Continue reading →

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Three Debian Install Issues

Posted on November 24, 2013 by ehurst

This applies to Ubuntu Precise and Debian Wheezy for sure, and perhaps other versions. 1. Libre Office Extensions: You need to install OpenJDK’s JRE version 7 (“openjdk-7-jre” is the package name) or at least some of your installable extensions from … Continue reading →

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Quantum Culture

Posted on November 22, 2013 by ehurst

Even today, we have little comprehension of what the ancients did, much less what they knew in order to do it. Part of it is our complete failure to grasp how they understood their world. We speculate with very little … Continue reading →

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Quantum Commerce

Posted on November 21, 2013 by ehurst

It’s all about the people. As 3D printing takes off, we’ll see a huge shift in the leverage for manufactured goods. Some types of manufacture will always require huge concentrations of resources, not to mention the distribution of those goods. … Continue reading →

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Wide Open Access

Posted on November 20, 2013 by ehurst

You need to understand what we are up against, not to fear but to know how to fight. As noted yesterday, political agitation in meat space simply invites the attention of those who have no honor. Don’t get lost in … Continue reading →

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