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Xubuntu 14.04 Is Okay
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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Tagged computers, debian, linux, technology, ubuntu, XFCE, Xubuntu
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Enough Kubuntu
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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Death of the Internet Revisited
This builds on a previous blog post, Death of the Internet? The surge in smartphone and tablet computing is not entirely consumer directed. It is in part the result of long hopes and dreams held by plutocrats everywhere. The Internet, … Continue reading
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Tagged computers, culture, gospel, oppression, propaganda, resistance, social sciences, spirituality, technology, XFCE
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Addenda to Debian Guide: Multimedia
(The following was inserted as the new chapter 9 in Debian: Try It; You’ll Like It.) Debian comes with most of what you need by default. We need to add just a few items for the common media playback. Past … Continue reading
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Debian: Try It; You’ll Like It (Part 1)
(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