Category: Linux
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Changing Boot Sequence in Grub2
I just loaded Fedora 16. I have this odd Dell Inspiron with a WinTV Express Card, the only card ever built for this slot. To simplify my life I run Windows 7 for TV and Linux for everything else. Where was I? How to alter the boot sequence in grub2 # cat /boot/grub2/grub.cfg |grep Windows…
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Which Linux is Right For You?
I have been asked the question frequently recently with the changes in Ubuntu. I am reminded of what I teach my classes, each and every one of them, consult your decision matrix: the answer is easy. I remember one young man who went on to meet with the president of the statewide software association and…
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Fedora 15 Tweaks
I used Instapaper to save a number of tweaks to Fedora 15 that I thought I might like after I settled in. I didn’t want to make a large group of changes to remain behind without giving myself a chance to truly get settled into appreciating a different workflow and point of view on the…
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Switching from Ubuntu to Fedora and Mint
I switched my desktops off Ubuntu to other Linux distributions. It isn’t a great sacrifice as I use multiple Linux distributions in any case; although, for a moment all of the Desktops in my house were Ubuntu and it did make it nice for the casual user. The problem was Unity and issues ranging from…
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Ubuntu 11.04: Natty Narwhal In The Shop
Machine A: oldest machine I am using, running Ubuntu 10.10 fine, Final 11.04 won’t run Unity (can’t do OpenGL) and when it goes back to classic mode the menus first don’t display quite correctly and then they disappear completely and flash on and off. Unusable. Installed Fedora Beta, Gnome 3 runs, machine stable, looks pretty,…