I had a brief flirtation with Bodhi Linux this past week. I nuked my CrunchBang Linux install to give it a go. It seemed pretty solid, but after spending some quality time with the distro, I found the version of Network Manager loved to randomly disconnect me from wireless networks…as in, right in the middle of me transferring files, [...]
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Where Will You Hide the Bodhi?
I had a brief flirtation with Bodhi Linux this past week. I nuked my CrunchBang Linux install to give it a go. It seemed pretty solid, but after spending some quality time with the distro, I found the version of Network Manager loved to randomly disconnect me from wireless networks…as in, right in the middle of me transferring files, [...]
Old Computer? No Problem! Linux Sav...
Want to know what utilizes 54.3 MB of RAM idle at 1% CPU utilization on a Gateway M250 laptop? CrunchBang Linux, that’s what!
It’s always a breath of fresh air when you are able to resurrect older hardware that most people would throw right into the trash with a dash of Linux.
Granted, this M250 laptop isn’t in its default [...]
How-To Choose the Right Distribution ...
Courtesy of evelynishere
Which distribution is the RIGHT distribution? Is there such a thing? When you start your journey with Linux you might here something like this:
- Ubuntu is the best distribution for the desktop
- Linux Mint is the best distribution for a home user and the desktop
- Debian is the best way to go because of its stabili [...]
Install Firefox 4 on Linux Mint Debia...
I am testing out Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) and wanted to benefit from Firefox 4 and all its speediness. It’s not available in the repositories and since LMDE uses Firefox and NOT Iceweasel, you really can’t install it from the Mozilla Debian repository. So, I decided to manually install things.
Normally I don’t like [...]
Disillusioned by the Community
There are times when I don’t want to admit that I use and love Linux.
It’s true…at times, I’m embarrassed to tell people that I’m part of the community as a whole.
You may wonder when these times are…right now is one of those times. I despise infighting found in free and open source software…specific [...]
TinyMe Linux For The Win
I was running Unity Linux 2010.2 with KDE 4.5 for around the last month. I really like what has been done there but it seemed a bit heavy for my Gateway M250…the CPU fan was always on which told me it was always in high use.
I checked out Gnome 2.30 on Unity and found it to be delightful on my resources; however, Gnome doesn’t ma [...]