Posts tagged howto

Customizing PCLinuxOS 2008 Minime

Oct17
2008 Written by devnet

Build Your Own PCLOS So, HowtoForge has a perfect desktop for PCLinuxOS 2007…how about something similar for 2008 MiniMe? I won’t go into near as much detail as they do there but I’ll go over how I get my desktop up and rolling after a fresh install of PCLinuxOS Minime 2008. MiniMe is the lesser known offspring of PCLinux [...]

Install GCC on ClarkConnect

Oct12
2008 Written by devnet

Install GCC on ClarkConnect This is a pretty easy thing to do, but it seems many people come to Yet Another Linux Blog searching for exactly how to do this. ClarkConnect does not come with GCC installed by default. If you download software and attempt to compile it (using ./configure, make, make install) it will complain: configure: error: [...]

Microblogging, Status, and Blogging 2...

Jun19
2008 Written by devnet

In my previous post, I asked readers how they plugged their blog and/or microblogged, web 2.0 style. Some microblogging readers recommended that I check out Ping.fm. It was exactly the service that I needed; the ability to simultaneously post status updates on twitter, pownce, facebook. I specifically look for services that don’t req [...]

KDE and Xorg, Fonts and DPI

Sep20
2007 Written by devnet

Today, I’d like to share a tip I found out while working with a beta release for a distirbution of Linux with KDE’s 3.5.7 version. As many readers of this blog know, I use PCLinuxOS 2007 as my main desktop and have done so since about 2005. The font configuration in PCLinuxOS is quite nice. I have a 19 inch LCD Monitor at h [...]

How-To: PCLinuxOS 2007 and MythTV

Aug30
2007 Written by devnet

For those of you who always thought PCLinuxOS and MythTV would go together…you’re quite right, they do fit well together…though there are a few bumps on the road. Hopefully, this how-to will help you along the way. First, let’s mention what this guide will not cover: Remote Controls IR Blasters Picture Quality Settin [...]