Guns don't kill people. Microsoft Windows kills people. Trying to get it
to support legacy hardware nearly killed me.
On 08/04/2014 07:09 AM, Keith Lofstrom wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 04, 2014 at 12:15:39AM -0700, Michael Dexter wrote:
>> What: Open Sourcing the Modern Battle Rifle: Legal and technical
Two things I hope can help
- Regards the terminal app, one can define a keyboard shortcut to invoke
it. Go to system settings, then to keyboard, the second tab should say
"shortcuts". From there, the "launchers" group has a "terminal" app for
which almost any keystroke can be defined. This
On 11/24/2012 04:26 PM, C W wrote:
> Thanks for the replies, everybody. Does restoring from a backup work
> reliably?
>
> Just about every time so far for me. Some points to remember:
>
> IMAGE backups of a drive partition are much larger than backing up just the
> data that comprises the system.
On 11/24/2012 02:06 PM, Dale Snell wrote:
> On Sat, 24 Nov 2012 13:39:27 -0800
> C W wrote:
>
>> Is it wise to add other DEs once Ubuntu 12.04 is installed?
>>
>> Hey Everybody,
>>
>> I have a friend who installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on his work desktop PC.
>> He's spent the last month or more gettin
On 05/18/2012 03:57 PM, Brian Martin wrote:
> I'm considering a FreeNAS installation for a client. FreeNAS is *really*
> built around the idea of separating it's software from the data, to the
> point that it needs a dedicated "disk" for itself. The FreeNAS folks were
> really thinking of this as
I have never had reliably good luck installing XFCE LXDE or KDE on top
of the basic Gnome or Unity Ubuntu. Going all the way back to at least
Ubuntu 9.04 KDE in particular seems to corrupt something in Gnome fonts
while its own fonts are clearly screwed up versus a Kubuntu Mint or
Mepis KDE in
Linux vs Windows and others
My work and hobbies are a mixture of tech support, tech documentation,
creative and political opinion writing. Though I started out in tech in
the 80s' on a Unix System V at PCC Sylvania and my first internship and
initial employment was in a Unix engineering environ
How ironic! I had been under the impression that WAS my problem when was
I trying to make Windows Vista work for me!
On 03/22/2012 03:26 PM, Denis Heidtmann wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 12:23 PM, Russell Senior
> wrote:
>
>>>>>>> "Word" == Word Wizard
Some thoughts on the Unity/Gnome 3 change
I migrated to Ubuntu Linux about 6 years ago after being alienated by
the total mess that Windows XP/Vista had become. The Gnome2 desktop was
easy to master, not all that dissimilar from Windows. Then Ubuntu
introduced Unity about the same time that Gno
Pacific Solutions , SE Division & 52nd. I've even bought reconditioned
drives and other equipment ( video cards, MoBos) there and they never
ever fail. Superb technical advice, free of charge
http://www.pacificsolutions.com/
>> Where would be the cheapest place to get a SATA HDD? Doesn't have
I'm not a big fan of the new "landscape" monitors. I use an older 4:3 20
inch LCD because I like the vertical space for text reading/writing
work. I dread the day it gives out because only the band-aid form-factor
monitors seem to be available now. They don't deliver the vertical size
I like wi
Update on Ubuntu 11.4 install
Regarding my previous fine whines about the bugs in the latest Ubuntu
release, Natty 11.4, out of fairness I felt I should present my
subsequent experiences with the Unity desktop version.
The display bugs and performance disappointments I encountered upon
first
/The best thing about Linux. If you don't like one flavor, there are 50
others. Whereas with Windows, the user is stuck with whatever Steven
Ballmer deems they should have. Linux has about a dozen desktops, Unity,
Gnome Shell, KDE, lxde, xfce and more, two package management systems,
several di
Therein lies the rub.
Either the OS is designed for newcomers or Linux or veteran users.
Right now Natty seems totally hostile to the former while a pain in the
backside from at least some veteran users. I'm no MS/CS sys-admin but
I'm not a Linux or Ubuntu newbie either. I love the ease of inst
I run Maverick (Ubuntu 10.10) w/Gnome and the Avant panel. It is
absolutely perfect in every aspect, so far superior to Windows I would
not run W7 even if it were free. I use some KDE apps like the K3B
burner and I even ran the pre-release Gnome3/Gnome shell with not one
problem. Fast, totally
The installer had the correct resolution, possibly because I edited the
boot-loader menu with the vga=795 command line addition. However, the
installation came up 640x480 with 320x240 as the only option,
regardless of any command line edits. I managed to download and
install the latest NVidi
An absolutely HIDEOUS release! And I say that as long time Ubuntu fan,
converted from Windows XP/Vista by Gutsy Gibbon
The Kubuntu (KDE 4.6) version is totally unusable for NVidia cards.
Kubuntu installs in 640x480 video mode and refuses to allow the upgraded
driver NVidia administrative modul
Oh LORD!
Talk radio-style political correctness and argument. Even here.
I have one word of advice for those naive if courageous Arabs fighting
to install American-style democracy in their homeland:
DON'T!
On Sat, 2011-03-05 at 11:05 -0800, Alex Young wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 10:42 AM
On Fri, 2011-02-11 at 13:18 -0800, Russell Senior wrote:
> >>>>> "Word" == Word Wizard writes:
>
> Word> Feedback from a non-nerd
> Word>
> Word> I'm not a Linux nerd or any kind of computer or technology
> Word> nerd. [...]
>
On Fri, 2011-02-11 at 11:14 -0800, Paul Heinlein wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Feb 2011, Word Wizard wrote:
>
> > Feedback from a non-nerd
> >
> > I'm not a Linux nerd or any kind of computer or technology nerd. I
> > have nothing against nerds; I just don't want
Feedback from a non-nerd
I'm not a Linux nerd or any kind of computer or technology nerd. I have
nothing against nerds; I just don't want to be one. Or even be thought
of as a nerd. I migrated to Ubuntu Linux years ago after mounting
problems with Windows XP and total frustration with the basket
I had a feeling it was something simple and basic I was missing. That
was what I needed.
Thanks!
On Thu, 2011-01-06 at 19:23 -0800, Sam Hart wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 6:58 PM, Word Wizard
> wrote:
> > I can't find a way to output a list of ALL Ubuntu repositories to
sitories?
Maybe I'm missing something really basic here. Any help?
Thanx
Word Wizard
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On Wed, 2010-12-22 at 18:51 -0800, Daniel Johnson wrote:
> I saw a Firefox plugin that adds download links to the YouTube page with
> multiple format options. Don't remember it's name.
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Don’t use very old hardware?
I thought one of Linux' selling points was that unlike Windoze Linux
supported legacy hardware.
I'm using a 14 year old HP scanner fed by a Adaptec SCSI card even
older. No need to change them out as long as they meet my needs. I was
initially lured to try Ubuntu
Tried systemsettings?
On KUbuntu that's the swiss army knife system configuration app.
Desktop is the module that customizes fonts I believe. Or maybe
Appearance
On Sat, 2010-05-01 at 13:57 -0700, John Jason Jordan wrote:
> On Sat, 1 May 2010 11:17:15 -0700
> Ali Corbin dijo:
>
> >> I have
You may want to try Mepis 8.5
http://www.mepis.org/
I've sampled just about every major distro and Mepis 8.5 seems to more
closely approximate Windows install-and-play friendliness than any
other. It has by far the best KDE implementation, great fonts, useful
user GUI tools and it comes loaded wi
Ubuntu going astray
Getting rid of Gnome's custom login screen and sound customizing apps?
Why? They seem like basic features of an OS trying to attract desktop
users from the Windows world. Why get rid of them?
Or change the min/min/close/max button style to that new wacky model?
Yes, with a l
Have you any archives/backups of your prior HOME directory under any
previous Linux versions/distros?
If you do, copy that /home//.mozilla directory to your newly
installed /home/ directory. That should implant your prior
Firefox settings, as well as a working flash plugin (presuming you
h
A former Linux newbie; how I chose:
Word of mouth, Internet research, led me to Ubuntu as the best
combination of Windows-user friendliness, stability, hardware
compatibility and applications offerings. I wanted to have as seamless
a transition from Windows as possible, with as little Linux skill
mation campaign. It isn't because
Windows 7 can stand on its own toe to toe with Linux without lies.
Word Wizard
On Thu, 2009-09-10 at 08:44 -0700, David Kaplan wrote:
> Here's the latest Blog of Helios.
> http://www.linuxlock.blogspot.com/
>
> Ken points out that Bes
On Wed, 2009-05-27 at 22:45 -0700, Matt McKenzie wrote:
> Get the UUID of the disk...
ls /dev/disk/by-uuid -lah
Word Wizard
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with ENU but as Pacific Solutions fulfills all
my needs and is literally within walking distance I stick with them.
Just one customer's opinion but as I have building my own systems since
the late '80s it should count for something.
Word Wizard
On Thu, 2009-05-07 at 06:22 -0700, Rich
up a Windows (or any other op system) installation
instead of paying for ghost.
Word Wizard
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ial desktop effects without Firefox hiding the menu
bar.
Word Wizard
On Thu, 2009-04-23 at 22:19 -0700, John Jason Jordan wrote:
> Don't.
>
> I am sending this from a KDE desktop, because my Gnome desktop won't start. I
> get my desktop background, but no Gnome panel. K
I thought the partition information resided on the MBR and backing that
up would cover it all. I guess I misinterpreted the MBR reference
materials.
Thanks for the help,
Word Wizard
On Mon, 2009-04-20 at 14:55 -0700, Larry Brigman wrote:
> sfdisk /dev/sda -O sda-partition-sectors.
rom single-user mode (init 1). Should that make a
difference?
Thanks
Word Wizard
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I have lots to learn
Thanks
Word Wizard
On Thu, 2009-04-16 at 19:45 -0700, Russell Senior wrote:
> >>>>> "Word" == Word Wizard writes:
>
> Word> I wasn't aware of dump/restore. I need to research that
> Word> option. It seems like it is
an OS that provides all the tools I need. Plus I detest Microsoft's
heavy handed and intrusive software validation process. Windows 2k was
very stable and didn't have the validation regime. I was happy with Win
2k but every release since has gotten less reliable more expensive and
more intr
27;t stand the idea that someone out there can do something so easily
that I can't get the hang of. So much so that I keep banging away until
I can develop an equivalent proficiency.
Thanks again
Word Wizard
On Thu, 2009-04-16 at 17:58 -0700, Dwight Hubbard wrote:
> I sometimes do a
t your grub.conf to the list? I believe a bit of commentary
> on your current config may offer great insight into your grub
> challenges...
>
> -Eric
On Thu, 2009-04-16 at 13:40 -0700, Word Wizard wrote:
> > Why did they migrate to UUIDs in grub? What is the advantage? Can
ns in grub? Can lilo be used in Intrepid
instead? Or another boot loader?
Thanks,
Word Wizard
On Wed, 2009-04-15 at 19:59 -0700, Dwight Hubbard wrote:
> Grub stores the actual physical locations of the datablocks of it's
> stage 1.5 or stage 2 files in the bootblock. If you rest
ays specific to a given
need. I prefer having more tools even though it can be frustrating to
want to do something I know other Linux users can do but I can't do
because I haven't learned enough about the process.
Thanks again for the help & information. Linux is becoming more fu
file that should be kept with the tar file? Appended to it somehow? How
do I use it
This very frustrating for a newbie who wants to learn an alternative to
the Totalitarian Microsoft Machine (sigh).
Thank you
Word Wizard
On Thu, 2009-04-09 at 18:29 -0700, Bill Barry wrote:
> On Thu, Ap
he primary
SATA drive with all requite files to restore. Thus the EXCLUDES
statements. They also suggested the other EXCLUDES.
If you have any pointers or alternative command sequence to backup my
whole system (minus the two secondary SATA drives) I would be very
grateful
Thank you,
Word W
One of the reasons I adopted Linux (Ubuntu Intrepid) was that, unlike
Windows, it SUPPOSEDLY allowed one to fully back up the entire system,
system files and all, and restore them. So if you installed files or
configured your system and made mistakes, you revert to a previous
system. That's the t
lf. I had to ask for help, just like you're doing now. You're
> lucky I am a chat-history packrat :)
>
> http://www.motorola.com/Hellomoto/Master%20Lists/Product%
> 20Manuals/Static%20Files/US-EN/CPEi150%20User%20Guide-Ver-A.pdf
>
> -wes
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 28, 2
Thanks for the advice on my trial Clear WiMAX aservice. I still haven't
made up my mind yet but now I have some good knowledge to help. So far
the service seems blazingly fast with no interference problems due to
weather (or anything else). Maybe because I can hit the broadcast tower
with an energ
SORRY!
I just ran Intrepid's Install program and discovered that had I opened
the ADVANCED (boot loader install) Section I would have seen hd0
displayed prominently. Makes sense. The first drive should be where the
code sits to point to grub directory .
Newbies, huh!
WW
How to use grub to recover lost GRUB bootloader
System hard disk profile:
First sata= Windows XP/ntfs. Two partitions, one Windows system, the
other Windows data files.
Second sata= Ubuntu Intrepid/ext3. Three partitions, one swap, one /,
one (the largest) /home.
Third sata= Data files/ext3
Does anyone have any experience or advice?
Recently Clear WiMax has begun offering its services here in Portland. I
was given a 7 day trial using a desktop Motorola WiMax Ethernet modem.
My experience with Comcast service for both HiDef cable TV and broadband
has been utterly dismal, with period
is at fault. Any help
would be appreciated. Otherwise I may need to go to the FreeGeek Linux
clinic and bother them with this boring newbie question.
Thanx,
Word Wizard
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On Mon, 2009-03-16 at 09:46 -0700, John Jason Jordan wrote:
> Karmic Koala?
You bet!
Ubuntu: Karmic Koala to make cloud 'dance'
Feb 23, 2009 6:45:39 AM
Extensive cloud-computing functionality will be built into Karmic Koala,
the next version but one of Ubuntu, Canonical has announced.
Can
Maybe but,
I'm no Linux Guru and I've found Ubuntu Gutsy/Hardy/Intrepid to be as
easy or even easier to work with than Win XP Pro. Granted, it helps to
pretend you have never operated a PC before and NOT make certain Windows
OS assumptions. I've heard that PC newbies can get kneecapped by Linux
b
I doubt that very much. Why I switched to Linux and won't switch back
I was a confirmed Windows user. Windows 2000 did everything I wanted in
its day. Much better than NT 4.0. After Win2K got a little behind the
curve for me I moved up to Windows XP Pro. That's when it started.
I had a 64 bit
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