Why spend a fortune on computers?
December 30th, 2011 — Linux Distributions
In September of 2010, Edge-IT was liquidated. The Edge-IT software engineers were part of the Mandriva Linux software team. At that time, the future of Mandriva was in doubt, and many of the layed-off software engineers came together to form Mageia Linux. Mageia Linux is a purely community project, and not tied to any company. It took over a year, but the Mageia community released version 1 just before Christmas. I like Mandriva, so I had to try Mageia.
December 29th, 2011 — Linux Distributions
Lubuntu uses the LXDE desktop, and is an excellent choice for older machines, or for those who are seeking relief from the Unity desktop. I actually prefer LXDE as a desktop over Xfce. Installing LXDE took a little more work than Ubuntu or Xubuntu, but not much.
December 29th, 2011 — Linux Distributions
I wasn’t really planning on installing Xubuntu, but it was the only Live/Install edition with the Xfce desktop that would install on an external USB drive from a USB stick, and that supported the Broadcom Wireless driver required by my HP mini netbook. The Xfce desktop is an alternative for those with older computers with minimal memory and older graphic cards.
December 26th, 2011 — Linux Distributions
The Unit desktop is radically different, and not intuitively obvious. It feels like I am in a different, an unfamiliar, world. I can understand why some people hate, and others love it. After a lot of experimenting, I got used to it. With this install, I tried something different, and it worked.
December 24th, 2011 — Linux Distributions
It admit that I haven’t used openSUSE in some time. Since the future of MeeGo is in question, I decided to try openSUSE on my HP mini netbook. For years SuSE and then openSUSE was my default desktop. It may once again regain that status..
December 24th, 2011 — Linux Distributions
I used Unetbootin to install the Live/Install CD onto a USB stick. No problems booting into live mode and then installing from the live mode. The installed edition booted just fine. With the exception of some Gnome3 applications not correctly sizing to my netbook screen, the installed applications worked. Yet, I have major issues with this edition.
December 22nd, 2011 — Linux Distributions
It is still my favorite Linux distro for a user desktop, but Gnome3 has its rough edges. I had a few strange problems with the install, but they were easily solved. Big mistake was using Btrfs as a filesystem. Converting Brtfs to ext4 was a big challenge, but I got it to work.
September 21st, 2010 — Linux Distributions
I am not talking about the soap opera that ran for 54 years, I am talking about the crazy world of open source distributions. OpenSolaris is on its deathbed. Mandriva employees forked a new distro, and openSUSE may be sold to VMware. OpenSolaris problems are not new, but the latter two within the past week, along with the last episode of the long running soap.
September 9th, 2010 — Linux Desktops, Linux Distributions
Another round in the battle between Xfce and LXDE. This time the distro is Linux Mint 9. So far, the Xfce desktop has lost two rounds in a matches with LXDE on the same distro. It has lost both the free memory battle and the quality of distribution battle. On this last round, who is going to be the winner?
September 8th, 2010 — Linux Distributions
Talk about spartan, Lubuntu keeps the desktop totally clean. Does minimal mean more memory? How far does Lubuntu take the minimalist approach?
