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Book Spotlight: Linux for Non-Geeks: A Hands-On, Project-Based, Take-It-Slow Guidebook

professorkaos64 wrote 1 day ago: Stumbled upon this today after watching OS.ALT (great podcast btw, link below).  This is hands down … more →

Tags: Books, best book for learning linux, Learning, linux book, Linux for non-geeks, Nixie Pixel, OS.ALT

CrunchBang 11 Interlude

robofrog wrote 10 months ago: [If you don't know who or what these (*) are, check the Glossary page] First Pothole I hit my first … more →

Tags: Robo-verse, Linux, CrunchBang Linux, CrunchBang 11, Google, Learn Linux

CrunchBang 11, Apple Extended Keyboard

robofrog wrote 10 months ago: [If you don't know who or what these (*) are, check the Glossary page.] I’m surprised by the t … more →

Tags: Robo-verse, 2012, Debian, CrunchBang Linux, CrunchBang 11, Apple Extended keyboard, Google, Search, Apple Aluminum Keyboard

Linux Newbie

robofrog wrote 10 months ago: What does ‘secret’ mean? Obama authorized secret support for Syrian rebels “WASHIN … more →

Tags: Robo-verse, Linux, man page, Google

CrunchBang 11 (Waldorf)2 comments

robofrog wrote 10 months ago: [If you don't know who or what these (*) are, check the Glossary page.] At The Robotic Frog, we like … more →

Tags: Robo-verse, CrunchBang Linux, CrunchBang 11, conky, Donate

More Dellbert

robofrog wrote 1 year ago: [If you don't know who or what these* are, check the Glossary page.] Dellbert* (cont) Things change … more →

Tags: Robo-verse, ubuntu, xubuntu 12.04, lubuntu 12.04, Learning Linux

Dellbert

robofrog wrote 1 year ago: [If you don't know who or what these* are, check the Glossary page.] I told you that RoboFrog rescue … more →

Tags: Robo-verse, Linux, xubuntu 12.04, Debian LXDE

Installing Oracle Java JDK 7 in Ubuntu

Malarchist wrote 1 year ago: A quick google showed that installing the Java JDK for programming in Ubuntu is nowhere near as simp … more →

Tags: Computers, Linux, Tech, java 2, Linux, 11/10, Oneric Ocelot, Java, JDK

How to Make Unity Look Cool

Malarchist wrote 1 year ago: These are some of the steps I took in configuring my Unity desktop to look cool. Transparent top bar … more →

Tags: Computers, Linux, Tech, Linux, Unity, Theme, Ubuntu 11.10, Tweaks, Oneric Ocelot

New Ubuntu 11.10 Installation Ridiculously Slow – Solved … and some Gnome 3 tweaks1 comment

Malarchist wrote 1 year ago: I finally decided to stop booting Ubutntu in a Virtual Machine (thanks to Virtual Box) and rather to … more →

Tags: Computers, Linux, Tech, Speed up, slow computer, ubuntu, Linux, virtual box, Unity

Change Keyboard Shortcuts for Terminal and other settings

Malarchist wrote 1 year ago: I was getting quite irritated that Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V do not work in the Linux terminal for copy and … more →

Tags: Computers, Linux, Tech, ubuntu, Linux, 11/10, Gnome, Copy, paste

Taking the Linux plunge

Malarchist wrote 1 year ago: I finally installed Ubuntu on my desktop, although the reason being that Ubuntu is the operating sys … more →

Tags: Computers, Linux, Tech, ubuntu, Linux, 11/10, fixes, Patches, Tech 2

Enabling Apache2 Rewrite Module2 comments

nfrozi wrote 1 year ago: After fresh-installing ubuntu 11.10, I have to reinstall my Apache2, PHP5, MySQL, etc… One of … more →

Tags: Software Engineering, ubuntu, development, Web

Resetting Gnome to Its Default Configuration

nfrozi wrote 1 year ago: This is my second time resetting my Gnome (version 2/classic) Settings to its default. I don’t … more →

Tags: Linux, ubuntu, FIX, gnome2, Gnome, Operating System, gconf, Rm (Unix)

Including OpenOffice.org 3.2.0 menu items in VectorLinux Light 6.0's IceWM menu3 comments

S wrote 3 years ago: First of all, sorry for not writing a lot (or rather “nothing”, to be honest and use a d … more →

Tags: HOW TO?, Dell Latitude C610, Old hardware, Linux, VectorLinux Light 6.0, installation, Tutorial, OpenOffice.Org 3.2.0, menu item

Quick Command Recall2 comments

nfrozi wrote 3 years ago: The use of Terminal is quite dominant in Linux, especially for someone who is not concerned with gra … more →

Tags: Linux, ubuntu, Terminal, Command, History, Recall

Installing RedHat RPM packages on VectorLinux (and possibly other distros) using Midnight Commander3 comments

S wrote 3 years ago: Okay, my posts seem to get shorter and simpler by the day, but this comment by user lighans on my la … more →

Tags: HOW TO?, Dell Latitude C610, Old hardware, package management, Slackware, Linux, VectorLinux Light 6.0, RPM, TGZ

Installing OpenOffice.org 3.1.1 (or indeed any other version) in VectorLinux Light 6.011 comments

S wrote 3 years ago: Okay, I still haven’t given any final comments about why VectorLinux is the best Linux distrib … more →

Tags: HOW TO?, Dell Latitude C610, Old hardware, Linux, VectorLinux Light 6.0, installation, OpenOffice.org 3.1.1, Tutorial

VectorLinux Light vs. Zenwalk: Benchmarks [updated version 29 Sep 09]4 comments

S wrote 3 years ago: Have you heard the news? There will be another Ubuntu derivative, this time based on LXDE and hence … more →

Tags: linux-distribution, benchmarks phoronix test suite, Blog, comparison, Dell Latitude C610, dhrystone, Distribution, gtkperf, installation


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