Why Gentoo is Still Better than Ubuntu
So I am on a Kubuntu edgy laptop at work and I am trying to get WPA wireless networking working before the upcoming demo that we are putting on. Since I have no idea what kind of networking is set up...
View ArticleSetting Up postfix to send outgoing mail on ubuntu
I don't know why but this is one of those things that I find extremely annoying to set up. Mainly because it often requires installing a full-blown MTA to do a much simpler job than it was designed to...
View ArticleHP Officejet 5610 Works Great in Linux
I just bought an HP Officejet 5610 4-in-1 for home because we had a need for a copier and a fax machine. A scanner is something I also occasionally wish I had. So this thing does it all, and the best...
View ArticleDual Boot Ubuntu and Vista on Dell Inspiron 1720
I just got a new Dell Inspiron 1720. A little background information on why we got this laptop... Previously we had one Desktop computer and a MythTV server/frontend and a TV in a separate room. The TV...
View ArticleSorry Kubuntu, I've Switched to Ubuntu
I've used Kubuntu for a long time. In fact I had never used plain Ubuntu except for once a long time ago on an old laptop but then I promptly removed it because it caused the laptop to overheat badly...
View ArticleMake Shared Folders Work in TinyXP as a Guest in VirtualBox
I gave TinyXP Rev 09 a try recently as a guest in VirtualBox. (I do have a legal license for Windows XP, so while that definitely doesn't make downloading TinyXP legal, I feel that morally speaking...
View Articleinit.d Script for Trac on Ubuntu Linux
I modified an nginx init.d script and created an init.d script for trac.d. I run tracd and then forward traffic from trac.davidgrant.ca to trac's port (using nginx) rather than using cgi or fast-cgi....
View ArticleLinux Mint Debian Edition: One word: FAST
I'm just trying out Linux Mint Debian Edition and the best part about it is how fast it is. The desktop is super responsive, almost feels like a new fresh Windows machine in that respect. User...
View ArticleBurning CDs/DVDs/Blu-Ray in Debian/Ubuntu
For long time I've been wondering why I can't seem to burn DVDs or Blu-Rays properly using k3b in Linux (or any other graphical burning software for that matter). The problem is cdrkit (a fork of the...
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