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Arch linux HOWTO
[10-29-2011: These instructions are definitely out-of-date as a number of packages have changed.] [8-28-2011: These instructions may be severely out of date since Arch has released a new install...
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Lucid
I’ve been a bit slow about posting a lucid howto largely because we had a new baby a few weeks ago and I just haven’t had time to tinker. I am probably going to migrate to Linux Mint LXDE though....
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Lucid HOWTO
I’ve finally had a chance to setup and test Lucid on my AAO zg5. I’m giving up on Crunchbang for the time being. I’m tired of hand editing menu entries and although the current alpha release has an...
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Maverick HOWTO
I’ve installed the beta release of Maverick and I have to say that I am quite impressed. There is one niggling problem with the keyring for which I have not found a satisfactory answer but there is a...
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Natty
I currently have Madbox installed (which is based on Maverick) and have no plans to upgrade unless Ad-Comp releases a Natty based Madbox. Unfortunately Ad-Comp’s website seems to be down and there is...
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Natty again
Almost by accident, I tried Xubuntu for the first time in years when I installed it on an old, old Micron for my mom’s use while she’s visiting. I was pleasantly surprised by the absence of Open Office...
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Oneiric
I’m extremely disappointed with Oneiric Ocelot (the worst Canonical have put out since, and maybe even worse than, Krappy Koala). The sound indicator is now broken (the scroll wheel no longer works to...
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Linux Mint Debian Edition (xfce)
I’ve now installed Linux Mint Debian Edition on my Aspire One and I have to say I’m pretty happy. No indicators but I can live with that as long as everything works and it does. Moreover, it is a...
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It’s alive!
My Aspire One ZG5 is still kicking! I may look to upgrade in the next year or two but for the most part, it is still fine for light browsing. The only problem I’ve been encountering is that some...
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SSD upgrade
I was recently gifted an HP Mini 1000. Given that my similarly spec’ed Aspire One’s HD was starting to act up and the HP Mini has an extra half Gig of RAM, I purchased a 128GB Super Talent DuraDrive...
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