Category Archives: Ubuntu Linux

Shun Virtual PC 2007 if you want Ubuntu

Posted on March 12, 2010 by arcster

I wish I had read the Ubuntu forum posting about Microsoft Virtual PC before wasting an hour+ of my life trying to get Ubuntu 9.10 to work on Microsoft Virtual PC 2007. Everything installed fine, but I could get the … Continue reading →

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Quick Linux/regexp tips

Posted on February 24, 2010 by arcster

To get info on your environment: env to do a case-insensitive searc for .pm files in /usr and subfolders: find /usr -iname ‘*.pm’ To get a terminal type xfce4-terminal in the Alt+F2 box To find a string of alpha characters … Continue reading →

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Making progress with Linux

Posted on June 30, 2009 by arcster

Ok. I’ve calmed down a bit since my previous rant. Apparently there’s an issue running aptitude or synaptic (using Xubuntu Gutsy) on a secured wireless network. It just doesn’t seem to work. I’m sure there’s a fix for it and … Continue reading →

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Really starting to hate Linux

Posted on June 22, 2009 by arcster

Ubuntu is alot like Windows 3.1, except Windows 3.1 pretty much did what you wanted it to when it wasn’t crashing. Ubuntu doesn’t crash, but it doesn’t do anything. I admit I’m using really old hardware, but I’ve spent a … Continue reading →

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I’m a Linux user now

Posted on October 30, 2008 by arcster

It took a few tries, but I finally got the old Dell Latitude CPx with 128 MB RAM to accept the Xubuntu 7.10 “Gutsy Gibbon” alternate install. Considering the age of the computer and the available memory, the install – … Continue reading →

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Another change for 2008

Posted on October 28, 2008 by arcster

In addition to voting for a Democrat for president for the first time since 1992, 2008 marks the year that I try a non-Windows operating system. Ironically, it was probably about 1992 that I last used a non-Windows OS. Then … Continue reading →

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