Archive for the 'Linux' Category

Ubuntu 9.04 on an iMac

August 11, 2009

I bought an iMac. I booted it up on an Ubuntu 9.04 boot CD and… it actually worked! Wowza. I’m already running it virtually in Mac OS X under VirtualBox. If I knew how, I’d create a partition for it and triple-boot with Windows, but I’ll have to research that. I will say BootCamp is [...]

Apple ][e on Linux (Sorta)

January 11, 2007

OK. Well, not really. Sorry, I lied. Well, the Linux part is true (grin). I found out that I can alter the screensaver settings even under Gnome (don’t get me wrong: I love Gnome, but I’m not especially fond of the default “hide everything possible from the user and automatically select default settings for assembly-line/mass-production” [...]

Fedora Solved

December 26, 2006

If you use Fedora Linux, try Fedora Solved for solutions. Also, try Fedora Unofficial FAQ (currently up to Core 5). These are great sites. The folks on IRC network irc.freenode.net in channel #fedora have been very helpful, as well.

A Linux For Every Day Of The Week

December 19, 2006

Well, I’m not there yet, but I’m getting closer. I’ve added the Ubuntu Blog to the blog roll because I am a fan of Ubuntu. Fedora Core (6, now) is my favorite distribution of Linux, currently, but I have found a lot to like in Ubuntu as well. I’m particularly enamored with the Ubuntu Live [...]