Monthly Archives: November 2007

Keyboards and Another Resource for Linux Wins, and More

Posted on November 17, 2007 by Peter Loshin

I tripped over the Who is switching to Linux? blog the other day, but not for a Linux switch story–it was a story about keyboards. Now, I may not permit any Microsoft software products in the house, but Microsoft also … Continue reading →

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Emulation with QEMU

Posted on November 16, 2007 by Peter Loshin

Once you start falling in love with Linux, you may find yourself installing distribution after distribution as you search for the perfect one. That can be a drag if you also re-format your drive every time you install a new … Continue reading →

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Ever Wondered about the Linux Filesystem Hierarchy?

Posted on November 12, 2007 by Peter Loshin

The Linux filesystem hierarchy (link to Wikipedia/Filesystem Hierarchy Standard) can be confusing: just what is all that stuff, and how does it work? Making things even more confusing are the slight (or not so slight) variations in the hierarchy that … Continue reading →

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Walmart’s Ubuntu PC: Bait and Switch?

Posted on November 12, 2007 by Peter Loshin

With all the attention Linux has been getting recently, especially in the form of attention from major hardware vendors, the impact of Walmart’s decision to bring to market a $200 Linux PC (Everex TC2502 Green gPC w/ Via C7-D Processor) … Continue reading →

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Linux Toys

Posted on November 11, 2007 by Peter Loshin

Linux Devices is a great website for news about new things that run Linux; unfortunately, it’s less great if you’re actually looking for links to those great new toys. But they recently posted an article: Open source, Lego-like computer modules … Continue reading →

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Distros, and Tracking New Ones

Posted on November 9, 2007 by Peter Loshin

Linux isn’t like Windows in a lot of ways. One big one is that almost every Linux distribution–and actually almost all open source software–gets upgraded, frequently. So the poky little Linux distro you tried and didn’t like much a couple … Continue reading →

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Red Hat Magazine

Posted on November 5, 2007 by Peter Loshin

Who better to have a great Linux/open source software oriented web magazine than Red Hat: it’s called Red Hat Magazine and it’s got some pretty good articles and news items. Not a super-high volume site, the better to keep up … Continue reading →

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