A collection of various comments relating to Linux.
When I started looking at installing Ubuntu onto my rarely used Nexus 7 2012 edition tablet, I hadn’t considered how much of a right pain in the arse it would be if you weren’t running Ubuntu. Turns out, if you’re running Ubuntu, it should be a walk in the park, […]
A quick post just to put the installer script I’ve done for Fedora to get Spotify installed from the latest Debian packages available from their servers: Tested on Fedora 16 32bit, Fedora 16 64bit, Fedora 17 64bit. All fine so far. No uninstall script just yet though, I’ll likely incorporate […]
The Fedora project has recently revamped its default startpage for Firefox ( http://start.fedoraproject.org/ ) This is how it used to look: and this is how it looks now: This is a massive improvement over the old style. Good work Fedora Project.
Today, I should get my new HP ProLiant MicroServer to replace my far too large and powerful HP DL140 server. This server was a bargain, I actually clicked on an advert offering £100 cashback on it. I had assumed the server would have been expensive but it wasn’t really. It […]
Not long until Fedora and Ubuntu release their distress with Wayland instead of X. I’m looking forward to it but my worry is with drivers. I like to use the proprietary drivers for the performance gains as I sometimes play 3D games and use 3D effects on the desktop. Anyone […]
I recently installed Fedora 14 Beta Release 2 on my desktop PC at home and I’m going to go so far as to say its the best Fedora release I’ve used. It was an upgrade of the existing Fedora 13 installation which in my opinion seemed pretty buggy, no specifics, […]
Just ran a yum update on my server and found that CentOS 5.5 is out, the giveaway was the 110 packages I all of a sudden needed to update. It seems to have gone well, I’ve not tested everything but I assume its all working. Something I’m hoping is now […]
Ubuntu have decided that after 6 years, its time to freshen up their image and try to shake off that Brown slur that has followed them for the past several years. Here is a link to the page going through it: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Brand Overall, it appears to be a good move, […]
I’ve just discovered Sweet Home 3D. So far, I have to say its one of the best applications I’ve used on Linux. It’s Java powered and you just download the tar.gz file and unpack it. Once unpacked, run the SweetHome3D file and that’s it. You’re presented with a pretty straight […]
Well, as of early this morning GMT QuakeLive is now compatible with Linux and Mac. I’m just installing the browser plugin now but so far so good. Very easy too. Will let you know how it goes. Catch me on there, I’m landstalker_uk
