The ERACC Web Log » Mageia http://blog.eracc.com ERA Computers & Consulting Technical News, Tutorials and Opinion Sun, 29 Apr 2012 21:55:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Open Source: Mageia 2 (Cauldron) Looking Good http://blog.eracc.com/2012/04/17/open-source-mageia-2-cauldron-looking-good/ http://blog.eracc.com/2012/04/17/open-source-mageia-2-cauldron-looking-good/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:57:50 +0000 Gene http://blog.eracc.com/?p=2669 If you have not been following the saga of the Mageia Linux distribution then you are unaware that Mageia 2 is slated to be released on May 15th. At this point the distribution is in Beta 3 testing and then will have a Release Candidate out right around May 2nd.

Since I am a business . . . → Read More: Open Source: Mageia 2 (Cauldron) Looking Good]]> http://blog.eracc.com/2012/04/17/open-source-mageia-2-cauldron-looking-good/feed/ 4 Open Source: Using Mageia 1 for Six Months Now http://blog.eracc.com/2012/03/21/open-source-using-mageia-1-for-six-months-now/ http://blog.eracc.com/2012/03/21/open-source-using-mageia-1-for-six-months-now/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:09:01 +0000 Gene http://blog.eracc.com/?p=2635 I am back writing again after my hiatus. If you missed me, good. If not, maybe I can write something this year that will pique your interest, inform you, or help you smile. Then the next time I take a hiatus you will miss me.

Back in the Fall of 2011, September 4th to . . . → Read More: Open Source: Using Mageia 1 for Six Months Now]]> http://blog.eracc.com/2012/03/21/open-source-using-mageia-1-for-six-months-now/feed/ 10 Open Source: A GUI Minimalist Tries e17 http://blog.eracc.com/2011/12/11/open-source-a-gui-minimalist-tries-e17/ http://blog.eracc.com/2011/12/11/open-source-a-gui-minimalist-tries-e17/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:46:24 +0000 Gene http://blog.eracc.com/?p=2494 … and likes it … well, mostly. Hopefully this article will help you if you are searching for that “just right for me” GUI on your Unix/Linux system. But be sure to give e17 a try yourself, do not just pass it over because of anything you may read on the web.

For years now . . . → Read More: Open Source: A GUI Minimalist Tries e17]]> http://blog.eracc.com/2011/12/11/open-source-a-gui-minimalist-tries-e17/feed/ 12 Open Source: Live Migration of Mandriva to Mageia http://blog.eracc.com/2011/09/04/open-source-live-migration-of-mandriva-to-mageia/ http://blog.eracc.com/2011/09/04/open-source-live-migration-of-mandriva-to-mageia/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 01:19:09 +0000 Gene http://blog.eracc.com/?p=2385 Are you in the market for a new laptop, desktop or server PC with Linux installed? Please give us the opportunity to quote a preloaded Linux laptop, desktop or server system for you.

I took the plunge to migrate my personal / business desktop PC from Mandriva 2010.2 to Mageia 1 . . . → Read More: Open Source: Live Migration of Mandriva to Mageia]]> http://blog.eracc.com/2011/09/04/open-source-live-migration-of-mandriva-to-mageia/feed/ 3 Open Source: Mandriva 2011 vs Mageia 1 http://blog.eracc.com/2011/09/03/open-source-mandriva-2011-vs-mageia-1/ http://blog.eracc.com/2011/09/03/open-source-mandriva-2011-vs-mageia-1/#comments Sat, 03 Sep 2011 23:32:09 +0000 Gene http://blog.eracc.com/?p=2240 Are you in the market for a new laptop, desktop or server PC with Linux installed? Please give us the opportunity to quote a preloaded Linux laptop, desktop or server system for you.

By the way, if you did not read my previous article, Open Source Horror Story – A Linux Recovery Tale, . . . → Read More: Open Source: Mandriva 2011 vs Mageia 1]]> http://blog.eracc.com/2011/09/03/open-source-mandriva-2011-vs-mageia-1/feed/ 19