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Linux: The Best New User Distribution is not Necessarily Ubuntu

Gene — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 22:42:18 +0000

Update October 2011: I have left Mandriva due to problems with its change in ownership and direction in late 2010. The Mageia Linux distribution, a Mandriva fork, has all the things I liked about Mandriva, but none of the management problems that are affecting Mandriva’s quality. The points I make in this article in regard . . . → Read More: Linux: The Best New User Distribution is not Necessarily Ubuntu

GNU/Linux Software I Use Regularly

Gene — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:13:40 +0000

I recently received an e-mail from a friend that has started using Ubuntu. He is rather new when it comes to running a GNU/Linux desktop and has asked me several questions. One of the questions was basically what software do I use and recommend. This is a serious question that a lot of new users . . . → Read More: GNU/Linux Software I Use Regularly

Compiz Fusion, Mandriva 2008.1 on AMD Phenom Quad-core PC with Demo

Gene — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:42:19 +0000

We have a client that needs a new server for their primary Point of Sale site (SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 + Advantage accounting. I know “SCO! hiss! boo!” but this is what they have used “forever”, meaning about 20 years. We tried to move them to LedgerSMB on Mandriva Linux but it does not fill their . . . → Read More: Compiz Fusion, Mandriva 2008.1 on AMD Phenom Quad-core PC with Demo

Managing Mandriva’s /etc/resolv.conf from the CLI

Gene — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:11:35 +0000

There appears to be confusion in the Mandriva community about how to manage a PC using a static IP address (no DHCP client) with static nameserver entries in /etc/resolv.conf from the Linux command line interface (CLI). With newer versions of Mandriva the /etc/resolv.conf file is managed by the /sbin/resolvconf executable. There is a comment in . . . → Read More: Managing Mandriva’s /etc/resolv.conf from the CLI