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hitest at hotpop dot comhitestnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1011100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-67802912695531046772009-06-14T08:04:00.000-07:002009-06-14T08:05:55.440-07:00I've been running FreeBSD 7.2-amd64 for a few weeks. It is good to run Unix again:)hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-21127577363718401702009-04-18T16:12:00.000-07:002009-04-18T16:13:17.186-07:00Compiled a new shiny 2.6.29 kernel on one of my Slackware boxes today. No reason to do so. Just bored. Fun:-)hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-764301661809258882009-03-03T16:40:00.000-08:002009-03-03T16:43:13.465-08:00Heh, I haven't posted in this blog for quite some time. I'm currently running Slackware 12.2 on all of my home systems. I've dropped FreeBSD 7.1 for the moment.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-24596447602574935972008-05-04T09:16:00.001-07:002008-05-04T09:16:52.954-07:00Installed Slackware 12.1 yesterday, it is a noteworthy upgrade:-)hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-38892302871921258322007-11-30T11:24:00.000-08:002007-11-30T11:26:37.955-08:00I've been running Debian Testing (Lenny) for about one week and love it. I'm now running 9 Debian systems at work and two Debian boxes at home. First rate:-)hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-20831770798045041552007-04-21T08:32:00.000-07:002007-04-21T08:34:06.927-07:00Debian 4.0 (Etch) was released on April 8th. So far I've installed three systems with this OS. I'm liking Debian a lot:-)hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1679060424973304302007-03-23T05:55:00.000-07:002007-03-23T05:57:58.864-07:00I'm back to running FreeBSD again.I've been running FreeBSD 6.2 for a little over a week now and I really like it a lot.I'm currently re-compiling my whole system, this is taking a long time.Unix rocks:-)hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1156200780845783482006-08-21T15:53:00.000-07:002006-08-31T05:07:58.586-07:00I finished a RAM upgrade on an ancient Pll 266, running Ubuntu 6.06. I increased the RAM from 128 to 192 MB; the unit functions a bit better now:-)hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1155507473283771732006-08-13T15:14:00.000-07:002006-08-13T15:17:53.293-07:00I've been having a good summer so far:-) I've done some upgrades that I've wanted to try for a long time. After finishing with FreeBSD 6.1 which was interesting I was able to get Debian Etch installed. The people at Debian have really improved the installer, very nicely done.Today I was able to install the 2.6.13 kernel for Slackware 10.2. I'm having a good day.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1155175057618918242006-08-09T18:54:00.000-07:002006-08-09T18:57:37.633-07:00Today I blew out one of my Ubuntu boxes in favour of Slackware 10.2, I missed using Slack:-) After my FreeBSD 6.1 install I was feeling quite tired, and didn't want to continue with Unix. I'm going to stick with it and learn how to use my BSD system. Tomorrow I'll try to figure out how to use ports.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1155135360486142862006-08-09T07:45:00.000-07:002006-08-09T07:56:00.496-07:00Two days ago I successfully completed an installation of FreeBSD 6.1. I've been wanting to do this for several years. The funny thing is that now that I'm running BSD I find that I don't particularly like the distro, the system is very alien to me. I'll tinker with it for awhile, but, I may re-install Slackware. I'll always be a Linux user:-)hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1151761428905515422006-07-01T06:42:00.000-07:002006-07-01T06:43:48.913-07:00I completed an installation of Dropline Gnome a few days ago; I'm very pleased with the results. Dropline Gnome is an exceptional version of Gnome for Slackware Linux. I highly recommend it!hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1151247923766223832006-06-25T08:03:00.000-07:002006-06-25T08:05:23.776-07:00I'm very much looking forward to the next version of Slackware, 11.0. I think Patrick is putting the finishing touches on 11.0. This has been a long release cycle indeed:-)hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1149357624450393852006-06-03T10:57:00.000-07:002006-06-24T16:47:26.110-07:00Just finished upgrading my two Ubuntu boxes to 6.06. This is an exceptional distro. The first install went flawlessly. The second install went boink, I had to use the alternate 6.06 386 iso as my cd rom drive failed to recognize the desktop 6.06 386 iso. Finished. This upgrade cycle was a bit tougher than usual.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1146279460771291602006-04-28T19:56:00.000-07:002006-04-28T19:57:40.780-07:00I've just added a few Linux boxes at work, I'm enjoying the transition away from windows.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1145111195115571452006-04-15T07:22:00.000-07:002006-04-15T07:26:35.123-07:00Suse 10.0 was an excellent distro. I've since upgraded to another version of Linux.Debian Etch is in my opinion an almost perfect OS, I've yet to see a Debian package cause any system instability. I've been running Etch for awhile now and have found no bugs to speak of. My two distros now are Slackware 10.2 and Debian. I've been seaching for some distros that I really like and have settled on hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1139076637726451402006-02-04T10:04:00.000-08:002006-02-04T10:10:37.736-08:00A few days ago I downloaded, installed Suse 10.0 OSS. I was pretty bummed after the faulty CD incident so I decided to get my own.Suse 10.0 with KDE 3.4.2 just rocks, very fast, stable, and with a good collection of software. The good people at Novell have worked hart to improve the Yast interface, I did not encounter any bugs.Suse 10.0 is a keeper. I installed Suse 10.0 on my Plll 667 MHz IBMhitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1136645135256825572006-01-07T06:43:00.000-08:002006-01-07T06:45:35.266-08:00The Suse CDs were a bust, they were faulty. I won't use that company again. I've put Slackware 10.2 on my Plll 800 IBM eServer. Slack rules:-)hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1135555046308146212005-12-25T15:54:00.000-08:002005-12-25T15:59:19.256-08:00I've just ordered Suse 10.0 today from a company in B.C. They accepted paypal which is quite cool. I've been wanting to try out Suse again. I'll be installing it on my Dell, Optiplex, Plll 500 MHz, 192 MB RAM. I should get it in 1-2 weeks.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1134922287111014742005-12-18T08:09:00.000-08:002005-12-18T08:11:27.120-08:00I've registered my website address for my Apache server.The website for my server is: http://www.hitest.org/I'm going to use my server to host family pictures and other websites.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1134627751616820282005-12-14T22:20:00.000-08:002005-12-14T22:22:31.626-08:00I've got my new Plll 866 IBM, I'm very happy with it. I'm dual booting Ubuntu/Windows 2000 on it.Today I've converted one of my Linux boxes into an Apache webserver. It is up and running. This is very cool:-)hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1133759479089053212005-12-04T21:08:00.000-08:002005-12-04T21:11:19.100-08:00I will be getting a Plll 866 server in the next little while, I think I'm going to run Ubuntu 5.10 or Slackware 10.2 on it. I'm pretty pumped about this as it will be my fastest Linux box. I'm hoping it arrives soon.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1129353737062896132005-10-14T22:20:00.000-07:002005-10-14T22:22:17.066-07:00Just upgraded a few of my Linux boxes. Just installed Ubuntu 5.10, an excellent distro. Right now I'm running Ubuntu 5.10 and Slackware 10.2.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1124161106325092212005-08-15T19:56:00.000-07:002005-08-15T19:58:26.330-07:00I've been tinkering with my Slackware box learning how to configure text files. I'm slowly getting the hang of setting up my unit the way I want it.I love Slackware.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1120351148209242762005-07-02T17:34:00.000-07:002005-07-02T17:39:08.213-07:00I recently acquired a P266 with 128 MB RAM, and a 4 GB HD. It had Windows XP Pro on it. I removed Windows and installed Slackware 10.1 on it. Runs well. I put Ubuntu 5.04 back on my P667, updated all the software. I now own three Linux boxes.......plus one Windows XP Pro box that my daughter uses.I'm done with upgrades for the time being. There shouldn't be any new releases of Linux for a hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1119820615343563442005-06-26T14:15:00.000-07:002005-06-26T14:16:55.346-07:00I started to have some issues with Fedora Core 4, yum wasn't working properly. Also, as I've previuosly noticed it can be quite sluggish on this unit.So I'm back to running Slackware 10.1. Slack rules.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1119240681600758892005-06-19T21:08:00.000-07:002005-06-19T21:11:21.603-07:00Just downloaded, burned, installed Fedora Core 4 on my Plll 667 IBM. Very nice distro. Everything works perfectly. One thing about Fedora that I like more than Ubuntu is that Fedora has more current software and is not as static as Ubuntu.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1117257738954428422005-05-27T22:18:00.000-07:002005-05-27T22:22:18.956-07:00I'm running Ubuntu 5.04 on my Plll 667; everything works perfectly.I've installed Mandriva Ltd. Edition 2005 on my Plll 500; everything works including my sound card:-) I'm going to take a break from upgrading my units and just enjoy Linux.The penguin rules!hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1114920779191804722005-04-30T21:08:00.000-07:002005-04-30T21:12:59.193-07:00I've gone back to running Slackware 10.1 on my Plll 667. I'm now running XFce4 and the unit is really fast now. My computer kept going into swap when I was running Fedora Core 3.I installed Ubuntu 5.04 on my Plll 500, it's okay, but, it doesn't recognize my legacy sound card. So I ordered Mandriva Ltd. Edition 2005 for the Plll 500. Hopefully Mandriva will recognize my sound card.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1113786722227956262005-04-17T18:09:00.000-07:002005-04-17T18:12:02.226-07:00Well as it turns out Mandriva has some bugs in it, a friend found the install buggy.So I ordered Ubuntu and Slackware 10.1 last night. I'm looking forward to these two upgrades.I should get my new CDs in 1-2 weeks.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1112932748416019932005-04-07T20:57:00.000-07:002005-04-07T20:59:08.416-07:00Mandriva will be coming out with its new release this month, I'm going to download it.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1112161495738530102005-03-29T21:28:00.000-08:002005-03-29T21:44:55.740-08:00Got printing working on my Slackware box:-) Now sound and mounting my CD ROM drive. Cool.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1112107869915689762005-03-29T06:49:00.000-08:002005-03-29T06:51:09.916-08:00Ran fdisk /dev/hda on my Plll 667 IBM last night.I'm back to using Slackware 10 again. Fedora was boring to use. This time I'm going to learn how to use Slackware:-)hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1111960863956813862005-03-27T13:57:00.000-08:002005-03-27T14:01:03.956-08:00Well Slackware was fun for a bit.I've gone back to running Fedora Core 3 on my Plll 667 IBM; it's a more polished desktop system than Slackware.My next project at some point will be to set up a dual boot with Fedora and Slack or BSD. I'll tackle this next project in the summer. My adventure with Slackware was a great learning experience.fdisk is your friend:-)hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1111291703903413062005-03-19T20:06:00.000-08:002005-03-19T20:08:23.903-08:00Slackware 10 is up and running on my Plll 667 MHz IBM 300 PL. Got X windows configured, networking is done. Just have to set-up printing, sound.This is a much faster distro than Fedora.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1110041770405324612005-03-05T08:40:00.000-08:002005-03-05T09:11:23.670-08:00Two days ago I finished tweaking my Fedora Core 3 install on my Plll 667 IBM 300 PL, with 256 MB RAM. Everything works well. The only beef I have with Fedora is it is a bit of a RAM hog; I had to pare down the services, programs running on start-up, to make it run properly. On a faster P4 system this wouldn't be an issue.I'm trying to decide if I'll keep this system for a bit or run Slackware 10.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1108964796313347362005-02-20T21:45:00.000-08:002005-02-20T21:46:36.313-08:00Just installed Fedora Core 3. I thought I'd try it out for a bit, see if I like it.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1108223465905391072005-02-12T07:47:00.000-08:002005-02-12T07:52:28.976-08:00I completed phase one of a little experiment on one of my PCs yesterday. I installed Mandrake 10.1 on my Plll 667 IBM 300PL to determine if all components were Linux compliant. Everything worked properly.In a month over Spring Break I'll give Slackware 10 a try on this unit.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1106461895316152392005-01-22T22:26:00.000-08:002005-01-22T22:33:07.706-08:00I haven't posted anything of note lately. I just bought an Epson Stylus C86 printer that works very well with my Mandrake 10.1 box. I had to use the C84 driver to make it print though. My next project will be to install Slackware 10.0 on my other computer. I'll do that on Spring Break when I've got some time to play.
hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1101572142377162752004-11-27T08:14:00.000-08:002004-11-27T08:15:42.376-08:00I've recently upgraded to Mandrake 10.1, very nice distro. I'm toying with the idea of doing a RAM upgrade and then installing Fedore Core 3.
hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1093489355557816992004-08-25T19:58:00.000-07:002004-08-25T20:02:35.556-07:00I was in an upgrade cycle for a long time in my quest to find a replacement for Red Hat 9. It's kind of nice to relax and just enjoy Linux again. Mandrake 10 is it for the next little while:-)
hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1089122981984218362004-07-06T07:08:00.000-07:002004-07-06T07:09:41.986-07:00This is my third day using Mandrake 10, and I'm thrilled with it. This is the best Linux distro I've ever used.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1089002017949644672004-07-04T21:26:00.000-07:002004-07-04T21:33:37.950-07:00Well it has been quite an adventure trying to migrate from my old Linux distro, Red Hat 9. I've unsuccessfully tried to install Slackware, Free BSD, and Gentoo with mixed results. These distros were for the most part incompatible with the hardware on my old Dell Optiplex GX1. Gentoo was too difficult for me to figure out without a lot of hand holding, I finally gave up.
However, I successfullyhitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1088108102473493392004-06-24T13:13:00.000-07:002004-06-24T13:33:46.003-07:00I'm going to try to install Gentoo or Mandrake 10 this summer. Hopefully one of them will work on my PC. I'm going to download, burn the distros over the next few days.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1085321782500609572004-05-23T07:14:00.000-07:002004-05-24T13:12:52.366-07:00I might be able to get a new computer in the next little while. My wife is getting a new computer at work, I might be able to get her old one.
If so, then fdisk and here I come slack:-)hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1084634272006108412004-05-15T08:16:00.000-07:002004-05-15T08:17:52.006-07:00Well I've switched over to KDE, got bored with Black box. For some reason Gnome gives me too many strange artifacts on my screen.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1081654126877516602004-04-10T20:28:00.000-07:002004-04-10T20:32:32.640-07:00I just installed a new window manager on my Linux box. The window manager is called Black Box. Much faster than Gnome. My computer is much faster now as less RAM is used to run the desktop....very cool.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1081096036241388262004-04-04T09:27:00.000-07:002004-04-04T09:30:53.436-07:00Nope, didn't work. Video card wasn't recognized by BSD. Re-installed Red Hat 9. I'm going to stick with RH 9 until I can get another computer to try Slack or BSD on.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1080277408013612982004-03-25T21:03:00.000-08:002004-03-25T21:06:52.983-08:00Well, I've found a different path to take. A buddy is shipping me a copy of Free BSD 5.2.1, we'll see how this goes. The CDs should be Fed Exed to me by this upcoming Monday. Hopefully this'll workhitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1079661474364422842004-03-18T17:57:00.000-08:002004-03-18T18:01:09.200-08:00AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH
I tried to swap in a different CD ROM drive into my computer, but, it wasn't compatible with my unit. So I'll have to wait until I can get another computer to give Slack 9.1 a try.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1078095842374629172004-02-29T15:04:00.000-08:002004-02-29T15:06:54.013-08:00Well its been a bit of time since my Slackware disaster. I think I'm going to probably give it another shot at some point. I just need to get motivated. My Red Hat install is ticking along nicely.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1076779307993863982004-02-14T09:21:00.000-08:002004-02-14T09:24:19.250-08:00AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Crash and burn!! My Slack install didn't work out as my CD ROM drive is not compatible with Slackware........oh well. So I had to re-partition my drive and put Red Hat 9 back on my system......at least I've got a fresh install of RH 9 now.
Over Spring break I may swap in a new CD ROM drive into my system or I may leave well enough hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1075686636218890082004-02-01T17:50:00.000-08:002004-02-01T17:52:50.280-08:00AAARRRGGGHHH Now I've done it. I ordered Slackware 9.1 a week ago, it should arrive in a few days. I'll have to set aside a big block of time to install it. Hopefully I know what I'm doing, I'll find out soon enough. I've read a lot of articles on the Internet, I think I'm ready.......we'll see.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1074833398069141742004-01-22T20:49:00.000-08:002004-01-22T20:51:59.076-08:00Knoppix arrived a few days ago. Knoppix 3.3 rules!!! Got my unit to boot from CD ROM drive. Got Knoppix to run on all PCs. Okay, now it's time to take the plunge............Slackware.........? Eep.......hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1073747166682751292004-01-10T07:06:00.000-08:002004-01-10T07:07:47.653-08:00Yesterday I upgraded Evolution to 1.4.5, very nice, it loads a lot faster, lots of eye candy. Also, I downloaded, installed Mozilla Firebird 0.7. It sure is a nifty browser.
I ordered Knoppix 3.3 a few days ago to try out, that should be fun.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1072290578129905592003-12-24T10:29:00.000-08:002003-12-24T10:31:00.640-08:00I've gone into my server settings and killed a lot of services that I don't need like sendmail and cron, my system performance has improved, faster boot-up time, and I've freed up some RAM.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1071956721719270972003-12-20T13:45:00.000-08:002003-12-21T09:17:01.296-08:00Installed a router on my home LAN today as I wanted a hardware firewall solution. Interesting to note that my network is faster, system performance is better after the install of the router.
The router will make networking easier when I upgrade my current linux box to a new distro. I'm still in evaluation mode; I'll most likely go with Slackware.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1069610070284097562003-11-23T09:54:00.000-08:002003-11-23T09:55:10.590-08:00All right now this really gets me steamed. Red Hat has discontinued their consumer product line, the 9 series. No more free Linux software. What to do?
I think I may have to migrate to Slackware........more research required.
For now though I'll stick with Red Hat. Red Hat is discontinuing their support of Red Hat 9 in April 2004.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1068782994567695872003-11-13T20:09:00.000-08:002003-11-13T20:10:22.950-08:00Tech TV has brought our Linux FAQ site back. TTV was not posting a link to our Linux FAQ, as it turns out it was a technical glitch. It's great to be an unpaid web site maintainer and be regularly flamed by malcontents........life is good:-)hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1068565916036142462003-11-11T07:51:00.000-08:002003-11-26T11:56:27.860-08:00I recently became very disturbed at the unfortunate fate of the software company employee who was fired because of his pictures and comments at his Blog. It is a very sad truth that big brother is watching.
Being terminated because of a few light hearted comments and pictures is a bleak commentary on society as a whole.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1067091798864038852003-10-25T07:23:00.000-07:002003-11-11T08:15:14.593-08:00So I'll either do a RAM upgrade or install a less RAM instensive WM. Probably a RAM upgrade, which will have to wait a bit..........car payments:-) It would be nice to have my unit not go into swap.
I'm enjoying the RH 9 Bible, good stuff.
On different note I have recently become involved in an on-line Linux project. An advanced, super user "uberpenguin" invited me to help to maintain Tech hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1065365547931677452003-10-05T07:52:00.000-07:002003-10-05T07:52:28.173-07:00I'm vaguely thinking about doing a RAM upgrade on my Dell as it keeps going into swap having only 192 MB RAM. Finally figured out how to get into my BIOS, hit F2, on an old Dell. I can top my unit up to 512 MB.
This may have to wait as my money now needs to allocated to other stuff. What's a geek to do?hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1064065227394422372003-09-20T06:40:00.000-07:002003-09-20T06:40:26.990-07:00Hmmmmmmm................what next to learn? I think I'm going to have to get more into the cli, installation configuration. I guess I'll have to read the huge RH 9 Bible.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1062262026904664042003-08-30T09:47:00.000-07:002003-08-30T09:47:06.913-07:00Finally figured out how to connect to RHN. My version of up2date had expired, so I had to download a new version from the Red Hat Network. Took me a bit of time to run the installation from the command line as I wasn't sure of which packages to install. Had a bit of trial and error, crashed my unit once. But, now new version of up2date installed and able to connect to RHN and check for new hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1061389051989379442003-08-20T07:17:00.000-07:002003-08-20T07:17:31.990-07:00Fantastic!! Just did a test on Open Office Writer. Saved a document as a Microsoft Word file. E-mailed document to my wife's Win 98 box. Microsoft Word 2000 can open the file. Printed document. This is welcome news as I have an old Lexmark 2050 ink jet printer that is not Linux compatible. Now I don't have to use my Wife's Win 98 unit to type documents. I'll buy a Linux compatible hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1061252722062818142003-08-18T17:25:00.000-07:002003-08-18T17:25:22.090-07:00Successfully configured my sound card today!! I can finally listen to my Count Basie CDs on my Linux box. The Red Hat Bible was a big help! Most excellent!hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1060989712011915082003-08-15T16:21:00.000-07:002003-08-15T16:21:48.760-07:00Now to do some important stuff. Download, install some games. Fun, fun.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1060891812106650042003-08-14T13:10:00.000-07:002003-08-14T13:14:44.390-07:00Resolved some error codes on my system that were annoying. Messages kept popping up during the installation of new Internet apps saying I had multiple copies of a variety of protocols. Used synaptic to uninstall Mozilla 1.2. Problem solved. Error codes stopped.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1060794713982069582003-08-13T10:11:00.000-07:002003-08-13T10:16:40.576-07:00Downloaded, installed apt and synaptic which is an excellent GUI install interface for downloading, installing programs and updating my system software. Now, my sound card.........sheesh.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1060620103400132592003-08-11T09:41:00.000-07:002003-08-11T18:24:47.630-07:00Success! Downloaded, installed Mozilla 1.4 using tar.gz archive at Mozilla.org. First time using bash shell to decompress, install programs in Linux. Very cool. I think this means I'm officially a nerd, a Linux weirdo. This is a great day.
Next gotta crack the RH9 bible and learn how to configure my sound card.
Linux rules.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1060271448521290242003-08-07T08:50:00.000-07:002003-08-07T08:50:48.360-07:00Got the RH9 bible........sheesh it's 1000 pages. Linux will take me a little time to master. On the top of my list is learning how to download, install stuff and configuring my sound card.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1058628664416591702003-07-19T08:31:00.000-07:002003-07-19T08:31:04.416-07:00Ordered the Red Hat9 Linux Bible, should come soon. Gotta learn this stuff. Installing software is a bear. I'd like to upgrade my version of mozilla........research mode!hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1057697048219234772003-07-08T13:44:00.000-07:002003-07-08T13:44:08.090-07:00Starting to tool around with the apps in RH 9. Took me awhile but, I've figured out gftp, very cool. The GIMP rocks. Open source is the way!hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1057337440788930242003-07-04T09:50:00.000-07:002003-07-04T09:50:40.773-07:00Activated my demo account at the RHN today. I'm going to buy a subscription to the RHN in September. I think it is important that Linux users support open source development. I think it is a sounder investment than spending huge gobs of cash on bloated, poorly written windows software. Long live the penguin!hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1057188057720754322003-07-02T16:20:00.000-07:002003-07-02T16:20:57.703-07:00Linux rules! I'm a step closer to saying good bye to the boys of Redmond forever. Just updated my kernel today at the Red Hat Network. Viruses?
I don't worry about no stinking viruses! Okay, so the grammar of my last sentence was questionable.
Winblowze yer days are numbered!hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1057072578090407382003-07-01T08:16:00.000-07:002003-07-01T08:16:18.060-07:00Now I guess I need to learn all the ins and outs of this cool OS. I'm going to buy the Red Hat Linux9 Bible; that book should bring me up to speed. Anyone have any other recommendations for a good RH book? Thank you.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1057003080697130692003-06-30T12:58:00.000-07:002003-06-30T12:58:00.506-07:00I'm pleasantly surprised by the quality of Redhat 9. It runs smoothly on my Dell Optiplex 500 MHz, 192 MB RAM, 10 GB HD, 10/100. The Gnome GUI is very intuitive, and easy to use. The Gnome interface is not a resource hog so my Dell is snappy. Also, getting on-line was simple. Red Hat identified most of my hardware, found my video card, monitor, and NIC easily. It didn't find my sound card.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1056935951795907132003-06-29T18:19:00.000-07:002003-06-29T18:19:11.760-07:00Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha, I'm going to spend less cash on Norton AV products.
This is a good day. The open source movement is the next wave.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1056929577760840772003-06-29T16:32:00.000-07:002003-06-29T16:32:57.743-07:00Success!
Just installed Red hat 9. I think this is the best distro yet! I'm closer to totally kicking the winbloze habit.
Linux rules!hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1056899383957558152003-06-29T08:09:00.000-07:002003-06-29T08:09:43.966-07:00Today or tomorrow is it. Redhat 9, baby! I hope this goes okay.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1056828932502180862003-06-28T12:35:00.000-07:002003-06-28T12:35:32.400-07:00I've done the final preparation for the RH install; I've backed up all windows files. Now to just run scan disk, defrag, check APM. Things should go okay........we'll see. I'm looking forward to using a mature Linux desktop. hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-1056673894472708022003-06-26T17:31:00.000-07:002003-06-26T17:31:34.456-07:00Okay, so now I'm sure I've lost it. I'm going to install Redhat 9 on my Dell. This will be my main machine, going to go cold turkey, wean myself from M$ products. Stay tuned.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-958912242003-06-21T06:06:00.000-07:002003-06-21T06:06:44.950-07:00IBM says Hell no, we won't go! Hang in there IBM. Now it is up to the courts.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-956462482003-06-13T16:59:00.000-07:002003-06-13T16:59:32.996-07:00So now SCO is giving Big Blue until midnight tonight to make things right or they'll revoke their Unix Licence. Weirder and weirder. IBM doesn't seem too worried.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-953143032003-06-04T20:54:00.000-07:002003-06-04T20:54:22.000-07:00So SCO is releasing the stolen code this week.........yeah right. I'll believe it when I see it. I'll bet it goes to court and IBM and SCO come to an arrangement. Maybe IBM will buy SCO and turf them out.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-951394222003-05-31T20:13:00.000-07:002003-05-31T20:13:36.463-07:00Now SCO is taking Novell to court........These guys will go after anyone. Let's see the stolen code, SCO.
I hope this doesn't drag out for too long. Weird days indeed.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-948271662003-05-24T07:16:00.000-07:002003-05-24T07:16:42.933-07:00I'm really curious to see if SCO has any proof about the Linux community stealing Unix source code. Is this a ploy to generate revenue? Only time will tell.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-945797532003-05-19T06:40:00.000-07:002003-05-19T06:40:40.826-07:00What is going on with SCO? I can't understand what they're doing. I'm running Caldera OpenLinux 2.3 on my current server. It'll be a cold day in Hell, however, before I choose to use any of their products again. I am dismayed by SCO's corporate behaviour. Given the fact that they've already released some of their source code to the Linux community through the Caldera line of products makes hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-944308632003-05-15T21:34:00.000-07:002003-05-15T21:34:16.783-07:00I re-did my server web page a little while ago. The web page is incredibly boring, but, at least it is up and running. I need to come up with something less mind numbing. The server still hasn't been hacked, thankfully. I love my Linux box.
My next Linux distro will not be SCO. I'm ashamed that they're attacking Big Blue. Come on guys let's play nice. Linux is about sharing the wealth.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-924031302003-04-10T20:15:00.000-07:002003-04-10T20:15:39.920-07:00So, I don't have a lot of spare cash right now. My old P166 will have to do for my Apache server for the time being. At some point I'd like to be able to afford a new server, probably buy a used unit on the net.
My server is still running, hasn't been hacked yet. I used a longer pass word this time.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-916600152003-03-30T11:07:00.000-08:002003-03-30T11:07:37.670-08:00I haven't posted in a quite awhile. My Apache web server recently got hacked several weeks ago. I had to re-install Linux. The server is back on-line again. Suffice it to say that I hate hackers. I need to learn more about Apache security. I'm still trying to decide what next distro to try.
I'll probably put RH 8.0 on my Dell when I buy a new computer. Getting hacked blows, big time.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-865518632002-12-26T08:29:00.000-08:002002-12-26T13:05:27.000-08:00Okay, so I've decided to take the big plunge. I'm going to dual boot my Dell with RH 8.0 and Win 98 SE. Be afraid.....be very afraid. This is probably going to wreck my Dell, but, I want to learn this stuff. I can re-install if I have to. Haven't posted for awhile.
Merry Christmas!!hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-856376332002-12-07T05:31:00.000-08:002002-12-07T05:31:42.996-08:00I don't hate Windows in case any of you are wondering. This may be blasphemy to some Linux diehards. Windows has a place in the computing world. However, although Windows is the most popular OS I don't think it is the best one out there. For stability, security, I have to say that Linux, Unix, OS 10.2 are the best operating systems. For ease of use I'd say Windows and OS 10.2 get the nod. hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-853349452002-12-01T08:53:00.000-08:002002-12-01T08:53:49.213-08:00I guess after I learn the command line, scripting in Bash would be next. Do any of you Linux gurus out there have a suggestion for a good command line book? That is, a command line book that is not just about RH as I'm not running RH. Thanks.
hi_test.geo@yahoo.comhitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-852940222002-11-30T06:48:00.000-08:002002-11-30T06:48:34.146-08:00Hmmmmmmm.............I'm starting to realize that I know Jack about the command line.....
I'll need to go into research mode for some time to learn this stuff. I'll need to find a good book as my present Linux book is for beginners.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-852835362002-11-29T21:49:00.000-08:002002-11-29T21:49:31.423-08:00Started learning my command line prompts today. Logged in and out of kde into bash without mishap, navigated around, cding into directories.
Next to run executible files when I'm logged in as root.....and bring down my system.......ha-ha-ha-ha-ha. (maniacal laughter)....just kidding.
So this is cool not relying so much on bloated kde to do stuff. Programming on the command line, running hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-849932392002-11-23T20:01:00.000-08:002002-11-23T20:01:18.356-08:00So now I'm faced with a problem. Should I dual boot my Dell unit, run Win 98SE and Mandrake 9.0? ( And risk messing up the unit)
Or perhaps I should buy another pc and install just Linux on it?
Decisions, decisions. My life is filled with difficult choices:-)hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-846621552002-11-17T07:37:00.000-08:002002-12-07T05:55:37.000-08:00So why open source software like Linux?
The first compelling reason that made me start down this path of exploration was cost. It is getting too costly to purchase software to run my pc. I mean who can afford this stuff? Does that mean I'm cheap, well, let's just say I don't want to needlessly waste money on technology....okay so I'm cheap. A Linux install CD ROM is very inexpensive to buy. hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-844386422002-11-12T14:29:00.000-08:002002-11-12T14:35:21.000-08:00Scratch the last comments.....figured it out. Okay....now what to say??????
LINUX RULES...............okay.....pretty lame......I'll come up with something, stay tuned.hitestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940545.post-844368152002-11-12T13:49:00.000-08:002002-11-12T13:55:57.000-08:00Hmmmmm.........I've gotta figure out how this works, stay tunedhitestnoreply@blogger.com