Month: July 2017
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Debian GNU/Hurd 2017 edition
Just for a bit of fun I have set up a VM running Debian GNU/Hurd 2017 edition just to see what it will do. The installer is pretty much the same as the ones that come with regular Debian and quite similar to the text mode installer for Xubuntu. Like the regular Debian installs you…
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Xubuntu Artful
So now I have all three computers in my household running Artful. Which everyone assumes will come out as 17.10 in a few months. The issues haven’t been too major but the latest big issue is installing it on computers like mediapc with the problem that it has with the two screens with different resolutions.…
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Upgrading a version of Xubuntu (16.x to 17.x)
Well I had hoped to keep my mediapc running 16.04 with Qgis 313ec55 but it tells me I should update to a new version so I have followed the procedure to update to 16.10 and then 17.04. Unfortunately it automatically uninstalled Qgis as part of this and can’t reinstall from the Xenial repository for 16.10…
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How to stop Chrome from offering to save credit card information
If you use Chrome you’ll hopefully know there are settings that can control the information that it stores and syncs. I always turn off the offer to sync passwords – and also credit card details. But although you can stop syncing your credit card details, Chrome will still popup a message each time you enter…
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Xubuntu 17.10 on MainPC
In reference to a post that I have updated a lot of times since first writing it earlier this year, I have addressed the issue of the graphics card by removing the four head card from mainpc and putting in a simple $50 two head card that is supported out of the box by nouveau.…
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Xubuntu issues: Graphics card not starting / network dropping out
There are two significant issues I seem to be seeing a lot of in Xubuntu lately. Network disconnecting: I will go to load a new web page and it fails to load. Fail to resume after hibernation: previously resume has been very reliable. The network problem is fairly new but it is difficult to pin…
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Xubuntu Core 17.10
Well there is going to be a Xubuntu 17.10 out soon so I decided to jump into the deep end with it and install it onto the second media computer (the one in my bedroom). To get the core edition you need the mini.iso for netboot, and while this isn’t officially available for Artful, you…
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Avoid the Trademe courier price wizard pricing in your auction
Not so long ago Trademe added a nifty courier pricing wizard into their listings screen. When you list an item you can use this feature to work out what it will cost to ship items by courier (it works out what options are available from different couriers and gives you a list of them). There…