Comments for Cthulhu Linux http://fareast.linuxdiary.com A Linux Newbie's Look at Free and Open Source Software Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:53:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.5 Comment on Against A Dark Vista by AthenaP http://fareast.linuxdiary.com/2008/04/05/against-a-dark-vista/#comment-850 AthenaP Wed, 14 May 2008 15:11:50 +0000 http://fareast.linuxdiary.com/2008/04/05/against-a-dark-vista/#comment-850 Hey Fareast, I found you again! (tracked you here from DKos). My new Thinkpad came "pre-broken" ie with Vista installed, last week and I got Kubuntu Hardy with KDE 4 up and running right away. It absolutely baffles me at how many OEM vendors "recommend" Vista products to the point of the average end-user being convinced that this is the best they can expect from their brand-new fifteen hundred dollar laptop or computer. But it does give me hope that the more than casual user will be able to see KDE 4's awesome new interface as a viable alternative. Even though folks who've been around and have grown used to Windows-like performance and behaviors, the most recent Linux distros are really starting to pull in a new generation of users--my kids naturally respond to the widget-style of doing things on the desktop. So much so that I'm repurposing an old system I thought was about ready to be a brick in the landscaping into a Xubuntu-based Sugar machine for them. Glad I tracked you down again--I'm feeding your blog. :) AthenaP from DKos Hey Fareast, I found you again! (tracked you here from DKos).

My new Thinkpad came “pre-broken” ie with Vista installed, last week and I got Kubuntu Hardy with KDE 4 up and running right away.

It absolutely baffles me at how many OEM vendors “recommend” Vista products to the point of the average end-user being convinced that this is the best they can expect from their brand-new fifteen hundred dollar laptop or computer. But it does give me hope that the more than casual user will be able to see KDE 4’s awesome new interface as a viable alternative. Even though folks who’ve been around and have grown used to Windows-like performance and behaviors, the most recent Linux distros are really starting to pull in a new generation of users–my kids naturally respond to the widget-style of doing things on the desktop. So much so that I’m repurposing an old system I thought was about ready to be a brick in the landscaping into a Xubuntu-based Sugar machine for them.

Glad I tracked you down again–I’m feeding your blog. :)

AthenaP from DKos

]]> Comment on Woe Be by Ken - Freelance Web Designer http://fareast.linuxdiary.com/2008/04/05/woe-be/#comment-835 Ken - Freelance Web Designer Thu, 01 May 2008 10:08:48 +0000 http://fareast.linuxdiary.com/2008/04/05/woe-be/#comment-835 Hi, I'm web designer and I just want to tell you how great your blog is, there's some very inspirational stuff here. I'm certainly going to bookmark it now and will come back when I get one of those creative blocks. Hi, I’m web designer and I just want to tell you how great your blog is, there’s some very inspirational stuff here. I’m certainly going to bookmark it now and will come back when I get one of those creative blocks.

]]> Comment on Against A Dark Vista by Richard Chapman http://fareast.linuxdiary.com/2008/04/05/against-a-dark-vista/#comment-815 Richard Chapman Sat, 05 Apr 2008 13:14:42 +0000 http://fareast.linuxdiary.com/2008/04/05/against-a-dark-vista/#comment-815 Microsoft was under pressure to "get Vista out the door". It appears that rush may have had something to do with its less than stellar performance, both technically and in the marketplace. If the Vista debacle signals an intransigent corporate think-set, which I believe it does, then I expect their next operating system to become known as "Windows 7 Years". Microsoft was under pressure to “get Vista out the door”. It appears that rush may have had something to do with its less than stellar performance, both technically and in the marketplace. If the Vista debacle signals an intransigent corporate think-set, which I believe it does, then I expect their next operating system to become known as “Windows 7 Years”.

]]> Comment on Give Back by Give Back http://fareast.linuxdiary.com/2008/03/06/give-back/#comment-614 Give Back Fri, 07 Mar 2008 03:22:45 +0000 http://fareast.linuxdiary.com/2008/03/06/give-back/#comment-614 [...] Another Blogger wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt To the community; even if it is just showing off your 3D spinning cube; you don’t need to be able to grep or proc your way around the command line to be in a position of making Linux stronger. You can start (if you use Ubuntu) by going here and reading some of the ideas and even adding your own. [...] […] Another Blogger wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt To the community; even if it is just showing off your 3D spinning cube; you don’t need to be able to grep or proc your way around the command line to be in a position of making Linux stronger. You can start (if you use Ubuntu) by going here and reading some of the ideas and even adding your own. […]

]]> Comment on MIB Live Games by GamniX » Blog Archive » MIB Live Games http://fareast.linuxdiary.com/2008/01/11/mib-live-games/#comment-254 GamniX » Blog Archive » MIB Live Games Sun, 13 Jan 2008 07:43:21 +0000 http://fareast.linuxdiary.com/2008/01/11/mib-live-games/#comment-254 [...] MIB Live Games is a treasure trove for Linux gamers; at last count over 100 games, 48 in arcade alone. As it is based on Mandriva 2008, the setup (and possible installation) are a breeze; to say that everything is included out of the box on this remaster of Mandriva 2008 ‘One’ would be an understatement indeed. It can be installed or used as a liveDVD (3.4GB); as there was already a Mandriva on my test box I just ran it in liveDVD mode, and even using an underpowered Intel video card all the 3D compiz-fusion eye candy and games worked flawlessly. Not that I tried every one of the games. Heh. Read more …. [...] […] MIB Live Games is a treasure trove for Linux gamers; at last count over 100 games, 48 in arcade alone. As it is based on Mandriva 2008, the setup (and possible installation) are a breeze; to say that everything is included out of the box on this remaster of Mandriva 2008 ‘One’ would be an understatement indeed. It can be installed or used as a liveDVD (3.4GB); as there was already a Mandriva on my test box I just ran it in liveDVD mode, and even using an underpowered Intel video card all the 3D compiz-fusion eye candy and games worked flawlessly. Not that I tried every one of the games. Heh. Read more …. […]

]]> Comment on PCLinuxOS 2008 ‘MiniMe’ by Stephen http://fareast.linuxdiary.com/2008/01/12/pclinuxos-2008-minime/#comment-253 Stephen Sat, 12 Jan 2008 22:59:34 +0000 http://fareast.linuxdiary.com/2008/01/12/pclinuxos-2008-minime/#comment-253 I didn't even know that Internet Cafe's allowed you to download files and burn them to CD. It's not something I've ever encountered over here in the UK ...... I didn’t even know that Internet Cafe’s allowed you to download files and burn them to CD. It’s not something I’ve ever encountered over here in the UK ……

]]> Comment on Pardus 2007.3 by Fastguy http://fareast.linuxdiary.com/2007/11/24/pardus-20073/#comment-234 Fastguy Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:34:20 +0000 http://fareast.linuxdiary.com/2007/11/24/pardus-20073/#comment-234 Hi BillyB, I think Mplayer does not have after-compilation language selection. The language selection is made at compile time, so you can't basically change the language of MPlayer. This was being worked on. Either they have to provide 1 MPlayer package for each Mplayer language, or make it only in English or Turkish. They choose to make it in Turkish as the primary group of users are Turkish for the moment. When MPlayer developers solve this problem, I'm sure Pardus developers will integrate it into the distro. Regards... Hi BillyB,

I think Mplayer does not have after-compilation language selection. The language selection is made at compile time, so you can’t basically change the language of MPlayer.

This was being worked on. Either they have to provide 1 MPlayer package for each Mplayer language, or make it only in English or Turkish. They choose to make it in Turkish as the primary group of users are Turkish for the moment.

When MPlayer developers solve this problem, I’m sure Pardus developers will integrate it into the distro.

Regards…

]]> Comment on Pardus 2007.3 by BillyB http://fareast.linuxdiary.com/2007/11/24/pardus-20073/#comment-203 BillyB Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:59:00 +0000 http://fareast.linuxdiary.com/2007/11/24/pardus-20073/#comment-203 I find the distro very good,.. only gripe is that Mplayer has Turkish text in its menu's although I installed the English version deserves to be higher up Distrowatch rankings than at 52nd place Should be in top 15 I find the distro very good,..
only gripe is that Mplayer has Turkish text in its menu’s although I installed the English version

deserves to be higher up Distrowatch rankings than at 52nd place
Should be in top 15

]]> Comment on Lower The Bar by drag0n http://fareast.linuxdiary.com/2007/12/28/lower-the-bar/#comment-202 drag0n Sat, 29 Dec 2007 00:58:51 +0000 http://fareast.linuxdiary.com/2007/12/28/lower-the-bar/#comment-202 Hey Fareast. Happy Holidays! Hey Fareast. Happy Holidays!

]]> Comment on Lower The Bar by iconoclastic cat http://fareast.linuxdiary.com/2007/12/28/lower-the-bar/#comment-200 iconoclastic cat Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:14:04 +0000 http://fareast.linuxdiary.com/2007/12/28/lower-the-bar/#comment-200 Here's another thing that a lot of people are shocked to learn: Updates occasionally undo the fixes you implement on the advice of your peers on the forums, especially if they involve altering the /boot/grub/menu.lst or rc.local files. So there you are, thinking you've finally tweaked your system to perfection, and then in a flash the old problems are back! The best advice that I could give new users: Create a text file called "Installation notes" or something and use it as a journal of all changes you make, including the locations and names of files, URLs of helpful pages on the web, arcane commands used in terminal, and just about anything else that you might not remember a month from now. Here’s another thing that a lot of people are shocked to learn: Updates occasionally undo the fixes you implement on the advice of your peers on the forums, especially if they involve altering the /boot/grub/menu.lst or rc.local files. So there you are, thinking you’ve finally tweaked your system to perfection, and then in a flash the old problems are back!

The best advice that I could give new users: Create a text file called “Installation notes” or something and use it as a journal of all changes you make, including the locations and names of files, URLs of helpful pages on the web, arcane commands used in terminal, and just about anything else that you might not remember a month from now.

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