tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30399734058647506492012-01-20T10:59:53.140-05:00The tips and tricks, as well as somewhat bizarre cognitive ramblings of the EONS team.EONS Admin Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00047908764782961895noreply@blogger.comBlogger591100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-33793475464848667912009-06-13T22:17:00.000-04:002009-06-13T22:17:38.343-04:00

I assure you, we are alive and active. JeremyW and I have gotten very busy, we've both gotten new (day) jobs, I'm getting married, and we have a lot on our plates. We've got several posts almost finalized, but we want to verify all the steps work in Jaunty. Look for new material later this month and in July. If you have any questions or suggestions, shoot us an email at eonsproject (at)

Boothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17226111418671388809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-52075380060000590112009-03-14T19:27:00.001-04:002009-06-04T12:23:35.096-04:00

This post could very easily have been titled "Boring Legal Stuff", but it's a necessary part (a.k.a. evil) of running this blog.We have changed our Disclaimer/Terms Of Use to more accurately cover what we do here on Tillamook Rage. Please read this document over and make sure that you still agree with everything before you continue using this blog. Just make sure you have a caffeinated beverage

JeremyWnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-87317054194250125262009-01-28T13:25:00.012-05:002009-05-09T09:19:39.282-04:00

It's been too long since we last posted. JeremyW and I both took new jobs late last summer and fall, so we've been quite busy. But with the snow on the ground I can finally get some fun work done. Installing the latest build of Xubuntu, the Alpha 3 release of Jaunty Jackalope!For those of you unfamiliar, this is what the majestic jackalope looks like:The version I will be discussing today has a

Boothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17226111418671388809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-62021292489770003992008-09-20T19:50:00.000-04:002008-09-20T19:51:56.101-04:00

This started out as part of the Desktop Publishing post, but as I got into it, I realized that I've wanted to talk about some of the global impact/importance of the FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) community for some time. So, here are some of my thoughts in their own separate post. I've included some Additional Reading resources that cover areas other than software to give you even more ways

JeremyWnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-80366365588401281102008-08-02T11:27:00.000-04:002008-08-02T11:32:38.158-04:00

There's been a huge shakeup at Microsoft lately, what with Bill leaving and Stevie B taking even more controls, but this latest was news to me. Microsoft had paid lip service to wanting to embrace open source software (OSS), but like anything coming from the wealthy or politicians I took it with a grain of salt. Actually with their track record I brushed it off entirely. But then I found out they

Boothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17226111418671388809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-47629767673599120902008-07-15T18:21:00.001-04:002008-07-15T23:16:15.255-04:00

Improvements are nice, but sometimes they do away with support for older hardware, which is quite irritating. Recently I was installing Ubuntu Server 8.04 on an IBM Netfinity 5000 server, and while the installer was detecting and installing hardware it informed me I didn't have a CDROM drive. Since I was booting from the CD and the message I was receiving had come from the CD, I thought that was

Boothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17226111418671388809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-87793991417253658332008-07-10T23:17:00.004-04:002009-03-18T20:50:02.855-04:00

I recently had to set up a brand new Xubuntu system for myself, and thought that I would show you a few of the steps that I go through to get a new system running the way I want it to. My hope is that you will be able to see how some of our posts fit together to help you set up and tune your Linux system for maximum enjoyment and efficiency. If you're an experienced Linux user, you may not be too

JeremyWnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-45429661266615100392008-06-30T21:35:00.000-04:002008-06-30T21:35:55.013-04:00

Linux, much like candy, comes in many flavors. This might be a bit overwhelming, like going to the grocery store and seeing 50 types of bread. Sure, they're all essentially the same thing at the core, but there are a lot of additions. Some are very basic, the white bread distros, and others are hearty and jam packed with nuts and other nuggets, the full service everything you could need and then

Boothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17226111418671388809noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-28938455598880718322008-06-20T07:11:00.000-04:002008-12-09T03:58:50.456-05:00

This is the second part of a two part series about using the LTSP and FreeNX servers together to accommodate low bandwidth (i.e. wireless and dial-up) clients. This post is all about setting up the clients. Since wireless and dial-up clients don't support network booting from an LTSP server, we need another means of getting them up and going. The clients that you create will technically be "

JeremyWnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-49647926329585899092008-06-16T20:35:00.023-04:002010-01-13T17:50:20.750-05:00

You might be interested in this post if you want to use an LTSP server with clients that are connecting over low bandwidth connections such as wireless or dial-up. Also, this post has the side-effect of enabling the use of LTSP with clients that can't do network boots (i.e. with PXE) which is really useful since almost no wireless cards support any type of network boot functionality. If you get a

JeremyWnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-50817877262333813962008-06-03T21:30:00.008-04:002009-03-19T12:18:19.808-04:00

You might be interested in this post if you want to create word processor documents, brouchures, flyers, spreadsheets, presentations, and the like with your Linux machine. I developed this post while running Xubuntu 7.10, but you should be able to adapt it to your Debian or Ubuntu version/derivative. If you have questions about the differences, be sure to ask in the comments section of this post.

JeremyWnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-83859459848455828262008-05-24T07:05:00.000-04:002008-05-24T07:35:21.316-04:00

It's been a big week here. We're getting some posts we've been working on for a few months finalized for one, look for them in the next couple weeks.We also hit a landmark yesterday, we got our 10,000th visitor. We thought we would be lucky to get a couple thousand in a year, so thank you to all our readers. Hopefully we've helped a lot of you, keep the good questions coming.In other news we're

Boothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17226111418671388809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-56448381522301798252008-05-15T18:57:00.005-04:002010-01-13T13:32:27.738-05:00

This is just a quick update for all of you who have followed our posts on installing LTSP servers. The Xubuntu 8.04, 8.10, 9.04, and 9.10 Alternate Install CDs still have the Install an LTSP server option, but it's a little more hidden than it was in previous versions. When the CD boots up to the Xubuntu boot menu (Figure 1) and you've selected the Language, hit F4 for Modes, then use your arrow

JeremyWnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-13879709404541637092008-05-05T22:28:00.002-04:002008-12-09T03:58:53.466-05:00

Boot and I have been asked quite a bit about CAD in Linux, so we decided to put together a quick rundown of CAD and animation programs for your reading enjoyment. This is by no means an exhaustive list, and we haven't had much experience with several of these applications, we're just trying to give you a starting point so that you can search out what works for you. If you see something that

JeremyWnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-26959394985975071622008-04-28T19:37:00.001-04:002008-12-09T03:58:53.879-05:00

Last week I reviewed the beta release of Xubuntu 8.04. The final release came out on April 24th and can be downloaded from the Xubuntu website. Canonical has done excellent work with making Ubuntu usable and easy to install. The Xubuntu team, currently headed by Cody Somerville, overcame some disagreements and problems to make a fast and easy operating system with all the flash and flair and none

Boothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17226111418671388809noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-39268337447625905672008-04-20T11:55:00.000-04:002008-12-09T03:58:54.068-05:00

In 4 days Canonical will be releasing the final version of Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron. With it will come Xubuntu 8.04, the Xfce version of what should be a Vista-killer. I've been testing it out and bordering on sheer joy at the improvements they've made since 8.04 Alpha 3. Once it went beta it got even better. This is my overview of what has changed and why you should adopt.InstallationFrom the

Boothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17226111418671388809noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-28876352356918404912008-04-17T13:17:00.000-04:002008-04-17T13:18:49.898-04:00

Our good friends at the CET have put us wise to a potential snag with our Build chroot Fails During LTSP Server Install post. The process of (re)building chroot normally requires a lot of downloading, and if you're running on a dialup connection, a lot of downloading is a very bad thing. We have added a short section at the end of the post explaining how to cut down on the amount of downloads

EONS Admin Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00047908764782961895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-4164474776009449622008-04-10T09:15:00.000-04:002008-04-10T09:17:09.403-04:00

If you're like me, then you don't have a ton of money to blow on your hobbies (that darn money tree just won't grow). I'm sure that everyone is like me and would love to build C3PO or a Replicator/Replicant in their garage , but who has the cash to heat their evil lair and still buy equipment? Well, that's where reuse robotics comes in. Now, I'm not talking about modular robotics platforms, or

JeremyWnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-40847324943748154062008-04-03T09:36:00.001-04:002008-12-09T03:58:56.580-05:00

You might be interested in this post if you want to use digital cameras and/or scanners in Linux.This procedure was developed using both Xubuntu Feisty (7.04) and Xubuntu Gutsy (7.10), but should work equally well with any version or derivative of Ubuntu or any Debian derivative - with some minor changes.As always, be careful what you do with the advice and procedures from this site or any other,

JeremyWnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-84448441961973380552008-03-22T14:45:00.000-04:002008-03-22T16:53:07.590-04:00

There are still a lot of people needing to use dialup Internet connections. In spite of the belief of many industry people, who generally have plenty of money and live in highly populated areas, the majority of people in the world still use dialup. Many modems that have been made are Winmodems, modems made to run in Windows specifically, all software run. Hardware modems are higher quality modems

Boothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17226111418671388809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-48396859890212551372008-03-22T10:53:00.029-04:002008-12-09T03:58:58.025-05:00

You might be interested in this post if you're working with Puppy Linux and you need to access any drives outside of the one that Puppy is running on. These might include CD, USB, and hard drives, among others.This procedure was developed using Puppy Linux 3.01 Seamonkey which is available at www.puppylinux.org . It will probably work with other versions or Puplets of Puppy, but that's the one I

JeremyWnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-31256157718260095842008-03-21T15:34:00.000-04:002008-12-09T03:58:58.321-05:00

I've recently started working on doing some initial website template designs for work. Back in the day (6 or 7 years ago) I taught a class on Dreamweaver, and loved it. I have since moved to doing all my work in Linux, and no longer have a copy of Dreamweaver. After some shopping I found two alternatives to review. I was surprised I only managed to find two projects with active development. I

Boothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17226111418671388809noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-86083511324892363972008-03-17T19:13:00.014-04:002008-12-09T03:58:58.473-05:00

Call me lazy, but why move the mouse to open a terminal. A purist would say a REAL operating system is entirely console based. I'm no purist, I like an OS to be usable by the majority of people. In Linux the terminal is an essential tool, great for doing any and all work. Well, with Yakuake and a bit of editing you can have a hideable terminal that you can access with a single button - Quake

Boothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17226111418671388809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-30809409337282463852008-03-07T09:22:00.001-05:002008-03-07T09:24:23.068-05:00

Well, we broke 3,000 visitors sometime yesterday. We would like to thank you all, and hope you're finding plenty of help. I thought we might have 1,000 hits the first year. Keep on asking good questions, and we'll keep trying to find solutions to your Linux and tech woes!

Boothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17226111418671388809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-65647030663959404512008-03-02T07:05:00.000-05:002008-03-02T07:10:22.611-05:00

The guiding star behind the development of EONS, and many of our projects, is reuse and keeping electronics in use as long as possible. My job, the one that actually pays the bills, is as an eScrap Management Consultant, so managing electronics is my speciality. Electronics are especially toxic, containing 9 deadly elements. So I'll give everyone a crash course in how to increase the longevity of

Boothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17226111418671388809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-52693406483628683632008-02-26T12:26:00.001-05:002008-02-26T12:26:36.642-05:00

There are three main window managers, or "the way the OS looks and feels", for Linux. Gnome and KDE are the oldest, and XFCE is the newest. There are some advantages to each, and most of the talk over superiority are between Gnome and KDE, so I'll give some more press to XFCE as compensation. So here we go, and please ask questions if you have them.The BackgroundKDE was the first breakthrough

Boothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17226111418671388809noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-3863594272485129532008-02-06T19:31:00.000-05:002008-02-06T19:31:27.577-05:00

Sometimes you need to start over, completely. I just ran into that on a USB drive. I was reinstalling the OS to the drive and the MBR refused the release its information. The MBR (Master Boot Record) is where Grub or LiLo are installed in Linux or where the boot information for Windows is installed.BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN USING DD, IT CAN COMPLETELY DESTROY THE DATA ON YOUR DRIVE. DO NOT USE THIS

Boothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17226111418671388809noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-42359316774223980372008-01-30T16:04:00.000-05:002008-12-09T03:58:59.496-05:00

Windows users are used to the autoplay feature, a handy bit where you can insert a CD and (hopefully) the correct program runs it. Well XFCE has the same feature, just not fully enabled by default. And sometimes it can be a pain, the automount feature can prevent installation using Ubiquity (the Ubuntu graphical installer). So here's the skinny (and maybe the slightly overweight) on the similar

Boothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17226111418671388809noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-9025506153152627762008-01-19T13:29:00.000-05:002008-01-19T23:25:34.022-05:00

You might be interested in this series of posts if you want to learn more about shell scripting. Knowing more about shell scripting will help you in several areas including how to be more effective with Linux system administration, understanding installation and setup scripts and how to fix them, or knowing what to do when you're having a hard time finding just the right program to fit your

JeremyWnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-69010910178817105782008-01-18T15:16:00.001-05:002008-01-18T15:18:58.297-05:00

We're hoping we're helping a lot of you out there with a variety of problems or situations. But we like the feedback, or suggestions. We're especially interested in how you use Linux, and how you have it set up in business or educational settings. So let us know what you like, what you don't, and how you use Linux so we can better tailor our approach. Either comment on the posts or email us at

EONS Admin Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00047908764782961895noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-25154341028737490932008-01-18T06:22:00.000-05:002008-01-18T06:41:55.745-05:00

Education is crucial to society. Great opener eh? I'm making this post mostly for educators, but it can also work well for a computer at home to help the kids learn. I've tried these myself and had a first grade teacher and high school chemistry teacher look at them as well. These are all packages found in the Ubuntu and Debian repositories. There are a lot of high school packages, so I have my

Boothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17226111418671388809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-27243829030135308752008-01-15T07:13:00.000-05:002008-01-15T08:29:04.006-05:00

One area we've struggled with, and from what we've seen it's a problem for a lot of users as well, is media support. Linux doesn't natively allow playing encrypted DVDs (because of proprietary coding and moral dismay), though there's a fix. So here is a roundup of our picks for media players. Beside the name of the programs I have listed the repository package name for easy install through

Boothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17226111418671388809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-86989627505110362052008-01-09T12:04:00.000-05:002008-01-09T14:45:38.516-05:00

Well it happened. The one thing I never thought I would live to see has happened, well aside from Israel and Palestine burying the hatchet for a group hug. Microsoft admitted to slandering competition and lying to cover their tracks, even falsifying "Knowledgebase articles" during this year's CES (Consumer Electronics Show).The long and short of it is that Microsoft issued a patch for Office 2003

Boothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17226111418671388809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-79862889225800556162008-01-04T11:05:00.000-05:002008-12-09T03:59:00.178-05:00

You might be interested in this post if you have a Feisty (7.04) version of Ubuntu or one of its derivatives and your CD/CD-R/DVD drive has disappeared. This problem manifests itself in different ways for different reasons and is kind of a pain to stamp out. This procedure has not tested on motherboards with SATA drives, but should solve the problem. In case you're interested, the problem stems

JeremyWnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-36911537684430752412008-01-02T13:07:00.000-05:002008-01-02T13:11:21.534-05:00

Jeremy made some improvements to the DNS Speedup post, so if you used that you may be interested in making the changes. He noted that there is some "drift" in DNS addresses over time, so this should fix it.We would like to thank the over 1,500 of you who have visited us in the past 3.5 months. Hopefully we've helped you. We always like feedback or suggestions, you can do so through comments or

EONS Admin Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00047908764782961895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-51232346005187373972008-01-01T18:36:00.000-05:002008-01-01T20:46:40.329-05:00

Happy New Year my fellow Tillamookians! It's been a bit since an update, I've been on involuntary sabbatical and Jeremy has been kept busy with the job(s) that pays the bills. We've kicked around a post like this for a while, but after reading this article from Linux Journal I decided to get on it. Besides, what else am I going to do while watching football?I use Linux on my laptop, which I use

Boothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17226111418671388809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-75877155634050011252007-12-18T08:45:00.000-05:002008-12-09T03:59:00.563-05:00

I recently did some testing of the latest stable build of EONS, 0.23.2. Here are some of those results:System 1:266MHz Gateway Solo 9100 Laptop64mb PC1004.3GB hard driveDVD/floppy driveNo NIC or modemSystem 2:650MHz P3128mb PC13340GB hard driveCD and CDRWNIC and modemSystem 3:1GHz P3 Gateway All-In-One384mb PC1336GB hard driveDVDWireless cardSystem 4:2.8GHz P4 with hyperthreading512mb DDR33360GB

Boothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17226111418671388809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-75672703691380823212007-12-11T13:03:00.000-05:002007-12-11T13:04:11.309-05:00

Well, it's that time of year. The year is almost done with, we're one step closer to tax season, and we're getting closer to a world without Steve Ballmer and his antics. Oh Stevie. We've had a good year, in 3 months we have had over 1,000 visitors and helped quite a few of you I hope. We have a nearly releasable version of EONS, our Linux-based OS optimized for the average desktop user. Due to

EONS Admin Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00047908764782961895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-85432427970839490362007-12-09T18:27:00.000-05:002007-12-10T08:26:59.856-05:00

Ever want to autostart programs when Xfce loads? Don't want to, or can't, use the namby-pamby graphical version? Here's your guide.This was performed using Xfce 4.4.1, as I haven't been able to test it on 4.4.2 yet, though it should work. Make sure to back anything up before making changes since any mistakes could cause damage to your system.Autostart entries are the same as menu entries, simply

Boothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17226111418671388809noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-65477759858198797562007-11-23T10:19:00.000-05:002008-12-09T03:59:00.779-05:00

You might be interested in this post if you have tried to play an encrypted (protected) DVD and it failed. Most commercial DVDs are encrypted now, so if you are having problems, try this post before you give up. There are several warning signs that your DVD player is failing because of a DVD's encryption. For instance, if you are using MythTV, the DVD may get all the way up to the menu before it

JeremyWnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-50352980632696000232007-11-13T15:15:00.000-05:002007-11-14T08:12:53.508-05:00

Normally, I just like to spend my time writing posts on how to do and fix things in Linux, but I'm going to shift gears for just a little bit today. I want to rant about something that I saw in a Linux support mailing list today that really disappointed me. A Linux user wrote to the mailing list and voiced their support for open source, but also their disappointment with the fact that open source

JeremyWnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-66948659624530932702007-11-10T12:19:00.000-05:002008-12-09T03:59:00.880-05:00

You might be interested in this post if you are trying to get your laptop or desktop on a WPA-PSK security enabled wireless network. This should be a lot easier in Linux than it is, but we've come up with the what we hope is the easiest possible solution for you here. If you've been searching for the answer in the forums and found nothing but a headache, you've come to the right place. We're

JeremyWnoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-5502461481108671162007-11-08T09:28:00.001-05:002007-11-08T09:52:22.109-05:00

Well, for the past several weeks I've been busy working on perfecting an iso image of EONS 0.1 to put out to the general public (and working the job that pays the bills and lets me use the Internet). It's not ready yet, but we still have installations we're trying on computers with beta testers. We're also compiling a list of the strengths and weaknesses of different distros as well as Windows.

Boothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17226111418671388809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-1113512035971618372007-10-03T13:25:00.000-04:002008-12-09T03:59:01.238-05:00

The EONS project team is finally ready to announce their project, and the main purpose of this blog; EONS. EONS stands for (eCycling Omniuser Nondiscriminatory System) and is a Linux OS serving as a free alternative to Windows with all the features the average user would need and in a very lightweight version. It is designed to work on all machines, regardless of speed and has mostly been tested

EONS Admin Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00047908764782961895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-89593323627073843022007-10-01T20:56:00.000-04:002007-10-02T11:56:16.037-04:00

Well, I was doing some updating while testing some unstable Debian packages, and I figure some other people out there might run into this too if they're doing big updates. So here it goes.This procedure was developed using the Xubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) Alternate Install CD running XFCE. As always, be careful when editing your system configuration files, or following any procedures from any site,

Boothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17226111418671388809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-7986705926845891202007-09-19T16:54:00.000-04:002007-10-03T14:59:11.729-04:00

Backing up your files is one of the most important things any computer user can do. Why risk losing years of hard work? I have backups of everything I've done back to my "Windows 3.1 on a 486" days (1988 for the record, yeah I feel like an old man). Now backing up can be done in 3 ways; to a CD or DVD, to a fileserver, or to another hard drive. I'll explain the latter two here as most people,

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Ever want to change single icons, or how the desktop is displayed? Here's an easy approach to it, without changing whole icon themes.This procedure was developed using the Xubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) Alternate Install CD running XFCE. As always, be careful when editing your system configuration files, or following any procedures from any site, as you can do harm to your system if a mistake is made

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My fellow Tillamookians...After 1 week of posting our tips and fixes I would call it a success. We hoped to help a few people, but neither of us would have guessed 109 viewers in 8 countries on 3 continents already. Thank you all. We're getting closer every day to unveiling the ultimate goal of the team, EONS. Teasers and such to come as we get closer to release date.EONS Project Team

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You might be interested in this post if you want to set up an LTSP server. We've gone through the pain of finding the best way to set one up so you don't have to. No need to thank us, the smiles on your faces are thanks enough.This procedure was developed using the Xubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) Alternate Install CD running XFCE. As always, be careful when editing your system configuration files, or

JeremyWnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-63651006882939128992007-09-16T17:13:00.008-04:002010-01-13T15:12:48.296-05:00

You might be interested in this post if you got a Red Screen of Death (RSOD) during the Xubuntu LTSP server installation telling you that the Build chroot step failed. This has happened to me every time that I've done an LTSP server install (and I think I've done about 50 of them so far), and I'm sure that it either has happened or will happen to a lot of you Joe and Jane Tillamooks out there.

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Over the next few months the EONS Team will try out a new feature. We'll have polls on the right-hand side of the screen to let you, the reader, vote on your favorite "Tillamookism" and eventually take submissions for Tillamookism of the week. This raises a few questions:What is a Tillamook?What is a Tillamookism?Did you eat paint chips as a kid?We can easily answer those questions.Tillamook (

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Would you like your Debian or Debian derivative (Ubuntu and such) system to automatically update? I would, so that's enough of an answer for me.I did this in Xubuntu 7.04 (Feisty) but it should be the same or very similar in other versions, I'll post them as I try them. Go to Applications > System > Add/Remove... This opens the Adept Package Manager. Click on Preferences in the lower left corner,

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If your Debian or Debian derivative (Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Xubuntu/etc.) gets stuck on install one of several things could be happening. You need to have at least 64 mb RAM, 96 mb if you don't want the "low-memory" install. It could be faulty hardware as well, memory especially since Linux is very sensitive to faulty RAM. But if you get through most of the install and it hangs on Installing anthy...

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Well, this has happened to me a few times now as I'm playing around with files, most recently after installing the packages needed to enable DVD playback in gxine. You restart your computer only to find a black screen and no X Server loading, or if you're lucky you get the lovely garbled message informing you "Way to go dummy, you killed X" (ok, so those aren't EXACT words, but that's how my

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You might be interested in this post if you're running an LTSP client-server setup and the server shuts down when you tell the client to shut down. This problem is filed under Ubuntu bug #65010 and we believe it is the result of the LTSP client not being aware that it is hosting a remote LTSP desktop session.This procedure was developed using Xubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) with XFCE4, but should work

JeremyWnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-50339885348298653122007-09-10T18:56:00.000-04:002007-09-14T09:46:45.160-04:00

You might be interested in this post if you are using XFCE and it exits (crashes might be a better word) out to the logon prompt when you try to run an X-Terminal.This procedure was developed using Xubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn), but should work equally well with any Ubuntu derivative, or Debian derivative for that matter. Also, always be careful when editing your system configuration files, or

JeremyWnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039973405864750649.post-28733950476575944362007-09-10T09:00:00.000-04:002007-12-31T00:12:15.302-05:00

You'll be interested in this post if your web browser takes longer than it should on the "looking up" phase of a request.This procedure was developed using Xubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn), but should work equally well with any Ubuntu derivative or Debian derivative for that matter. Also, always be careful when editing your system configuration files as you could end up with a broken system if a

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Below is the Equal Access to Technology Initiative, created by the EONS team, and used to guide our decisions and research.Equal Access to Technology InitiativeObjective: The purpose of the Equal Access to Technology (EAT) Initiative is to, as the acronym implies, “feed” the minds of those with fewer means to use and learn about high-tech devices, technology, and programs; especially

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