Category: NZTekonverse -> Linux
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ReinstallMyPC: Symlinking /home/patrick/Maps to /mnt/share/mainpc/maps
This week I started using serverpc to store some Qgis maps resources for NZ Rail Maps. Because everything has to work across network and local access (directly from mainpc) it means mainpc has to have a symlink created as mentioned in the title. Using the command to do this: ln -s /home/patrick/Maps /mnt/share/mainpc/maps whereby maps…
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Windows 10 downgrade
When I started using Linux I did not know how successful a changeover to it could be. I set up a new computer at the beginning of this year to have Windows 10 on and deemed it worthwhile to have a PC in a space wasting tower case with new hardware to run Windows 10…
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More Debian
Since last writing the remaining Linux computers in the house have been changed over to Debian. As usual this has been a straightforward procedure, in the case of mediapc reconnecting the RAID array being as simple as it was on mainpc. All computers use XFCE as their desktop environment. There are now four computers in…
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Best open source software
Here’s my picks: Debian GNU/Linux. One of the oldest distros around and definitely among the best, many others are derived from it. First released 24 years ago. I now use Debian on my desktops daily, generally with XFCE desktop environment. Xubuntu Linux. After trying a few variants of Linux and Ubuntu this was the one…
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Digikam / Android 8 not perfect / Ditching Outlook.com email
For some strange reason this message (which only appears once in my inbox) has some magical properties that enable it to push itself to the top of the list every so often. Android 8 seems to have issues with DefaultCarrierApp which puts up a notification that won’t go away telling me I have run out…