Category Archives: Linux

Screen Flicker on a Dell Inspiron 1545 Running Linux

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Jason Mock

I keep running into a screen flicker that occurs on my Dell Inspiron 1545 whenever I run almost any distribution of Linux.  I keep forgetting what fixes the issue, and it always takes me a few minutes to look-up, so … Continue reading →

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The New Linode Is Going Well

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Jason Mock

I just want to say that I’ve been very happy with how everything has worked out with my new Linode (I.E. VPS) so far.  It took me a little bit to tune Apache2 and MySQL to not try to take … Continue reading →

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Happy 1234567890!!!

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Jason Mock

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy 1234567890.  I hope everyone parties it up like it’s 1234567890, since it will be!!! I know this was a little late. I couldn’t post right away because I was celebrating at work

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(K|Ed|X)ubuntu’s Heron: Released Into The Wild

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Jason Mock

The Ubuntu distributions released version Hardy Heron, version 8.04 today after much anticipation. Mark Shuttleworth described this release as “our most significant ever”, when interviewed by the BBC. 8.04 definitely has some big expectations, as it the first LTS (Long … Continue reading →

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QOTD: Kernel Internals

Posted on November 12, 2007 by Jason Mock

“Do not meddle in the internals of kernels, for they are subtle and quick to panic.” — Unknown

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Kubuntu 7.10 Also Released To The Wild!

Posted on October 18, 2007 by Jason Mock

As they always do, Kubuntu released 7.10 not to long after Ubuntu did the same. Just grabbed the ISO from George Tech, and I’ve got it writing to a CD as I type. Either way, as I said with the … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) and KDE 4.0 Beta 3 Release To The Wild and

Posted on October 18, 2007 by Jason Mock

Gutsy Gibbon has been release to the wild! Ubuntu officially announced this morning the release of their latest release of their distribution. I’ve always said it, and I’ll say it again, that whether your new to Linux or a power-user, … Continue reading →

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Finally!

Posted on October 10, 2007 by Jason Mock

Earlier today version 2.6.23 of the Linux Kernel was released. You can look at the git repository summary page to find out more details on all the changes or read through the full ChangeLog. LWN also has a decent run … Continue reading →

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HowTo: Create Fortune Files

Posted on July 10, 2007 by Jason Mock

With these steps you should be able to create your own fortune files, which can be used with the Fortune Widget I created for WordPress. This does get a little tricky for Windows users, as the applications needed to create … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Selling Ubuntu

Posted on June 26, 2007 by Jason Mock

As both Slashdot and Groklaw have reported, Microsoft was selling copies of Ubuntu Linux. The original page is no longer listed, however it can still be found on Google’s cache. I went ahead and grabbed a screenshot from Google cache:

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