Upgrading to Flash 10 in Debian
Even though the Debian community is very strict about only allowing free software in their repositories, my Iceweasel install came preloaded with Macromedia Flash 9. […]
Articles by Jon F
A Pretty New Desktop Theme
This morning I spent some more time messing around with Compiz. I followed this tutorial to add an alternative repository to my sources list that […]
Finally Up and Running
As you may recall, last night, I ruined my system by manually editing the xorg.conf config file according to a sketchy tutorial on the Debian […]
Graphical Woes and a Bricked System
Today’s big task was to get rid of the Windows 3.1 look of the default GNOME theme by installing the Compiz Fusion window manager. First, […]
Disabling the PC Speaker Beep
If you’re like me, you’re still working on your certification as a Linux God. Until graduation day comes around, and you throw your penguin-festooned mortar […]
The Need for a Password Manager
On my Windows machine, I use a free program called KeePass to manage all of my passwords. It creates an encrypted file that contains all […]
Getting Up and Running with Debian
Considering that it was my first experience with Linux, the installation of Debian actually went rather smoothly. I popped in the Debian live disc, rebooted […]
The Distributions of Debian
Like many of the other varieties of Linux, Debian gives the end user a number of different installation choices. In addition to the choice of […]
Hardware Compatibility
Just a quickie tonight folks. For those who want to check the compatibility of their hardware with the Linux kernel, check out this page. It’s […]
Debian! I Choose You!
After a little bit of research, I’ve chosen to use Debian as my distribution for the duration of the experiment. While the decision was more […]
The Linux File System Explained
From one Linux newbie to another, read up on the basic file system organization of a Linux machine here. It’s a very basic overview of […]
So Many Fruity Flavours…
I think that I’m the only member of the group with absolutely zero experience with Linux. Sure, I’ve used TightVNC to check the status of […]