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Blast from the Past: Linux Media Players Suck – Part 1: Rhythmbox
This post was originally published on May 5, 2010. The original can be found here. The state of media players on Linux is a sad […]
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10 Things You Must Know About Linux Security
Millions of users that opt out for using Linux operating system for two decades now, all on the grounds that it is much safer than […]
vi(m) or emacs? Neither, just use nano!
There is quite a funny, almost religious, debate within the Linux community between the two venerable command line text editors vi or Vim and Emacs. […]
Going Linux Podcast (Still Going)
Way back in the early days of The Linux Experiment I came across an excellent podcast called Going Linux which offered beginners advice for those people […]
Blast from the Past: Going Linux, Once and for All
This post was originally published on December 23, 2009. The original can be found here. With the linux experiment coming to an end, and my […]
Help out a project with OpenHatch
OpenHatch is a site that aggregates all of the help postings from a variety of open source projects. It maintains a whole community dedicated to […]
Blast from the Past: Automatically put computer to sleep and wake it up on a schedule
This post was originally published on June 24, 2012. The original can be found here. Ever wanted your computer to be on when you need […]
Blast from the Past: Linux from Scratch: I’ve had it up to here!
This post was originally published on November 27, 2011. The original can be found here. As you may be able to tell from my recent, […]
5 apt tips and tricks
Everyone loves apt. It’s a simple command line tool to install new programs and update your system, but beyond the standard commands like update, install […]
Blast from the Past: 10 reasons why Mint might not fail in India
This post was originally published on July 7, 2010. The original can be found here. Last evening while reading the SA forums, I encountered a […]
Discover and listen to your next favourite band, all free!
Jamendo is a wonderful website where artists can share their music and fans can listen all for free. The music featured is all released under […]
Blast from the Past: Linux Saves the Day
This post was originally published on December 23, 2009. The original can be found here. Earlier this week I had an experience where using Linux […]
CoreGTK 3.18.0 Released!
The next version of CoreGTK, version 3.18.0, has been tagged for release! This is the first version of CoreGTK to support GTK+ 3.18. Highlights for […]
Blast from the Past: An Experiment in Transitioning to Open Document Formats
This post was originally published on June 15, 2013. The original can be found here. Recently I read an interesting article by Vint Cerf, mostly […]
Using screen to keep your terminal sessions alive
Have you ever connected to a remote Linux computer, using a… let’s say less than ideal WiFi connection, and started running a command only to […]
Blast from the Past: Phoenix Rising
This post was originally published on December 12, 2009. The original can be found here. As we prepare to bring The Linux Experiment to a […]
The Linux Action Show
This isn’t a normal post for The Linux Experiment but I wanted to give a shout out to the guys over at the Linux Action […]
Blast from the Past: Coming to Grips with Reality
This post was originally published on December 8, 2009. The original can be found here. The following is a cautionary tale about putting more trust […]
Blast from the Past: Top 10 things I have learned since the start of this experiment
This post was originally published on October 2, 2009. The original can be found here. In a nod to Dave’s classic top ten segment I […]
KWLUG: C Language, WebOS (2016-12)
This is a podcast presentation from the Kitchener Waterloo Linux Users Group on the topic of C Language, WebOS published on December 6th 2016. You […]