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Linux Kernel 2.6 and Touchpad Problem

I was having a problem with my Dell Inspiron 2100′s touchpad after the upgrade to Mandrake 10.0; the touchpad worked fine when I used the 2.4 kernel, but failed to click using the 2.6 kernel. This site fixed all my … Continue reading

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Linux backups

I did some backing up before I installed the new Mandrake Linux 10.0, and I thought I’d share a bit about how to do it. 1. Blank your media: cdrecord -v -eject speed=12 dev=0,0,0 blank=all Optionally you can do blank=fast, … Continue reading

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Using autofs to mount your install CDs

Prompted by Kyle’s presentation at NBLUG on autofs; I decided to try my hand at it. I figured the perfect task for autofs would be to automatically mount my install CDs when I needed them. For instance, when I want … Continue reading

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Fixing the “Bad Signature” RPM error in Mandrake

I installed my newly downloaded and burned Mandrake 10.0 CDs at work today, and I wanted to update my software to get all the security updates and bug fixes. However when I tried to install the updated software I received … Continue reading

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Mandrake 10.0 From download to burn

The best way to download Mandrake is with BitTorrent; which allows you to download from multiple peers at the same time, and share the bits that you have with others as well. To do this on Linux (or any other … Continue reading

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Nice Fonts for Mozilla

This site has a few recent mozilla builds (Linux) with real nice fonts. http://www.scottbolander.com/mozilla-xft.html

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Linux World Expo

I attended the Linux World Expo this year at Moscone in S.F. . There seemed to be fewer vendors then last year, and I didn’t really care to try too hard to get any shwag. I did pick up a … Continue reading

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