Category: NZTekonverse -> Debian
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KDE vs XFCE
Whilst I have been generally happy with both Xubuntu and Debian with XFCE as the GUI, there have been a number of issues running programs under XFCE that have caused me to doubt its capabilities. Mostly these surface with Qgis because of the nature and extensive use of the software and are in three two areas:…
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New bits for “old” computers [9]
Unfortunately I have not attended to any of the tasks in my last post yet because some aerial photos I was working on last week for mapping have to be redone. This time I have just closed off all web browsers and other applications in mainpc and used that one for Gimp so its full…
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New bits for “old” computers [8]
After a week or two with the new keyboard layout it has bedded in well and is now pretty much the default as I have been using serverpc to do a lot of time consuming and resource intensive Gimp stuff and are freed from a lot of thumb twiddling as I wait for it to…
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New bits for “old” computers [7]
The serverpc is now being used to store additional mapping resources, specifically aerial photos as the amount of space these take up is significant and at times has filled up a lot of disk space on mainpc. I am working on a new layout of my keyboards so that I can use both computers at…
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New bits for “old” computers [6]
The HDD bracket for serverpc arrived today so that is the opportunity to finish off this computer and bolt it to its shelf, all now complete. It was annoying that the expensive heavy brackets I bought from Mitre10 turn out not to be bent at a right angle, with the shelf drooping down more than…
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New bits for “old” computers [5]
So serverpc is now complete with RAM and excluding the HDD bracket which should come on Monday. It proves to be quite capable of running 12 GB VMs for different versions of Qgis so that part of it looks OK. I have it installed with Debian 9.3 and not much more than Virtualbox at the…
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New bits for “old” computers [4]
So I finished putting together the server last night, and then installed it. The motherboard SATA ports caused me enough concern to stop the assembly, and spend a little bit of time putting hot melt glue around them to reinforce them. Obviously this sort of activity will void your warranty, but since the board is…
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New bits for “old” computers [3]
So since writing last my main achievement has been to complete the Windows 10 PC, and put it in its little corner, along with building the sliding shelf for the scanner to sit on directly above. This means I now have what I needed the most, a scanner that is much easier to access because…
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New bits for “old” computers
As of today the new SSD for the bedroom PC (NUC) and the one for the “server” have arrived. The NUC has now got the SSD installed and Xubuntu 18.04 (Bionic) installed on it and the video clips now being downloaded over the wireless from the mediapc. The difference in sound level is quite notable…
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Linux “server”
So linux PC #3 at my desk is going to become a server of sorts. Backup server for borg is one of the key roles it can do. Another one is Virtualbox server or PC running vboxes natively, depending on how I set it up. Another way of working around disk space limitations on MainPC…