Category: NZTekonverse -> Linux
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Mint here we come
Well finally I have put my main computer onto Mint. The preparation was mainly making the various backups to ensure I don’t lose any data on switching over. As you can imagine it is not always straightforward especially if doing something a little out of the ordinary. Some of these different elements in my setup…
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Switching to Linux [4]
Continuing on my series of investigations into switching the most powerful of my computers to Linux. There are now some important questions to be resolved in the area of running a software based RAID 1 array on a pair of disks (a mirror) as this is somewhat of an advanced area of knowledge and unlike…
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Switching to Linux [3]
Running Qgis 2.12.3 with one of my map projects.
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Switching to Linux [2]
Since my last posting I have made some progress in developing my case for switching one of my home computers to Linux. The other home computer will probably stay at Windows for the time being, but with the maximum amount of privacy configured on it. This computer will run a few packages I haven’t yet…
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Switching to Linux
In my previous posts I wrote about the MS greed machine that is driving the deployment of Windows 10 and how MS now believes they own the hardware it runs on. I have now taken the first step towards shifting my personal machines onto Linux. These computers are homebuilt and have never had Windows licenses…