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[James C]

To JamesC and Roky and other fans of LinuxBBQ
new XFCE release from Machinebacon
http://linuxbbq.org/bbs/viewtopic.php?f ... 720#p45720

Thanks for the heads up, been really busy with real life.....

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user@grill:~$ uname -a
Linux grill 4.2.0-trunk-586 #1 Debian 4.2-1~exp1 (2015-08-31) i686 GNU/Linux

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user@grill:~$ free
              total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
Mem:        3026056      140272     2300592      295484      585192     2555944
Swap:             0           0           0

[James C]

Trisquel 7.0 x64.

http://trisquel.info/

Trisquel GNU/Linux is a fully free operating system for home users, small enterprises and educational centers.

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james@james-trisquel:~$ inxi -Fff
System:    Host: james-trisquel Kernel: 3.13.0-65-lowlatency x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop: Gnome Distro: Trisquel 7.0 belenos
Machine:   Mobo: ASUSTeK model: M5A97 LE R2.0 version: Rev 1.xx Bios: American Megatrends version: 2601 date: 03/24/2015
CPU:       Hexa core AMD FX-6300 Six-Core (-MCP-) cache: 12288 KB 
           Clock Speeds: 1: 1400.00 MHz 2: 1400.00 MHz 3: 1400.00 MHz 4: 1400.00 MHz 5: 1400.00 MHz 6: 2500.00 MHz
           CPU Flags: 3dnowprefetch abm aes aperfmperf apic arat avx bmi1 clflush cmov cmp_legacy 
           constant_tsc cpb cr8_legacy cx16 cx8 de decodeassists extapic extd_apicid f16c flushbyasid 
           fma fma4 fpu fxsr fxsr_opt ht hw_pstate ibs lahf_lm lbrv lm lwp mca mce misalignsse mmx 
           mmxext monitor msr mtrr nodeid_msr nonstop_tsc nopl npt nrip_save nx osvw pae pat pausefilter 
           pclmulqdq pdpe1gb perfctr_core perfctr_nb pfthreshold pge pni popcnt pse pse36 rdtscp 
           rep_good sep skinit sse sse2 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm svm_lock syscall tbm tce topoext 
           tsc tsc_scale vmcb_clean vme vmmcall wdt xop xsave 
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA GT218 [GeForce 210] 
           X.Org: 1.15.1 drivers: nouveau (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1440x900@59.9hz 
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on NVA8 GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.1.3
Audio:     Card-1: NVIDIA High Definition Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel Sound: ALSA ver: k3.13.0-65-lowlatency
           Card-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) driver: snd_hda_intel 
Network:   Card: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver: r8169 
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: 1c:87:2c:5a:bb:e2
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 1120.2GB (0.5% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: KINGSTON_SV300S3 size: 120.0GB 
           2: id: /dev/sdb model: WDC_WD10EZEX size: 1000.2GB 
Partition: ID: / size: 34G used: 4.8G (15%) fs: ext4 ID: swap-1 size: 8.60GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
RAID:      No RAID devices detected - /proc/mdstat and md_mod kernel raid module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 15.9C mobo: N/A gpu: 34.0 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A 
Info:      Processes: 244 Uptime: 31 min Memory: 713.5/7887.4MB Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 1.9.17 

[fredx181]

Hi All,

Just a tip to install Windows 10 for free.
For free ? That must be illegal!!!.
Not illegal, lets call it .... 'unofficial'
It comes down to install first the 'Insiders Preview 10130 build', activate it with provided product code (see for that in below second link) and then legally upgrade to latest (10240) version.
Since the option to activate version 10130 has been expired, you need to set the date in your computer BIOS to some date in september 2015 before installing.
Download build 10130 here:
http://getintopc.com/softwares/operatin ... -download/
Follow the instructions from here:
http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.c ... e-upgrade/

After installing and activating the build 10130 preview you need to download official iso or install the 'media creation tool' to create one
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software ... ndows10ISO
Burn the ISO to DVD and run Setup.exe from it while/inside running Windows 10 preview (very important)
So this way in fact you are installing Windows 2 times.
When finished you have a legal activated Windows 10 latest build.

I had still XP installed and it hasn't got the free upgrade option to 10 like Win 7 has.
Did this 'trick' the last few days on a few computers of mine and from friends and it works beautiful.
If you want to try, don't wait to long as this option may permanently expire.

Fred

[Colonel Panic]

I've just installed the latest version of Emmabuntus 3-1, a French distro which is based on the LTS version of Xubuntu (14.04.3). It's designed for older computers and has a very comprehensive set of software with installation options designed to conserve system resources (it claims to be still usable in 512 MB of RAM).

One drawback though is its size - its ISO is over 4 GB in size and when installed takes up just under 11 GB (though the devs recommend you install it in a 20 GB partition).

[Colonel Panic]

A further note on Emmabuntus - I now see that it's designed to be used by people in poor countries with no Internet connection (or at least not one fast enough to permit the downloading of a lot of software), which explains its very large size.

It may well be that people with fast Internet connections, e.g. most people on this forum, would be better off installing Xubuntu (Version 15.10 of which is due to be released very shortly) and just downloading the extra software they need or want.

[James C]

https://www.gentoo.org/

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gentoo guest # uname -a
Linux gentoo 4.2.3 #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Oct 27 10:30:19 UTC 2015 x86_64 AMD FX(tm)-6300 Six-Core Processor AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux

[mcewanw]

Hi All,

Just a tip to install Windows 10 for free.
For free ? That must be illegal!!!.
Not illegal, lets call it .... 'unofficial' :D
...
Fred

Hi Fred,

I had legal win7 on a couple of computers but never bothered upgrading to win10 because I pretty much only use DebianDog or MintPup. So my question would be: is there a good reason to have win10 installed (especially if have win7 already for occasional times wanting to run some piece of windows only software)?

William

[L18L]

Download build 10130 here:
http://getintopc.com/softwares/operatin ... -download/
Follow the instructions from here:
http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.c ... e-upgrade/

...free-download and ...free-upgrade does not make a free os.
Or maybe just free as in free beer.

[James C]

Tiny Core Pure 64.
http://www.tinycorelinux.net/
http://www.tinycorelinux.net/6.x/x86_64/release/

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tc@box:~$ uname -a
Linux box 3.16.6-tinycore64 #777 SMP Thu Oct 16 10:21:00 UTC 2014 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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tc@box:~$ free
             total         used         free       shared      buffers
Mem:       8086724       545224      7541500            0        43448
-/+ buffers:             501776      7584948
Swap:     10397612            0     10397612

[Burn_IT]

I use Windows for work mostly and Puppy for myself.
I see no advantage of moving to W10 on older equipment As far as I am concerned the disadvantages far outweigh any gain prior to 2025

[fredx181]

Hi All,

Just a tip to install Windows 10 for free.
For free ? That must be illegal!!!.
Not illegal, lets call it .... 'unofficial'
...
Fred

Hi Fred,

I had legal win7 on a couple of computers but never bothered upgrading to win10 because I pretty much only use DebianDog or MintPup. So my question would be: is there a good reason to have win10 installed (especially if have win7 already for occasional times wanting to run some piece of windows only software)?

William

Hi William,
I have little experience with Win 7, so can't compare really, but I heard from other people that Win 10 is a little faster, and uses less memory.
I like the more simple looks of it, maybe that's also the reason why it runs faster.
But if you use Windows only occasional, and Win 7 runs well for you, I'd say just keep it.
For me the choice was to install again Win XP or install Win 10 (XP it's generally not recommended anymore, so I chose Win 10).

Fred

[Burn_IT]

OOTB it probably is because MS have actually listened a little to public opinion and made many of what used to be default options recommended options instead.
They have also removed (as far as I can tell) many of the internal checks that were on by default.
Without that horrible voice, it would be even better!!

[James C]

Still using PCLOS MATE.....
http://www.pclinuxos.com/

[zakjoh]

James C

What was your opinion on Tiny Core Pure 64 and will you be using it again ?

[James C]

James C

What was your opinion on Tiny Core Pure 64 and will you be using it again ?

Still have it installed.

For a stripped down,very fast system it's got a lot of potential.Think I'll experiment with it for a while.

[James C]

New Beta 1 release of the upcoming MX-15....both 32 and 64 bit.

http://antix.mepis.org/index.php?title=Main_Page#News

So what does it include?

Desktop environment: Xfce 4.12
Browser: Firefox 42.0
Video Player: VLC 2.2.1-2
Music Manager/Player: Clementine 1.2.3
Email client: Thunderbird 38.3
Office suite: LibreOffice 4.3.3.2
GIMP
MX-Tools - a set of handy tools to simplify many user tasks such as installing codecs, managing user account, installing amongst others.
UEFI support (64bit, experimental)

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james@mx1:~
$ inxi -Fff
System:    Host: mx1 Kernel: 4.2-3.dmz.3-liquorix-amd64 x86_64 (64 bit)
           Desktop: Xfce 4.12.2 Distro: MX-15-b1_x64-mx Fusion 7 November 2015
Machine:   Mobo: ASUSTeK model: M5A97 LE R2.0 v: Rev 1.xx
           Bios: American Megatrends v: 2601 date: 03/24/2015
CPU:       Hexa core AMD FX-6300 Six-Core (-MCP-) cache: 12288 KB 
           clock speeds: max: 3500 MHz 1: 2000 MHz 2: 1400 MHz 3: 1400 MHz
           4: 2000 MHz 5: 3000 MHz 6: 2000 MHz
           CPU Flags: 3dnowprefetch abm aes aperfmperf apic arat avx bmi1
           clflush cmov cmp_legacy constant_tsc cpb cr8_legacy cx16 cx8 de
           decodeassists extapic extd_apicid f16c flushbyasid fma fma4 fpu
           fxsr fxsr_opt ht hw_pstate ibs lahf_lm lbrv lm lwp mca mce
           misalignsse mmx mmxext monitor msr mtrr nodeid_msr nonstop_tsc nopl
           npt nrip_save nx osvw pae pat pausefilter pclmulqdq pdpe1gb
           perfctr_core perfctr_nb pfthreshold pge pni popcnt pse pse36 rdtscp
           rep_good sep skinit sse sse2 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm svm_lock
           syscall tbm tce topoext tsc tsc_scale vmcb_clean vme vmmcall wdt
           xop xsave
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA GT218 [GeForce 210]
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: nouveau (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1440x900@59.89hz
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on NVA8 GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.3.2
Audio:     Card-1 NVIDIA High Definition Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel
           Card-2 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
           driver: snd_hda_intel
           Sound: ALSA v: k4.2-3.dmz.3-liquorix-amd64
Network:   Card: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
           driver: r8169
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full
           mac: 1c:87:2c:5a:bb:e2
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 1120.2GB (1.1% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: KINGSTON_SV300S3 size: 120.0GB
           ID-2: /dev/sdb model: WDC_WD10EZEX size: 1000.2GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 34G used: 3.7G (12%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdb11
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 8.60GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sdb5
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 18.2C mobo: N/A gpu: 33.0
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: 0
Info:      Processes: 224 Uptime: 27 min Memory: 585.0/7891.0MB
           Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.2.25 

[zakjoh]

James C

What was your opinion on Tiny Core Pure 64 and will you be using it again ?

Still have it installed.

For a stripped down,very fast system it's got a lot of potential.Think I'll experiment with it for a while.

Any better or worse than Fatdog or is it too soon to say ?

[James C]

James C

What was your opinion on Tiny Core Pure 64 and will you be using it again ?

Still have it installed.

For a stripped down,very fast system it's got a lot of potential.Think I'll experiment with it for a while.

Any better or worse than Fatdog or is it too soon to say ?

Still testing but since Fatdog is ready to use out of the box and still pretty darn small I lean toward Fatdog.

[nubc]

Firefox OS 2.5 Developer's Preview (app)
I downloaded this bomb to my in-use smartphone, thought better of it, deleted the file, and downloaded it to my recently abandoned Moto G 3rd gen with Lollipop 5.1.1. After installing I made an immediate mistake of selecting "Always" open FF OS 2.5 rather than "Just Once", and attempted to uninstall it from General Settings, so I could start over. The Uninstall button was grayed out, so I did the logical thing, I forced the app to stop. Nothing worked after that. The Uninstall button remained grayed out. I rebooted, and FF OS started loading, but then I got a black screen for Home. I never saw Home icons again, just the three navigation buttons at the bottom. I made the mistake of deleting all the running pages including Settings, so I never could find Settings again after that. In the end, I had to do a full wipe and factory reset. Luckily, I have a similar setup on my working phone, so I could use Moto Migrate to move most of my data over from the other phone. Lost about 3 hours, not counting some details. First time I ever had to recover an Android smartphone. Not many options, really. I inspected FF OS 2.5 through the mist of my panic, for less than 2 minutes, noticed that the icons look very VGA and large. Just what I needed at 10pm, a smartphone crash.

[Billtoo]

I installed Linux Mint 17.2 KDE to the hard drive of my AAO netbook,
it has a 1920x1080 monitor connected.

Computer
Processor AMD Athlon(tm) II Neo K125 Processor
Memory 1790MB (591MB used)
Operating System Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela
User Name bill (Bill)
Date/Time Sat 14 Nov 2015 01:00:27 PM EST
Display
Resolution 2944x1080 pixels
OpenGL Renderer Gallium 0.4 on AMD RS880
X11 Vendor The X.Org Foundation

Installed applications with the software manager and also added Kodi
and Smplayer/Smtube.

It's working well with the single core AMD processor.