It is NOT as easy as it would first seem. Some magic wand waving (oh yes — Hokey Pokey again!) is required. Download Skype for Debian 7 (multi-arch) 1. What is multi-arch? Multi-arch supports the 32 bit libraries needed to run Skype or even Boinc. So first we need to tell Wheezy (Debian 7 — [...]
6
May
How to: Install Skype on 64 bit Debian Wheezy
Posted by Wayno Published in debian, howto, Skill Level: Easy, Skill Level: Medium1 comment
23
Apr
Stabilizing an atheros ar9485 (ath9k) connection in Linux (Wheezy)
Posted by Wayno Published in debian, howto, Joe, Linux Networking, loni, netbook, Security, Skill Level: Easy, Skill Level: Medium, wirelessIf you search on the internet, one of the issues that seems to come up a lot, are connectivity issues with the atheros AR 9485 card. I am configuring a new laptop, an HP Pavilion G6-2323DX for my Mom. I ran into many issues that caused me to have to do hokey pokey. This is [...]
11
Apr
Ubuntu 12.04 — where is /var/log/messages
Posted by Wayno Published in Note to self, Skill Level: EasyIf you’re like me, you are used to finding the system messages in: /var/log/messages But Ubuntu, in their infinite wisdom, changed it! It is now: /var/log/syslog Yeah, I knew that! NOT! Thanks Th0r (in #ubuntu on freenode) for solving this! Wayno
11
Apr
Dear Mark: Thanks for Ubuntu 10.04 lts
Posted by Wayno Published in Android, debian, gnome, netbook, Skill Level: EasyDear Mark Shuttleworth: Thank you for Ubuntu 10.04 lts. It was perhaps the best Linux OS I have used. As it hits end-of-life at the end of the month, I have gone in another direction. Debian/Squeeze. I am not at all happy with the direction that Canonical has taken, in regard to desktop environment. I [...]
28
Mar
Upgrading from Ubuntu 8.04 (lts) to Ubuntu 12.04 (lts)
Posted by Wayno Published in howto, Joe, Linux Networking, Skill Level: AdvancedOn 03/26/2013 10:48 AM, wrote: Sunday night I upgraded my server again – I had previously upgraded it from ubuntu 8.04 to 10.04, so I figured I’d go ahead and take it to 12.04 so it will be supported until 2017. It all went smoothly. All I had to do to get the ball rolling [...]
20
Feb
This has absolutely nothing to do with Linux. He sends me cheesy movies! The worst he can find! (sha-la-la) Knowing I have a penchant for uber quality challenged horrible films, my friend Eric sent this to me: ] Santa Claus Defeats (conquers) the Aliens (Martians) 79 cents. Can not beat the price! In [...]
26
Jan
Bodhi Linux Review: The Good, the bad, and the really bad
Posted by Wayno Published in gnome, Skill Level: MediumI am looking for a replacement for Ubuntu 10.04. It reaches end-of-life, in April, 2013. I just could not get used to the Unity Desktop Environment, simply because there is no guide on how to use it. (HINT!) The Good A friend suggested Bodhi Linux, which is Ubuntu 12.04 based, with the enlightenment window manager.. [...]
24
Jan
Comcast live chat fails Turing Test
Posted by Wayno Published in Misc. other devices/things, Skill Level: EasyA Turing Test is used to distinguish whether or not I am you are talking to a machine or a human. If the responses would be generally considered that of what a real life person would give, then it is said, to have passed the Turing Test. One of the first machine based artificial intelligence [...]
4
Jan
This was a question I posed to my friend Matt. He suggested: the best is dban Darick’s Boot and Nuke You burn dban to a cd and boot the computer with it. This eliminates EVERYTHING from the hard drive, including the operating system. If you are more comfortable running a program from Windows itself i [...]
26
Dec
How to change the language on an HP PSC Printer
Posted by Wayno Published in Printers/Printing, Skill Level: EasyOh brother! (No! NOT the printer) Talk about obscure information. It’s easy. Once you know how. On the printer do the following: 1. Hit the setup key. 2. Enter “5″ for maintenance. 3. Enter “5″ again to set “Country/Language/Region” 4. Enter “11″ for English. 5. Enter “1″ for yes. 6. Enter “10″ for USA 7. [...]
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