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brittlebloodbrittleblood
edited February 2010 in Diversions
as many of you know, i'm a crack sysadmin always on the look for a place to crack. of course, i don't venture out into the sysadmin world as "68", ""brittle" or any other such nomenclature you might associate with me. in fact, some of you may be startled to know i prowl the techie innernet boards as lwoodhubbard...a clever little mash-up of sorts.

well, i thought i'd take all of you along for the ride as i convert an old windows box to a happening, sysadmin-back-alley-bitchin'-pleasure-den-of-the-absurd-haiku-parlor-pachinko-box!!!

just find your seat and put your 3d glasses on...i'll be right back.

Comments

  • thomnottomthomnottom
    Sounds like fun. There are at least a couple Linux geeks around here.

    Humorous story - I was googling some file transfer options for Ubuntu and stumbled upon our very own elwood's blog (which I already read).
  • Dr. MutexDr. Mutex
    edited February 2010
    Well, whatever you do, don't put Ubuntu Karmic on it. I installed Karmic on my old Dell laptop and it just worked. I didn't get to mess with xorg.conf, seek out obscure packages, or type exotic incantations into the terminal. What kinda challenge is that? If I'd wanted something that just worked I'd have bought a Mac.

    This is how far Linux has come. I had to do all of those things and more to get Edgy going on that same laptop. Because of all of Teh Drama including needing the Alternate Install, I couldn't upgrade. So last fall I bit the bullet, copied my files to the external drive and blew the whole thing away. Imagine my shock when the Karmic Live CD was perfectly happy to install my laptop, and the thing just worked. Ok, I did have to tweak the Pulse Audio stuff a bit and do the traditional restricted package dance, but it was none of the technical challenge I was looking forward to.
  • brittlebloodbrittleblood
    whoa whoa whoa, mutex. all things in good time. there's alot of things to discuss before we get anywhere near installation.

    for example, there's all those wobbly issues with hardware optimization. here are some things to do before you even think about "where the hell do i get linux?":

    1. throw your keyboard in the dishwasher. hopefully you have a wireless keyboard. if you tend to have your keyboard support more than one language, run it thru a second time.
    2. remove the pc's panels, exposing the innerworkings.
    3. with panel removed, vacuum out all the stray bugs, lint, webs and cookie crumbs.
    4. switch the vacuum to the blower and blow out the innerworkings. this creates a fog of war.
    5. spill coffee/soda about the place to confuse the enemy.

    to be continued.
  • kneedeepkneedeep
    edited December 2010
    February??!!

    Come on man.
    Inquiring Linux minds want to know what's happenin'!!

    ...or maybe I'm just late to the joke?
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