Documents
A collection of some stuff that I have written.
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FreeBSD stuff
FreeBSD is my server operating system of choice. I have been using it since around 1999.
- Installing FreeBSD 6.2 on a Dell Poweredge SC440 — 6.2-RELEASE does not have support for the onboard Broadcom ethernet controller, this is a work-around of sorts.
- Installing FreeBSD 6.2 on a Soekris net5501 — Hacky method for installing FreeBSD on this headless device without using serial console
Linux stuff
Ubuntu Linux stuff
I currently run Debian (Lenny) on my desktop systems (and laptops). Most of this documentation for Ubuntu is fairly valid for Debian too. Maybe I'll update it, some time.
Xubuntu is a derivative of Ubuntu Linux which uses the XFCE desktop environment, instead of Gnome/Metacity. It is lighter and faster than Ubuntu. Xubuntu was my desktop operating system of choice temporarily. Please note that some of these documents might relate to older versions of Ubuntu and may no longer be correct, or may need to be adjusted.
- Enabling the Universe and Multiverse repositories in Ubuntu — Accessing the community maintained and non-free package collections
- Configuring fonts in Ubuntu — How to configure fonts in Ubuntu Linux to be more "Windows"-like
- Installing Internet Explorer 6 in Ubuntu Linux — How to install Internet Explorer 6 with Adobe Flash 9
- Fixing fonts in Flash on Ubuntu — Making Fonts work correctly in Flash on Ubuntu
- Accessing SMB shares with fusesmb in Xubuntu
- Disabling "tap" clicking on a Synaptics Touchpad on Linux — "tap clicking" really annoys me.
- Adobe Acrobat Reader and Firefox plugin on Ubuntu Feisty — using the Medibuntu repositories
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