Replace fallback distro, Manjaro XFCE with Manjaro KDE. Install Firefox, Thunderbird and a few games.
Monthly Archives: August 2014
Manjaro
Replace fallback distro, OpenSuse with Manjaro [Arch based] XFCE. First logon will fail unless you specify a default XFCE session. Unable to erase files or change permissions on a USB flash drive. I shows me as the owner anyway. Google seems to suggest “ghost files” from a windows virus. There were various solutions, however my …
Linux Mint 17 Mate
Installed Linux Mint 17 Mate on an acquaintance Toshiba NB 205 netbook because Windows XP is no longer supported.. Installed ~400MB of updates. Installed Google Chrome which they were using under XP.
OpenSuse 13.1 AGAIN!
Replace my fallback distro SolydXK with OpenSuse 13.1 AGAIN! Because SolydXK has changed their vision. Doing away with their home edition. Many things I had trouble with in OpenSuse, work better now.
tomb
Installed tomb encryption software. Required ‘zsh’ and ‘pinentry-curses’ in Linux Mint 17. Because of the ‘Truecrypt’ circus, I have been looking at other on-the-fly Linux encryption alternatives. Tried and used ‘Gnome Encfs Manager’ for encfs stashes, a month or 2 ago. It’s advantage is it is grows as needed but the file’s and filenames are …